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Mr. Omisore had in early July accepted the challenge to debate Governor Rauf Aregbesola. But he did not turn up at  Saturday’s  radio debate. ================= The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] in the August 9 governorship election in Osun state, Iyiola Omisore, on Saturday failed to show up at a radio debate organized for the three leading candidates in the election. Also absent at the debate organized by the International Republican Institute [IRI] was the candidate of the Labour Party [LP] in the election, Fatai Akinbade. The absence of other leading contenders in the election left the candidate of the All Progressives Congress [APC], Rauf Aregbesola, having all the time allotted for the “Manifesto Hour” programme to himself. The LP candidate, Mr. Akinbade, sent his running mate to stand in for him but organisers disallowed him from participating, saying the rule was that candidates wou...

President Goodluck Jonathan Is Nigeria’s “South South”, or Niger Delta region the “epicentre” of vote-rigging in Nigeria? Voter turnout figures suggest that it is particularly exposed to electoral fraud. =================== Researched by Tolu Ogunlesi The chairman of Nigeria’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reportedly claimed that the country’s Niger Delta – also referred to as the “South South” region – has been  the “epicentre of electoral fraud … since 1999” . Dr Chidi Odinkalu was speaking at a public hearing on electoral accountability which was held in Port Harcourt in Rivers State earlier this month. The South South region is one of six constitutionally designated “geopolitical zones” that incorporate Nigeria’s 36 states and the “Federal Capital Territory” of Abuja. The other zones are: North West, North East, North Central, South West and South East. Each of the zones consists of six stat...

           

    For the record Who: Charlotte Lee What: Largest collection of rubber ducks Where: Huntington Beach, United States Charlotte Lee (USA) has 5,631 different rubber ducks, as of 10 April 2011, which she has been collecting since 1996.

  For the record Who: Thomas Blackthorne What: Heaviest weight lifted by tongue Where: Stoke Poges, United Kingdom The greatest weight lifted with a human tongue is 12.5 kg (27 lb 8.96 oz) by Thomas Blackthorne (UK) who lifted the weight hooked through his tongue on the set of El Show Olímpico, in Mexico City, Mexico, on 1 August 2008.

Guinness World Records can today confirm that pop star Shakira has set a new social media record after gaining the title for first person to reach 100 million likes on Facebook. The Colombian singer-songwriter reached the benchmark figure after posting a photo of herself in the Maracanã Stadium in Rio, Brazil last Sunday, prior to her performance during the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The image collected over 3.5 million likes in just four days, becoming the star’s most liked Facebook post to date. The new milestone adds to Shakira’s existing record for most “liked” person on Facebook, a title she holds ahead of fellow pop stars Rihanna and Eminem. Speaking of her new achievement, Shakira said: "I am honored and humbled about reaching this milestone, because it's one that's purely about connecting with my fans from all parts of the globe,” She added: “Social media and specifically Facebook has helped ...

Many Palestinian homes have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes The death toll in Gaza has passed 1,000, Palestinian medical officials say, 19 days after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas militants. It comes amid a 12-hour humanitarian truce, which Gaza residents have been using to gather essential supplies and retrieve bodies buried under rubble. Thirty-nine Israelis have also been killed since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 8 July. International talks urging a longer truce were held in Paris on Saturday. Dozens of bodies have been retrieved from previously inaccessible areas since the truce began at 08:00 local time (05:00 GMT), the BBC's Yolande Knell in Gaza reports. About 5,870 Palestinians have also been wounded in the 19 days of fighting, health officials say. The Is...

    For the record Who: Georges Christen What: Longest distance keeping a table lifted with teeth Where: Luxembourg, Luxembourg The longest distance keeping a table lifted with the teeth is 11.80 m (38 ft 8 in) and was achieved by Georges Christen (Luxembourg) who ran this distance holding a 12 kg (26 lb 7 oz) heavy table with a person weighing 50 kg (110 lb 3 oz) sitting on it, on the set of 'Lo show dei record', in Madrid, Spain, on 9 February 2008.

  For the record Who: Melvin Boothe What: Longest fingernails (male) - ever Where: Pontiac, United States The longest fingernails on a pair of male hands belonged to Melvin Boothe (USA) whose nails had a combined length of 9.85 m (32 ft 3.8 in), when measured in Troy, Michigan, USA on 30 May 2009. Unfortunately, Melvin passed away in December 2009.                                                                                       ...

    For the record Who: Supatra Sasuphan What: Hairiest teenager Where: Phanakorn, Bangkok, Thailand The hairiest teenager is Supatra "Nat" Sasuphan (Thailand) according to the Ferriman Gallwey method of evaluation of Hirsutism. She was measured on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on 4 March 2010. Meeting Nat was one of the many highlights of the show for on-screen adjudicator, Marco Frigatti. "She's a remarkable little girl," says Marco. "She's proud of who she is and wants to be treated just like everyone else. She's not the one with the  problem - it's only those who treat her differently who've got the problem." And Nat agrees. "I don't feel any different to anyone else, and I've got lots of friends at school." Now a celebrity, she's starting to enjoy her fame, and was thrilled by the chance...

          The Ebola virus has already spread from Guinea to Liberia and Sierra Leon The federal government of Nigeria says it has put all entries into the country on red alert after confirming the death of a Liberian man who was carrying the Ebola virus. The man died after arriving at Lagos airport on Tuesday, in the first Ebola case in Africa's most populous country. Surveillance has been stepped up at all "airports, seaports and land borders", says Health Minister Onyebuchi Chukwu. Since February, more than 660 people have died of Ebola in West Africa - the world's deadliest outbreak to date. It began in southern Guinea and spread to Liberia and Sierra Leone. 'Contact avoided' The Liberian man collapsed on arrival in Lagos last Sunday. He was taken from the airport to hospital, where he was put in quarantine. Officials have identified the 40-year-old ...