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KELECHI DECA
AS Shakespeare rightly points that there is a tide in the affairs of men,
I believe there is also a tide in the affairs of a nation and the waves of
that tide started rising in 2007...
Importers
of unregistered products now to pay N5m fine
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WORRIED about reported cases of faking of registered products, despite persistent
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Administration and Control ...
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them even as the abduction of...
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• Educationist wants children
of public servants banned from private aschools
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• Aftermath of Senate probe
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2009: Bolt braces up for Powell,Gay challenge
TRIPLE Olympic champion Usain Bolt believes sprint rivals Asafa Powell and
Tyson Gay will come out firing in 2009, determined to mount a supercharged
response to his record-breaking exploits.
Bolt picked up three golds at Beijing as well as setting three world records.
In stark contrast, Powell, the former 100m world record holder was a poor
fifth in the Olympic final while American Gay, the world champion, missed
the final after seeing his preparations hit by a hamstring injury.
"It's going to be a major thing with me and Asafa,"said Bolt.
"Also Tyson. He was injured so he's coming back even better next season.
It's all about business because it's our job and we go out there to be champions,
so I'm definitely looking forward to next season.
"It's going to be bigger next year because I think he'll be in better
shape early in the season to do great things, so I'm definitely looking forward
to that."
The trio are set to dominate sprinting next year with the highlight of their
rivalry being the world championships in Berlin.
Bolt also insists that he and Powell are close despite many in the sport believing
the Jamaican duo enjoy a frosty relationship.
"We're friends," said Bolt. "We are known to mess around, we
laugh, and stuff like that. But when we're on the track it's all about competition.
But off the track we're good friends, we're good buds, we talk.”