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                          The Lagos State Government yesterday justified the N160 billion it borrowed from the World Bank, noting that the fund was channelled to finance its light rail (blue line) project. Continue...

                          President Obama has led moving tributes to the nearly 3,000 victims of 9/11 as the U.S. marks the 13th anniversary of the terror attacks. The Commander in Chief spoke outside the Pentagon on Thursday morning after he led a moment of silence outside the White House (center). Emergency personnel and victims' families also gathered at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan (left and right) to remember loved ones and for the traditional name-reading ceremony of every person who perished. A memorial service is also underway in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where Flight 93 crashed. Continue...

                       David, has been nominated by the MTV European Music Awards (EMA), for the Best African Act 2014 Awards. The award presentation is scheduled to hold in Glasgow, Scotland, in November. A statement from Mr Bruse Gillmer, Viacom International Media Network (Europe), organisers of the event, said Davido was the only nominee from Nigeria. Continue...

                    Judge Masipa has read much of her judgement and she's just found Oscar Pistorius not guilty of murder. The judge said there were not enough facts to prove the most serious charge of pre-meditated murder. She said the case was based entirely on circumstantial evidence and dismissed the witness testimony. She said the witnesses were unreliable as most of what they said weren't accurate. She said even if Oscar was evasive with some facts, it doesn't mean he's guilty of murder. She explained that Oscar's reaction after killing Reeva shows he didn't have criminal intent, hadn't foreseen he'd killed her. She also said evidence did not support the state's claim of second degree murder. Continue..