Former PR manager turns drinks vendor

About two decades ago, Nathaniel Iyanda, 63, was well known to many petroleum marketers and other key players in the oil and gas sector, who always sought his services as a public relations and advertising expert.

Iyanda was a pioneer member of the Board of Advertisers Association of Nigeria. Until May 1997, he was the Public Relations/Advertising Manager of the defunct Texaco Nigeria Plc (now MRS Plc).

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Jaji, Abuja Terror Attacks: Army, police arrest 22 officers

 Abuja Nigeria : The police and army authorities have separately begun investigations into the twin bombings at the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, Kaduna State, and the attack on the Special Anti-Robbery Squad headquarters in Abuja.

Saturday PUNCH’s investigations showed that the army authorities had arrested 10 soldiers, including men and officers on duty when the incident occurred on Sunday.

It was also learnt that 12 policemen were currently being detained over the terror attack on the SARS headquarters on Monday.  

It was reliably gathered that both agencies – the military and the police – suspected that the attacks were carried out with the assistance of internal collaborators.

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2 years after CWG & after 1 year in jail, Lalit Bhanot is IOA boss

NEW DELHI: Two years ago, he faced allegations of graft in the organization of the controversy-ridden Commonwealth Games, which eventually resulted in him spending almost a year in jail. Today, Lalit Bhanot is back as boss of the Indian Olympic Association.

Bhanot was the secretary-general of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee and widely perceived as a close aide of Suresh Kalmadi, who headed the OC. His remarkable comeback - his election as IOA general secretary is a formality as he faces no opponent - tells a tale of backroom intrigue and power politics that saw him partner Haryana politician Abhey 

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South Delhi garbage dump is home to a family of 6

NEW DELHI: Most people who hurry past the garbage dump at Masjid Moth would find it difficult to stand there for a few minutes because of the all-pervading stench. But for Shobhraj Kumar and his family of six, the dump is home. The 62-year-old says he has been living in the 20-square-feet concrete dhalao (dump) for the good part of 38 years.

The family, which collects refuse from nearby apartment buildings, even has two small children — Aditya, who is a year old, and Sagar, 2, living amidst the garbage. They are the kids of Kumar's younger son, who got married a few years ago in Gorakhpur and brought his bride 

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Search for missing people after Kashmir avalanche continue

At least 18 people are missing, including eight Pakistani soldiers, after being hit by an avalanche in the disputed Kashmir region, officials say.

The avalanche struck in the mountainous Neelum Valley, in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
The soldiers were searching for colleagues hit by an earlier avalanche when they were struck by a second fall.

Officials said the hunt for the missing was being hampered by bad weather and the region's harsh terrain.

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