Bishop David Oyedepo Launches A New Airline

Nigeria’s richest pastor and self-styled bishop, David Oyedepo, has made a glistening addition to his business empire by floating an airline called Dominion Air.

Oyedepo, who a few years ago ignited debate on flamboyant Christianity by acquiring his fourth private jet, is the owner of Dominion Publishing House, Covenant University and an elite secondary school called Faith Academy.

Listed by Forbes as Nigeria’s wealthiest pastor…

Aregbesola Launches 50 Ambulances

The Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola has launched 50 state-of-the-art ambulance vehicles as part of the state’s Ambulance Service Scheme tagged O’ Ambulance.

Speaking in Osogbo the state capital, Governor Aregbesola identified poor emergency management as the major cause of deaths in many road accidents.

While launching the vehicles, 19 of which were procured by the state government and 31 by local…

Reuben Abati launches website for exclusive presidential information

Dr. Reuben Abati, the former chairman of the editorial board of the Guardian Newspaper and current Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Jonathan, yesterday launched his own website.

Abati confirmed ownership of the site and that it will be the only reliable source, for everything President Jonathan.

In a series of tweets posted via his @abati1990 handle, he wrote: “Be…

RIM changes name to BlackBerry, launches BlackBerry Z10 & Q10 (PHOTOS)

Blackberry has unveiled the two mobile phones it hopes will resurrect the struggling brand.

The Z10, which has a touch screen, and the Q10, which has a physical keyboard, go on sale in the UK tomorrow, and elsewhere in the world next month.

‘We have been on a journey of transformation,’ said Thorsten Heins of the firm, which also announced today it is changing its name from RIM to Blackberry.

The new…

France Launches Mali Ground Offensive

(AP) – French troops pressed northward in Mali today toward territory occupied for months by Islamist militants, military officials said, announcing the start of a land assault that will put soldiers in direct combat “within hours.”

France’s defense minister says soldiers were headed away from the relative safety of the capital toward the rebel strongholds in the north…

France Launches Airstrikes in Mali

(AP) – France launched airstrikes today to help the government of Mali defeat al-Qaida-linked militants who captured more ground this week, dramatically raising the stakes in the battle for this vast desert nation.

French President Francois Hollande said the “terrorist groups, drug traffickers and extremists” in northern Mali “show a brutality that threatens us all.” He vowed…

North Korea Launches Rocket

Israel launches scores of airstrikes into Gaza

(CBS News) GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel bombarded the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip with nearly 200 airstrikes early Saturday, the military said, widening a blistering assault on Gaza rocket operations to include the prime minister’s headquarters, a police compound and a vast network of smuggling tunnels.

Correspondent Allen Pizzey reports that, despite vague talk of a cease-fire, Hamas managed to hit a southern Israeli city with four rockets, and retaliation…

Online retailer eBay launches new look, focus, same-day delivery

Fresh from announcing a new logo, online retail and auction site eBay said Wednesday that it’s planning much bigger changes to the business as well.

The company is throwing its hat into the ring for same-day delivery, competing with similar services from Walmart and Amazon.

Virtual high street Atterley Road launches

Atterley Road is a new website which brings together the cream of the British high street and independent designers.

BY Phong Luu | 15 August 2012

Love browsing the shops but hate trudging around the high street? Ladies, we give you Atterley Road – not a bricks and mortar thoroughfare as such, but a new website which brings…