Michelle Obama joins campaign to free abducted girls

The heat is on. First lady Michelle Obama joined the #BringBackOurGirls movement on Twitter Tuesday afternoon.

The train is gathering momentum. The terrorist must be feeling on top of the world for getting everyone’s attention now. But it is the beginning of the end for them.

Her tweet reads: Our prayers are with the missing Nigerian girls and their families. It's time to #BringBackOurGirls. –mo

Tweets she sends personally are usually signed off with ‘mo’.

Nigeria wins silver in Overgrown Armpit Hair Event

Gold:             USA-   James Harden

Credit: Oregonlive    

Silver:           Nigeria- Al-Farouq Aminu

Bronze:         USA-  Kobe Bryant

At the ongoing London 2012 Olympics, the United States has boosted its standing on the medals table by snatching two from the Overgrown Armpit Hair Event (OAHE) category.

James Harden of the US Basketball team effortlessly took home the gold medal, with his luxuriant underarm hair that competed well with his rich goatee. His compatriot, Kobe Bryant got Bronze, with his moderate but ambitious underarm hair, which sharply contrasted his bald head.

Mother luck smiled on Nigeria whose performance has been lacklustre so far, when its representative, Al Farouq Aminu, snatched silver at this keenly contested event with his lush, healthy and free underarm hair.

The US has however vowed to claim all available medals in this category and the proposed category of ‘Tinted Underarm Hair (TUH) in the next edition of the Olympics.

USA basketball team humiliates Nigeria

Lebron James of the United States (6) shoots against Tony Skinn (4) and Al-Farouq Aminu (7) of Nigeria during their men's basketball preliminary round match at the 2012 Summer Olympics on Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Christian Petersen, Pool)

Oh dear! It was a wipe out. USA drubbed our team 156-73 yesterday at the ongoing London 2012 Olympics. They led by 26 in the first quarter, had an Olympic-record 78 points in the first half and Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, including 10 of 12 3-pointers, to break the U.S. single-game scoring record in less than three quarters.


They broke the Olympic record for most points in a game with 4:37 still to play, and set U.S. records for 3-pointers (26), field goals (59) and field-goal percentage (71).


We shouldn’t feel too bad. It’s their game, and they are the best at it.


It’s kind of ironic, though, that on the US side was a Nigerian, Andre Iguodala (born of an African-American mother and a Nigerian father). He hit a 3-pointer with 4:37 left, pushing the Americans over previous Olympic record of 138 points set by Brazil against Egypt in 1988.


A few Nigerians have branded him a traitor on the social networking sites. But, seriously, you can’t blame him. Were he to be in Nigeria, he would probably be another ordinary Joe in the cruel daily grind in Lagos.