Drug Cheats Have Tarnished The London Marathon

Jo Pavey believes drug cheats have tarnished the London Marathon and she has had enough

And Jo Pavey has had enough: 'I just hate what is going on in the sport'

●Jo Pavey speaks to Sportsmail exclusively about what is happening in the sport  ●Pavey will be on the elite start line this Sunday for the 37th London Marathon ●She is also something of an antidote to the sport's current image crisis  

For Jo Pavey, the worst part was not feeling surprised. She's used to the announcements now, desensitised in ways she wishes she wasn't.

CBN Suspends Extension Of Cashless Policy

Central Bank of Nigeria HQ Abuja

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has suspended the implementation of its cashless policy in more states in the country as announced earlier this year.

Real Madrid To Battle Atletico Once More In Champions League

Holders Real Madrid face Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals as the city rivals do battle once more and French surprise-package Monaco take on Juventus, following the draw on Friday.

Buhari ' Shocked And Saddened' By Calabar Tragedy

President Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is shocked and saddened by the death of several football fans last night, at a viewing centre in the port city of Calabar.

Ugo Ehiogu Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest, Tottenham Hotspur Confirm

Ugo Ehiogu was taken to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest and passed away in the early hours of Friday morning. Photograph: Michael Steele/Getty Images

• ‘Words cannot express the shock and sadness that we all feel at the club’ • Former England and Aston Villa defender passes away aged 44

Tottenham Hotspur have announced with great sadness that their under-23 coach, Ugo Ehiogu, passed away in the early hours of this morning after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club’s training ground on Thursday.

Who Stashed Gold Inside A British Piano? It's A Mystery

Piano tuner Martin Backhouse with the piano where he found a stash of gold, smiles in Ludlow Museum in Ludlow, England Thursday April 20, 2017, as a mystery surrounds the identity of the rightful heirs to a treasure trove of gold coins. (Richard Vernalls/PA via AP)

British officials say they've been unable to trace the rightful heirs to a trove of gold coins found stashed inside a piano and worth a "life-changing" amount of money.

The 913 gold coins which were found in a piano, are displayed at Ludlow Museum in Ludlow, England Thursday April 20, 2017, where they are being kept under lock and key. As a mystery surrounds the identity of the rightful heirs to a treasure trove of gold coins. British officials say they have been unable to trace the rightful heirs to a trove of gold coins worth a "life-changing" amount of money. The school that owns the piano and the tuner who found the gold are now in line for a windfall after a coroner investigating the find declared it treasure. (Richard Vernalls/PA via AP)

Nigerian Finance Minister Says Country Needs To Tap Its Non-Oil Revenues

Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun

Nigeria plans to get out of recession by boosting government revenues and cracking down on corruption, Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun said on Thursday, and will also issue more international debt to pay for infrastructure projects.

Ugo Ehiogu In Hospital After Collapsing At Tottenham´s Training Ground

Tottenham’s Under-23 coach Ugo Ehiogu is in hospital after collapsing at the club’s training ground.

Why Local Content In Nigeria’s Oil, Gas Industry Is Low — Executive Secretary, NCDMB

Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, Simbi Wabote

The decline in the global oil price has significant impact on the activities of most oil producing nations. In Nigeria, the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Content Development Monitoring Board, Simbi Wabote, blames the low level of Nigerian content on the dearth of new projects coming on stream as a result of the crisis. He spoke with PREMIUM TIMES’ BASSEY UDO in Yenagoa. Excerpts: 

Barcelona Fail To Repeat Comeback Heroics As Juventus Cruise Through

Down and out: A devastated Neymar as Barcelona exit the Champions League against Juventus at the Nou Camp last night. Photo: Marco Bertorello/Getty Images

Barcelona 0 Juventus 0, Juventus won 3-0 on aggregate

Barcelona could not conjure another famous Champions League revival after Juventus held firm to secure their semi-final place thanks to a 3-0 aggregate victory.

FOR THE RECORD: States Fail To Access ₦46bn UBEC Fund — Daily Trust Investigation

Thirty-six states and the Federal Capital Territory are yet to access the ₦46.2 billion Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) matching grants for 2017 because of their inability to show evidence of proper utilization of the grants disbursed to them earlier, Daily Trust investigations have shown. 

Experts Excited By Brain 'Wonder-Drug'

Anti-depressant drug Trazodone could help protect against Alzheimer’s

Scientists hope they have found a drug to stop all neurodegenerative brain diseases, including dementia.

Drama In Aso Rock As Buhari Suspends, Probes SGF, NIA DG

David Babachir Lawal – GuardianTV screengrab

• APC, NASS, Ozekhome laud govt’s action• Exercise, an afterthought, says Fayose • Wike welcomes probe of US$43m in Lagos home

There was a mild drama at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday following the announcement by President Muhammadu Buhari suspending the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), David Babachir Lawal and the Director General (DG) of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke.

Crop-Killing Armyworm Caterpillar Reaches Rwanda, Kenya

A 'huge threat to food security', fall armyworm has made its way to Rwanda

Rwanda's government announced on Wednesday it had discovered fall armyworm on its crops, making it the third east African country afflicted by the plant-eating pest also recently spotted in Kenya.

Buhari Suspends Babachir Lawal, SGF, Ayodele Oke, DG NIA

SGF Engr Babachir David Lawal Photo - Sunday Aghaeze

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Mr David Babachir Lawal over allegations of award of contracts under the Presidential Initiative on the North-East (PINE).

Indonesia Bans Essien, Cole After Being Caught Without Work Permits

Former Chelsea and Ghana star Michael Essien had sealed a SHOCK move to Indonesia in March 2017

Indonesian authorities on Tuesday banned Michael Essien and Carlton Cole from playing until they get work permits after their new club did not obtain the necessary documents for the ex-English Premier League players, AFP reports.

Carlton Cole later joined former Chelsea teammate Michael Essien in signing for Indonesian club Persib Bandung

Nigeria Battles 149 Others At World’s First Global Robot Olympics

Photo: Meetup

Nigeria is set to participate at the First Global Robot challenges with 149 other nations, in a competition is scheduled for July 16 to 18th in Washington, D.C. United States of America (U.S.A.)

Nigerian Held For Robbing Four New York Banks

Abdullahi Shuaibu

A 53-year-old Nigerian, Abdullahi Shuaibu, has been arrested by the New York Police for allegedly robbing four Manhattan banks.

Nigeria's Abuja Airport Reopens; Plane Lands In Airport For The First Time In Six Weeks

In the process of rehabilitating the ABV runway, new technology was used to give it extra strength, prevent cracks and retaining rain water. @BashirAhmaad pic.twitter.com/5crZSYgUTD

An aircraft belonging to Ethiopian Airlines has landed in the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport in Abuja.

The airport was shut because of potholes on the runway. BBC

Saudi Seeks 10% Renewable Energy In Six Years: Minister

Saudi Minister of Energy, Industrial and Mineral Resources Khaled al-Falih speaks during the Saudi Arabia Renewable Energy Investment Forum on April 17, 2017, in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia wants 10 percent of its electricity to come from renewable sources within several years as part of a transformation in its power sector, the energy minister said Monday.

Zimbabwe Marks 37th Independence Amid Cash Crisis

Mr Mugabe is the world's oldest leader. AFP

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe, 93, is due to address a rally to mark 37 years of independence, amid a worsening cash crisis that has forced the education ministry to announce that school fees can be paid in the form of livestock or labour. 

World Must Aid Famine-Threatened Nigeria To Avoid 'Mass Exodus'

High level emergency round-table on humanitarian crisis in Borno state organized by AOA in June 2016; Dr Ayoade Olatunbosun-Alakija (3rd left, beside Governor Kashim Shettima) speaking. Photo credit: Timmy Elegbede

The devastation wrought by Boko Haram, which has left millions of people in northeast Nigeria on the brink of famine, could exacerbate Europe's migration crisis if the world fails to act urgently, the country's chief humanitarian coordinator said.

Nigeria Meningitis Outbreak: Scarcity Of Meningitis Vaccine Persists As Epidemic Worsens

*Emergency Operations Centre shuts down for Easter holidays

Nigeria may not be able to get enough vaccines to prevent the spread and fatality of the ongoing Cerebro Spinal Meningitis (CSM) type C. Nigeria urgently needs 1.3 million doses of vaccines for meningitis type C strain but has taken delivery of only 500,000 doses.

Abuja Airport Runway 99% Completed

Final Inspection of the Abuja Airport Runway by NCAA, FAAN Engineers, Airport Manager, Julius Berger Engineers & other officials.

The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Muhtar Usman, on Sunday said the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja runway project was 99 per cent completed.

Christians Mark Easter At Jerusalem Site Of Jesus's Resurrection

Christian Orthodox worshippers hold candles during the ceremony of the "Holy Fire" in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City on April 15, 2017

Thousands of Christians marked Jesus's resurrection on Easter Sunday at the Jerusalem site where they believe the miracle occurred, with some prostrating themselves over his tomb and leaving in tears.

Supreme Court, With Gorsuch, Set To Hear Church-State Case

In this photo taken Jan. 26, 2016, the empty playground at Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Mo. Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week hearing Supreme Court arguments features a case that's giving school choice advocates hope for an easier use of public money for private, religious schools in dozens of states. The long-delayed argument Wednesday, April 19, 2017, deals with whether Missouri should pay for a soft surface at the church playground. (Annaliese Nurnberg/Missourian via AP)

Justice Neil Gorsuch's first week on the Supreme Court bench features an important case about the separation of church and state that has its roots on a Midwestern church playground. The outcome could make it easier to use state money to pay for private, religious schooling in many states.

Why A Lagos Slum Is Producing Nigeria's Top Football Talent

Taribo West is just one of the many top footballers to come out of Ajegunle GETTY IMAGES

Ajegunle is known for being one of Lagos' toughest, most dangerous slums, but it also has another reputation - for producing some of Nigeria's top footballers. So what's the secret to its unlikely success?

Young boys have to find safe spaces to play football in Ajegunle

EASTER SUNDAY — TODAY IS THE DAY!

TODAY IS THE DAY! It’s finally here, Easter Sunday, the day that followers of Christ all over the world celebrate His resurrection. The Son of God who walked among us as a Son of Man was dead, but now He is alive again! The Bible says that Jesus made us holy by sacrificing Himself: one sacrifice for all time (Hebrews 10:5–14).

Meet Germany's Forgotten 'Guest Workers', From Africa

Demonstrators carrying a banner reading "Association of Former Mozambican Workers in Germany" march in Maputo over unpaid wages

Long overshadowed by the more numerous and vocal Turkish "guest worker" community, Mozambicans who arrived in Germany decades ago still struggle to assert their rights in their adopted homeland.

When the Berlin Wall fell in 1989 most Mozambicans who had arrived in pre-unification East Germany found themselves stripped of their jobs and housing