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[size=14pt]Armstrong Admits Doping, and Says He Will Testify[/size]


Lance Armstrong, 41, is planning to testify against officials from the International Cycling Union, the worldwide governing body of cycling.

By JULIET MACUR
Published: January 15, 2013

In an interview with Oprah Winfrey that is scheduled to air on her network on Thursday, Lance Armstrong confessed that he used performance-enhancing drugs during his cycling career, according to two people briefed on the interview, which was recorded on Monday in Austin, Tex.

It is unclear, though, how forthcoming Armstrong was about his doping program, which the United States Anti-Doping Agency has said was part of the most sophisticated, organized and professional doping scheme in the history of sports. Armstrong, when reached by e-mail on Monday, said he could not discuss the interview.

Acknowledging his doping past has cleared the way for Armstrong to take the next step in trying to mitigate his lifetime ban from Olympic sports. He is planning to testify against several powerful people in the sport of cycling who knew about his doping and possibly facilitated it, said several people with knowledge of the situation. Those people did not want their names published.

Armstrong, 41, is planning to testify against officials from the International Cycling Union, the worldwide governing body of cycling, regarding their involvement with doping in cycling, but he will not testify against other riders, according to those people familiar with his plans.

He is also in discussions with the United States Department of Justice to possibly testify in a federal whistleblower case against several team owners, including the investment banker Thom Weisel, and other team officials of the cycling squad that was sponsored by the United States Postal Service team in the mid-to-late 1990s and early 2000s, one person close to the situation said. That person did not want his name published because the case is still open.

Floyd Landis, one of Armstrong's former teammates, filed the whistleblower case in 2010 against Armstrong and other principals of the Postal Service team on which he and Armstrong competed together for several years. Landis claimed that team defrauded the government because its riders used performance-enhancing drugs that were forbidden in its main sponsorship contract.

Now Armstrong and possibly his longtime agent, Bill Stapleton, are seeking to repay several millions of dollars of the more than $30 million the Postal Service spent on sponsoring the team, as part of their cooperation as witnesses in the case, said the person with knowledge of the matter. The Department of Justice is considering whether to join the case as a plaintiff and is close to making that decision, the person said.

Armstrong, who for more than a decade vehemently denied doping, would be willing to testify against the cycling union officials and his former team's officials because he badly wants to compete in triathlons and running events again. Last fall, he was barred from many of those events because they are sanctioned by organizations that follow the World Anti-Doping Code, the rules under which he is serving his lifetime ban. Armstrong said that lifetime ban was unfair.

He met with United States Anti-Doping Agency officials, including Travis Tygart, the agency's chief executive, last month to discuss what he needed to do to mitigate his lifelong ban.

Several people with knowledge of the discussions said Tygart would be willing to reduce Armstrong's lifetime ban if Armstrong would testify against the people who helped him dope.

That would possibly include Pat McQuaid, the president of the cycling union, and Hein Verbruggen, who was the cycling union's president from 1991 to 2005, a time when doping in the sport was rampant. Verbruggen, who is close with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge, is also the cycling union's honorary president and an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee.

David Howman, director general of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said in a telephone interview on Monday that he would not believe that Armstrong will testify in other cases to help clean up the sport until it happens.

"This guy is an enigma and nobody really knows what he is going to do, no matter what he says," Howman said. "I think he's got his own demons to deal with, but nothing can be done about his lifetime ban when he hasn't done anything to help us yet."

The United States Anti-Doping Agency called Armstrong the kingpin of the doping program on his Tour de France winning teams when it made public last fall evidence that he had doped and had encouraged his teammates to dope so he could win. During his interview with Winfrey, he refuted the claim that he was a leader of the doping program, saying he was just doing what his teammates were doing, according to the two people who did not want their names published because they are not authorized to speak about the interview.

Before heading to the Winfrey interview in downtown Austin, Armstrong stopped at the headquarters of Livestrong and apologized to the staff, saying he was sorry for letting everyone down and for putting so much stress on the organization because of his doping scandal.

He did not confess to using performance-enhancing drugs, but spoke for about 20 minutes in the organization's board room, eliciting tears from some of the employees, said Rae Bazzarre, a spokeswoman for Livestrong.

"It was emotional and he choked up for a moment," she said. "But we were all glad to see him."

Armstrong had not been at the headquarters since Oct. 21, Bazzarre said, about two weeks before he resigned from Livestrong's board of directors.

esere826: [size=3pt]and you honestly think that God will not punish you and ishilove for all this suspense that readers are being put through abi?
we should go and reread the thread from the beigning abi?

Well I have read the thread from the begining and did not see and flash forwards [/size]

Paschal007: https://assets.punchng.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/DOCTOR-360x225.jpgIrawo Adamolekun

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A gunman operating on a motorcycle on Friday shot and killed a 27-year-old medical doctor, Irawo Adamolekun, at the Anthony Village end of Ikorodu Road, Lagos.

Irawo, who was driving in a black Sephia II Kia saloon car with Lagos number plate GP 388 AAA was shot at about 3:15pm in front of the traffic warden spot linking Access Road to Ikorodu Road.

It was learnt that the Ondo State indigene who had just left Osuntuyi Medical Centre, Obanikoro, where he works, was shot after he declined to part with valuables when the gunman attempted to rob him in traffic.

Eyewitnesses said the gunman who was wearing a three-quarter length short, shot the deceased at close range, mounted a waiting motorcycle on the other side of the road and fled the scene.

The deceased was taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja by officials of the Lagos State Ambulance Service.

A traffic official at the scene of the incident, who pleaded anonymity, told SUNDAY PUNCH that the gunman shot Adamolekun on the forehead adding that he was the only one in the vehicle.

He said, “Everybody here including police traffic wardens and men of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority all fled the scene on hearing the gun shot.

“The gunman fled on a waiting motorcycle immediately he shot the deceased.

“When he was shot, his vehicle hit the Toyota Hiace bus in front of him and caused a gridlock. “On moving closer, I saw the bullet hole in his head and he was in the pool of his own blood.

“Policemen from Pedro Division who came in two patrol vans and LASTMA officials later towed his vehicle away from the road.”

The Chief Medical Director, Osuntuyi Medical Centre, Dr. Julius Osuntuyi, said Irawo was employed in the hospital on January 7, adding that he left the hospital after he closed for the morning duty which lasts between 8am and 3pm.

He said, “We are very saddened by the death of Irawo who joined the services of this company on January 7. His doctor-patient relationship was excellent for the few days he spent in this hospital. He was amiable and likeable by all and you would think that he had been working here for months.

“One of the patients he treated some days ago who thought he had an accident spotted his car on the road and telephoned us at the hospital. We took an ambulance to the scene before we learnt about the unfortunate incident.”

Osuntuyi urged the police to unravel the mystery surrounding his death and bring the culprit to book.

When our correspondent visited the Pedro Police Division, the front seat was full of blood while his ward coat was dangling from the driver’s seat.

The deceased was the only surviving son of his parents.

A family member, who spoke to one of our correspondents on the condition of anonymity, said the deceased’s older brother, Imole, died some years ago.

She said, “Imole was a student in Igbinedion University but died around 2004 in a car accident while leaving the school for home. He was the first born and it left the family devastated.

“Irawo was the only surviving son. He was also in Igbinedion University but later left to attend Houdegbe University, Benin Republic. He concluded his internship not too long ago at a military hospital and he had his life ahead of him.”

Attempts to speak with the deceased’s sister, Ojia, proved abortive as her telephone was switched off.

When contacted, the spokesperson for the state police command, Ngozi Braide, said she would call back but had yet to do so as at press time.

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Maple: ^^

So, "even if" 2 is multiplied by 2, the answer would be 7, and not 4. So, this sounds like a very fair statement to you isnt it?

When reading your comments one would think it is our dearest Phd minister talking

yuzedo: So how are you posting this if they killed you?

Or are you a ghost?

Tell us so we can handcuff one of the bank buildings & charge with murder!

Maple: I doubt u actually grasp what he said:

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N6,000 X 10 Million = N60 billion.
So, which part of this simple arithmetic sounds unfair to you or to our PHD Minister?

Standing5: I suspect someone has gone to register the domain (illuminati in reverse) and is playing html redirection trick or embedded page trick.

bashr4: PLS LETS NOT LET THIS DIE

NWOBILO NWANKWO
Phone: 0809-086-7484 Ntighauzo Village,
Email:nwankwo.obilo@yahoo.com Obingwa L.G.A,
Abia State.

7th October, 2010
The President
Federal Republic of Nigeria
Aso Villa
Abuja.

Your Excellency Sir,

DIABETES CURE DISCOVERY IN NIGERIA, HOW MR. PRESIDENT WAS MISINFORMED AND MY HUMBLE PLEA TO PUT THE RECORD STRAIGTH

During the golden jubilee anniversary broadcast, Mr. President announced many achievements made by Nigeria in the past 50 years. Among them, that “Dr. Louis Nelson discovered a permanent cure for diabetes”.

With humility sir may I state that the information passed to you is misleading?
Dr. Louis Nelson DID NEVER DISCOVER ANY CURE FOR DIABETES IN NIGERIA. The discovery was made by Nwobilo Nwankwo.

After the false announcement by National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) in February 4, 2009, I quickly alerted the minister of Health that the claim by Dr. Nelson that he discovered a cure for diabetes is false via a letter written to the Hon. Minister on the 8th day of May, 2009. (See annexure A)

Before the false announcement sir, I had already alerted many government organs that NIPRD wants to steal my research work. And after the announcement it took almost the entire energy in me and various petition to the Ministry of Health, National Assembly Committees on health, (both Senate and house) and many newspaper publications, and world press conference as evidenced in (annexure B-D)

All these pressure forced NIPRD to forward the draft M.O.U to me to enter into an understanding to protect my discovery.

In order to achieve their goal over my discovery which is to steal the property from me, NIPRD included the following conditions in the draft M.O.U
Paragraph 8 reads in part “the INSTITUTE shall apply and obtain or cause to be granted and obtained the letters of patent on the products in the name of “the INSTITUTE …”.

Paragraph 13 reads in part “the ownership of and right to obtain trade name or trademark and/or registration of designs in any products supplied by the “CONSULTANT HERBALIST” to “the INSTITUTE under this agreement shall be vested in the “INSTITUTE”…

Mr. President Sir, NIPRD insist that I must sign this agreement as it is which passed off my property to them and I maintain that I will NEVER sign such. This has been the bone of contention between me and NIPRD since last year which made them to continue to pass the misleading information to everybody including the highest office in the land that Dr. Nelson discovered a cure for diabetes.

To cover up their sin, NIPRD recruited staff of the Ministry of health to destroy documents both written to me or the ones I wrote to the Hon. Minister and worse still NIPRD did everything to stop media houses from publishing the story. (See annexure E)

May I thank you immensely for your purposeful intervention in this matter which will not only put the record straight but will also bring the new change that will put corruption to shame in the land and bring Nigeria to the part of greatness.

Yours faithfully


NWOBILO NWANKWO

 
NWOBILO NWANKWO
Phone: 0809-086-7484 Ntighauzo Village,
Email:nwankwo.obilo@yahoo.com Obingwa L.G.A,
Abia State.

7th October, 2010


The Hon. Minister of Information
And Communication
Radio House
Garki Abuja.

Sir,

DIABETES CURE DISCOVERY IN NIGERIA, HOW MR. PRESIDENT WAS MISINFORMED AND MY HUMBLE PLEA TO PUT THE RECORD STRAIGTH

I wish to forward the attached letter written to His Excellence the President of the federation over the incorrect information passed to him on the subject.

I humbly appeal to you to use your good offices to intervene in this matter to put the record straight.

I thank you immensely for your purposeful intervention on the matter.

Yours faithfully


NWOBILO NWANKWO

omicron: As a scientist, Prof did not truly follow the procedures for such discoveries. He is a Professor and not some bush man preparing herbs, so he should have known that such protocols - which are relevant in themselves - must be followed.

However, I feel what the Prof did is rather intended towards protection of his Patent Right, should his discovery prove to be true after the necessary trials. This is a horrible society. If these events did not occur, and Prof had involved all and sundry at the preliminary stage of his research, do you think the recognition would have been accorded him? I doubt, cause more powerful people would wrestled it from him.

But I do not believe all this 'conspiracy theory' we always tend to believe. HIV/AIDS IS REAL! It has no cure - just like hypertension, diabetes, asthma, peptic ulcer(non infective), migraine, hepatitis, and uncountable other diseases!

mapet: @Sincere 9gerian,

1. I think you are either ignorant on this issue or plain insincere.
2. Tinubu's government was the first to return mission schools to their owners. You obiviously don't live in Lagos and knows little about Lagos for you to posit that not much was heard of the news. Reality is that this is something that has passed its time in Lagos.
3. Tinubu despite being a Muslim returned was fiercly criticized by the Muslim communities and Nigerian Unition of Teachers (NUT) in Lagos back then, depsite the fact that Ansar-ud-deen schools were amongs them.
4. Tinubu's government's model supported the mission schools for about 5years i.e. Children that were already in JSS1 were not to pay school fees till they completed their SS3, teachers in those Mission schools still had their salaries paid by Lagos State government for a period of 3years (I think) during which time they had the choice of transfering their services to such schools or staying with Lagos State government
5. Those schools were also supported with funds

These are the irrefutable facts
1. Other governors that are doing such (Obi and some SW governors) learnt the model from Tinubu's government. Gbenga Daniel(a PDP governor), who most likely was the second tried to do such in Ogun State back then but am not sure how successful he was
2. The higher objective of these initiative is multi-faceted. One is to correct the wrongs of the past i.e. hijacking the schools from their proprietors; (2) The reality is that government cannot solely run the education sector, the earlier government unburdens herself from the heavy laden of managing all the schools (Salaries, maintenance, quality of education etc) the better (3)The level of decadence in terms of morality and discipline is jaw dropping and we need strong institutions to curb it.
3. There is nothing larger or smaller scale in what Obi is doing(this is not to deny him credit. For starters he's not doing anything new, and this initiative is like a moving train, in that once you've decided to give back the schools to their original owners, equity demands that you will not be selective. What statistics tell you that there are more mission schools concentrated in Imo State? Do you know that Schools like Victory College and "The other one in Mushin" were owned by private individuals and Tinubu returned it to them as well, despite the arguement that government had expanded them and acquired more lands?

My tots are these;
1. Looking at things in isolation without looking at the big picture is pretty dangerous.
2. There is nothing ingenous in simply returning schools back to their original owners. At best it's the fairest and logical thing to do.
3. What is outstanding is that states that have done so or are currently doing so are sending signals of their intent to pursue a sustainable and lasting education strategy and plans. That is where I believe Obi's effort is commendable