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South Africa Unveils Giant Nelson Mandela Unity Statue in Pretoria

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A day after the anti-apartheid revolutionary was buried, South Africa unveiled a giant 30-foot bronze statue of the former president. The unity statue was unveiled today December 16th on the lawns of the Union Buildings, which is the seat of government …

President Jonathan Declares 3 Days of Mourning for Late Nelson Mandela

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According to presidential spokesman, Dr.Reuben Abati: President Jonathan has declared three days of national mourning for former South African President, Dr. Nelson Mandela. Flags are to be flown at half-mast across Nigeria during the period. President Jonathan urges all Nigerians …

Nelson Mandela Dead – Former South African President Dies At 95

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Nelson Mandela sadly passed away on Dec. 5, 2013 at home in Houghton, South Africa. He had been suffering from a recurring lung infection and was frequently in the hospital over the last year. The revolutionary leader fought passionately against the injustice of …

Photos: Paul Walker’s Final Moments Before Fatal Ride

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Few minutes before Fast & Furious actor Paul Walker died in a car accident yesterday, he posed next to the 2005 Porsche Carrera GT that exploded on impact in the deadly accident. TMZ reports that this pic above was taken …

Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida, Dies at 63

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The Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida, died in the early hours of this morning in Akure, Ondo State. Details of how the monarch died are sketchy. His passing will be officially announced in seven days time according to tradition. …

Fast & Furious Actor, Paul Walker Dies At 40 In Tragic Car Accident

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We woke up to the unbelievably sad news that Paul Walker, the actor who played undercover agent Brian O’Conner in the Fast & Furious movies, is dead. He was killed yesterday afternoon Saturday November 30th in a tragic car accident …

5 Die As Commuter Bus Skids Off The Road In Zamfara

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Five persons died in an auto crash when a 10-seat Sharon bus skidded off the road at Tudun-Gara village near Kaura Namoda in Zamfara on Saturday. Alhaji Muktar Fago, FRSC’s Unit Commander in the zone, said the carnage occurred at …

Midnight Massacre: One Year Old Baby Shot At Close Range

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Tuesday, November 26, 2013 will remain indelible in the minds of the people of Fan District of Barkin-Ladi Local Government Area of Plateau State, not for cheer, but for melancholy. It was a day when 40 of their people, mostly …

9 Killed,19 Wounded As Libyan Army And Jihadists Clash

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia on Monday attacked Libyan special forces in the eastern city of Benghazi, sparking a battle in which nine people were killed and dozens wounded, officials said. Military governor Colonel Abdullah al-Saidi declared a “state of alert” …

Girl, 12, Commits Suicide In Ebonyi

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

A 12-year-old girl, Miss Chisom Okechukwu, has committed suicide, hanging herself at her family compound at Nnoche-Uduke Community in Okpoitumo in the Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Okechukwu, a primary five pupil …

4 Die As Gunmen Attack Police Station In Gombe

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Four persons, including a police corporal, died when gunmen attacked the Bojude Police Station in Kwami Local Government of Gombe State on Tuesday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Gombe State Command, Mr. Fwaje Atajiri, confirmed to the News …

23 Killed As Explosion Rocks Iranian Embassy In Beirut

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At least 23 people were killed and 146 wounded when loud explosions rocked the site of the Iranian Embassy in Beirut Tuesday, officials said. Several cars were engulfed in flames in the street in front of the embassy building, located …

Boy,13, Kills Classmate Over Damaged Earphone

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

The police in Kogi have arrested a 13-year-old boy, Yinusa Halilu, for allegedly killing his friend and classmate, Mustapha Kazeem, 12, over a damaged earpiece. ACP Austin Evakhabokun, the Acting Commissioner of Police in Kogi, made this known to journalists …

300 Feared Dead In Somalia Cyclone

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

As many as 300 people are feared dead after a ferocious storm and days of heavy floods in Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region, the local government said Wednesday. “Torrential rains, high wind speeds and flooding has created a state of emergency, …

Tragedy Hits ASUU

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Hope of a possible suspension of the ongoing strike by university teachers this week dimmed on Tuesday as a former National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Prof. Festus Iyayi, died in an accident involving a vehicle in …

Academic Community Mourns Iyayi

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Lamenting, Dr. Olunifesi Suraj, Assistant Secretary of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos State University, LASU chapter, blamed Iyayi’s death on the Federal government’s insensitivity to quickly implement core areas of the agreement it reached with ASUU in …

24-Year Old Man Butchers Mum, Buries Parts in Shallow Grave

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

The riverside town of Oloibiri in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State was thrown into mourning, Sunday, when a 24-year-old man, identified as Godsgift, suspected to be mentally unstable, butchered his mother and buried her remains in a shallow …

100 Feared Dead In Somalia Storm

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

At least 100 people are feared dead in a ferocious storm battering Somalia’s northeastern Puntland region, the local government said Monday, warning that hundreds more are missing. The government in the semi-autonomous region described the situation as a “disaster”, with …

Philippine Typhoon Survivors Beg For Food

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

Dazed survivors of a super typhoon that swept through the central Philippines killing an estimated 10,000 people begged for help and scavenged for food, water and medicine on Monday, threatening to overwhelm military and rescue resources. Survivors are wandering through …

Angry Nigerian Uncle Beats 3-Year Old Nephew To Death For Wetting The Bed

Posted ago by Sandra Okenwa

An uncle who battered his three-year-old nephew to death for wetting the bed faces life behind bars after being convicted of his murder. Ben Igbinedion of Nigerian descent flew into a rage after finding Daniel Evbuomwan had soiled the sheets …