TRAGEDY: 7 Secondary School Students Crushed To Death In Anambra Auto Crash

Umuokpu Junction along the old Onitsha-Enugu road in Awka, Anambra State was the scene of a horrific accident yesterday, that claimed the lives of seven students of Community Secondary School, Umuokpu and

I’ll Reveal My Exact Date Of Birth At The Right Time, Says Obasanjo At 77

FORMER PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (R) IN AN EXHIBITION MATCH WITH JUSTICE OLADEHINDE SOREMI, IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS BIRTHDAY IN ABEOKUTA ON WEDNESDAY (5/3/14).

 The Olowu of Owu Kingdom in Ogun State, Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu, has said that ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, knows his correct date of birth, but won’t disclose it to anybody.
The former president’s birth date has been shrouded in secrecy with Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka famously asserting that Obasanjo is his age mate or older. Soyinka is 79-years old.
The monarch, who described Obasanjo as his “close friend” and “Balogun Owu,” noted that the

Handle Fuel Crisis Situation With ‘Human Face’ – Anambra Commissioner Begs Marketers

Commissioner for Special Duties in Anambra, Mr Vinccent Ezenwajiaku, on Wednesday appealed to petroleum marketers to stop impoverishing the people by increasing the pump price of petrol.
Addressing newsmen in Awka, Ezenwajiaku said petrol was still a regulated essential product which did not

Mexico 0 Nigeria 0: Brazil 2014 Warm-Up Ends Goalless as Goalies Shine

Super Eagles head coach, Stephen Keshi, made the most of the occasion by handing Cercle Brugges’ Michael Uchebo a debut start. Leon Balogun’s dream debut was cut shot by injury, coming off for

“I Have Two Children; If They Get Killed, Life Is Not Worth Living For Me” – Patience Jonathan

Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, Wednesday, decried the ongoing killings in Borno, saying the killing of students and other Nigerians was a dastardly act as the youths are the nation’s future hope.
“Today, I have two children. If they get killed, life is not worth living for me. Why will anyone therefore want

Obesere Threatened Victim As Police Transfer Case To SCID

A police source told Vanguard that........... Obesere found it difficult to pressurize the DPO at Isolo into striking out the case or persuade the victim to accept a settlement.
The source, who Vanguard said chose to remain anonymous, also said

Moammar Gadhafi's son in Libyan custody Libyan gov't thanks president of Niger for help

(CNN) —Niger has extradited Moammar Gadhafi's son, Saadi, who has been transferred to a prison in Tripoli, the Libyan government said Thursday.

The North African country had been seeking the handover of Saadi, who fled across the border to Niger when rebel forces toppled his father in a NATO-backed uprising in 2011.