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First lady Dame Patience Jonathan arrived Abuja Wednesday night from Switzerland after the death of her step-mother

Nigeria’s first lady,Dame Patience Jonathan, arrived Abuja from Switzerland on late on Wednesday,24th July , following the death of her step-mother. She was welcomed by her husband President Goodluck Jonathan and her mother-in-law Mrs Eunice Jonathan and was paid condolence visits from dignitaries like the former head of state Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar,PDP BOT member, Chief... Read More

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Freak accident: Man crushed to death by sanitation truck after falling asleep in trash bin

Dumpster illustration A homeless man who wanted to have a warm night’s sleep was killed after a tragic accident, according to press reports. The Texas man died when the trash compactor of a sanitation truck crushed him on Wednesday morning. The sudden and tragic death is really sad now that we have to live “without... Read More

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Oh, dear! Terrifying moment crocodile snaps its jaws shut on trainer’s head (PHOTOS)

This is the moment a crocodile clamped its jaws around a trainer’s head during a stunt that went awry at a Thai tourist attraction. Screams can be heard from the audience in footage of the 27-year-old’s brush with death at the Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm in Bangkok on Sunday. It shows the trainer cautiously approaching... Read More

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Jackie Uko: My heart is heavy (30 Days, 30 Voices)

by Jackie Uko I started appreciating life more. I started making the best use of time. I learnt to love and care more, and say the things that I need to say. I never pass off an opportunity to give a compliment or lend a helping hand. I relocated to Lagos sometime last year. I... Read More

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Salihu Tanko Yakasai: Nigeria – The death of objectivity and the rise of sentiments (Y! Politico)

by Salihu Tanko Yakasai Why can’t one have his views without those that are opposed to it lambasting him with derogatory insults? Why can’t we agree to disagree amicably? Why must you impose your devil on me, and make him my saint? Last Saturday, I was in Lagos for a meeting. And upon arriving at... Read More

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Heartbreaking: How my wife died on her birthday with our last child – Collapsed building victim

Thursday, July 12, 2013 was Kafila Oyeniyi’s birthday. She did not celebrate much, just an intimate period with her husband, Atanda, who had promised her a surprise package later that week. As they slept in their apartment at 29, Oloto Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos that night, Atanda told his wife of seven years that by... Read More

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OJ Simpson ‘has only 3 MONTHS to live because of an extreme case of diabetes’

OJ Simpson has only three months to live as a result of his extreme case of diabetes and unhealthy lifestyle behind bars. The combination of ‘sky high’ blood pressure, a vastly expanding waistline and a lack of physical activity as he serves a 33-year prison sentence have doctors concerned about his health. Simpson’s lawyer Ozzie... Read More

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“We discussed and she accepted” – Man arrested for raping 9-year-old girl to death

by Akan Ido Chijioke Nwakor, a 20-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl to death in Cross River state. Nwakor, from Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State was said to have engaged the little girl, Miss Alice Eneji in a marathon love making which resulted in the girl’s death. The circumstances leading... Read More

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Gang war: 4 teenagers arrested after boy, 15, was stabbed to death in a street fight

Scene … forensics team hunts for clues after a boy was stabbed in South Yardley Four teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in the street. The boy was knifed in what cops believe was a fight between two gangs in Birmingham on Monday evening. The... Read More

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“The house I built has collapsed”: Girl commits suicide in Delta after fiance she met on Facebook marries her friend

by Rachel Ogbu A 30-year-old graduate of Microbiology from the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, was said to have killed herself when she discovered that her finacee, who she met on Facebook, had married her best friend. Police Spokesman in the State, ASP Lucky Uyabeme, confirmed the reports saying that the incident occurred on Thursday... Read More

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Miracle: New born baby girl ‘comes back to life’ in chapel just before she’s taken to morgue

by Rachel Ogbu Yasmin’s body was in a box in the chapel until 2pm, when her grandmother arrived with the owner of a funeral parlour who is also a family friend carrying the baby’s coffin. But as soon as they went to pick her up, the newborn kicked a leg, shocking new reports have revealed.... Read More

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Gruesome: Siblings hack mother to death with a machete

by Olaniyi Afolabi Two siblings were arrested in Edo state for allegedly killing their mother. The siblings, Omolayo Ojeifo, 25, and her brother, Taiye, 20, were said to have lured the victim, Itowo Ojeifo to a farm road where she was allegedly killed with a machete. Reports say Omolayo had for long accused her... Read More

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Fatal passion: Couple having sex against window fall to their deaths (GRAPHIC IMAGE)

A steamy lovemaking session turned tragic after a couple in China reportedly fell out of a window to their deaths, The Sun reports. The lovebirds from Wuhan, central China, were having sex against a glass pane when the poorly constructed window broke under the weight of their passion. Clinging to each other even in those last moments,... Read More

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SHOCKING: How LAUTECH student was allegedly killed by boyfriend for ritual purposes (Viewer Discretion)

by Akan Ido Oluwaseun Adaramoye, a 100 level student of Accounting at the Ladoke Akintola University has been allegedly killed by her boyfriend for ritual purposes. Adaramoye was reported to have informed her friends she was on her way to visit her boyfriend who was also a student of the school and that was the... Read More

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Wole Soyinka: The village mourners association

by Wole Soyinka As a teacher, I lament your failure to use the opportunity of the passing of a revered writer to turn your younger generation in enlightened directions. You have chosen instead to coarsen their sensibilities and breed in their minds misunderstanding, suspicion and above all – hate! Nigerians who are old enough will... Read More

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Sad: Boy,13, kills half-sister, 5, with moves he learned from watching World Wrestling Entertainment on TV

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE Vilger Louis talks about his daughter Viloude, dead after suffered multiple injuries after her half-brother allegedly beat her. A young teen beat his little half-sister to death using wrestling moves he’d copied from the TV, police claim. Devalon Armstrong, 13, is accused of repeatedly slamming Viloude Louis, 5, onto a bed, punching her... Read More

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Okechukwu Ofili: Nigeria – Our history of forgetting history

by Ikechukwu Ofili Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter – Chinua Achebe The first time I heard about Biafra was while reading the Steve Jobs autobiography by Walter Isaacson. The second time I heard about it was while watching the Nigerian version of the Rick... Read More

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Killer shoes: Woman stabs man to death with stiletto heel

A man is dead and a woman is facing murder charges for a bizarre stabbing incident in Texas – the suspected murder weapon is a stiletto shoe. Police in Houston say the suspect, 44-year-old Ana Lilia Trujillo, used one of the pointy-heeled shoes to stab the 59-year-old victim in a high-rise luxury condominium building inhabited... Read More

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Sad news: Container truck falls on gov’t meat van, crushes man to death in Lagos

by Isi Esene A 40-foot container truck yesterday fell on a government meat van yesterday morning at Ikeja Along Bust Stop crushing a passer-by and wounding several others. Eyewitnesses say the victim, identified as Samuel Ogunnaike was an employee with a phone dealer operating in Computer Village, Ikeja. He was said to be on his... Read More

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Court sentences banker to death by hanging for killing his wife

An Abia State High Court has sentenced a banker, Mr. Theophilus Ajakaiye, to death by hanging for killing his wife, Theodora. The convict allegedly murdered his wife on October 12, 2009 at Azumini Ndoki in the Ukwa Judicial Division of Abia. The charge read, “The accused person is charged with one-count of murder contrary to... Read More

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“The demon used my body to kill her”: Man gets 20 years in jail for strangling 2-year-old daughter to death (MUGSHOT)

A father pleaded no contest Monday to murdering his two-year-old daughter. The Floyd, Va. resident says he punched and strangled her to death in an attempt to exorcise the demon he believes possessed her. “I know I am the one who hit her,” Eder Guzman-Rodriguez told police. “I was the only one there. The demon... Read More

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Someone recollects: The terrifying moment when the Dana plane crashed

by Ahmed Adeyanju One year after, my personal anguish is lessened by time. Not so for those whose loved ones died. Not so for the aviation authorities and the emergency crew who must be thinking they should have done better. Not so for Dana Airlines, directly responsible for the deaths and injuries of almost 200 people.... Read More

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I have no regrets about killing my father – Teenage suspect (PICTURED)

An 18-year-old boy, Olanrewaju Kayode-Aremu, who was recently arrested by the Lagos State Police Command for stabbing his 46-year-old father, Victor Kayode-Aremu, to death has said he does not regret his action. The native of Kwara State added that he decided to stab his father to death because he could not lay his hands on... Read More

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Horrific: Man charged with murder after his dogs bite jogging woman to death

CLAUDIA LOPEZ/AP One of the six pit bulls confiscated from a Littlerock home after a fatal attack on a woman looks out of a cage Friday, May 10, 2013 at the Lancaster animal shelter. The owner of four pit bulls that killed a woman jogger in a gruesome mauling was charged with murder Thursday in... Read More

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SHOCKING: Woolwich attacker addressing the camera with bloody hands (WATCH)

by Isi Esene A man was killed this afternoon in Woolwich, South London by two black men wielding machetes. Both attackers were said to have waited gangster-style around the victim until law enforcement agents arrived the scene. A shootout ensued and a female police officer reportedly shot the attackers dead. According to an unconfirmed report, “Two black... Read More

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Awful: Man, 66, trampled to death by herd of cows while walking through village field

A man died and his brother was seriously injured after they were trampled by a herd of around 30 cows while walking their two dogs through a field near a village. The 66-year-old man suffered serious chest injuries and died at the scene yesterday in Turleigh, Wiltshire, while his brother, believed to be in his early 70s,... Read More

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Chris Kelly: Overdose on cocaine and heroin fingered as cause of death

On Monday, hip-hop lost one of its most influential figures from the 1990s. Chris Kelly, one half of the popular rap duo Kris Kross, was pronounced dead at the age of 34 after being transported to a local hospital in Atlanta when he was found unresponsive at his home. A toxicology report is not expected for... Read More

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Painful: American beaten and stabbed to death in Mexico by workers building his dream home (PICTURED)

CALIBOI1976/MYSPACE Minnesota-born businessman Kyle Kester fell in love with Mexican culture and moved to Mexico in 2010. He was allegedly killed last month by several workers finishing his dream home. A Minnesota businessman was beaten and stabbed to death in rural Mexico by a trio of workers he’d hired to build his dream home, cops... Read More

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Laz Ude Eze: Lessons from Professor Chinua Achebe

By Laz Ude Eze After reading about the history of his early years noting that he wrote his most popular book Things Fall Apart while in his late 20s, I asked myself, I’m I doing enough for myself and for my country? Are young Nigerians learning from trailblazers like Achebe? “If you say you are... Read More

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