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6 people unfortunately died this morning after a terrible accident along the Lekki-Ajah road in Lagos this morning. …..see photo below.

Many people were killed on Sunday in multiple bomb attacks in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. A member of the youth vigilance group, Kaka Mustapha, told our correspondent on the telephone that their group had been called up to assist in evacuating the corpses of the victims of explosions at Ajilari cross. Mustapha said the area was attacked by multiple bombs on Sunday evening at about 7.30pm. According to him, the first two explosions were targeted at a mosque in Ajilari cross. He said the bombs were planted in a mosque in the area and perhaps timed to coincide with the time of the late evening prayers. He also revealed that another bomb exploded at a mini business district where people were shopping for dinner. Mustapha said the third site where the explosion occurred was a game centre in the area where young people pay to play computer games and get their mobile phones charged. He however said the number of casualties could not yet be ascertained at the time of res...

The youngest daughter of the late HID Awolowo, Dr. Tokunbo Awolowo-Dosunmu, said her mother breathed her last in her arms on Saturday. She disclosed this on Sunday while talking to journalists at the Ikenne, country home of the Awolowos. She said her mother’s death was unexpected, stressing that the family was planning her centenary birthday celebration. Awolowo-Dosunmu told reporters at the family home in Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State, that the late business woman was devoted to God until her death. Awolowo-Dosunmu, a former Ambassador of Nigeria to Holland, said that the family was happy over the accolades her late mother had been receiving following her passage on Saturday afternoon. She said her mother impacted positively on the lives of both the high and the low, promising that her legacy would be kept by the family. “She was in high spirits before she left us and didn’t give us room to suspect the contrary as she kept praying for us. “Whether she had a...

PRINCE Peter Adetola Ogunleye, from the Giesi Ruling House, Ile Ife de­clared at the weekend that the Ooni’s stool is not for sale. Ogunleye, an octogenar­ian, who also contested the reverred stool in 1980 with the late Oba Okunade Si­juwade also warned stake­holders and other intrested parties against bribery in the appointment of a new Ooni. He spoke against the backdrop of alleged plans by some individuals, who were said not to be bonafide members of the Giesi dy­nasty to contest the stool. According to him, the family had commenced se­rious scrutiny to determine the rightful prince from the ruling house who are eli­gible for the throne. While urging the state government and other rel­evant stakeholders to expe­dite action on the selection process, Pa Ogunleye , as­sured that the royal house would not sell its its right to non member of the family. A lawyer by profession, Ogunleye said the rotational system introduced in 1957 by the late Ooni, Oba Ad­esoji Aderemi amon...

The 10th edition of the annual Nigerian Entertainment Awards (NEA) was held yesterday, September 6, 2015, in New York City. Check out the full list of winners below…… ENTERTAINMENT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR – TobiSanniDaniel Best Indigenous Artist of the year – PASUMA FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR – YEMI ALADE WINNER: ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (NOLLYWOOD) – RUTH KADIRI WINNER: MOST PROMISING ACT TO WATCH – SIMI BEST MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR – DI’JA AFRICAN ARTIST OF YEAR –EDDY KENZO WINNER: BEST NEW ACT TO WATCH – KISS DANIEL WINNER: ACTRESS OF THE YEAR (AFRICA) – SONIA IBRAHIM BEST RnB Artist of the year – PRAIZ BEST MUSIC VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR – UNLIMITED LA Entertainment Personality of the year – JIMMIE BEST FEMALE DJ OF THE YEAR – DJ CUPPY Diaspora Artist Of The Year – YEMI

An official of the ikeja Distribution Company (IKDC) was found in a electric police after been electrocuted yesterday. According to the source, she said the PHCN official was noticed when he was not not moving after about 15 minutes. The electric pole is just right in front of the police college in Ikeja, Lagos. Policemen came to the rescue and he was moved to a nearby hospital before he was confirmed dead.

No fewer than three people were killed on Wednesday after a container on a 40-feet trailer fell off the Ojuelegba Bridge onto the road below. Learnt that the container, which was not latched to the trailer, crushed two private vehicles which were in motion. The vehicles, a white Toyota and a black jeep, were reportedly mangled under the weight of the container. A crowd of residents and motorists was said to have converged on the scene as there was apprehension on the number of casualties involved in the incident. The situation was said to have caused traffic snarl in the area as traffic officials had a tough time controlling the number of people trooping the scene and redirecting the traffic. The driver of the trailer reportedly attempted to escape the scene. He was, however, apprehended by the angry mob. A witness, who identified himself as Sir J, said the accident happened around 4.50pm. He said, “It happened around 4.50pm, as we were all in the park doing our busi...

Real Madrid have pointed the finger at Manchester United following the collapse of the deal to take David de Gea to the Bernabeu, Skysports reports. De Gea will be staying at United after Real Madrid decided not to appeal to La Liga – and then issued a statement in which they laid out their version of events, blaming United for the breakdown of the move. A £29.5m deal – with Real keeper Keylor Navas moving in the opposite direction – was agreed on Sunday only to founder at the last minute due to an administrative hitch. It initially seemed the deal had simply stalled after documents were received 28 minutes after the Spanish transfer deadline at midnight on Monday. But Skysports consequently learned from Spanish league officials that they did not receive any paperwork from Real over the transfer. United insisted they signed and sent all relevant documentation on time and that they have the evidence to prove it but Real have now released a 10-point statement which seeks to cl...

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney knew nothing of Anthony Martial when the Monaco forward was linked with a move to Old Trafford, according to team-mate Morgan Schneiderlin. Martial has returned to France after completing a medical ahead of his proposed move and Sky sources understand United will pay Monaco an initial £36m for the 19-year-old – making him the most expensive teenager in football history. News of United’s interest broke as the squad were flying back to Manchester after their 2-1 defeat to Swansea on Sunday and the England captain approached Schneiderlin to get the low-down on the potential new recruit. Schneiderlin told the Manchester Evening News, “On the plane, Wayne Rooney came to speak to me and asked me who Martial was, because the English press had started to speak. “I told him he’s a great player with great potential, who has played some good matches with Monaco last season and the beginning of this. “I told him he is technical and powerful. A litt...

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday warned that with the fall in oil prices, Nigeria risked economic decline, if it failed to manage its resources prudently. Buhari gave the warning during a meeting with members of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari urged accountants to take their audit reports seriously. He urged them to support his administration’s efforts to restore probity, prudence and transparency. Buhari said with declining prices of oil exports, Nigeria must begin to properly manage its available resources or face developmental stagnation and decline. The President stated that accountants should help the government “to go back to the days of real accountability in the management of public funds. “The annual audits of government ministries, agencies and departments, which your members undertake must be taken more serio...

In a display of absurd mannerism, an unidentified commercial vehicle driver on Tuesday removed his cloths and started behaving strangely when officials of the Federal Road Safety Corps stopped his car and demanded for his vehicle particulars. The incident happened along the busy Marian Road in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. According to an eyewitness, the naked driver, whose vehicle registration number was Edo AUC 901 XS, came out of his vehicle and started behaving funny by removing his cloths. The eyewitness, who identified himself as Raheem Bayoor, said officials of the FRSC were stunned by the behaviour of the driver and did not attempt to struggle with him as he resisted arrest. Bayoor said, “The man just came out when the FRSC officials requested for his particulars and started pulling off his cloths. It is obvious that he was abnormal; a mad man behind the wheel. The FRSC officials were stunned and did not attempt to create any scene as it was ob...