Inmates flee as shells hit east Ukraine jail
Over 100 inmates broke out of jail when shells rained down on a high-security prison in the besieged rebel stronghold of Donetsk in east Ukraine, killing one, local authorities said Monday.
Corpse of missing twins’ father found in a canal
ADO-EKITI—THE Ekiti State Police Command, yesterday, said it has found the corpse of a middle aged man simply identified as Kola, who is the father of twins said to be missing, after a manhunt was put together for him two days ago.
Tragedy as seven-year-old burnt to death in Lagos
Tragedy struck, yesterday in Lagos, as a 7-year-old boy was burnt to death in an inferno that engulfed a two-storey building at the Lagos State Property Development Corporation Housing Estate, popularly called the Ijaiye Low Cost Housing Estate, Agege Local Government, Lagos.
Between Boko Haram and Biafra war
FOR once, President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar are on the same page: Boko Haram is the worst security situation that has bedevilled this country. That is their opinion, not mine. I will tell you mine shortly.
Osun gov poll, a painful loss– Jonathan
President Jonathan yesterday said it was painful that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party lost the Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State to the All Progressives Congress.
Washington summit, major boost to US-Africa relations
By Omoh Gabriel The just concluded gathering of business leaders and policy makers from the United States and Africa is being described by as a huge success. According to a report compiled by the Africa Development Bank, after nearly a week of wheeling and dealing in Washington D.C., business leaders and policy makers are calling […]
