The Plane that crashed is carrying the body of former Governor of Ondo State - casket recovered intact

Remember the plane crash earlier today? It has been revealed that the aircraft was carrying the corpse of former Ondo State Governor Dr. Olusegun Agagu. More details after the cut...

UPDATE: Press Realease on the Plane Crash at Lagos Airport today

Nigeria Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Odua has released a press statement in respect of the Plane crash in Lagos today. Click on read more to see statement...

Londonders see red over tomatoes

London has re-created the famous Spanish tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina.

This year the event in Bunol was ticketed for the very first time. So Brits decided to paint their own town red.

What followed was nothing short of chaos, as Londoners let rip in a fantastically fearsome, feisty fruit fight fully for fun.

Breaking News: Associated Airline Plane Crashes…20 Feared dead!

An associated airline plane carrying 20 passengers and heading to Akure has crashed killing all 20 passengers on board just this morning.

The plane crashed on takeoff near the airport toll gate.

According to correspondent on ground Nosa  Aituame ''recovery in progress, the plane crashed into aviation tanks and gory sight to behold''

The names of the passengers on board are not yet known... details are still sketchy.

So sad for Nigeria this time! Click on read more to see pix....

Boko Haram leader, Shekau resurfaces, release new video…claims responsibility for Benisheik massacre

Recall the last time I published about the dreaded Islamic Sect operating in Northern Nigeria which dared World powers to a fight if they can? Click here if you missed it. This time he released a video telling World Leaders to bury their head in shame. 

A video believed to have been released by the wanted leader of the Jama’atu Ahlis Sunnah Lidda’awati Wal Jihad, also known as Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, surfaced in Maiduguri on Wednesday.

In it, a man claiming to be Shekau, debunked earlier claims by the Nigerian military that he died from gunshot wounds on August 19, 2013.

The then JTF spokesman in Borno State,   Lt Col Sagir Musa, had in a statement said, “Intelligence report available to the JTF Operation Restore Order revealed that Shekau, the most dreaded and wanted terrorists’ leader may have died.

“He died of gunshots wounds received in an encounter with the JTF in one of their camps in Sambisa Forest on June 30, 2013. Shekau was mortally wounded in the encounter and was sneaked into Amitchide-a border community in Cameroon for treatment from which he never recovered.” Click read more to continue...

Gold Lamborghini worth $7.8m to be autioned in Dubai

A $7.8m Lamborghini made of gold and diamonds is set to be the most expensive model car in the world. Although the gold car is eight times smaller than the normal sports car and as such cannot be driven, but the said 27 carat gold and diamond encrusted car will be auctioned soon and proceeds will be use for charity. See another pix after the cut...

BlackBerry agrees to $4.7bn sale

BlackBerry, the beleaguered Canadian smartphone maker, has agreed to be acquired for $4.7bn (£2.9bn) by a private equity consortium led by Toronto-based Fairfax Financial.

Fairfax already owns 10pc of Blackberry and would pay other investors $9 per share. The deal is subject to due diligence and regulatory approval. BlackBerry shares opened at $8.22 on Monday. 

The offer was announced by Prem Watsa, the chairman of Fairfax. He was a member of the BlackBerry board until the company announced it was exploring “strategic alternatives” last month and his departure was seen as a signal that Fairfax would come forward with a bid. 

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