UNILAG Student Drowns At Elegushi Beach

Eniola Abiola, a 200 Level student of Dentistry at the University of Lagos Medical School located at Idi-araba met her untimely death as she drowned at the popular Elegushi Beach in Lagos on Friday the 12th of April 2013.

May her soul rest on peace...

Lagos - Three Feared Dead As Container Falls Off Truck

No fewer than three persons were feared dead, Tuesday, when a container fell off an articulated truck along Apapa/Oshodi expressway and landed on commuters waiting for buses at Otto-Wharf bus-stop, killing three of them. Others reportedly sustained injuries.
When Vanguard arrived the scene, a Federal Road Safety Corps official who identified himself simply as Chigbo said the truck driver was on high speed and could not control it when he got to the bus-stop.According to reports, the driver of the truck with number plate XG 616 UWN attempted to overtake a vehicle at the bus-stop, at about 2.30pm, and suddenly the empty container fell off, landing on unsuspecting commuters.

The driver of a car and two other persons waiting to board buses to their respective destinations, according to him, were affected, adding that the container was removed and the victims rushed to an undisclosed hospital.

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African Women Will Change The World – Cherie Blair hails the crucial role of African women in development

Wife of Former British PM, Cherie Blair

Wife of former British Prime Minister Mrs. Cherie Blair has hailed the crucial role of African women in developing the continent, as she said the 21st Century belongs to them.

Cherie, who is in Abuja to attend a seminar on Equity and Venture capital told the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who hosted her to a lunch at the State House that Nigeria has continued to make progress since her first visit to the country.

According to her, “I have noticed since 2003 during my first visit to Nigeria that Nigerian women were a force to reckon with. The more I meet with Nigerian and African women, the more I become absolutely confident that the 21st century belongs to the African woman”.

Blair commended the progress made by Nigerian women and the giant strides they have taken in the country, saying they have been fully accommodated in the political arena of the continent which would enable them change the world.

She also commended the First Lady for her work in empowering Nigerian women, saying “We share common interest in the issues of women, coming from backgrounds that did not believe that women could make any difference”.

The First Lady appreciated the wife of former British Prime Minister for her kind words, noting that Nigeria and Britain have had a very fruitful relationship which she says would continue to blossom.

She urged Blair to always work in the interest of Nigerian women.

“I believe and appreciate you and the Cherie Blair Foundation which you have used to encourage women. I also wish to acknowledge your works in Africa which is duly recognised”, Mrs Jonathan said.

Boston marathon bombs made from pressure cooker - Police Sources

• Boston marathon bombs were pressure cooker IEDs packed with ball-bearings: Devices that killed three, including eight-year-old boy waiting for his runner dad are used by terrorists in Afghanistan
• Pressure-cooker bombs were packed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings
• Devices are frequently used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to Homeland Security
• An al-Qaeda magazine last year listed U.S. sporting events as one of 'the most important enemy targets'
• An eight-year-old boy and a 29-year-old woman were among the three killed in the attack
• 176 people injured, at least 17 of them in critical condition and 'a lot' of amputations have been performed
• Surgeons describe numerous severe injuries from 'pellets, shrapnel or nails from inside the bombs'
• Investigators do not know of motive for the bombs or who is behind them but are questioning 'many people'
• Obama vows to bring bombers to justice: 'The American people will not be terrorized'

The two bombs that killed three people and injured at least 176 at the Boston Marathon on Monday were made from six-litre pressure cookers crammed with shards of metal, nails and ball bearings and stashed in black backpacks, police sources revealed.

The cruelly-designed bombs have 'frequently' been used in Afghanistan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, according to a 2010 Homeland Security Department pamphlet - hinting at the origins of the bombers behind the worst terrorist atrocity in the U.S. since 9/11.

When the devices exploded near the crowded Boston Marathon finish line around 2.50pm on Monday, victims suffered as many as 40 shrapnel wounds each and at least 10 people needed amputations. Witnesses described seeing body parts flying through the air and shoes that 'still had flesh in them'.


The bombs used to kill and maim are believed to have contained black powder or gunpowder as the explosive, and information on how to make such a bomb is available on the internet, experts said. The devices were then left at the scene to look like discarded property, CBS News reported.

Investigators have also found pieces of an electronic circuit board which could indicate a timer was used in the detonation.

Bomb: Images from a Homeland Security Department pamphlet shows a diagram for rudimentary improvised explosive devices using pressure cookers. Police sources have revealed that the device used in the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday used pressure cookers filled with shrapnel and ball bearings

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Staunch Government Critic, Dino Melaye Escapes Assassination In Abuja



caption:Dino’s bullet riddled car

By Premium Times

A former Nigerian federal lawmaker, Dino Melaye, Monday night escaped assassination in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city.

Mr. Melaye, a staunch government critic, was attacked in the high-brow Central Business District of the city, while making his way home.

He said the attackers, driving in a Golf car, crossed his car near the NNPC towers and immediately began shooting at him.

He said two bullets hit his car before he managed to escape unharmed.
“I am safe,” he told PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr. Melaye, a former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, shortly after leaving the National Assembly, switched to the opposition flank, actively leading the January 2012 fuel subsidy protest.

He has since then remained an anti-corruption activist.

“When you fight corruption, corruption fights back strongly,” he said, blaming the attack on his anti-corruption stance.