Report: Limo driver on phone before fatal fire
The estranged wife of the Northern California limousine driver who was behind the wheel when a fire in the vehicle killed five women celebrating a wedding in May said he...
Toppling TVs hurt thousands of kids each year
The number of pediatric injuries caused by falling TVs increased dramatically over a 22-year period, underscoring the need for increased prevention and awareness, a study finds. Falling televisions...
NIGERIA: Igbo presidency can only be actualized under APC –Okorocha.
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has stated that the agitation for a Nigerian presidentof Igbo extraction could only be realized on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC). Okorocha, who...
Pentagon chief can’t offer hope in budget cuts
JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The audience gasped in surprise and gave a few low whistles as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel delivered the news that furloughs, which have forced...
NIGERIA: How Abuja Electrician Recovered Gov. Akpabio’s Missing Dollars •Gets N1m Cash Reward
The over $250,000 (about N40 million) which last month was reportedly missing fromthe bedroom of Governor Godswill Akpabio at the Akwa Ibom state governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja,has been recovered...
NIGERIA: Bayelsa Governor Seriake Dickson Lavishes Public Funds On Private Beauty Pageant
Despite dwindling oil revenues that have drastically impacted Bayelsa State as well as N4 billion pension liabilities, Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa has just lavished public funds on a beauty...
Royal Baby Due to Arrive in England.
The Duchess of Cambridge has been admitted to hospital in the early stages of labour. Kate, who is thought to be more than a week past her due date, is...
Former Super Eagles Player, Pius Oleh Is Dead.
Confirming this on Sunday, the coordinator of the Association of Nigerian ex-internationals in the Diasposa (ANED), Pual Okoku said that Oleh, who until his demise, resided in Michigan, was found...
Strong earthquake in western China kills 20 people
BEIJING (AP) — A strong earthquake struck a rural part of western China on Monday morning, killing at least 20 people and injuring 296, according to the local government. ...
Giant ‘corpse flower’ blooms in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The long wait is finally over for visitors who have been yearning for a whiff of a giant flower that smells oddly like rotting flesh. The...