Edo Born Nollywood Actor Shot Dead In Benin City Three Weeks After His Wedding

Popular Edo born Nollywood actor and board of internal revenue staff,  Flavian Okojie (pictured above) has been shot dead in Benin City by 'armed robbers' in the evening of Sunday 29th September in Benin, 3 weeks after his wedding.

Man Losses 5 Children To Fire Disaster

The arrival of Mr Okene’s new baby was immediately  followed by the death of his five other children in a night fire that engulfed their house at E 36, Faskari Street in the Kakuri area of the Kaduna metropolis.

HORROR: Over 245 Killed In Brazil NightClub Fire

At least 245 people were killed in a nightclub fire in southern Brazil yesterday (Sunday) after a band’s pyrotechnics show set the building ablaze, and fleeing patrons were unable to find the emergency exits, local officials said. Bodies were still being removed from the Kiss nightclub in the southern city of Santa Maria, Major Gerson da Rosa Ferreira, who was leading rescue efforts at the scene for the military police, told Reuters as at press time.

Over 60 People, Mostly Children Crushed To Death In Ivory Coast New Year's Eve Stampede

Children injured in the stampede are treated in an Abidjan hospital

More than 60 people, most of them children aged between eight and 15, have died in a New Year's Eve stampede at a stadium in Ivory Coast.

Lagos State Deputy Governor's Residence On Fire

Reports reaching us have it that the residence of the deputy Governor of Lagos State,Hon.  Adejoke Orelope Adefulire  has been gutted by fire.

The fire is said to be caused by an electric wire fault.

Men of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and the Lagos fire services, have since reported at her Osborne Road, Victoria Island home, to put out the fire.

Details to come as the story unfolds.

Multiple Tragedy: How Our 4 Kids Were Roasted To Death...Couple

The tragic memory is still very strong in the hearts Mr. & Mrs. Augustine Ikwuagwu of Comfort Oboh Street, Kirikiri Town, Lagos despite the fact that its been weeks since the fire disaster that wiped out five of their precious kids. Indeed, the tragedy has been a nightmare to the couple. When Saturday Sun met with the couple recently, pain and agony have overwhelmed them, as they recounted their loss.

R.I.P. Charles Durning

One of  Hollywood most prolific and acclaimed character actors,  Charles Durning has died at the age of 89.
Many might know Durning from his turns in films like Tootsie, The Hudsucker Proxy, The Sting.  Some of his prominent roles ranges from a wartime Nazi colonel to the Pope, but his most celebrated film part was as a comically corrupt state governor in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
The actor  is also well known as a World War II veteran who took part in the D-Day invasion at Omaha Beach, not to mention the Battle of the Bulge and also being one of very few survivors of the Malmedy massacre.
May his soul Rest in peace, Amen.

House Loaded With Fireworks Explodes Spreading Fire To Several Buildings In Lagos

A warehouse containing fire crackers exploded on Lagos Island this morning, with fire spreading to several houses and cars close by. Witnesses said fireworks were stored in the warehouse on Lagos Island, and the blaze quickly spread to other buildings.

Acid Attack Victim Wins India's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Top Prize

Now and Before

The brave victim of an horrific acid attack as a teenager has won the jackpot on India's most popular TV quiz show.

Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime Dies In India?

A heavy cloak of mourning may have fallen again on the Nigeria once more today as rumours of Governor Sullivan Chime’s death filters in. Shortly after the death of Governor Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State was announced.

It was said in a rumor going around that he gave up the ghost in India.

The late Governor, His Excellency Sullivan Chime was said to have been battling with an undisclosed illness for some months now. And when citizens of the State began questioning his prolonged absence from Enugu, the officials gave a story that he was on a long vacation accrued over some period of years.

May his soul rest in peace.

NOTE: Story not yet confirmed

More details will be available shortly….

US School Massacre: Kids Between 6 And 7 Shot Up To 11 Times

THIS is the face of crazed gunman Adam Lanza who shot dead 27 in an American school rampage.

Cops said Lanza forced his way into the school before silently walking through and opening fire — leaving among his victims, 20 children aged five to ten.

The massacre was the worst school shooting in a nation notoriously plagued by them.

CONNECTICUT police confirm that at least 27 people - including 18 children have been killed.

The manner of death for each of the victims was homicide, Carver said.
He added that two of the victims were shot at extremely close range, and each child was shot between three and 11 times.

Found dead ... Lanza's mum Nancy

Evangelist Helen Ukpabio's Mum Dies Following The Brutal Killing Of Her 3 Sons

Evangelist Helen Ukpabio

Mrs Etim Ukpabio the mother of Evangelist Helen Ukpabio's has passed on. She died months after witnessing the brutal killing of three of her sons on the same day. She also lost a daughter a few days later who died from shock after learning about what happened to her brothers. In case you missed the story earlier, please read it HERE.

Nigeria Under Water: The Devastating Effects Of Flooding (In Pictures)

 Widespread flooding across Nigeria in recent months has killed about 363 people and displaced more than two million.

The flooding, which was caused by the overflowing of the River Niger has greatly affected many states of the federation. To alleviate the sufferings of people displaced by the flood, billions of Naira has been allocated by the Federal Government and donated by well meaning groups and individuals.
Despite the efforts aimed at reducing the devastating impact of the flood, some parts of the country are still under water with many residents unable to live in their homes or run their businesses.

Here traditional healer Joseph Edem, his wife Endurance and children Godfreedom, aged 10, and Josephine, 12, stand in front of their Igobeni house. The family says the floods were sudden. “I thought we were going to die,” says Josephine. “I don’t know where many of my friends are because water also entered their house.”

Nigerian farm worker Dalami, pictured above in Ahoada in Rivers state, says the day the floods hit more than 50 goats were drowned. Photographer Gideon Mendel has visited communities in the south battling to recover six weeks after their homes were flooded. He found many people’s houses in Igobeni, Bayelsa state, still waist-high with water.

Nollywood Actor, Pete Enehes After Leg Amputation

Nollywood Veteran actor, Pete Eneh passed on yesterday.

He died on Thursday at Parklane Hospital, Enugu where he had been receiving treatment for the past four months over a leg infection. The actor had one of his legs amputated on the 24th of October at the hospital due to a serious infection he got after sustaining an injury that refused to heal because of his diabetic condition.

He will definitely be missed.

May his soul rest in peace, Amen!

Shopping Mall Collapses In Ghana, Hundreds Trapped

The top floors of a five-story shopping center built earlier this year in a suburb of Ghana's capital collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least one person and leaving hundreds trapped in the rubble, authorities and eyewitnesses said.

Over 100 Suspects Arrested Over Mubi Killings

Over 100 suspects, including students, in Mubi and adjoining communities have been arrested over Tuesday’s gruesome killing of over 25 people, many of whom were students of the Federal Polytechnic and the School of Health Technology, Mubi in Adamawa State.

Updates On The Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State Killings

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Investigations have commenced on the brutal killings of at least 26 people in an attack on a off-campus student hostel of the Federal Polytechnic, Mubi, Adamawa State
Most victims were students called out by name by the gunmen, police said. A resident said the attackers went from door-to-door, shooting or stabbing.
It is unclear who is responsible.

Bride Killed In A Ghastly Car Accident On Her Way To Her Church Wedding

Sunday Express is reporting this very tragic story of a 25-year-old  final year student of Industrial Relation at the University of Cotonou, Benin Republic.
 According to Sunday Express; the bride was involved in a ghastly motor accident shortly after she left home in a convoy of exotic cars for her church wedding somewhere in Ikeja, Lagos.

8-Month-Pregnant Woman Killed In Ebonyi State For Allegedly Stealing Crops In A Farm

The circumstances surrounding the death of an 8-month-old pregnant woman, Mrs. Grace Nwangwu,  who was killed in Ikwo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State remains foggy.

Ghana’s President Atta Mills Dies Months Before Seeking 2nd Term

John Atta Mills, who was elected president in the closest vote in Ghana’s history and then led the West African country amid newfound oil wealth, died Tuesday just months before the end of his first term. He was 68.