Death Toll Rise To 82 In Kaduna Twin Bomb Blast

At least 82 people have been confirmed dead according to news reports in the yesterday’s Kaduna twin bomb blast which was targeted at former head of state, General Muhammadu Buhari and an Islamic cleric, Sheikh Dahiru Bauchi.

Police gave the figure yesterday to be 40, with several others injured, but fresh reports this morning says 82 people were killed in the twin bomb blast. It will also be recalled that Gen. Buhari after escaping the bomb attack, says it was a clear assassination attempt on his life. May their souls rest in peace.

Deadly Ebora Virus Confirmed In Lagos Hospital

The deadly Ebora virus has sadly been discovered in an hospital near Obalende, in Lagos State. The virus has already spread through some African countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea.

Real Reasons Sacked Governor Nyako Fled Nigeria

From Vanguard;

There was a clear indication last night that former Adamawa State Governor, Admiral Murtala Nyako, who was sacked last week, had fled the country.

A competent source confirmed to Vanguard exclusively that the governor was not in Nigeria, having left the shores shortly after he was impeached by the state House of Assembly over alleged gross misconduct.

Although the source close to Nyako claimed that the man had travelled out of Nigeria to take a deserved rest after many years on the saddle, it was learnt that the retired naval chief fled the country in a bid to avoid being harassed by security agents, who have been looking for him.

Former Petroleum Minister Dies

A former Minister of Petroleum, Rilwanu Lukman is dead. The former minister who was in office under the regime of Late Yar’Adua died this morning in Austria at the age of 75 after a brief illness.

The late Lukman was born on August 26 1938 in Zaria, Kaduna State and left behind a wife and 3 children.

Maiduguri In Total Darkness as Boko Haram Attacks Power Station

For three weeks running, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and its neighbourhoods have been plunged into total darkness following the reported damaging of major electricity installments around Damboa town by Boko Haram terrorists, security sources said.

A chilling echo of Nazi death trains as piles of MH17 corpses are put into refrigerated rail carriages to begin the grimmest journey

The stench of death is thick in the air as onlookers peer inside a freight train containing the bodies of some 200 victims of the MH17 massacre.

The scene, a grim echo of the mechanized slaughter of millions in the Second World War, has been created by Russian separatists who have collected piles of corpses from the plane crash and put them in refrigerated rail carriages.

There was international outrage over the undignified scene last night – with swarms of flies buzzing around the train – although defiant local militia men insisted they were doing what they could for the dead.

I Am Not On Facebook – Actress Nadia Buari Warns Fans

The current fake Facebook account misrepresentation of Actress-cum-business mogul, Nadia Buari, whose name was also used to create a Facebook account soliciting over 800, 000 fans and followers on Facebook across the globe.
According to The Trace, a fan identified as Osarodion Andrew is not only running the fake Nadia Buari account, but soliciting for funds from her fans and followers across the globe who find interest in the works of the actress.
“Team Nadia indicate the actress is only active as @iamnadiabuari on Instagram and @B5sNadiaBuari on twitter and has NO official Facebook account,”
The Trace stated in a release.