YABATECH Girls’ hostel fire: “How we escaped death”

Time there was when Ben Johnson used to be the world’s fastest runner, now it is Usain Bolt, an unbeatable world record he has maintained for many years.
Last Wednesday, when ‘Bakassi’ Hostel, the female living quarters of Yaba College of Technology became engulfed in inferno following electricity spark caused by power
surge that is still a focus of investigation, many of the students said to number over 200, tried to beat even Bolt, in the ensuing panic and stampede.

Cross River civil servants blast Gov. Ayade for paying their salaries too early

Civil servants in Cross River State on Friday condemned the decision of the state governor, Ben Ayade, to pay their December salary on the first day of the month.
Our correspondent learned that some civil servants had on December 1 received alerts for the month’s salary, as against the 25th of every month.

Boy loses his fingers following Qur’anic school teacher’s brutality

Musa Amadu, 10, suffered first degree burns on his hands after one Yawale, his teacher at a Qur’anic school in Kura, Kano State, scalded him with hot water, for allegedly, failing to run an errand for him, back in September.

Indonesian plane carrying policemen goes missing

Thirteen people are feared dead after an Indonesian police plane lost contact during a flight today to the island of Batam near Singapore.
The light cargo and passenger M28 Skytruck plane, carrying five crew members and eight passengers, dropped out of contact midmorning about 50 minutes after

“How God saved me” – Team-mate of Brazilian footballers killed in the Colombian plane crash

A distraught team-mate of the Brazilian footballers killed in the Colombian plane crash has made the astonishing claim the players were ‘assassinated’, declaring in an emotional outburst: ‘That wasn’t an accident’.

A High School Bus Carrying Cheerleaders in Texas Collides With 18-Wheeler, Some in Critical Condition

 A school bus carrying a group of high school cheerleaders from a football game collided with an 18-wheeler in West Texas late Friday night, leaving some passengers in critical condition.

Nigerian footballer, Izu, who was shot dead by soldiers buried amidst tears (photos)

The remains of footballer, Joseph Izu, was laid to rest at his hometown in Okarki village in Rivers State today December 3rd.
The grieving parents of the slain Shooting Stars defender, Izu Joseph,
Mr & Mrs George Joseph, have joined others to call on the Federal Government to bring the killers of their son to books.