Photo: Six members of a family killed in auto crash laid to rest

Six members of a family, who were killed when a taxi crashed into the back of a truck, on Saturday, November 19th, near Hammanskraa, South Africa, have been laid to rest.

However,that wasn't the only tragedy. The Izinyoka's family lost a 10- year old relative last Wednesday. Jimmy Tshabalala touched an electricity cable at their home in Damonsville and was electrocuted to death. The boy was buried on Friday. A cousin, Eliot Tshabalala, told Daily Sun he was supposed to be in the taxi but he didn’t go. 

"I couldn’t believe it when I received the news that my sisters and brothers died," he said. "We are still in shock. This is so painful."

Photos: Man who rode on a bicycle from Ibadan to Makurdi after completing his youth service gets automatic employment

Isaac Sekav Ahungwa who rode on a bicycle from Ibadan, Oyo State to Makurdi after completing his National Youth Service, has been offered automatic employment by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State. Ortom announced this Monday when he received Ahungwa at the state government house in Makurdi.

He described the young man as a determined son of the state whose example should be emulated by others.

"It did not happen in Lagos" Police denies thief was burnt to death at Alafia

The Lagos state police command has denied claims that the incident of jungle justice where a suspected young thief was burnt to death on Saturday November 12th, (read here) happened in Lagos. Recall that a video surfaced online last week showing what many presumed to be a 7 year old boy being burnt to death for allegedly stealing food items.

Investigations carried out by LIB showed that an alleged thief was burnt to death at Alafia, along the Badagry expressway when him and some of his gang members tried to steal the bag of a woman.

However speaking exclusively to LIB this afternoon, the Lagos state Police Command Public Relations Officer, Dolapo Badmos, said the recorded incident never happened in Lagos. When asked to give an update, she said;

"The update is that it did not happen in Lagos. A corpse was removed there and that is the corpse of an adult of about 25 years and investigations revealed that this is someone that attacked a passerby with cutlass and people pounced on him and used the same cutlass on him".

Pope Francis grant all catholic priests power to forgive abortion

 Pope Francis, who is the 266th and current Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, has granted all priests the power to forgive abortion, a right previously reserved for bishops in most parts of the world. He said:

‘I henceforth grant to all priests, in virtue of their ministry, the faculty to absolve those who have committed the sin of procured abortion. 

  The provision I had made in this regard, limited to the duration of the Extraordinary Holy Year, is hereby extended.’

Senate will reject proposal to punish people for ownership of Forex

The Senate has expressed surprise at a recommendation by the Nigerian Law Reform Commission for a review of the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Act in order to empower the Central Bank of Nigeria to jail people for up to two years  or fine them for 20 percent of the amount of the foreign currency held in their possession for more than 30 days.

The Senate in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi stated that with its focus on boosting investor' confidence in the nation's economy,  such move as proposed by the Commission that will prevent investors from making  free entry and free exit from the market will be outrightly rejected by its members.

 "The measure is disruptive and counter productive, threatening to undermine many of the reform efforts already underway in the legislature and by government ministries intended to boost investor confidence. 

“The Senate would never pass such a punitive and regressive proposal. Overall, some of the Commission’s recommendation has many sound attributes and could help Nigeria’s investment climate.  We believe the CBN should have the authority to regulate the forex market and determine the exchange rate policy as already enshrined in its enabling Act.

Curvaceous socialite, Corazon Kwamboka called to Bar in Kenya (Photos)

Nairobi socialite and lawyer, Corazon Kwamboka has been admitted into the Roll of Advocates at the Supreme Court of Kenya today. The curvaceous model was admitted alongside 124 lawyers.

The excited Corazon took to her IG to post a series of photos in her lawyer’s gown and wig. See more photos after the cut....

Kanu Nwankwo's late mum to be buried December 3rd

Susan Nwnnediya Kanu - mother of Soccer Legend Nwankwo Kanu will be buried on Saturday Dec. 3, 2016 a Amannagwu village- Arochukwu' Abia State. She died on Sept. 7th. She was 82 years old.

Deputy President of the Senate Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator  Ike Ekweremadu in a letter he personally to Nwankwo Kanu extols the good virtues of selfless service to humanity which she has bequeathed creditably to her children thereby keeping her name alive in the kind pages of history .

Eminent Nigerian and Soccer greats have confirmed to send condolences and support towards the burial of late Sussan Nwannediya Kanu Iheme .