18 killed in northeast Nigeria after bus and car collide burst into flames bursts 2 latest blast Nigeria's Gunmen Abduct Two Europeans North abduct Italian Briton north British contract workers rare northwest kidnapping Panic As Bomb is Discovered Church Premises Working Mothers How to Balance Work And Home Basketball Immigration Team Dare Opponents 'Big Sam' Warns Eagles Not Underrate Argentina WASSU Games Stars of the Continent Give Backing Faliat Congratulates New Ogun Governor Elect Jonathan Extols Adedoja Ekeji Shema Don't Use Religion Ethnicity Create Disunity Edo Lists Aisien Brodericks Oduah for FA Cup Final Ameobi Cancels Holiday Femi Kuti talks Nigerian elections music his father 'Fela!' Lagos

DUMBULWA, Nigeria — Nigerian authorities say 18 people are dead after a bus crashed head-on with a car in the country's northeast. Road safety official Ali Maigari said that the accident occurred Friday when the driver of a car trying to overtake the bus collided with it and it burst into flames. Authorities conducted a mass burial for the victims who were killed at the scene. Read full article >> Nigerian authorities say 18 people are dead after a bus crashed head-on with a car in the country's northeast. Police say that a blast in Nigeria's restive northeast has killed two bystanders at a bus stop. Police say gunmen have abducted two European contract workers in Nigeria's northwest where such kidnappings are rare. LAGOS, Nigeria — Police say gunmen have abducted two European contract workers in Nigeria's northwest where such kidnappings are rare. The Kebbi state police chief said the gunmen kidnapped an Italian and a Briton who had been working for an construction company Thursday night in the state capital of Birnin-Kebbi. Adamu Hassan said Saturday there had not been a request for ransom. Read full article >> About 50 nursery school children escaped death Friday when an explosive suspected to be rocket propelled bomb was discovered in a pit within a school premises in Enugu. That a woman can successfully balance family life and work might sound like a cliché, as the believe that the kitchen or home is her only constituency and adding a career ends in failure for her as a wife and mother or better still 'spoil the family' was one of the reasons that gave birth to feminism and women movements. As the first phase of the 7th edition of the Zenith Bank Women Basketball League dunks off today at Package B of the Abuja National Stadium, the coach of Nigeria Immigration Service basketball team, Bassey Kehinde has expressed her players' readiness to slug it out with the leading clubs in the country. Former Bolton Wanderers boss, Sam Allardyce has warned Nigeria's Super Eagles to throw everything in their arsenal into the international friendly game against Argentina scheduled for June 1. Nigeria's Olympic medallist, Falilat Ogunkoya Omotayo and some African football stars including the likes of Nigeria's Austin Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo, Cote d'Ivoire's Didier Drogba and Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor - all ambassadors of the West African School Sports Union (WASSU) - are among the many African sports icons who will be gracing the maiden edition of the WASSU Games to be held in Lagos. Africa's 400m record holder, Falilat Ogunkoya has congratulated Ibikunle Amosu as the new Governor of Ogun state, saying he would have a positive impact on sports in the state. President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has hailed the determination and commitment of eggheads of the sports ministry. He said the minister of sports and Chairman National Sports Commission (NSC), Prof. Taoheed Adedoja and the director general of the commission, Dr Patrick Ekeji have done well in the area of revamping the sports industry for the unity of the country. He said the enthusiasm of Nigerian sportsmen and women and the commitment of the Rivers State government toward hosting this year's National Sports Festival is quite commendable. He, however, stressed the need for the country to promote values that will cement the common interest and unity of the country. Governor Ibrahim Shema of Katsina state has said the issue of ethnic background and religion should not be allowed to create disunity and instability in the country, appealing to Nigerians to forget their differences and work together for the progress and unity of the country. Edo State Football Association, says it will use this weekend State FA Cup final to honour some soccer personalities who have helped the growth of the game in the state and the country in general. Newcastle United striker Shola Ameobi said he would forgo his summer holiday in his quest to make his debut for the Eagles. Just a few weeks ago, Nigeria celebrated a relatively peaceful election, with incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and his People s Democratic Party emerging victorious. Just a few weeks ago, Nigeria celebrated a relatively peaceful election, with incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and his People s Democratic Party emerging victorious.
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