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BY Emeka Mamah Snippets from the autopsy report on the 25 corpses dumped inside Ezu River in Amansea, Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, indicate that the deceased were extra-judicially murdered. Vanguard gathered from sources in Lagos last night that the pathologists, who carried out the autopsy, discovered some bullet wounds, bruises and other signs that the suspects did not die of natural causes. The sources said although the results of the autopsy were scanty, it would be correct to assume that those whose corpses were thrown into the river had been in detention or custody. Anambra State Commissioner for Health, Dr Lawrence Ikeakor, had said that government made “startling discoveries” from the corpses of three of the victims, whose bodies were initially exhumed, prompting it to order further investigations on the remaining bodies. Tongues were wagging last night that some of those killed were suspected kidnap or armed robbery suspects in the custody

Jorge Mario Bergoglio of  Argentina  was elected pope on Wednesday to lead the Roman Catholic Church, a prelate announced to huge crowds gathered in St. Peter's Square. He took the name Pope Francis, the cardinal said. Cardinals elected Bergoglio on just the second day of a secret conclave to find a successor to Pope Benedict, who abdicated unexpectedly last month.

•  Argentinian scores twice in 4-0 second-leg victory • Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova to return in two weeks • All the best pictures from Camp Nou Lionel Messi  delivered a "magisterial" display to inspire  Barcelona  to a 4-0 win over  Milan  and complete a remarkable comeback that took his side into the quarter-finals of the  Champions League . The Argentinian forward capped a breathtaking display with two goals as Barça overturned a 2-0 first-leg deficit to clinch a place in the last eight. Yet for all their dominance, the assistant coach Jordi Roura dismissed suggestions that his team are favourites to win the competition. He also indicated that  Tito Vilanova , off work  recovering from cancer of the saliva gland , may return to his job soon, after Charly Rexach, who is adviser to the club's president, had revealed that he expected the first-team coach to be back in Barcelona on 25 March. Roura praised his players for their intensity and admitted that

White smoke has flowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel – but the pontiff's name has yet to be announced White smoke emerges from the chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel to signify to the world that a new pope has been chosen. Photograph: Gregorio Borgia/AP The Roman Catholic church has a new pope.  White smoke flowed from the chimney above the Sistine Chapel  in the  Vatican  shortly after 6pm on Wednesday, signalling that one of the candidates for the pontificate had obtained the necessary two-thirds majority for election. As is customary, the identity of the new pope was not immediately made known. And the crowd in St Peter's Square was waiting expectantly for him to appear on the huge balcony that runs across the front of St Peter's basilica. The  fumata bianca  – the white smoke signal that marks the successful conclusion of a  papal conclave  – arrived after five ballots on the second day of voting. The smoke that poured out of the  comig

The whole of Oke-Opo area in Ilesha Osun State was thrown into panic when human butchered and parts seller was apprehended by the Police after tip off by the residents of the area. you can imagine this just for money

The Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, has said that the reported killing of seven kidnapped  foreign construction workers by a militant Islamic group, Jama’atu Ansarul Musilimina Fi Biladis Sudan, remains unconfirmed. “As long as it (killing) remains unconfirmed, efforts will be made to ensure their rescue and security,”  Moro told the Hausa service of the  British Broadcasting Corporation  on Monday. “I want us to also think that belief is quite different from confirmation. And maybe the affected countries believe that was what happened, but on its part, the country where it is said to have happened, based on what it sees, is doing the best it can in ensuring the men are freed, who it hopes are alive.” But  his  belief  and comments by his Information counterpart , Labaran Maku,  as well as   security agencies  showed that there was confusion  in  government circle over the fate of the kidnapped foreigners. Shortly before the Interior Minister spoke, JAMBS,  in order to

A 53-year-old grandmother, Sikirat Giwa, has been arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja while trying to smuggle out cocaine under her hair weave. Giwa was arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Saturday with 1kg of white powdery, which later tested positive to cocaine. The suspect was apprehended while trying to board an Ethiopian airline Flight ET 910 to Pakistan enroute Addis Ababa and Dubai. NDLEA Abuja Airport commander, Mr. Hamisu Lawan said that the suspect was arrested during routine check. He said, “There was no prior information on Sikirat as the drug was detected when a female officer carried out a body frisk on her during outward screening of passengers. “We also arrested one 59-year-old suspected accomplice, Joseph Umunna, who brought Sikirat to the airport.” It was learnt that the cocaine was sewn to Giwa’s hair before an artificial hair weave was then sewn on as a covering. It was also learnt that Umunna was assigned

So, the stage is set of this all conquering FC Barcelonaside to overcome one of the biggest challenges in last two years. After losing the first leg away 3-1 at San Siro, FC Barcelona have to do it all at Nou Camp now. A failure to do that will see the dream of retaining the Champions league crown at our rivals home ending. Many have pointed out that we need a miracle to go through to the final, but for me that is more of an exaggeration. What we really need is a solid, compact and a determined performance and we could be heading to Bernabeu. The last time Inter Milan visited Camp Nou we ended up winning the match comfortably - FC Barcelona - 2, Inter -0 . A repeat of the same performance will see us comfortably through to the final and that is the reason why I emphasized on a good compact performance rather than a miracle. No way this is going to be easy, but this FC Barcelona side has the talent to achieve that result even with the absence of Iniesta.  The last two Champions Lea

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**Largest Arms Cache recovered for the group. **JTF Spy takes over Boko Haram Bases. **the fight lasted 5 hours, across Bulabulin, Bayern quarters and Jajeri areas of Maiduguri township. The Joint Task Force in Borno State killed 52 members of the Islamic terror group, Boko Haramin in a clash with security forces late yesterday in Maiduguri. The attack came just few hours after the president, Dr Goodluck Jonathan had lavished praises on the JTF for its gallantry in the fight against the menace of the Boko Haram during his two day official visit to Borno state. A statement made available to newsmen in Maiduguri the Borno State capital by the JTF spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa reveals that JTF lost two personnel in the operation carried out between 3:00 and 8:00 PM yesterday around Bulabulin, Bayern quarters and Jajeri areas of Maiduguri metropolis. The operation according to the statement was based on information and intelligent report leading to series of operati

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The governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun has sworn in Mrs.  Abimbola Ibironke Akeredolu,  as the first female Attorney General (AG) since the creation of the state in 1976. The governor also swore in Mrs. Patricia Funmilola Oduniyi as Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice. Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony attended by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade and immediate past Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Wemimo Ogunde (SAN), at the Governor’s Office in Abeokuta, Mr. Amosun pointed out that this is the first time the entire top echelon of the justice system in the state would be manned by women. He told the women to see their inauguration on “the day the world is celebrating International Women’s Day” as a call to service. “We must ensure that the confidence reposed in us by the electorate is not misplaced,” he said. The state helmsman praised the immediate past AG, noting that “he worked diligent

Shakhtar Donetsk was brushed aside by Borussia Dortmund as a 10-manManchester United conceded two goals within ten minutes of the sending off. Celticdid not cause much trouble for Juventus while PSG’s two away goals were too much to cope for Valencia and the final four fixtures of the Champions League Round of 16 will be played next week. In the Europa League, the remaining participants are preparing to play the first leg of their respective Round of 16 ties. The 16 participants come from 11 nationalities – three from England and Russia, two from Italy and one club each from eight UEFA nations. Europa League: Key Facts Out of the eight teams that were transferred to Europa from the Champions League, only three are still in contention: Chelsea, Benfica and Zenit St. Petersburg. The reigning champions, Atletico Madrid, were dumped out of the competition by Rubin Kazan which means there are only three clubs that have appeared in this stage of the tournament before. Rubin made i

The Nigerian Army have found different sophisticated weapons in the home of Honourable Hussein Dei Dei, a CPC Lawmaker and close associate of Rtd Gen. Buhari from Kaduna state and Grassroots Organizer of the Proposed Merged Party, the All progressive Congress (APC). Six AK 47 assault rifles and some ammunition and bomb making devices were found following raid by Nigerian troops in his home near Dalet barrack in Kawo area of Kaduna city. A press statement from Nigeria army's division 1 internal security force led by Brigadier General TC Ude said the raid was carried out on Tuesday March 5th 2013 at about 5.30pm following intelligence report in the area. The statement also revealed that two men, two women and five children were arrested during the operation. Apart from six AK 47 assault rifles the military listed the following items were recovered: 1] One light Machine Gun. 2] One teargas Launcher. 3] Twenty Seven Loaded and Seventeen empty AK 47 magazines. 4] One FN Ri

EU fines Microsoft $731 million for broken promise, warns others The European Union fined Microsoft Corp 561 million euros ($731 million) on Wednesday for failing to offer users a choice of web browser, an unprecedented sanction that will act as a warning to other firms involved in EU antitrust disputes. It said the U.S. software company had broken a legally binding commitment made in 2009 to ensure that consumers had a choice of how they access the internet, rather than defaulting to Microsoft’s Explorer browser. An investigation found that Microsoft had failed to honor that obligation in software issued between May 2011 and July 2012, meaning 15 million users were not given a choice. It is the first time the European Commission, the EU’s anti-trust authority, has handed down a fine to a company for failing to meet its obligations. While the sanction is sizeable, representing 1 percent of Microsoft’s 2012 fiscal-year revenues, the Commission could have charged the compan

sung Galaxy Note 10.1 To Come On Verizon For $600 From Thursday Korean electronics giant, Samsung, will stop at nothing to enlarge its coast in terms of wide reach for its never-ending release of devices as it has allowed its LTE version of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10.1 be available at Verizon Wireless starting from Thursday the 7 th  of March this week. The tablet which will be available online and in several Verizon stores has been allotted a price tag of $599.99 for 16GB of internal flash storage, compared to the retail price for WiFi-only versions of $499.99 for 16GB or $549.99 for 32GB. Despite Samsung not being able to topple the Apple yet with its android-based platform, the several lines of tablets released by the South Korean Company has earned the company so much boost in the world when it comes to the smartphone industry, as one of the executives of the company actually confessed at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress that their products will double this

Yahoo Inc is shutting down seven products, including its mobile app for Blackberry smartphones, as new Chief Executive Marissa Mayer takes a page from Google Inc’s Playbook by eliminating unsuccessful products en masse. The product shutdowns, which Yahoo announced on its official company blog on Friday, are part of what the company said are regular efforts to evaluate and review its product lineup. “The most critical question we ask is whether the experience is truly a daily habit that still resonates for all of you today,” wrote Jay Rossiter, Yahoo’s executive vice president of Platforms. The announcement represents Yahoo’s second group shutdown of products since Mayer, a former Google executive, became CEO of the struggling Web portal in July. So-called “spring cleaning” announcements, in which multiple products are shut down, have become a regular feature at Google in recent years. Mayer signaled the company would prune its line-up of mobile apps at an investor conferenc

The Ogun State House of Assembly is in the news again and for the wrong reason, as the Speaker, Suraji Adekanbi, and some other members have been suspended for alleged maladministration. The Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Suraji Adekanbi This followed the suspension of four members of the Assembly – Remi Hazzan, Adijat Oladapo, Job Akintan and John Obafemi – by the Assembly leadership over the composition of the membership of the Assembly’s Tender Board which has been a subject of controversy among the lawmakers. But in their response the four members and 10 others sympathetic to their cause announced the suspension of the Speaker, Mr. Adekunbi, his deputy, Mr. Tola Banjo and another member simply identified as Oluomo. They alleged high handedness by the Speaker, accusing him of an attempt to impose his cronies on the lawmakers over the membership of the Assembly’s Tenders Board, and fraud in the award of contracts in the Assembly. The disagreement resulted

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