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Retired Soldier Murders Wife And hacks son with machete in a bid to marry his mistress
June 15, 2013 | konknaijagirl
The sleepy community of Igarra in Akoko –Edo local government area of Edo State was thrown into mourning on Thursday following the gruesome murder of Mrs. Onyonishoyi Ukana by her husband, a retired Warrant officer, (WO 2), of the Nigerian … Read More
The lamentation of Nigeria’s flag designer
June 13, 2013 | konknaijaboyMichael Taiwo Akink
KEMI OLAITAN writes on the expectations at independence, the disappointments, pains and agonies of Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, the man, who at 25, designed the green-white-green flag. Nigeria’s flag
When Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, at the age of 25, … Read More
Nigeria Mourns National Anthem Composer
June 13, 2013 | konknaijaboyThe country mourns the death of composer of the Nigerian National Anthem, Pa Benedict Odiase.
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Nigeria: Composer of the National Anthem, Pa Odiase Is Dead
Vanguard, 12 June 2013
Pa Benedict Odiase … Read More
Highlife singer, Fatai Rolling Dollar dies @ 85
June 13, 2013 | konknaijaboyBy BENJAMIN NJOKU, OPEOLUWANI OGUNJIMI, ANOZIE EGOLE & IYABO AINA
LAGOS — One of Nigeria’s oldest surviving highlife musicians, Fatai Olayiwola Olagunju, popularly known as Fatai Rolling Dollar died, yesterday morning in Lagos.
85-year-old Rolling Dollars died at Marritol Hospital … Read More
Villagers Lynch Rapist & Bury Him Beside His Victim
June 13, 2013 | konknaijaboy
Villagers in Bolivia’s southern highlands buried a man alive in the grave of the woman he is suspected of having raped and murdered, an official said Thursday.
Police had identified 17-year-old Santos Ramos as the possible culprit in the attack … Read More
Nigeria now has second highest population living with HIV/AIDS globally – NACA
June 13, 2013 | konknaijaboy
The National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA, on Tuesday disclosed that 3.4 million Nigerians were living with HIV/AIDS, the second largest globally.
The agency’s Director-General, Prof. John Idoko, stated this at a Senate public hearing on a bill … Read More
