Wednesday 11 September 2013

Collapse Bridge Kills 16 People In Katsina [Photo]

An accident was said to have occurred yesterday morning, along theKatsina-Kano road, when two vehicles, a bus and a truck, plunged into a collapsed bridge atYarranda village in Charanchi Local Government Area of Katsina State, leaving no fewer than 16 people dead and 6 people missing.

The bus was reportedly conveying 23 passengers, including little children from Kankia to Kastina and plunged into the bridge which was said to have collapsed few minutes before due to the heavy downpour of Monday night.

Up to 15 passengers were dead from the accident while 6 others are still missing in the bus, one person was feared dead in a truck withregistration number XK 329 KMC, which plunged into the bridge…

Federal Government To Change PHCN to EMS

The Federal Government on Tuesday inaugurated the management team of the Electricity Management Services Limited, a new company that will take over some non-core professional services of the Power Holding Company, which will soon to be declared defunct.

The Nigerian Electricity Power Sector Reform Act, 2005 provided for the EMS, which has been incorporated as a government-owned limited liability company under the Ministry of Power.

Inaugurating the management of the company in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Power, Prof. Chinedu Nebo, said the PHCN would be confirmed defunct in a few weeks after the declaration of the Nigerian electricity transition market.

He explained that the EMS would take over the responsibilities of some non-core professional and subsidiary services of the PHCN and its successor companies.

Nebo said, "The post privatisation challenges of the rapidly evolving private sector-led power industry cannot be overemphasised, hence the establishment of the EMS as a player in providing sector wide services.

"The importance of establishing the EMS is, therefore, informed by the need to have a professional and technical agency of government at this crucial stage of the power sector reform to close up the technical gaps, which might have been created.

"It must be able, after today, to provide the needed services to drive, support and sustain the emerging private sector-led electricity industry in Nigeria."

The mandate of the company, the minister added, included providing all needed ancillary and support services to the Nigerian electricity supply industry.

These services include engineering laboratory, meter test stations, central stores system as well as testing and certification of major electrical equipment.

Court Dissolves Marriage Over Wife’s Battery Of Husband



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(NAN) – An Osogbo Grade III Customary Court on Tuesday dissolved a 17-year-old marriage of one Asimiyu Oladosu over frequent beating by the wife.
Oladosu told the court that his wife, Kehinde, was fond of beating him whenever he returns from church or outings.
He said the marriage was blessed with three children but he could no longer bear his wife’s attitude.
“I am tired of this marriage due to frequent beating by my wife as well as her nagging nature. She does not go to church and whenever I go to church or vigil, she will not allow me into the house and if she does, she beats me mercilessly. Based on these facts, I want the court to dissolve this union,” he said.
The wife, admitted that she usually beat her husband, adding that she did that under the influence of what she called an “unknown spirit.”
Kehinde, who cried profusely, prayed the court to settle the matter amicably, adding that she still loves her husband.
“What my husband said was true. I always beat him but I do not know what usually comes over me whenever I do that. I still love my husband and I want the matter to be settled amicably. I don’t want to leave him and I promise that I will never beat him again,” the wife said.
The President of the court, Mrs Temilade Agboola, pleaded on behalf of the woman and asked the man to forgive her.
But Oladosu refused and maintained that he preferred divorce.
Agboola said that since the husband wanted a divorce, there was nothing the court could do but to grant the request.
She dissolved the marriage and ordered that the wife should take custody of the three children.
Agboola also ordered Oladosu to give a monthly up-keep of N9, 000 for the children.

Messi, Ronaldo and Bale Name not Included As FIFA Reveals FIFA 14's 20 Best Free-Kick Takers


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1 Juan Arango (Borussia Monchengladbach) - Free-kick rating: 92
2 Sejad Salihovic (1899 Hoffenheim) - Free-kick rating: 90
3 Andrea Pirlo (Juventus) - Free-kick rating: 90
4 Didier Drogba (right) (Galatasaray) Free-kick rating: 89
5 Francesco Lodi (Genoa) Free-kick rating: 89
6 Ronaldinho (Atletico Mineiro) Free-kick rating: 88
7 Rasmus Elm (CSKA Moscow) Free-kick rating: 88
8 Benat (Athletic Bilbao) Free-kick rating: 88
9 Marcos Assuncao (Santos) Free-kick rating: 88
10 Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland) Free-kick rating: 88
11 Rafael van der Vaart (Hamburg) Free-kick rating: 88
12 Christian Fuchs (Schalke) Free-kick rating: 87
13 Keisuke Honda (CSKA Moscow) Free-kick rating: 87
14 Alberto Costa (Spartak Moscow) Free-kick rating: 87
15 Anotonio Di Natale (Udinese) Free-kick rating: 87
16 Xavi (Barcelona) Free-kick rating: 87
17 Hiroshi Kiyotake (FC Nurnberg) Free-kick rating: 87
18 Selcuk Inan (Galatasaray) Free-kick rating: 86
19 Christian Pander (Hannover 96) Free-kick rating: 86
20 Hernanes (Lazio) Free-kick rating: 86