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Former South African leader Nelson Mandela, known as "Madiba" to many, has died on Thursday, said President Jacob Zuma. Zuma made an announcement on Thursday, reported The Associated Press. "Our beloved Nelson Mandela, the founding president of our democratic nation, has departed. He passed peacefully," Zuma wrote on Twitter. "He is now resting. He is now at peace," he said, adding that "our nation has lost its greatest son. Our people have lost a father." Photos uploaded to Twitter showed a massive media presence outside the home in Houghton on Thursday evening. The road outside the home was closed to traffic and police were patrolling. According to NBC, a tribal elder was seen at the home, while emergency vehicles were spotted outside. The Daily Telegraph reported that his two granddaughters and friend Bantu Holomisa were seen entering the home on Wednesday night. "Things are quite gloomy," an unnamed family friend was quo

Photos of a Boeing 747 cargo aircraft belonging to Saudi Airlines which veered off the runway last night at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.  The cascading plane led to the closure of the airport and cancelation of local international flight operations for several hours. The ministry of aviation has now announced the re-opening of the airport. More Photos After The Cut

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has been temporarily shut as planes have been prevented from taking off or landing. This has left hundreds of passengers stranded at the airport. One of the stranded passengers, Charle Musa, told PREMIUM TIMES that aviation officials told passengers that there was a problem with the runway. He said they were also told the problem would be resolved by 11:00 a.m. Thousands more travelling to Abuja from Lagos, Port-Harcourt and so on have also had their flights delayed.

SaharaReporters has learnt that President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience Jonathan, today checked in at a hospital in Germany. Last night, Mr. Jonathan had abruptly flown out of Abuja ostensibly to attend a Summit on peace and security in Africa that is organized by the French government. Several ministers and service chiefs accompanied the president to the airport for the late night flight, but only a handful of officials traveled on the actual flight.  A reliable source at the Presidency told SaharaReporters that, contrary to the impression created that the trip was exclusively for the French-sponsored security summit, Mr. Jonathan and his wife will undergo tests and receive treatment in the same German hospital where his wife spent several months last year.

Nigerian twin sisters who got married to twin brothers the same day, have made the Guinness Book of World Records as they were named the 1st in Africa and the 251st in the world to successfully do such. The couple were joined together at Foursquare Gospel Church in Omole, Ikeja, Lagos. Folawemi Taiwo Okunniyi and Febisola Kehinde Okunniyi are identical twin sisters from the same parents from Ondo State. Their grooms, Chinonso Akinade Okueze and Chibuzor Adelakin Okueze are also identical twins from the same parents from Asaba, Delta State. During the church wedding, officials of the Guinnes Book of World Records acknowledged that they have never had any record or history of twins’ marriage in Africa. 

 This girl is from Niger Delta Area and she is said to be very good in "Runs" things but her male customers started reducing and the babe thought the best option for her is to advertise her body online for men.  See another photo below...

After plenty of speculation surrounding the late  Paul Walker 's death,  CNN  reports that the L.A. County Coroner's Office has released a statement regarding the Nov. 30 crash and the star's official cause of death. Walker, who was 40 at the time of his death, passed away due to a combination of "traumatic and thermal injuries."   This means that the impact of the crash did not solely kill the star, but the collision combined with the resulting fire ultimately ended his life. The driver, Walker's friend  Roger Rodas,  died upon impact and burning was not listed as a factor in his death.  Toxicology results for both men will be available in six to eight week and the Medical Examiner has ruled both deaths to be an accident.