Why President Jonathan forced out his chief of staff

SaharaReporters has gathered that a huge dossier prepared on the activities of the erstwhile Chief of Staff of President Goodluck Jonathan, whom he fired today, revealed an extensive corruption profile. 
But the former Deputy Governor of Edo State is unlikely to be asked to answer to any of them because Mr. Jonathan does not want to open a Pandora’s Box involving persons at the highest levels of his administration, analysts have told SaharaReporters.

BEHOLD! THE WORST DRIVER IN THE WORLD CAUGHT ON CCTV

Worst driver in the world caught on CCTV, in Manila, the capital and second largest city of the Philippines.

18-foot Burmese python found in Florida Everglades

Engineers in the Everglades stumbled upon a near-record-breaking Burmese python measuring more than 18 feet long during a routine inspection of levees on Tuesday, a water management district spokesman said. The snake, measuring at 18 feet 2 inches, fell short of the state record by 6 inches, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Fire guts St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos

A temporary wave of apprehension swept through the prestigious St. Nicholas Hospital, located at 57 Campbell Street, Lagos Island, on Sunday when fire broke out in a room on the 9th floor of the health institution, displacing over 40 patients on admission.

Indian woman, baby burned alive for dowry

 Police in eastern India have arrested the husband and parents-in-law of a young woman for allegedly burning her and her baby girl alive.

The primary motive behind the January 30  attack is suspected to be dowry-related, as alleged by the parents of the dead woman, Jharkhand state police superintendent N.K. Mishra said.

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies of drug overdose

Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent drug overdose, law enforcement sources said.

Police said Hoffman, 46, was found on the bathroom floor and pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators found two bags of what is believed to be heroin inside the fourth-floor apartment, law enforcement officials said.

Pastor, 10 others killed in fresh terrorists’ attack in Adamawa

Suspected Boko Haram members struck again in Madagali Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Friday, killing 11 persons, including a pastor. The attack came barely a week after the insurgents’ terror unleashed on a Catholic Church in another village in the local government area left no fewer than 35 persons dead.