Good afternoon! Here are 10 things you need to know today:
1. In the headline this morning is the massacre of 40 students of Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Gujiba Local Government Area of Yobe State by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect. The latest attack generated wide condemnations from well-meaning Nigerians who called on President Goodluck Jonathan to tackle the outlawed sect. 2. Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Adesina Ajayi, passed away at the age of 61 after a protracted battle with cancer of the urinary bladder. Ajayi until his demise represented Odigbo Constituency 11 at the Ondo State House of Assembly. 3. Justice Ishaq Bello-led Anambra State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Awka on Tuesday struck out the application brought by a claimant to the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Dr. Chike Obidigbo. The tribunal in its verdict said Obidigbo is a stranger to the entire petition. 4. On a sad note, over five persons were crushed to death ...