Marianne Faithfull, Iconic Rock Chanteuse and Inspiration to the Rolling Stones, Passes Away at 78

Marianne Faithfull, the singer, actress, steely-eyed “It” girl of Swinging ‘60s London and subject of numerous Rolling Stones songs including “Wild Horses” and “Sister Morphine,” opened her 1994 autobiography with a disclaimer: “Never apologize, never explain — didn’t we always say that? Well, I haven’t and I don’t.” Faithfull, who once described herself as “the…

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Gov. Otu’s Chief of Staff, Six Commissioners Honoured with National Leadership Awards

Gov. Otu’s Chief of Staff, Six Commissioners Honoured with National Leadership Awards

Chief of Staff to Cross River State Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar (4th from R), Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Chief Perry Opara (3rd R) and others at the award ceremony. By Anietie Akpan The Chief of Staff to Cross River State Governor, Hon. Emmanuel Ironbar, alongside seven State Commissioners, have been honoured with the prestigious…

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Suspected Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Accident, Killing Four Soldiers and Injuring Others in Lagos

Four soldiers from the Myoung Barracks, Yaba in Lagos State, are feared de@d after a suspected drunken driver rammed his vehicle into their midst during the morning physical training on Friday morning, January 21.   Eyewitnesses say the vehicle rammed into the soldiers around the barracks resulting in one of the occupants of the car…

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CT-based Sikorsky Manufactured Army Black Hawk Helicopter Involved in DC Plane Crash

U.S. military and aviation officials are investigating the mid-air collision of a Sikorsky helicopter with a passenger airplane in Washington, D.C. A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Eagle Flight 5342 on final approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport over the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. The American Airlines flight was coming from Wichita, Kansas. Todd Inman, a National Transportation Safety Board member, told reporters during a Thursday afternoon…

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