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Meeting held at Apostolic Palace A  Nigerian  delegation on Friday travelled to Rome for a private audience with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The  delegation  included President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience. ChannelsTV reports that  Jonathan  and Pope  Francis  on Saturday had a lengthy discussion about the country's position on same-sex marriages after a law banning it was recently signed by Jonathan. Click through our gallery for pictures of the visit.

James Rebhorn, whose  acting resume  includes a long list of character roles in major films and TV shows, died Friday, his representative said Sunday. Rebhorn was 65. While you may not know his name, Rebhorn's face may be familiar as the arrogant headmaster in Al Pacino's "Scent of a Woman" or the scheming secretary of defense in "Independence Day." Think back to the series finale of TV's "Seinfeld" in 1998. Rebhorn played the district attorney. More recently, he was Frank Matheson in eight episodes of "Homeland." Rebhorn was one of those busy actors sometimes referred to as "that guy." Tall and gangly, he had a face that served him well as a villain or corrupt politician.

  Malaysia Airlines Flight   370 went down over the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said Monday, citing a new analysis of satellite data by a British satellite company and accident investigators, and apparently ending hopes that anyone survived. A relative of a missing passenger briefed by the airline in Beijing said, "They have told us all lives are lost." The Prime Minister based his announcement on what he described as unprecedented analysis of satellite data sent by the plane by British  satellite provider  Inmarsat and the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch. He didn't describe the nature of the analysis. But he said it made it clear that the plane's last position was in the middle of the remote southern  Indian Ocean , "far from any possible landing sites.

A Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom reconciliation might be on the cards as reports say the pair 'talk all the time'. PA Photos Rumours have been circulating that Lamar wants Khloe back and now it's believed that she may be feeling the same way too. TheKeeping Up With The Kardashiansstar filed for divorce from her husband of four years back in December, which is currently being aired on the show, however sources claim the pair haven't given up on their marriage yet. An insider told  Us Weekly : "They're talking all the time. It's not over yet."

This weekend it was   Ciara 's baby shower, the singer who is over four months pregnant with her first child, invited her BFF   Kim Kardashian , and Kim's mum Kris Jenner to come and celebrate with her at her Beverly Hills home. Rex Features The mummy-to-be looked stunning in her gorgeous maxi dress from Naeem Khan's Spring Summer collection.   Kim Kardashian  opted for a gorgeous white ensemble, which showed off a pair of nude Tom Ford strappy sandals. Momager Kris was by her daughter's side, also wearing head to toe white, and they brought quite the gift basket for Ciara!

Archeologists in the historic city of Luxor, Egypt have unveiled two massive ancient statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III to the public. The newly restored quartzite statues, one of which is more than 11 meters high and weighs 250 tonnes, can be found at the funerary temple of Amenhotep III. They join a pair of already famous giants at the temple known as the Colossi of Memnon -- two 16-meter-high images of King Amenhotep III seated on his throne, also made of quartzite. The unveiling was presided over by German archaeologist Hourig Sourouzian, who heads the temple of Amenhotep III  conservation project .

  An Egyptian court sentenced at least 528 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood to death Monday on charges related to violent riots in the southern Egyptian city of Minya last August, including the murder of a  police officer , the country's official news agency said. The riots took place after a deadly crackdown by security forces on two large sit-ins in Cairo, where demonstrators were supporting ousted President Mohammed Morsy. While the official MENA  news agency  reported 528 death sentences, other Egyptian media said 529 people were sentenced to death.

A neighbor of  Oscar Pistorius  said she heard "terrified, terrified screaming" the morning the Olympian  killed  his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp . The testimony by Anette Stipp began the trial's fourth week. Questioned by prosecutor Gerrie Nel, Stipp said she awoke early the morning of February 14, 2013, and heard "terrified, terrified screaming ... It sounds to me as if there's a family murder, why else would she scream like that." Stipp described hearing a series of three shots, a woman screaming, also a man screaming, and then three more shots before the screaming stopped. Her husband, Dr. Johan Stipp, testified earlier in the trial.

Are found objects part of MH370? An Australian aircraft searching for the missing  Malaysia Airlines Flight  370 has spotted two objects that could be retrieved by a naval vessel in the coming hours, authorities said Monday. One object is "a grey or green circular object," and the other is "an orange rectangular object," the Australian  Maritime Safety  Authority said. They are separate from "suspicious objects" reported earlier Monday by a Chinese  military plane  that was involved in search efforts in the same region, authorities said. The reports from the search teams combing an isolated area of the southern Indian Ocean have once again raised hopes of meaningful progress in the hunt for the plane. But none of the sighted objects have so far been firmly linked to Flight 370, which disappeared more than two weeks ago over Southeast Asia with 239 people on board The Chinese plane was flying at 33,000 feet on its way back to Australia's we

Chelsea  striker  Samuel  Eto'o will be sidelined for approximately a fortnight as a result of a  hamstring injury suffered against Arsenal. Chelsea  striker  Samuel Eto'o will be sidelined for approximately a  fortnight  as a result of a hamstring  injury  suffered against Arsenal. The Cameroon international opened the scoring at  Stamford Bridge  on Saturday after just five minutes, but was substituted five minutes later after picking up the injury. "Hopefully it's not so big," commented manager  Jose Mourinho .

The era of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the Governor of the Central  Bank of Nigeria  (CBN) may effectively be over in less than 48 hours if plans by the Senate to screen his successor sails through. This is because barring any change in plan, the Upper Chamber will screen President Goodluck Jonathan’s nominee and Group  Managing Director  of Zenith Bank Plc, Mr. Godwin Emefiele on Wednesday. An earlier scheduled screening scheduled for last Thursday as published on Senate’s Notice Paper, failed to hold as the absence of Senate President  David Mark  and Senate Leader Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) scuttled the executive. it was  however, gathered that the Senate may ditch the standing convention and screen Emefiele in the Committee of the Whole (he would appear before the Senate at plenary) and on  live television  and if confirmed, “he will have to wait till the tenure of the incumbent is over before he resumes office.” Sanusi’s tenure is expected to end in June.

play play Popular  broadcaster , PR guru and ex- husband  to Yeni Kuti as well as son of renowned writer, Mabel Segun, Femi Segun, has passed away. He died Saturday 22nd March at a Lagos  hospital  due to complications from multiple  injuries  he sustained after an accident  he had with his power  bike  last Friday, March 14th. He's survived by his wife and 2 daughters, Rolari & Fikemi. May his soul rest in  peace .

Veteran Nigerian singer and controversial figure,  Charly Boy , has revealed that his decades-old  marriage  was no classic man-meets-woman-and-proposes-with-a-ring-of-love. He was intimidated into marriage. Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy, and his  south American  born wife,  Diane, popularly known as Lady D , have remained, an item after 35 years of marriage. Some critics believe their union is a case of birds of a feather that flock together. But the couple have a different opinion as they share the secrets of their marriage to  Vanguard , as well as how they weathered the storms of cultural boundaries and still remain as  husband and wife . How I met my wife I met my wife in 1974/1975 in a  hair saloon  in Boston, USA. I went to do my hair there when I saw this beautiful lady with an overflowing hair.I admired her beauty and decided I was going to invite her to a party that never happened. She accepted my invitation and the party was just me and her in my limousine and I asked

Nigeria ’s Flamingoes top its group by beating Mexico 3 – 0 at the Under 17 Women’s World Cup on going at Estadio Nacional on March 23, 2014 in  San Jose , Costa Rica. The Flamingoes beat Mexico with a deserved 3-0 scoreline to leapfrog their opponents at the top of Group D and set up a quarter-final showdown with Spain. The Africans rarely looked liked being hauled in after racing to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Rasheedat Ajibade and Uchenna Kanu. The deadlock was broken on 12 minutes after Mexican goalkeeper Emily Alvarado could only parry a low cross into the path of Ajibade who easily buried the loose ball. The  North Americans  could have equalised almost immediately, but Jacqueline Crowther struck the post with an awkward effort after the goalkeeper had been caught out of position.

AKURE— FOR the kidnap and  murder  of a one and half-year-old  infant  an Akure  High Court , weekend, sentenced three men to death by hanging. They are Olusegun Obaro, Jonah Lase and Theophilus Friday. The presiding judge, Justice Olusegun Odusola, said the first and second accused persons were guilty of kidnapping and murder, while the third accused person was only guilty of murder. The accused persons were brought under a two-count charge of kidnapping and murdering the infant, contrary to and punishable under Section 3 of the Ondo State Anti-Kidnapping and Abduction Law 2010, and murder contrary to Section 316 and punishable under Section 319 of the  Criminal Code  Laws of Ondo State. The one and half year old infant was said to have been kidnapped in the night from her parent’s residence at Ikorigho in Igbokoda on June 17, 2011.

Wizkid will be poisoned, Davido will get involved in a  car crash ...so said the  Soul E in his first revelations Former  Afro  Pop star ,  Soul E , who is now Prophet  of God, has revealed his recent revelations about Nigerian superstars, Wizkid and Davido, and they don't sound too good. Soul E in a message published on his Facebook page, claimed  that God  has shown him Wizkid being poisoned in a revelation. Also, star singer , Davido was revealed to have been involved in a  fatal car crash . "When GOD gives a vision he gives it so we are careful and pray, as i was sleeping the lord open my eyes and saw wizkid been poisoned he needs to be very careful and get close to GOD, i also saw divido in a very fatal moto car accident i stand a prophet and i cancel this, finally i saw ASO ROCK on fire the president needs to delay 3day of fasting and pray for the nation am not hear to make any one afraid if GOD reviews a vision he is ready to save..... SOUL E"

The United Nations has published the Joint Letter of Concern sent to the government of President Goodluck Jonathan in which they  expressed concerns  that “access to electricity (and regularity of supply) is a significant problem in Nigeria,” and raised eight questions for the government to answer within 60 days. The letter by two special rapporteurs expressed concerns that “at the end of 2012, Nigeria with a population of about 160 million people only generated about 4,000 megawatts of electricity, which is ten times less than some other countries in the region with less population.” “To date, the government has not responded to the eight crucial questions raised by the UN on the unfair and discriminatory  electricity tariff ,” said Adetokunbo Mumuni, Executive Director Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP. The UN special rapporteurs argued that “all beneficiaries of the right to adequate housing should have sustainable access to energy for cooking, heating

ABUJA — STRONG indications emerged weekend that the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah may have been saddled with the responsibility of coordinating all the groups presently positioning themselves to campaign for  President Goodluck Jonathan=s re-election in 2015. A source yesterday indicated that as a prelude to bringing her on board following her resignation recently, the presidency was creating a unit called Research and Strategy unit for which she would eventually become the Director- General. The unit will later metamorphose into a body that will spearhead the President’s campaign for re-election bid in 2015. The  new assignment , the source told vanguard would be similar to what she did prior to 2011 Presidential election when she handled a major campaign and enlightenment platform, the Neighbour to Neigbhour project which was very vibrant and made great impact. Stella Oduah Ahead of 2015  presidential election , different groups and non-governmental Or

IBADAN — The Oyo State Police command has arrested seven suspects in connection with  discovery of skulls in an abandoned building at Soka area of Ibadan last Saturday. According to the police, no fewer than seven suspects have been arrested. This was disclosed by the command’s  Public Relations Officer , SP Olabisi Ilobanafor yesterday, in Ibadan. Decomposing bodies, skulls, human parts and some half-dead people  believed to have been hypnotised by the ritualists were found in the bush. Among the suspects arrested were two persons caught in the area and five  security personnel working in a nearby company. One of the rescued victims While vowing that the command would take  all necessary steps to bring all culprits to book, Ilobanafor said the State  Criminal Investigation  Department, SCID, had swung into action that would lead to the arrest of other suspects. Explaining further how the den was discovered, she recalled  that a group of 100 area boys had invaded the 

* 55 dead, many missing as Tiv youths, Fulani clash in Benue * Bomb kills 35 in Borno market *Terrorists must be denied chances for mayhem—COAS  No fewer than 90 persons were killed, weekend, in separate incidents in Benue and Borno States. In Benue, 55 persons were killed, yesterday, afternoon in one of the bloodiest clashes between Tiv youths and suspected Fulani mercenaries at Gbajimba, the headquarters of Guma  Local Government  Area of the state, while 35 persons died when Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) suspected to have been planted by Boko Haram terrorists exploded at a  market square  in Ngurosoye village of Bama council area of Borno State. The deaths were recorded on a day the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen  Kenneth Minimah, charged officers and soldiers involved in the ongoing  counter terrorist   operations in the North-East to ensure that the terrorists no longer have any opportunity to perpetrate atrocities In the Benue clash, heavy gun battle was still rag

The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has  discovered  a cache of arms and ammunition hidden in the premises of a burnt church in Kalabalge  Local Government  Area of Borno. This is contained in a statement signed by Maj.-Gen. Chris Olukolade, Director of  Defence Information  and Coordinator, Joint Information Centre Counter Terrorism Campaign in Abuja on Friday. Olukolade said the arrest of a terrorist, who claimed to be a Camerounian and an arms courier for the Boko Haram insurgents, led to the discovery of the weapons.

Gateway United  head coach  Henry Nwosu believes his side should have beaten Abia Comets by a far bigger margin. Gateway United head  coach  Henry Nwosu  believes  his side should have beaten Abia Comets by a far bigger margin. Gateway emerged 1-0 winners in a Nigeria National League (NNL) match played on Saturday at the MKO Abiola Stadium, thanks to a goal from midfielder Olufemi Opeoluwa midway through the opening half.