News Making Round...

YARA'ADUA DIED WHILE AS PRESIDENT.
It's no longer news that the much-anticipated death of President Umaru Yar'Adua finally came. It's not a praye neither a curse, but one thing was obvious from the onset.....he (Yar'Adua) was battling for life before he died. He gave up the ghost at 9pm Wednesday night (May 5) after a prolonged battle with heart problems. His wife was by his side when he died. He was 58 years old.
The Federal Government has declared today Thursday May 6th a work free day and also declared seven days of mourning. Yar'Adua will be buried at 2pm this afternoon in Katsina. Yar'Adua is the first Nigerian President to die in office.
Acting President Jonathan Goodluck was sworn-in as President at about 8am Thursday morning.


CONSERVATIVE ON COURSE IN UK.
The Conservatives have won the most MPs in the UK general election but fallen short of a majority, leading to the first hung parliament since 1974. As counting continues the Tories have gained 92 seats, Labour have lost 86 and the Lib Dems six, despite hopes of a breakthrough for the third party. The battle is now under way to see which leader can form a government. Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg said the situation was "fluid" but the Tories had the first right to seek to govern.


ZIMBABWE CONDEMNS INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS.
Zimbabwe's three leading figures have condemned international sanctions on the country at a World Economic Forum conference in Tanzania.In a rare show of unity, President Robert Mugabe, Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and his deputy Arthur Mutambara appealed for investment. Only Mr Tsvangirai had been expected to represent Zimbabwe at the forum in Dar es Salaam. But President Mugabe and Mr Mutambara made a surprise appearance. Despite the history of conflict, the three men put on a civil front, though Mr Mutambara did not resist a rather barbed reference to having gone to a previous World Economic Forum from a prison cell, says the BBC's Andrew Walker, who is in Dar es Salaam.