WWE says Ultimate Warrior dead at 54

Only three days after being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame, James Hellwig, who wrestled professionally as "The Ultimate Warrior," reportedly died Tuesday at 54, WWE officials said in a statement.

Hellwig appeared on WWE Raw on Monday in New Orleans on USA Network to a rousing ovation from fans, only a day after WrestleMania XXX.

Known for his extremely muscular physique, long, shaggy hair and colorful face paint, The Warrior feuded with many of the then-WWF's biggest stars, including Hulk Hogan and Randy "Macho Man" Savage during his career. He defeated Hogan at WrestleMania VI to become champion, and was also an ex-Intercontinental champion.

The Ultimate Warrior's career spanned 13 years, from 1985-98, and included three stints in the then-WWF. His most memorable run came from 1987-91. He came back for short stints in 1992 and 1996.

Nine die in Ogun bus accident

Nine passengers were burnt beyond recognition after fire gutted a Lagos-bound commercial bus on Warewa Long Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State on Saturday.

PUNCH Metro learnt that nine others sustained injuries in the accident which occurred around 4pm.

Although police sources said six persons had lost their lives, the Federal Road Safety Corps said nine passengers were killed.

It was learnt that the yellow Mazda bus was filled to capacity when the accident occurred.

Nigeria now Africa’s biggest economy, overtakes S’Africa

The Federal Government on Sunday finally released the result of the rebased Gross Domestic Product for the country, which showed that the Nigerian economy had overtaken South Africa’s as the biggest on the continent.

The Statistician General of the Federation and Chief Executive Officer, National Bureau of Statistics, Dr. Yemi Kale, who presented the outcome of the preliminary estimates of the GDP in Abuja, said that following the rebasing exercise, the country’s real GDP for 2011 and 2012 now stood at 5.09 per cent and 6.66 per cent, while the economy grew by 7.41 per cent in real terms last year.

He stated that the numbers were still going through a final refinement and that by June this year; the final estimates of the nominal GDP would be released.

Pedestrian Bridge in Van Cortlandt Park Has an Obstacle: $7.5 Million

Before the dawn of automobiles, Van Cortlandt Park was an unbroken expanse of dense woodlands, steep ridges and meadows, interrupted only by the gentle murmur of Tibbetts Brook.

Then came the Henry Hudson Parkway, the Mosholu Parkway and the Major Deegan Expressway, major highways that cross through — and effectively cut up — the 1,146-acre park, the second largest in the Bronx.

Now, the Friends of Van Cortlandt Park, an advocacy group, and other residents of the northwest Bronx are petitioning city officials to build a pedestrian bridge over the Major Deegan to reconnect a

Two's a crowd in wedding wardrobe faux pas

Fellow guest turned up to a society wedding in the same coat chosen by the Duchess of Cambridge

It is the type of sartorial solecism to strike dread into the heart of any guest at a wedding.

So spare a thought for the unfortunate woman who found she was wearing the same outfit as none other than the Duchess of Cambridge.

The guest, who shares mutual friends with members of the Royal family, wore the same distinctive fitted Missoni coat to a society wedding over the weekend as the Duchess, who has been recognised as one of the most influential trend-setters in the world.

The coat, from a 2010 collection, has already been worn by the Duchess during several public