According to a source close to the police, one of the passengers in the 14-seater passenger bus was smoking a cigarette. This ignited a gas cylinder in the bus which resulted in the explosion.

Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has been chosen by the Federal Ministry of Health as the Malaria Ambassador for Nigeria based on Governor Amaechi’s enviable track record in malaria control.

Minister of Health, Prof Onyebuchi Chukwu who recently disclosed this, stated that Governor

... was Thisday Newspaper a target?

There are unconfirmed reports that the fatal Jabi Explosion which happened about 30 minutes ago may have targeted offices of the Thisday Newspaper.

According to eye witnesses, movement around the Thisday offices has grounded to a halt. Ambulances have been evacuating wounded people around the office. More reports have been

The interim forfeiture is sequel to an order of Justice Adamu Bello of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja on July 11, 2011.

 The Pension Reform Task Force team has reacted to a newspaper that alleged that she looted pension funds using what they called KPMG report whereas, there is a “cabal” within the Police Pension Office that has vowed to frustrate the ongoing reform of the police pension scheme. The cabal has so much funds to throw around to buy people who can

Nigeria's richest preacher, bishop David Oyedepo, has made a glistening addition to his business empire by floating an airline called Dominion Air.
Oyedepo, who a few years ago ignited debate on flamboyant Christianity by acquiring his fourth private jet, is the owner of Dominion Publishing House,

As kids, we were taught that all men are equal. However, in one of our many classes, we read from the books the story of Ali Baba and the popular 40 thieves. Adept, smart, cunny and sly like the fox. It is the man who is caught that is called ‘a thief’. So, if a man steals all his life and is not caught, he is not yet a thief.

The July 14, 2012 governorship election in Edo state is a straight fight between the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN and the People Democratic Party, PDP. Comrade Oshiomhole, the 

A helicopter conveying some senior police officers crashed this morning in Jos.

Sources informed this reporter that four senior police officers were among those who died in the crash.

Former FCT police commissioner, John Haruna died in the crash. He was recently promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).

Residents of Azumini have expressed fears of possible outbreak of cholera following pollution of Azumini Blue Rivers, the only source of drink water to the community by CCECC, a Chinese construction firm.

Azumini community located in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia is one of the major 

As at Saturday March3, Orji 17 LG transition committee chairmen and 11

Barely 60 hours after the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party

(PDP) held its delegate primary to elect its governorship candidate, some aggrieved aspirants are said to be considering either  leaving the party or take legal options.

The decision by the aspirants, according to sources close to them, was due to what they

A taxi exploded and caught fire at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport at about 5:15 pm local time.

The car, a Nissan Sunny was quickly pushed out of proximity of other cars by some airport security personnel and passengers waiting to check into flights.

Whoever has the ears of the governor of Abia state should let him know the great unjust his state is doing to humanity, our sports and God.
For our former national Athletics coach, Tobias Igwe (better known as Toblow) to have called me as one of the few athletes he trained in tears saying, "tell President Goodluck Jonathan to

* EFCC on his trails

General Charles Ehigie Aiwiriavbere, the leading gubernatorial candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next general elections in Edo state has been described by the sitting governor of the state, Adams Oshiomhole as a jailbird. He may have his ambition thwarted by a petition that has set the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed yesterday lamented that the territory was planned without terrorism in mind and disclosed that the situation made some infrastructures prone to terrorism.

He stated that the situation necessitated the current distortions to the master plan through

The disciplinary committee set up by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to look into the allegations of match fixing in last year’s premier league have passed a verdict slamming of fine N20 Million and N10 Million respectively against sunshine FC. Of Akure and Dolphins FC of Port Harcourt .

Flew in Dolce and Gabbana…

On January 1, 2012, the PPRA, a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC), which regulates the price of petroleum products in Nigeria, announced that starting from that day

ACTUALIZING NIGERIA: THE DYNAMICS OF POWER, POLITICS, ENTERPRISE AND SECURITY

Introduction

1. Let me begin by thanking the Chairman, Vice Chairman and members of the Board of Trustees of the Yar’Adua Centre for the invitation to speak at the First Memorial Lecture in honour of late Tafidan Katsina, Major General Shehu Musa Yar’Adua. I consider the opportunity a great privilege and personal honour.

THE AHIARA DECLARATION

TRIBUTE TO DIM CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU

"...any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind...".

"All mankind is of one author, and is one volume; when one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language..."

NOVEMBER TWILIGHT

I would celebrate you

but you were not unsung

maybe we’ll shed a tear for you

yet no one would think of you in pity.