Nigeria’s chances of advancing to the next round of the London 2012 Olympic Games suffered a setback Tuesday evening, as Lithuan...
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Policeman Goes Nuts, Shoots Colleagues
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 31, 2012
A policeman at the Michika divisional headquarters in Adamawa state (North West Nigeria) was on Tuesday shot dead after shooting two of...
Governor Okorocha Doles out 10 Million Naira Interest Free loans to Keke Operators
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 31, 2012
Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has unveiled a revolving loan scheme that will offer the sum of 10m Naira interest-free loan to th...
Monday, 30 July 2012
Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has struck a peace deal with the 27 PDP Council Chairmen he sacked last year, but who were reinstated...
James Holmes, the man accused of opening fire this month inside an Aurora, Colorado, movie theater, has been officia...
Suicide bomber. shred to pieces by his own bomb at Jan bulo in Kano State. Viewer Discretion advised...
Suspected militants have attacked the family home of Vice President Namadi Sambo on Baba Ahmed Road in Tudun Wada area of Zaria, Ka...
Eight Killed in Kano Mosque Attack
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July 30, 2012
A gun battle near a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Kano and two other shootings left at least eight people dead on Sunday...
Two suicide bombers attacked police formations in Sokoto State (North-West Nigeria) today, leading to an unconfirmed number of casual...
Before last weekend, the question of Nigeria’s underdevelopment, to my mind, revolved around the infrastructural and economic ba...
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha has extended an olive branch to the 27 PDP Local Government council chairmen he sacked last year but ...
Shevchenko gives up football for politics
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 28, 2012
Reports reaching me say Ukrainian International , Andriy Shevchenko has quit football for active politics. The former AC Milan,...
As Nigerians were getting ready for another round of long queues at petrol stations occasioned by the strike embarked upon by the N...
Happy Birthday, Michael Carrick
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 28, 2012
Manchester United Midfielder, Michael Carrick is 31 today...happy birthday to you dear, wishing you more years of top notch football at O...
Do you think London surpassed Beijing in Olympics Opening Ceremony
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 28, 2012
I stayed awake all through last night to watch the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics, while doing so, i also followed twitt...
Friday, 27 July 2012
the half roasted cash Saw this rather intriguing story on Yahoo news and thought i should share it with you guys...
Photo of the Day
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 27, 2012
If you wake up with this under your pillow what will you do?
Thursday, 26 July 2012
IGP debunks report on rise in robbery
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 26, 2012
Following a painstaking survey on the rate of crime and other forms of criminality in Nigeria by a non governmental organization, some o...
As the trial of the suspected fuel subsidy thieves kicks off on a shaky note, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party has distanced itself fro...
Governor Rochas Okorocha: Public Servant or Eye Service Political Opportunist
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 26, 2012
These pictures released by the Imo state Government House Press show Governor Rochas Okorocha lending a helping hand or so it seems, with h...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Sun Newspapers (Daily) Editor, Steve Nwosu, on Wednesday afternoon narrowly escaped being killed, as he was shot by men on a movi...
The Summary of Findings of a 2012 National Crime and Safety Survey carried out by a non governmental organisation, CLEEN Foundation...
Lady Gaga Sued by Doll Manufacturer
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 25, 2012
Lady Gaga and her management company are being sued for $10 million by the makers of Bratz dolls. MGA Entertainment filed legal papers in...
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, yesterday inched closer to its dream of becoming a first class National Oil Company ...
Governor Rochas Okorocha calls for Additional State for South East
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 25, 2012
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has urged the National Assembly to ensure that an additional state is created in the South East on ...
This is an appeal to the management of the Abuja Environmental Protection Board to immediately cover up under ground drainage systems in pa...
A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has granted an interim order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to forfeit the ...
Man shoots wife to death in error
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 25, 2012
Painful story from Daily Trust Newspaper... A man from Umuida, Enugu-Ezike in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, (...
A Lagos High Court has adjourned the arraignment of the first batch of oil subsidy fraud suspects till Thursday after all the accused p...
Ghana Gets New President
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 25, 2012
Ghana Vice President John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as the west African nation’s new president on Tuesday, hours after the sudden dea...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has concluded arrangements to prosecute the first batch of 20 suspects implicated i...
Imo State University to Remain in Owerri
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 24, 2012
It seems the Imo state Government (South East Nigeria) has changed its mind on the relocation of the state University, (IMSU). The fo...
Ghana's President John Atta Mills, who had been suffering from throat cancer, has died in the capital, Accra. A statement from hi...
Two suspects have been nabbed by men of the state security service, for beheading a seven year old boy and att...
Monday, 23 July 2012
A police corporal, Pepple Boma, has been arrested for allegedly killing the Otun Baale of Egun Makoko Community, Timothy Hunpoyanwa, du...
Deputy Speaker, Emeka Ihedioha Insists on 100 Percent Budget Implimentation
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 23, 2012
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon Emeka Ihedioha explained yesterday that the House resolution on budget implementa...
The Social and Economic Rights Centre (SERAC) today led hundreds of residents of Makoko, (a shanty community in Lagos State, Nigeria) ...
Top 100 Universities in Nigeria
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 23, 2012
1 University of Lagos Lagos 2 University of Ilorin Ilorin 3 University of Ibadan Ibadan 4 Obafemi...
Photo of the Day
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July 23, 2012
These people were snapped yesterday scooping petrol from a crashed tanker, on Okene - Ogori road, Kogi State, Nigeria. Recently, over...
Drug-resistant HIV has been increasing in parts of sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, according to experts writing in the Lancet. St...
Katherine Jackson not Missing as Alleged
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 23, 2012
Katherine Jackson, the mother of Michael Jackson and guardian of his three children, is safe and with a family member in Arizona, authori...
Saturday, 21 July 2012
Naeto C Dumps Bachelorhood
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 21, 2012
Top Nigerian rapper and Storm Records artiste, Naetochukwu Chikwe also known as Naeto C has wedded his better half, Nicole Chukwueke. ...
Sylvester Stallone's Son, Sage Buried
Nedu Echianu's Blog
July 21, 2012
Sylvester Stallone and several close family members mourned the passing of Sage Stallone today, at a private funeral held in Brentwood, ...
Usher's 11-year-old stepson has passed away this morning (Saturday 21st July)from injuries suffered in a tragic jetski accident in...
A traditional ruler at Makoko, a shanty community in Lagos State, Nigeria, Timothy Agbe, was, on Saturday, allegedly shot dead by State ...
The International Olympics Committee IOC on Saturday (21st July 2012) reallocated the medals removed from the United States men's 4...
Nobel Laureate Prof. Wole Soyinka has supported calls for regional co-operation and autonomy, devolution of powers from the centre, com...
