Nedu Echianu's Blog

Basic Salary (BS) = N2,484,245.50 Hardship Allowance: 50% of Basic Salary = N1,242,122.75. Constituency allowance: 200% of BS = N4,968,509.00.

Thousands of workers at a garment factory in Bangladesh stopped working and rioted earlier this week, demanding that a ghost be removed from their building. The problem began when a female worker said she felt sick and attributed her condition to "an attack by a ghost" inside a toilet in the women's washroom.

it seems the destination for human traffickers has now changed from Italy to Russia, not even the adverse weather conditions in the Eastern European country is enough deterrent for these Nigerian human traffickers, as no fewer than 200 Nigerian girls are said to be  trafficked every month to Russia for prostitution, says Nigeria’s ambassador to Russia, Asam Asam.

Recently, some Nigerians living in South Africa were reported to have been victims of violence allegedly fuelled by xenophobia. Hate crimes against Nigerians living in South Africa are nothing new.

From the sensational Port Harcourt based Nigerian Afro Soul singer- Fredmacs, comes yet another silky recorded rendition of this superlative song (COLOUR OF LOVE)

Nude pictures are beginning to dominate the Nigerian Twitter space as the act is fast becoming fashionable among young ladies.

Blog site, Gist Factory has this extraordinary story of a restaurant owner in Rivers State, Nigeria who was said to have stripped naked in public and confessed to using diabolical means in attracting customers to her canteen, including cooking with water from her menstrual flow...

A German bank clerk fell asleep on his keyboard and accidentally transformed a minor transfer into a $293 million order, a court heard.

Lagos state Governor (South West Nigeria), Babatunde Fashola staring at some roast plantain by the road side... (want some Governor? Come on! get some...lol)

The following is a rebuttal by the Central Bank of Nigeria to a story published by online news medium, PREMIUM TIMES on the abuse of office leveled  against the Bank's governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi ...

    The self acclaimed "Special One" Jose Mourinho has been confirmed as Chelsea's manager, making his "second missionary" journey to the London club. Reports say the fifty year old Portuguese has signed a four year deal at stamford Bridge and replaces Rafael Benitez who served as interim manager following the sack of Roberto Di Matheo. Mourinho left Real Madrid after three years, in which he felt 'disrespected' by the Spanish media. What are his chances of success in England? only time will tell.

Dr Damages of Sahara TV in this hilarious video gives a comic  perspective to President Jonathan's "no show" at the recently concluded Africa union summit in Adis ababa, Ethiopia.

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, Rep. Nnenna Ukeje, has described the renewed attacks on Nigerians in South Africa as distressing. Speaking In a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Ibadan (South West Nigeria) on Sunday, the lawmaker said that the renewed attacks came at a time when Nigeria and South Africa had shown commitment to fostering closer relationships.

The following is a detailed report of an extra marital affair involving the Governor of Nigeria's central bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and one Mrs. Maryam Yaro, a Premium times exclusive... Twenty minutes to midnight on February 25, 2013, and a day before the board of the Central Bank of Nigeria was due to meet, Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi developed a craving for romance—he badly needed a kiss.

This edition of Youth Weekly (which x rays current issues in the news from the perspective of the youths) was recorded on the 16th of April 2013 On this edition, Nedu spoke on Press freedom following the detention of four journalists of Leadership newspaper, Freedom of information Act and other issues.