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There was a huge explosion at    Area 1, opposite the Area 1 shopping centre at Garki District in Abuja yesterday as explosions caused by a Gas cylinder was mistaken for a bomb blast. It was like a drama as there was News that a bomb has exploded in Abuja, workers in the offices in the area scampered for safety, the caused by the explosion razed down the area , the car closed by was razed as the guy transferring gas suffers a serious burns  According to an eye-witness, the gas cylinder explosion occurred at an open gas shop close to another person ironing clothes with a charcoal iron,when the seller was refilling a cylinder for a customer at about 4.45 p.m. The speculation prompted the arrival of security men and the FCT Fire Service to put out the fire.

"The National President of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs and the Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammed Sa’ad Abubakar yesterday led Muslims to protest the alleged marginalisation of Muslim in the composition of the on-going National Conference. Secretary General of the NSCIA, Ishaq Oloyede who spoke with state House correspondents after the meeting with the President said the president reassured them that the perceived marginalisation by Muslims was not a deliberate decision by government. . “What we came to discuss with the President is to consult with Mr. President and we are happy we consulted with him, and he has given us reasons to re-assure that Muslims in Nigeria are not deliberately marginalised and he has asked us to convey the feelings of the government, the genuineness of the government, the fairness of the government to the entire populace. “The president told us that if there are issues that are not as they ought to be, they were not definitely delibe...

 A congregation loudly confronted its longtime pastor about his alleged infidelity -- and in the midst of their yelling, the pastor dropped dead. "After the service on Sunday the bishop's family asked us to remain in the church and the bishop confessed to us something that happened long ago," said Judy Stovall, an elder at the church. "He wanted to come clean with all of us. He wanted to ask our forgiveness." Members of the congregation were very vocal with Davis just before he passed out, but they were shouting support for him, Stovall said. "We were shouting, `We forgive you, we love you,' but the stress of all of it -- he had a heart attack," Stovall said. "I held his head as he lay on the floor," she said, her voice cracking with emotion. "Our congregation is hurting now." The cause of death is pending further review, according to the Office of the State Medical Examiner. Readmore

Join Barr. Chyhchy, a Lawyer, a Preacher, a Teacher, a Writer, Gospel Musician, and a Publisher the Inspirational and Motivational Minister as she continues her talk on the National Conference, women, Children's rights and other Legal Issues on saturday 29th March, 2014.

Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji, and indigenous rap star, Olamide, "Badoooh" are engaged in a bitter Twitter fight. The bone of contention from all indications appears to have been provided by Linda Ikeji. The blogger had earlier reported a story that Olamide’s long-term girlfriend and baby-mama, Aisha is allegedly pregnant with another child. Olamide however insists that the story is false, claiming that he is not yet a father, and that Linda’s story is unfounded and untrue. Fans of both parties have taken sides right now, with many tweeting in support of their camps. Linda will always come up with this kind of stories, hmmm,.

Dora Akunyili,  Ex-NAFDAC DG,  when you see her will you still know her? "yes" i will because she still has her beautiful and charming smiles, she appeared at the National Judicial Institute venue of the ongoing national conference in Abuja on Monday looking very pale and emaciated, a far cry from her usual vivacious self. Many delegates could not recognise her atab first glance as they were shocked by her almost ghoulish appearance. On her facebook page on Tuesday, the  Ex-NAFDAC DG who  gave drug counterfeiters hell and whose tenure was globally celebrated for the clean up of the Nigerian pharmaceutical industry admitted that she has been ill: “I just came out of a major sickness, for which I thank Almighty God for delivering me. I know that God did that for a purpose. “I am well now but only need time to put on more weight. However, I am strong enough for this Conference and I look forward to collaborating with other delegates to chart the...

  Jonathan and Patience with the Pope in the middle     Heart to Heart talk: The Pope in audience with President Jonathan With Papal love: The Pope gives Jonathan a gift From Nigeria: Jonathan reciprocates

"[The first major deadlock set in at the National Conference, yesterday, when delegates were split over the clause stipulating that all decisions to be reached must be done through consensus or a vote of 75 per cent majority. Tension began to rise when the chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi, attempted to overrule a delegate, Chief Mike Ozekhome, who had called for the amendment of the provision to make it possible for any decision to be arrived at through two thirds majority, which he said was the same position with the constitution and global best practices. Ozekhome had argued that it would be against the interest of natural justice and the nation for major decisions to be decided by only a few persons at the confab, since the meaning of 75 per cent was such that even if the delegates had up to 74.99 per cent, they could not change anything while a minority of 25 per cent of the members could easily win over anything they decide on under the rule of consensus... The activist...

Hmmm, CONFAB , all the 492 members of the National constitutional conference currently sitting in Abuja have received bank notifications of a part payment of their allowances for the month of March. Giving this indication in Abuja yesterday, a delegate to the conference, Mike Ozekhome, confirmed that he has received a bank alert notifying him of the payment of N1,460,000 into his account. This amount, according to him, represents the two weeks allowance for each member. Ozekhome, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) also denied reports that each of the delegates will get N12 million each at the end of the three-month duration for the conference. He explained that the actual monthly take home pay for each delegate is about N3.3 million. In his explanation, Ozekhome said: “From the alert from my bank, the sum of N1,460,000 was paid in, representing two weeks allowance. Calculated pro-rata, this amounts to N2,920,000 per month. “If we take this as net and assume that 10 percent ...

An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court in Karu on Tuesday sentenced one John Osigbembe to 30 days imprisonment for stealing two laptops. The Senior Magistrate, Mr Aminu Abdullahi, sentenced Osigbembe after he pleaded guilty to a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft brought against him by the police. Abdullahi advised the convict to return to his village and take to farming instead of engaging in criminal acts that could destroy his life. The prosecutor, Sgt. Mohammed Garba, had earlier told the court that Osigbembe stole the laptops, belonging to one Anselm Njoku, at the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) secretariat in Abuja. Garba said that it was when Njoku stepped out of his office that the convict sneaked in and took the laptops, kept on the table. He said but luck ran out on the convict when Njoku returned to his office in time and caught him trying to escape with the computers. He said that the offences contravened sections 342 and 288 of the Pena...

No more smoking what ever in public places in Lagos state, i know the federal capital territory Abuja will soon copy that, On February 17th, 2014, Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola signed the “No Smoking in Public Places” bill into law to regulate smoking in public places. "Any person found guilty of breaking the law will be liable to a fine of between N10,000 – N15,000, or to imprisonment for between 1-3 months, or other non-custodial punishment at the discretion of the Judge Anyone who repeatedly breaks this law will be liable to a fine of N50,000 or 6 months imprisonment or both For Business Owners Any owner or person in charge of a “No-Smoking Area” who fails to put up “No-Smoking” signs on his/her premises, install smoke detectors, and/or stop anybody from smoking in the area is liable to: Pay a N100,000 fine or be imprisoned for 6 months, or both Breaking the law may result in the business property being sealed by the government To read the “No Smokin...

Delegates to the ongoing National Conference on Monday in Abuja queued for about two hours before gaining entrance into the conference hall, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Some of the delegates who commented on the development, expressed displeasure over the discomfort they were subjected to and urged the secretariat to intervene to prevent a reoccurrence. Some of the delegates, including Mr. Issa Aremu, Mr. Dan Iwuanyuanwu and Chief Femi Falana (SAN), drew the attention of the Chairman, Justice Idris Kutigi (rtd), to the plight of the delegates. “Mr. Chairman, what the delegates were subjected to this morning is a clear case of administrative lapse. “Many delegates queued for hours outside before they could gain entrance into this hall. “I think the secretariat should do something about it,” Aremu, Vice-President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said. Nwanyanwu, Chairman, Labour Party, complained that security operatives at the gate of the National Judicial Inst...

The Oyo State Police command has arrested seven suspects in connection with  discovery of skulls in an abandoned building at Soka area of Ibadan last Saturday. According to the police, no fewer than seven suspects have been arrested. This was disclosed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Olabisi Ilobanafor yesterday, in Ibadan. Decomposing bodies, skulls, human parts and some half-dead people  believed to have been hypnotised by the ritualists were found in the bush. Among the suspects arrested were two persons caught in the area and five security personnel working in a nearby company. One of the rescued victims believed to have been bewitched and bound with fetters in a dungeon, in Soka, Oluyole local government area of Oyo State. One of the rescued victims While vowing that the command would take  all necessary steps to bring all culprits to book, Ilobanafor said the State Criminal Investigation Department, SCID, had swung into action that would lea...

Malaysian Prime Minister tells of his "deep sadness and regret" at news plane crashed into Indian Ocean. He told a press conference new analysis by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch and tracking firm Inmarsat suggested the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean. The announcement was made as an Australian navy ship was on its way today to retrieve two new objects spotted by military aircraft which were marked by flares (bottom right) in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. HMAS Success was expected to reach the two objects by tomorrow morning at the latest, Malaysia's government said, as a mounting number of sightings of floating objects raised hopes wreckage of the plane may soon be found. The news was greeted with despair by relatives (centre) of those on board the doomed flight.

Soule Baba "dey here" The singer/apostle/prophet recently publicly announced that he was now a born again christian and that the ‘Soule Baba you guys knew is no longer the same’.

Selfie is a new word added to the dictionary last year! A selfie is a type of self-portrait photograph , typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone, so why are all these our celebs displaying their full photographs taken by somebody else as selfie? its apparent that you cannot take a full photograph of your self; may be bloggers and other reporters are getting it wrong! "Nigerian songstress is showing off her toned bod with a weight loss selfie" how on earth can that happen with a selfie? I guess we all have to hit the gym as our stars are sharing their sizzling hot bods. Remember Flavour anyone? 

The terror attacks across the country seems to has no limit, its against the highs and the lows the earlier all tribes join forces to nib in the bud this ugly trend the better for the future of this country Nigeria, Senate President, David Mark last Thursday escaped death as his convoy was allegedly attacked by yet to be identified gunmen in Orlu, Imo State, were he attended the burial ceremony of late business mogul, Sir John Richard Anyaehie. If its not unknown gun men today, its fulani herds men or boko haram tomorrow; In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Senate President, Paul Mumeh Friday night, though no life was lost, the attack occurred in Orlu Senatorial Zone of the state. Mark lamented that the attack happened a moment when a great philanthropist like Anyaehie was being buried, adding that it was not what should be expected in a senatorial district like Orlu. He described late Anyaehie as a truthful man and good adviser, from whom he benefited as a you...

 It was a long road to this magazine cover. Born and raised in Calabasas, Kim Kardashian went from the Valley…

A large piece of floating debris has been spotted in the remote Indian Ocean search zone for missing flight MH370 , it was revealed today. Chinese satellites picked up signs of a 'suspicious' object measuring 72ft by 42ft in an area 75 miles west of where Australia reported an earlier sighting of floating debris. The images were taken at lunchtime on March 18, Chinese state media reported, just two days after the sighting by Australian satellites singled out the area in the southern Indian Ocean

Join Barr Chychy Ayodele on ASO FM in Abuja, tomorrow, she will speaking on National Conference, Woman,Children's Right & Other Legal Issues,

4 survivors of the recent recruitment exercise of the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS , that resulted in the death of eighteen persons nationwide, yesterday, dragged the Federal Government to court. In an originating summons they entered before the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, the plaintiffs, Charles Ugwuonye, Friday Danlami, Chinedu Onwuka and Samson Ojo urged the court to declare that the conduct of the recruitment exercise was illegal, unwarranted and amounted to a gross violation of the applicants’ fundamental rights to life. Those they prayed the court to summon before it yesterday included the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke, SAN, Nigerian Immigration Service and its Comptroller General, Mr. David Shikfu Parradang. The plaintiffs, who filed the matter on behalf of themselves and other applicants that participated in the NIS ‘killer job’, urged the high court to re...

The agency co-ordinating the exhaustive search operation for the MH370 in the southern Indian Ocean still holds out hope of finding people alive as authorities scramble to cover the massive 600,000sq km search area. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said it was preparing for the remote possibility of a human rescue mission, should two large objects spotted by satellites some 1,500miles off the coast of Perth be part of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight. John Young, the general manager of AMSA's Emergency Response Division, said the focus of the search - which now includes 29 planes, 21 ships and six helicopters from more than 20 countries - was first and foremost on trying to locate the large pieces of debris, one up to 24 metres (78ft) in length.

Nigeria’s military said on wenesday: “To the insurgents, the dialogue table is still open, else the national power is available to the armed forces to crush the insurgency,” army chief of staff Lieutenant General Kenneth Minimah said in Maiduguri.. “We are here on routine visit to assess the condition of our troops, to visit the injured and the wounded in the hospital’’, Minimah said. He urged Nigerians to trust the capability of the military to bring an end to the insurgency. On his part, the Chief of Air Staff, AVM Adesola Amosu, said the role of air power is not to destroy but to convince the enemy of the second option available. “Essentially, we are here to harass the enemy and to convince them that they need to come either to the table or drop their guns’’, Amosu said. He expressed satisfaction with the situation on ground. “We are happy with the morale of soldiers on the field, we are also happy about the damage we have already inflicted on the insurgents. “The soldiers...

Jonathan gives a strong warning to boko haram, Speaking in Windhoek, Namibia during bilateral talks with President Hifikepunye Pohamba at the Conference Hall of the Namibia State House, President Jonathan solicited the support of other countries in the fight against terrorism, saying  a terror attack on one country is an attack on all countries. He said: “ The issue of global terror is worrisome and in Nigeria , we believe that a terror attack anywhere in the world is a terror attack on everyone. “It may be more in one country compared to the other. For instance, in the North Eastern part of Nigeria, we are having incidence of terror in three states out of 36 states. “Initially, we handled it with kid gloves but now we have decided to be a little more forceful because we must thrash out these terror groups. We must not allow them to continue to slow down economic growth in that part of the country. “With the terror attacks in that part of the country, the rest of the ...

Don't ever try anything funny with hefty  bouncers you see out there look at what one has done to this man with a single punch! he left a handyman permanently brain damaged with a single punch to the head, though he has been jailed for just 16 months but that does not correct the permanent skull damage. Scott Taylor, 42, was left disabled and in need of full-time care after a punch caused the father-of-three's skull to collapse inwards outside Bar Station in Wellington, Shropshire in August 2012. Mr Taylor's' family branded the 16 month prison sentence given to Neil Hotchkiss, 33, 'ridiculous' and an 'utter disgrace', after the bouncer admitted grievous bodily harm at Shrewsbury Crown Court. Read more

 Gang dug beneath a Tesco in Greater Manchester in carefully-planned heist Five-figure sum in cash stolen from the supermarket in night raid Police suspect the gang may have told others about their detailed plans The raid has been linked to the so-called 'mole-in-the-wall' gang They are believed to have carried out three similar raids since 2007 Officers are appealing to anyone with information to come forward

Two objects that may be wreckage from missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have been spotted floating in the southern Indian Ocean. The Australian government released pictures taken by satellite on March 16 of possible plane debris seen around 2,500km (1,500miles) southwest of Perth - one of the most remote areas of the planet that's a four-hour flight from the Australian coast. An armada of ships including the Royal Navy's HMS Echo (top right) and Australia's HMAS Success (bottom right), along with hi-tech surveillance planes, have been dispatched to the area to identify the debris. However, initial sweeps drew a blank, with poor visibility hampering the search effort (top left). One of the objects is estimated to be 78ft (24m) in size, the other 15ft (five metres), and the sighting of the objects was said by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott to be 'credible and potentially important