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 The spate of unpaid salary in Imo state is causing a lot of hardship and deaths in the state. Yet all the primary, secondary and tertiary health institutions in the state are either not working or not working in full capacity yet the governor seems to be to distant from the masses so as to know first hand what their problems are and how best to tackle it. The plight of pensioners in the state is too disturbing owing to the fact that most of them have passed their prime and do not have any other means of sustenance except the little stipend that comes as pension. Yet for more than 38 months they have not received any pension. This led to the high death rate now being recorded in the state.

This one death too many. The rate of accident involving youths with earpiece around the world is on the increase yet the authorities do not want to do anything about it. This incident happened in Eupi-Otukpo, Benue state. The young man was obviously carried away while listening to music and walking on the express road when the truck crushed him. Its UN-African to blame the dead yet must strive to learn from history instead of repeating it at every turn

In a Edo state village, Uromi in Esan North east ,Edo central, Edo state is currently boiling due to a fracas between the Police and inhabitants. It was reported to have started when a Police officer shot and killed a commercial motorcyclist popularly called Okada near Union bank road. The inhabitants couldn't stomach this and promptly mobilized and killed the trigger happy Police officer. The details of the cause of the shooting is still sketchy. We will bring you details as soon as we get them.

Innoson Nigerian Pioneer Automobile Manufacturer begins auto-finance to enable low and medium income earners in Nigeria get brand new automobile at an affordable and spaced payment. This is another innovative scheme by the auto-manufacturer to help Nigerian in this faltering economy. Though this post might look like a paid advert but its is not. I took the pains to post this due to the perceived fact that Nigerian bloggers are in the habbit of posting only negative stories about Nigeria leaving the positive ones like the giant strides of Innoson, Ibeto battery manufacturing company and many other indigenous companies manufacturing hitech products and export them all over Africa and beyond  FOR MORE INFO VIST: http://innosonmotors.com/autofinance/

The Islamic militant group ISIS has burned nineteen girls alive for refusing to be their sex slaves. The victims were taken by ISIS Jihadis as sex slaves were put into iron cages  in central Mosul and burned to death in front of hundreds of onlookers. “They were punished for refusing to have sex with ISIS militants,” local media activist Abdullah al-Malla told ARA News. “The 19 girls were burned to death, while hundreds of people were watching. Nobody could do anything to save them from the brutal punishment,” an eyewitness told ARA News in Mosul.

The former Nigerian football captain and later coach Stephen Keshi is dead. He died in his home town in Benin . We couldn't report it earlier because we did not have any form of confirmation from the family or the reputable source. Confirming the death of coach Stephen Keshi the family also revealed that the 54 year old former Nigerian defender and captain had planned to travel out of Nigeria today back to his US base, before he had a sudden cardiac arrest and died. The statement was issued by Emmanuel Ado, brother and aide to the late Keshi: “With thanksgiving to God, the Ogbuenyi Fredrick Keshi family of Illah in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, announces the death of Mr. Stephen Okechukwu Chinedu Keshi.” “Our son, brother, father, father-in-law, brother-in-law, has gone to be with his wife of 35 years (Nkem ), Mrs. Kate Keshi, who passed on on the 9th December 2015. “Since her death, Keshi has been in mourning. He came back to Nigeri...

 In spite of the Presidential directive to the contrary issued by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige  Skye Bank Nigeria Plc last Friday sacked a total of 175 of her staff. In a statement on Monday, the bank attributed the retrenchment on the affected staff to their failing the banks appraisal exercise held in 2015. The appraisal take into consideration things like low productivity and disciplinary issues.\ In a statement released by the bank which part of it reads as follow,“The staff disengagement exercise is coming a year after the bank’s successful integration with the erstwhile Mainstreet Bank, which it acquired in October 2014; the integration exercise described by analysts as a landmark in Nigeria’s banking industry has significantly improved Skye Bank’s ICT capacity and helped strengthen the bank’s service delivery. “The bank extended its appreciation to the affected staff for serving the bank, describing them as members of the family who ...

 Muhammad Ali who was born Cassius Clay has passed on. According to report reaching us has it that he was Hospitalized on June 2nd for respiratory issue. His representative described his condition then as fair.  Almost a day later he died.  According to the family spokesperson, Bob Gunnell Ali’s funeral will take place in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, Gunnell said in the statement, adding "the Ali family would like to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers, and support and asks for privacy at this time." The three times world boxing champion who retired in 1981 after loosing to Trevor Berbick in his 61st career fight. Soon after Ali was diagnosed with Parkinson disease after showing signs of sluggishness and neurological damage. Ali was married four times and has 9 children, one of them is Laila Ali who also became a professional boxer.

 The Director for state security services, DSS in Abia State Mr. Korade Kamoju has paraded 4 people suspected to be the cultist who killed and beheaded 2 ABSU students on March 12, 2016. The suspects included: Chikezie Macdonald (a.k.a, Walking Dutch-22ys), Chidozie Ob (a.k.a Small body-21yrs), Chukwuemeka Awom (a.k.a Arch Angel-25yrs), and Chigozie Francis Eberendu (a.k.a Star boy-23yrs). The DSS boss said his men went into investigation on learning about the killing and beheading and found out that the suspects are members of Bokinafaso who went on revenge mission to another cult-Mafiance over the killing of their leader, Mr. Collins Agwu Kalu, popularly called Biggy. Mr Kamoju stated that that was a lesson that there is no hiding place for criminals in Abia and thanked the Governor for his support as well as other security agencies (Army and Police) for their assistance.  The governor of Abia state Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu who also spoke during the parading descr...

Nigerian President General Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his proposed trip due to security issue in the region. It will be recalled that a militant group called the Niger Delta Avenger have issued a stern warning to the Nigerian President, stating that they will kill him if he ventures to come to their land.