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The government has revealed that the explosion was due to vehicle defect and human errors and has vowed to prosecute both driver and owner. Lagos state government has announced that it has discovered the owner of the fuel tanker that exploded and claimed at least 12 lives in the state last month  The Mack tanker loaded with 33,000 litres of premium motor spirit (PMS), lost control of its brake and exploded on Otedola bridge along Lagos Ibadan expressway on the 28 of June this year where at least 12 persons were reported dead. Investigation by the government revealed that the truck was registered in Kano and had changed ownership 13 times since purchase. Speaking in a meeting about the accident at the Bagauda Kaltho press centre in Alausa on Tuesday 24th July, the state commissioner for transportation Mr Ladi Lawanson disclosed the current owner of the tanker to be a certain Mr Hassan Yusuf Maiwaka. Lawanson disclosed to The Nation that Maiwaka will be brought to t

One of the three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) killed in Kogi state last Friday was Ebun Peters, a multi-talented 41-year old man. Apart from his job, he was a photographer, hunter, choirmaster of the local Catholic Church and a frontline role player in community affairs. In a face book post republished below, Mr Tunde Ipinmisho, a relative of the deceased laments the alarming state of insecurity in Kogi. When Will the Days of Evil End in Kogi State? Three officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on routine patrol to rid the state of illicit drugs and psychotropic substances, were on Friday night ambushed and shot dead in Okene, Kogi State. They did nothing wrong other than carry out the commitment they signed to when they took up their jobs, to use the instrumentality of their office to help make Nigeria a better country. The tragic incident has further reinforced the not too far fetched belief in many quarte

Barely two months after emerging as Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Kolawole Matthew, has been embroiled in a N200 million scandal. The N200 million scandal alarm was raised by a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Youth Leader, Austin Okai, last week in a publication on his social media accounts, which is still trending in the state. Accused: According to Austin’s publication, the Assembly, in August, approved a loan of N1.9 billion for the government to spend on some projects in the State Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB. It alleged that a few days after, the Speaker, through the back door, unilaterally approved N10 billion memo for the executive without passing the request through the normal House debates. The publication said the members, on getting news of the matter, threatened to relieve the Speaker of his position, a development that made him rush to the governor, who provided N200 million to pacify the legislators. However, rather than use the mone

President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s unity is settled and not negotiable, in an apparent reference to tension in the country. In his broadcast to the nation this morning, following his extended medical vacation in the United Kingdom, Buhari also directed security agencies to fight and destroy terrorists and criminals “so that the majority of us can live in peace and safety.” President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Nigeria’s unity is settled and not negotiable, in an apparent reference to tension in the country. In his broadcast to the nation this morning, following his extended medical vacation in the United Kingdom, Buhari also directed security agencies to fight and destroy terrorists and criminals “so that the majority of us can live in peace and safety.” The president’s full speech runs: “ My dear citizens, I am very grateful to God and to all Nigerians for their prayers. I am pleased to be back on home soil among my brothers and sisters. In the course

   The National youth service corps  (NYSC) is an organization set up by the Nigerian  government to involve the country's graduates in the development of the country. Si nce 1973, graduates of  universities  and later polytechnics have been required to take part in the National Youth Service Corps program for one year.  This is known as national service year.       There has been some reservations about this scheme by some individuals and they think Nysc should be scrapped. Currently in my service year, I think personally that nysc is fun  and also has a lot to learn from though stressful. The question now is, Do you think Nysc should be scrapped or should continue. Have your say on the comment box. 

Considered one of the main source of income of Nigeria,  Tin Can Island Port was built in 1981 and opened in 1997. In 1991, the Nigerian Ports Authority was responsible for operating the port, and they made it a modern functioning port. Tin Can Island Port is the second busiest Port in Nigeria after apapa port, yet the road to these ports is more like a road to hell leading to the damage of cars and even loss of lives. See more photos below...  The question now is, what is the federal government doing about this?