Horrible images from the Onitsha ghastly Fuel Tanker inferno...Over 50 burned beyond recognition

A Tanker laden with fuel, coming from Awka, and moving towards Asaba, had a  failed brake at the ever busy Asaba Park at Upper Iweka, Onitsha and exploded upon crashing into the park, burning more than 20 people beyond recognition and also burning 10 commercial buses parked at the park.

Images below: Viewr discretion advised.

Read Full Text of President Buhari's Inaugural speech

Below what the new President said to Nigerians and to the entire world:

I am immensely grateful to God Who Has preserved us to witness this day and this occasion. Today marks a triumph for Nigeria and an occasion to celebrate her freedom and cherish her democracy. Nigerians have shown their commitment to democracy and are determined to entrench its culture. Our journey has not been easy but thanks to the determination of our people and strong support from friends abroad we have today a truly democratically elected government in place.

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala gives new ADB president-, Adesina, an unusual congratulatory hug

Former Minister of Finance Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Minister of Agriculture and now elected President of the Africa Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina in a tight hug after he was announced the new President of the African Development Bank

The position was keenly contested in an election in Cote de Ivoire yesterday May 28th.

Intriguing account of a french journalist posing online as woman with eye on joining ISIS in Syria

A French journalist put her life on the line, posing online as a young woman interested in joining ISIS. She was soon contacted by a fighter in Syria , who immediately proposed her marriage. Her story is chilling and intriguing. She shared her experience in a book to be released next week. The Guardian took an extract. Read below...

It was 10 o’clock on a Friday night in spring 2014 and I was sitting on the sofa in my one-bed Paris apartment when I received a message from a French terrorist based in Syria: “Salaam alaikum, sister. I see you watched my video. It’s gone viral – crazy! Are you Muslim? What do you think about mujahideen?”

MUST READ: A community activist shares his opinion on the visit of the Guinean President, Alpha Conde

Read below an article by Prince Emmanuel Ohaim in which he queried why APC national leader Bola Tinubu was the one to receive the visiting president of Guinean, Alpha Conde in Lagos yesterday May 26th in the absence of Buhari instead of the VP-elect, Yemi Osinbajo.

Open Letter Of A Nigerian Student In UK To Muhammadu Buhari

Adebanjo O. Aladetan, a Nigerian student of Masters of Science in Project Management,University of Roehampton, London, UK, writes an open letter to Nigeria’s President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, advising him to first re-launch the War against Indiscipline. Read below:


Dear General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR,

Dele Momodu to GEJ: "How I wish I could have the opportunity of being on that last trip"...back to Otuoke

Ovation magazine publisher Dele Momodu writes his farewell epistle to outgoing president Jonathan in his Pendulum column on ThisDay.

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Photo of the Day

A man in Hargeisa, Somaliland moves bundles of Somaliland shilling notes near a bureau de change where $100 is exchanged for about 750,000 shillings.

I think cash-less policy will help most African nations overcome some of these challenges of moving cash for a simple day to day transactions.

Fuel Subsidy: "As long as this subsidy regime persists, there will be no end to fuel scarcity in Nig."

In this timely article tilted; 'The scam of fuel subsidy', Emmanuel Nwachukwu, exposes the rot in the current petroleum subsidy regime. According to him, "you do not have to be Einstein to see that the current subsidy regime is corrupt and unsustainable. As a nation we can no longer afford to fund this scam. He further stated that the subsidy regime has also been responsible for sporadic fuel shortages at fuel stations as corrupt marketers, after receiving subsidies, have then proceeded to sell the subsidised fuel to neighbouring countries at higher prices."  Read full article below:

Buhari: "He cannot – sort out Nigeria through the force of his personality."

Abimbola Adelakun in his very interesting article titled "Buhari without ‘General’ " said the president- elect Mohamadu Buhari in dropping the 'General title is  "trying to shed the overbearing, brute and dictatorial practices of his 21-month rule junta." He said "Letting go of General is an acknowledgement of the temporality of his return to power." Read below:

Biafra Secessionists Decry FG’s Bid For ‘Secret Trial’

Members of a pro-Biafra secessionist group, the Biafra Zionist Federation, who are being tried for treason before an Enugu Federal High Court, on Tuesday opposed moves by the Federal Government to conduct the trial in ‘secret.’

The accused persons are leader of BZF, Benjamin Onwuka, Kelvin Eke, Samson Ijaga, Uduma Uduma, Bethrand Obiekwe, Abraham Ugwu, Paulinus Uzoegbu, Fidelis Nwaanu, Nnamchi Ndubuisi, Michael Olennya, Jeophet Nwaodo and Aloysius Chukwuma.

Ex-Beauty Queen Sylvia Nduka Coverts to Islam to wed Aliko Dangote

According to social media buzz, Anambra-born ex beauty queen, Sylvia Nduka is set to marry Africa’s richest man, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.

And story has it that she has already agreed to be a second wife, abi 3rd wife, and also has accepted the tenets of Islam by beginning to wear a hijab and updated her name on Instagram as Sylvia Nduka AD ‘meaning Sylvia Nduka Aliko Dangote’.

#UKLabour: What You Need To Know About Chuka Umunna

Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna is favourite to become leader of the Labour party.

Here's what you need to know.

"...Our Expectations are High..." - Charlie Boy writes president-elect, Gen. Buhari an open letter

CharlyBoy, writes president-elect, Gen. Buhari an open letter that captures not just CharlyBoy's mind but that of many Nigerians. Read below...

Oga GMB,
How far? I trust you have been getting enough rest and getting ready for the mother of all battles in your life. You know how hard and how long you have fought for this and now that you have it, we can’t wait to see how our lives will change!

Read Interesting article by Senator-elect Ben Murray-Bruce that is now trending..

Ben Murray-Bruce is the Chairman of Silverbird Group, and Senator-elect representing Bayelsa East senatorial district: Read below:

Now that Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has been chosen by the Nigerian people, it is my duty as a patriotic Nigerian to help him succeed even though my candidate was Pres. Jonathan, a man to whom I will always be loyal and appreciative.

General Buhari is about to mount the saddle and I for one am in a very good position to tell him some home truths because as a senator-elect, I have a very fulfilling job awaiting me and I do not need a job or favours from Buhari so I do not have to play nice.

See How Much Davido is Betting on Mayweather

He shared the photo on instagram and wrote "All on Mayweather".

Diezani: The pretty face in an ugly oily business

Diezani Alison-Madueke, is the first Nigerian petroleum minister to be elected OPEC President and the Minister for Petroleum in Africa’s most populous country.

In a recent article in Naij.com, Oluwatobi Bolashodun, x-rays the five-year tenure of the Petroleum minister... the controversies and scandals since she stepped into the position.

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