Former Governor To Appear In Court For Curruption Allegations In Nigeria

"The Economic and Fina-ncial Crimes Commis-sion (EFCC) yesterday filed a 142- count charge against former Edo State governor, Chief Lucky Igbinedion, before a Federal High Court in Kaduna. This is coming on the heels of a warrant of arrest against the former governor by a...

Nigeria Election Fallout - Where is Our Money? Senate Tackles INEC

SENATOR James Kolawole's demand on Prof. Maurice Iwu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was reflective of the general mood of the Senate last Tuesday. "We have seen that N15 billion was given to the INEC chairman a week to the election, what...

Nigerian Opposition Points to Dirty Tricks on Eve of Poll

As twenty-five presidential hopefuls prepare for the big day, evidence is mounting of yet more irregularities in Nigeria's drawn-out poll. "Nigeria's opposition accused the government of detaining its activists and stuffing ballot boxes in the north on Friday, a day before a...

Can a phone virus kill you?

Deadly virus phone threat causes panic in Pakistan.....This reminds me of a similar incident here in Nigeria some few years back, precisely in November/December 2004.The virus was said to call numbers indiscriminately and either provides one with caller ID of this sort; 999,...

Kaduna tanker explosion: Death toll hits 99

Death toll hits 99 Death toll in the petrol tanker accident that occurred in Katugal village in Kagarko Local government area of Kaduna State on Monday has risen to 99. The state government has also directed that all other victims of the accident taken to Kafanchan and...

PRESS RELEASE- Re:The Arrest and Detention of Friday John Abba | NSpace

PRESS RELEASEThe Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Kaduna State branch is deeply disturbed by the inexplicable and unjustified detention of one of its executive officers, Mr Friday John Abba. The above mentioned has been kept incommunicado, without access to legal...

Strange!!! Ashes to Dust

"Tradedy strucked yesterday 21st Feb, 2007 7:05pm which was Ash Wednesday in a little locality in kaduna state of Nigeria. James Nkem, 21, slumped and died while his Grand mother was applying the ash unto his forehead. She told reporters that she querried him for not going to...

Welcome to The Companion Newspaper

Creative Writing: Another Means to Earn a Living – Dr. Ohanyidoand also Vice Chairman Kaduna Writers league (KWL) does not only disclose some of the endearing programmes the association is poised to engage in, but also speaks on how writers can earn a living through...

Sick Wie Leaves Deere Classic in Ambulance

SILVIS, Ill. Jul 14, 2006 (AP)— Missing yet another PGA Tour cut was the least of Michelle Wie's worries. The 16-year-old phenom was taken to a hospital after withdrawing from the John Deere Classic with nine holes left Friday. She had struggled to keep...

Write_Stuff ... New Nigerian Weekly

The African writer should reflect his experienceFrancis Okechukwu Ohanyido is a Senior Executive Health Officer with the Central Medical Diagnostic Services, Kaduna. He obtained his Bachelor in Medicine from the University of Jos in 2000, Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital and...

Valley of the Kings Journal: Guardian of Egypt's Past Preserves a Moment of M...

"When a 3,300-year-old coffin was opened Wednesday, Egypt's chief Egyptologist was there both to theorize and to pose for the cameras."

Online video games set to get X-rated (Reuters)

"Reuters - The adult entertainment industry is on the verge of making online gaming sexier at a time when mainstream publishers are fighting a political and cultural war over erotic content."

New sensors afford robots a light touch (Reuters)

"Reuters - A new type of sensor may give robots a truly light touch -- using electricity and tiny particles to allow a machine to "feel" surfaces, researchers reported on Thursday."