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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Amaechi and Wike A chief of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State and former Chief SecurityAdviser to ex-Governor Peter Odili, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, has said the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike arm-twisted President Goodluck Jonathan to engage in a feud with Governor Rotimi Amaechi to enhance his 2015 governorship ambition. Sara-Igbe in an […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Amaechi and Mbu The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that a thousand Mbus, (a former commissioner of Police in the state) cannot tame him or the people of the state. Amaechi described a former state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, as a puppet. The […]
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Africa & World Politics, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
President Jacob Zuma Sixty-seven South Africans died in the building collapse that occurred at the Synagogue Church of All Nations in Nigeria, President Jacob Zuma said in a statement on Tuesday. Scores more sustained injuries when the six-storey building belonging to the church collapsed on Friday. Zuma said ” This is a particularly difficult time for […]
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Armed Forces, General Politics, Latest Politics
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen Chris Olukolade. | credits: www.nigeriancurrent.com Military authorities have retired the former General Officer Commanding the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maiduguri, Maj. Gen. Abubakar Mohammed. Investigations by The PUNCH revealed this on Tuesday just as the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and human rights lawyers pleaded for the pardon of […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
For a number of years now, the Boko Haram sect has been ravaging cities in the North Eastern part of the nation, especially Borno State. Several lives have been lost and properties destroyed. James Bwala, in this report, brings to limelight the sufferings of the former residents of Bama town who are now refugees. Food, […]
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EFCC Politics, Governors, Headlines
Monday, September 15th, 2014
KUNLE ODEREMI writes on the allegation of inefficient managementof resources levelled against state governors by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) chairman, Mr Ibrahim Larmode, last week. AS the Election Year approaches, there is bound to be a deluge of political activities ranging from the serious to the sublime. Core stakeholders will thrust to the […]
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Headlines
Monday, September 15th, 2014
The Minister, National Planning Commission, Abubakar O. Sulaiman, on Thursday, said Nigeria required $3.05 trillion (N485 trillion) to deliver quality infrastructure across different asset classes in the country in the next 30 years. Addressing a press conferencein Abuja on the National Integrated Infrastructure Master Plan (NIINMP), the minister said between now and 2018, an investment of $166.1(N26.9 trillion) […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
FORMER governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, is being expected in Maiduguri, the Borno Statecapital, to condole with his political compatriot, Kashim Imam ,who lost his mother recently. Sheriff is expected to arrive in Maiduguri, today, but he has alerted the public to a plan by the state government to embarrass him during […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Rivers State government has warned the Federal Government to drop its proposed plan to renovate and build some blocks of classrooms in some state-owned secondary schools in the state. Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, had, last Friday, at Ogu, in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state, stated that the Federal Government […]
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Headlines
Monday, September 15th, 2014
He was a patriotic Nigerian —Alao-Akala, Soun Former governor of Oyo State, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala and the Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Oladunni Oyewunmi, described the late General Benjamin Adekunle as the loss of another patriotic Nigerian. The duo stated this in their reaction to the death of General Adekunle, popularly known as Black Scorpion, who […]
