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Headlines, Osun, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
A bloody violence, which erupted in Ejigbo Community of Osun State, on Thursday, has led to the death of one of the displaced Nigerians that returned from Cote d’Ivoire recently. Investigation by our correspondent showed that troubled started when one of the returnees, who is an indigene, went to Ejigbo Local Government Council to […]
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Ondo, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, on Thursday, kicked off the dredging of the over N1 billion Idiogba-Ilepete Waterways Phase 1 at Ugbonla in Ilaje Local Government Area, as part of efforts to enhance access to and promote commerce in the core oil-producing areas of the state. The governor had, two weeks ago, kicked off […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
Da Grin It seems like just yesterday but it is exactly a year today that indigenous lyricist and rising music star, Olaitan Olanipekun, known far and wide as Da Grin, died from complications arising from a ghastly accident. He was coming from a late night outing on April 14, 2010 when he rammed into a […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The leadership of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) on Thursday, challenged the defeated presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), to proceed to the election petition tribunal to prove his claim that last Saturday’s presidential election was rigged in favour of its presidential candidate,Goodluck Jonathan, or shut […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
A 27-year-old suspect, Sunday Adebayo, on Wednesday told an Osogbo Magistrates’ Court that he was arrested for obstructing Special Anti-Robbery police van but was arraigned for armed robbery. Adebayo said he was arrested in Ilesa on January 9, 2010 and not Owode area of Osogbo as alleged by the police. Insisting that the allegations […]
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Governors, House, Legislature
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
DIMEJI BANKOLE Prominent Nigerians on Thursday called on the citizens, especially Christians, to pray for the nation during the Easter celebrations. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Dimeji Bankole; Governors of Ogun, Otunba Gbenga Daniel; Cross River, Mr. Liyel Imoke; and Abia, Mr. Theodore Orji, were among public officers, who urged Nigerians on the […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
THE All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) presidential candidate, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has refuted an allegation being passed through a text message on GSM that he and his counterpart, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, of the Action Congress of Nigeria(ACN), received N20 billion each from President Goodluck Jonathan to work for his success in last Saturday’s presidential election, […]
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Kano, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
THE Kano State Police Commissioner,Dan’azumi Doma, has said that all political rallies of whatever form are banned, saying any political party that organises political rally will be prosecuted in accordance with the law. This is just as normalcy has been restored in Kano, as shops earlier closed had been re-opened for business. Speaking on Thursday […]
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Latest Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
THE Yoruba socio political group, Afenifere, has congratulated President Goodluck Jonathan on his victory at the just-concluded presidential elections. This is just as it condemned the violence, arson and general breakdown of law and order rocking some northern states over the results of the election. The group sued for peace and called for an end […]
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Kwara, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
THE national president, Orisun Igbo mina, Chief Gbenga Awoyale, has condemned the malicious text messages being circulated by some groups of people, who claim to be members of Igbomina Parapo, against the integrity of the people of Kwara State, particularly the people of Ilorin Emirate. According to Chief Awoyale, “this set of people are believed […]