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I am not dating Buhari’s daughter – Zamfara gov

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Zamfara Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja Zamfara State governor, Abdulazieez Yari, has denied reports indicating that he was romantically involved with a daughter of President Muhammad Buhari, Zarah. He also denied divorcing one of his wives, Hadiza Umaru Shinkafi to accommodate Zarah. The governor, who doubles as the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, also denied the reports […]

Warning – Disturbing picture: Trader pours hot water on 12-year-old over N100

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, January 20th, 2016

Trader pours hot water on 12-year-old over N100 Abasi, Okorie Our correspondent learnt that Abasi, a mother of two, who hails from Nnewi, Anambra State, allegedly poured hot water on the boy because he collected N100 from a neighbour to buy a pair of socks to wear to school without […]

NYSC denies diverting N23.5m donated to injured ex-corps members ( they always deny)

Posted by admin Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp) Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

* Says only Akpabio fulfilled his promise By Caleb Ayansina ABUJA—The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has vehemently denied the allegation that its leadership expropriated the N23.5 million donated to critically injured ex-corps members, describing the report as mischievous. NYSC-DG The money was donated to the youths under the NYSC Hope Alive initiative, a public/private […]

Asaba has no master plan 24 yrs after state creation (A bigger surprise would have been if it had a masterplan)

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

By EMMA AMAIZE ASABA—DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Delta Capital Territory Development Agency, DCTDA, Asaba, Delta State, Chief Clement Ofuani, has revealed that the Asaba, capital of the oil-rich state, has no development master plan 24 years after creation of the state in 1991. Ofuani, who spoke to Niger Delta Voice in his office at Asaba, asserted that […]

Over 14 killed, 100 injured, 520 houses razed as armed youths invade Akwa Ibom village

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

By TOM MOSES IKOT AKPAN UDO—WHY is the Akwa-Ibom State Government observably indifferent in bringing to book the armed youths, who in August 2008, invaded the peaceful Ikot-Akpan Udo community, Ukpum Ette clan, Ikot –Abasi Local Government Area of the state, killing 13 persons and razing over 500 houses despite the cries of the people […]

Hollywood: Actors of colour to boycott Oscar

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

Hollywood Director Spike Lee and actress Jada Pinkett Smith, said they would boycott next month’s Oscar Academy Awards ceremony because black actors were shut out of nominations. The Oscar acting nominees announced recently that award lacked black performers for a second straight year; leading to the revival of the Twitter feed #OscarsSoWhite that emerged in […]

Police recover 32 sophisticated guns in Edo – CP

Posted by admin Edo, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

The Edo Police Command has recovered more than 32 sophisticated guns with several ammunition from suspected criminals in the last five months. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Benin. Ezike said that the command also arrested 100 suspected […]

55 Nigerians stole N1.34trn in 8 years – FG

Posted by admin Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

By Soni Daniel, Northern Region Editor & Emmanuel Elebeke ABUJA —The Federal Government said, yesterday, that 55 well-placed Nigerians stole a whopping N1.34 trillion between 2006 and 2013, an amount that would have been enough to provide significant developmental projects across the country. Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the figure while addressing a […]

The making of new LASU VC

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

The making of new LASU VC How the battle was fought and won, and the challenges ahead By Gabriel Dike Peace and stability seem to have returned to the one-time crisis-ridden Lagos State University (LASU), with the appointment, last week, by the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, of Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun as the eighth […]

El-Rufai creates 17,000 jobs with free feeding for 1.5m pupils

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday flagged off the free feeding programme for 1.5 million pupils in the state, which was held at the Aliyu Makama Road Primary School, Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis. In his remarks on the occasion, el-Rufai said the free feeding programme was the beginning of a […]