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Obama officially kicks off re-election campaign

Posted by admin American Politics, Headlines Monday, May 7th, 2012

UNITED States (U.S.) President Barack Obama officially kicked off his campaign rallies at the weekend in Columbus, Ohio and Richmond, Virginia, delivering two almost identical fiery speeches attacking Republican’s policies and pledging to take the country forward if re-elected. “Four years ago, you and I began a journey together, not just to win an election […]

Miss Cross River, Isabella Ayuk Wins MBGN 2012

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Miss Cross River, Isabella Ayuk has emerged the winner of 2012 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN). Isabella beat 31 other contestants short-listed for final 32 to compete for the crown at the ceremony held in Benin City the Edo State capital. She will represent Nigeria in the Miss World competition holding later this year. […]

Obama snubs Jonathan, invites other African leaders to G8 summit

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, American Politics, Headlines Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Washington – US President Barack Obama has invited the leaders of Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana and Tanzania to take part in a session on food security in Africa at the G8 summit this month, officials said Thursday. Obama will host the leaders of the rich nation’s club at his Camp David retreat in Maryland between 18-19 […]

Mass wedding for 100 widows, divorcees

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

Kano State Government has approved the implementation of the pilot scheme of the “Zawarawa marriage scheme”, which will see 100 of 1,000 widows and divorcees earmarked for the pilot scheme getting married. The state government said the project is in fulfillment of its commitment to widows and divorcees, adding that it has earmarked N15 million […]

Eminent Nigerians, Togolese pastors bid Omoboriowo goodbye

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines, Ondo, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

Remains of the late former Deputy Governor of old Ondo State, Chief Akinwole Michael Omoboriowo, were committed to mother earth yesterday in his Ijero-Ekiti country home, in Ekiti State, with eminent Nigerians and pastors from the Republic of Togo biding him goodbye The Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, in demonstration of love […]

Ijaw leader defends Azazi

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta Friday, May 4th, 2012

As reactions continued to trail the National Security Adviser (NSA), Gen Owoeye Azazi’s (rtd) utterance on the festering insecurity problem occasioned by the activities of Boko Haram, an Ijaw leader, Denzil Amagbe Kentebe, has stoutly risen in defence of the security chief, declaring that he has not done anything wrong to warrant his removal or […]

Gov gives police 14 days ultimatum to fish out killers

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has given the police 14 days ultimatum to fish out killers of his principal private secretary, Mr. Olaitan Oyerinde, who was murdered in his home early yesterday. He also charged them to investigate the accident, which caused the death of three journalists inside a bus on his convoy last […]

How gunmen killed Oshiomhole’s aide

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

Barely a week after the Edo State governor, Adams Oshiomhole escaped death in a controversial road crash in which three journalists died and many others injured, a pall of grief again enveloped the state yesterday, following the killing of the Principal Private Secretary to the governor, Comrade Oyerinde Olaitan by unknown gun men. Olaitan, 44, […]

Julius Berger agrees to return to Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenogoa Construction giant, Julius Berger has accepted to return to Bayelsa State to resume work on some critical projects it abandoned a few years ago at the height of youth militancy in the Niger Delta. This was the outcome of a meeting between the construction company and the state government Friday in […]

ACN condemns killing of Oshiomhole’s Principal Secretary

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Edo, Headlines, Party Politics, State News Friday, May 4th, 2012

By Nnamdi Ojiego The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has condemned the reported assassination of the Principal Private Secretary to Gov. Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, saying it raises a lot of questions, especially coming shortly after the yet-to-be-resolved ramming of the Governor’s convoy by a tipper truck that claimed the lives […]