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4,000 Osun farmers get N500m loan to boost food production

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Monday, December 05, 2011 • Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section In a bid to banish hunger and poverty in Osun State, the State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has presented the sum of N500million loan to farmers. The governor, during the presentation of cheques to beneficiaries at the ceremony to flag off […]

Doctor, nurse, 2 others kidnapped in Imo

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Monday, December 05, 2011 • Okorocha Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Chief Medical Director of Owerri Specialist Hospital, Umuguma in Owerri Local Government Area of Imo State, Dr. Moses Amako has been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen. Daily Sun gathered that Dr. Amako was abducted in company with his wife last […]

Sylva talks tough – to kick start his campaign for 2nd term on Dec. 7

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Governors, Headlines, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Monday, December 05, 2011 • Sylva Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Governor Timipre Sylva has disclosed that he would open his campaign office on Wednesday December 7 to kick-start his campaign for a second term in office. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which disqualified Sylva from the governorship primaries, had produced […]

Nigeria, anti-gay law and foreign aid

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Last week, the Senate went all out to consign gay relationship to the pit of infamy when it passed the Same Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Bill. But the Upper legislative chamber did not stop at prohibiting the practice, it prescribed harsh punishments for those who engage in it. According to the report of the Senate Committee […]

2012 London Olympic football ouster – NFF Sacks Eguavoen

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Chief Coach of Under-23 Eagles, Austin Eguavoen, has resigned from Dream Team V after failing to fulfil his contractual obligations to pick the 2012 London Olympic ticket or play in the semi-final of the most glamorous world sports events. The Under-23 Eagles gaffer, speaking in a post match conference after the Dream Team failed to […]

Kogi Guber Elections: CPC accepts results, as ACN kicks

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Governors, Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Monday, December 05, 2011 • Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Political parties, which participated in the last Saturday gubernatorial election in Kogi State, reacted differently to the outcome of the election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a press conference addressed by the Director General of the ACN […]

Kogi Guber Elections: How Wada floored Audu – It’s scientific rigging – ACN

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, Governors, Headlines, Kogi, Party Politics, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Monday, December 05, 2011 • Peoples Democratic Party’s Governor-elect in Kogi State, Captain Idris Wada Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Captain Idris Wada, winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. He polled 300, 372 votes to beat […]

Yakubu goes goal-crazy

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Nigeria’s Yakubu Aiyegbeni has once again proved that he is set to make a return to the Super Eagles after being left out under the tenure of sacked coach Samson Siasia. The Yak as he is called by his admirers has taken his goals haul in the English Premiership to 10 goals this season. Yakubu […]

Unknown gunmen attack police station in Azare (Bauchi)

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Azare (Bauchi) – Unknown gunmen on Saturday attacked the police station at Azare in Bauci State, destroying the station. Eye-witnesses said the attack was led by heavily armed persons. One of the witnesses said that a loud blast was heard, followed by sporadic shots of gun fire. Officials of the Bauchi State Command of the […]

Just in: ASUU to commence total strike today

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, December 4th, 2011

Just in…New Nigerian Politics has been informed by sources in Abuja that The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) nation wide will midnight today December 4th embark on indefinite strike. More information later. wp_posts