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23yrs after Abia remains a major work in progress – Gov. Orji (indeed)

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

BY ANAYO OKOLI. UMUAHIA-TWENTY THREE years after its creation, Governor Theodore Orji Wednesday said that Abia State “remains a major work in progress” in terms of development. According to Governor Orji, “there are still enormous work to be done and many new hurdles to cross” in the concerted effort to develop the state. In a […]

Zimbabwe police beat, detain opposition protesters

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

Zimbabwe riot police detained more than a dozen opposition protesters and beat up others at a demonstration on Wednesday over high unemployment, an AFP correspondent witnessed. Police armed with batons descended on around 100 members of the opposition Movement for Democratic Change marching in the capital Harare, days after its party leader advocated a wave […]

Cross River 2015: The myth around Imoke, Duke and I — Gershom Bassey –

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Wednesday, August 27th, 2014

In Cross River State, the trio of former Governor Donald Duke, Governor Liyel Imoke and Mr. Gershom Bassey were at the core of a famed power matrix that plotted the political pattern in Cross River State at the onset of the Fourth Republic. Following Duke as governor was Imoke and eyes have been focussed on […]

Ebola: Prisons boss raises the alarm

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

BY GODWIN TSA, ABUJA ON AUGUST 27, 2014 ·NATIONAL Nigeria Prisons Services (NPS) has said over 55,939 inmates in its custody risked contracting the deadly Ebola virus unless urgent steps are taken to address the deplorable conditions in the nation’s prisons. Besides, the Acting Comptroller General of Prisons, Aminu Suley, who raised the alarm yesterday, in Abuja, expressed […]

Babatunde Michael bids war torn Ukraine goodbye

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

Babatunde Michael bids war torn Ukraine goodbye 0 BY OUR REPORTER ON AUGUST 27, 2014 ·SPORTS African Football.com can exclusively reveal Nigeria’s World Cup star, Babatunde Michael is now finally on his way out of Ukrainian club, Volyn.Babatunde had been a summer transfer target for several top European clubs and he had not been registered by his club […]

24 aspirants jostle for PDP guber ticket in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Tuesday, August 26th, 2014

BY CHRIS ANUCHA, PORT HARCOURT ON AUGUST 27, 2014 ·POLITICS No fewer than 24 persons have so far indicated their interest to contest for the Rivers State governorship seat in 2015, Daily Sun exclusively gathered. Among them are the former leader of the state House of Assembly under Dr Peter Odili’s administration, Dr Tam Gogo Jaja; the Minister of State […]

Court restrains FG from sacking resident doctors

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, August 25th, 2014

The Lagos Division of the National Industrial Court, on Monday, gave an order restraining the Federal Government and his agents from serving the about 16,000 suspended resident doctors with sack letters. The president of the court, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, ordered all the Chief Medical Directors of the 37 medical institutions across the nation to hold […]

Germany beats Nigeria to win FIFA U-20 Women’s W’Cup

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Monday, August 25th, 2014

Germany has won the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup for a record-equalling third time after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Nigeria at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium, Canada. Lena Petermann scored the title-winning goal eight minutes into extra time to settle a match that, like the semi-final against France, had seen the Germans outplayed for long stretches. […]

Boko Haram declares Gwoza Islamic caliphate

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Monday, August 25th, 2014

LEADER of the terrorist Islamic sect, Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, has re-designated Gwoza town that was seized by his men last Thursday as an Islamic caliphate. Shekau announced the declaration that Gwoza had become an Islamic caliphate in a video obtained by the Agence France-Press on Sunday. The terrorist also vowed that his group would […]

How Nyako beat security, escaped to Britain

Posted by admin Adamawa, Africa & World Politics, Headlines, State News Thursday, August 21st, 2014

HOW did ousted governor of Adamawa State, Admiral Murtala Hammanyero Nyako, escape from Nigeria a few hours before his impeachment despite the presence of eagle-eyed security agents waiting to arrest him to answer for his actions? – See more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/nyako-beat-security-escaped-britain/#sthash.J65nm9N7.dpuf This is a question that has continued to prop up within the security establishment […]