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Scholar Forces Nigerian Corruption Story to Global Agenda

Posted by admin Headlines Friday, January 3rd, 2014

By SaharaReporters, New York Nigerian scholar and political anthropologist, Wale Adebanwi, Friday, put the story of Nigeria’s challenge with corruption back on the new year’s national agenda when his book, Authority Stealing: Anti-Corruption War and Democratic Politics in Post-Military Nigeria was picked by Foreign Affairs, a leading global journal on foreign policy and global affairs, […]

Ethiopia arrives for Eagles, NFF lists Guinean referees for friendly

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

THE Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Thursday named three FIFA referees from the Republic of Guinea as officials for Saturdays international friendly match between the Super Eagles and the Wayla Antelopes of Ethiopia in Abuja. The center referee, according to the NFF, is Keita Yakuba, who will be assisted by Toure Yasin and Abdel Rafiss are […]

Rivers assembly Majority Leader, Lloyd, arrested for alleged murder

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

Mr. Chidi Lloyd | credits: File copy THE Rivers State Police Command said it had arrested the Leader of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Mr. Chidi Lloyd, for the alleged murder of his kinsman, Mr. Kingsley Ejeuo and a police sergeant, Urang Obediah. A statement made available to The PUNCH on Thursday night indicated […]

Elechi grants unconditional pardon to 15 prison inmates

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

» From JEFF AMECHI AGBODO, Abakaliki The governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Martin Elechi, has granted unconditional pardon and clemency to 15 indigenes of the state serving different jail terms in prisons in the country. They include eight inmates of the Abakaliki Federal Prisons convicted for offences such as stealing and burglary and seven inmates […]

Gombe earmarks N2.5bn for agriculture in 2014 budget

Posted by admin Gombe, Headlines, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

Gombe State government will spend N2.5 billion on agricultural development in 2014, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo has said. Cassava farm Dankwambo, who announced this while presenting the 2014 budget proposal of N107.4 billion at the State House of Assembly, said the move was aimed at boosting food production, employment and income generation. “Being the mainstay of […]

About gender separation in mosque

Posted by admin Headlines, Religion Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

By Haroon Balogun The question of “segregation” in the mosque during events other that salat has been a topic of discussion in Islamic fora. A reader last week drew my attention to a scenario where a Governor and his wife sat together in Mosque during a prayer session. It was not a salat but a […]

Aregbesola, Omisore trade words over worship centre

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

By CHARLES KUMOLU FORMER Deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has described the proposed building of an Interdenominational Worship Centre by the state government as an attempt to siphon taxpayers’ money. But in a swift reaction, Director of Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi dismissed the allegations as unfounded. Omisore also […]

CHAN: Anything is possible, says Keshi

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

SUPER Eagles head coach Stephen Keshi has played down his side’s chances of winning the 2014 African Nations Championship. The tournament, which is open only to those who ply their trade in Africa, kicks off on January 11 where the Super Eagles will play Mali in a Group A clash in Cape Town. But Keshi, […]

Woman collapses, dies while testifying in church

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

By CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI — Tragedy struck in Umuogwuta, Ndegwu, Owerri West local council area of Imo State, as a lady who was giving her testimony during the New Year service suddenly collapsed and died. A villager, who spoke to Vanguard on ground of anonymity, said: “The Lagos-based lady, Ifeoma Anozie, collapsed and died while […]

Aregbesola presents N216bn budget for 2014

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO — Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has presented the 2014 budget estimate totalling N216billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. Represented by his Special Adviser on Budget, Mr. Bade Adesina, Aregbesola declared that the budget cuts across all the sectors of the state’s economy and was prepared in […]