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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 […]

70 displaced as fire razes 3 buildings in Lagos

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

Fashola opens relief camp for victims BOSE ADELAJA & MONSURU OLOWOOPEJO LAGOS — Tragedy struck at Ijesa area of Lagos, as fire razed three buildings, with over 70 people displaced However, barely 24 hours after the disaster, the state governor, Babatunde Fashola ordered that the Agbowa relief camp, Ikorodu be opened for the displaced victims. […]

2015: Politicians in Delta urged to stop overheating polity

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

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—TWO prominent Deltans, a former Head of Service in the defunct Bendel State, Chief Patrick Onyeobi and former Presidential aide and Commissioner for Economic Planning in the state, Chief Clement Ofuani, have called on the political class, especially the opposition, to stop overheating the polity, which they said was not in the […]

2013: Sustaining the battle against HIV/AIDS

Posted by admin Headlines Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

By Charles Kumolu Ebere Unachi (not real name) had lost her husband during the infamous 2011 Christmas day bomb blast in Suleja, Niger State. The untimely demise of the father of four left the 38-year old petty trader, with the huge responsibility of taking care of her large home. She had expected that the little […]

Last batch of 131 deportees arrive from Saudi Arabia

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Abuja—The last batch of Nigerians being repatriated from Saudi Arabia yesterday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.. The Director, Consular and Immigration Service in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr Abdulazeez Dan-Kano, told newsmen that the remaining 131 deportees out of 518 were transported home. According to Dan-Kano, 51 of the deportees are from Kano […]

New Regent of Akure installed

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

Monday, December 30, 2013 *The new regent, Princes Adetutu Adesida Ojei advertisement By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE – A new regent, Princes Adetutu Adesida Ojei was yesterday installed to fill the stool of the Deji of Akure which became vacant on December 1, this year. Princes Ojei, after the installation, assured all sons […]

Kalu’s gift at Christmas

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

Christmas is celebrated on December 25 each year. It has been taken as a consecrated fiesta of Christians, no matter that history shows the celebration as archetypical of the ancient traditions of the worshippers of Sun God. No matter any divergent view to the celebration, followers of Jesus Christ (recorded in the bible), do not […]

Reflection on a new year

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, December 30th, 2013

The only vice that cannot be forgiven is hypocrisy. The repentance of hypocrite is itself hypocrisy,” William Hazlitt. We are a very religious society, maybe not a very spiritual one. Religion deals with the rituals, formalisms, traditions and systems of reaching out to God—or gods. Spirituality is the inner dimension that connects us with God […]

Benue boat mishap: 17 bodies recovered, 23 survived, search still continues

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, December 30th, 2013

From ROSE EJEMBI Makurdi Benue State Police Command said yesterday that 23 persons survived the boat tragedy which happened on Boxing Day boat at River Buruku in Buruku Local Government Area of the state. State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ezeala, who disclosed this in a telephone interview with newsmen said search was […]