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Taraba Assembly elects Speaker, gets list of commissioners

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Monday, November 11th, 2013

Members of the Taraba State House of Assembly on Monday elected Mr. Josiah Kente as the new speaker. Kente, who represents Wukari 1 constituency, replaced Mr. Haruna Tsokwa, who died early this month. The House also received a list of new commissioners from the acting Governor, Alhaji Garba Umar. Goverrnor Danbaba Suntai, had on […]

Four killed in MASSOB, security clash

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Monday, November 11th, 2013

MASSOB FOUR people were feared killed on Monday when members of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra clashed with a joint team of security men in Onitsha, Anambra State. But while MASSOB claimed that the clash was an attack on its members because of the decision of the group […]

I’ll never return to Chime again –Wife

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, November 11th, 2013

Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Clara Chime Mrs. CLARA Chime on Monday left the Government House in Enugu claiming she had been under pressure to remain as wife of the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime. She said she would have walked away from the marriage during the period Chime was sick and was […]

Aero passengers stranded overnight at Abuja airport

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Aviation, Headlines, State News Sunday, November 10th, 2013

| credits: nigerianaviation.wordpress.com Over 50 passengers of Aero Contractors Airlines were left stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Friday night till daybreak on Saturday. It was learnt that passengers of flight AJ132 belonging to Aero were meant to leave NAIA for Lagos on Friday, but the flight did not take off […]

Nigeria now producing armoured vehicles

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, November 10th, 2013

AS interest in armoured luxury cars rises among the upper class, some Nigerian auto firms have intensified research work on the armouring technology. Already, an indigenous automobile manufacturer, Proforce Limited, has commenced the production of Armoured Personnel Carriers. Proforce said it had sealed a pact with Defence Industries Corporation and some para-military organisations for […]

Human rights commission lied against me — Chime’s wife

Posted by admin Enugu, General Politics, Headlines, State News, Top Stories Sunday, November 10th, 2013

Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Clara Chime Wife of the Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, Clara, has faulted the report of the National Human Rights Commission on her incarceration by her husband. She said the report was set to damage her reputation. This was contained in a letter of complaint she wrote to […]

More cash rewards for Eaglets

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Saturday, November 9th, 2013

U-17 WINNERS: Nigeria players celebrating after winning the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, Uae… on Friday | credits: AFP After getting increased match bonuses for winning the 2013 U-17 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, the Golden Eaglets will further receive cash rewards from President Goodluck […]

Amaechi’ll soon dump PDP – APC

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News Saturday, November 9th, 2013

The Interim National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, said the party was optimistic that the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and other rebel Peoples Democratic Party governors would join APC. Mohammed told SUNDAY PUNCH that they were still waiting for Amaechi to get back to them after consulting […]

Anambra: Obi campaigns for Catholic governor (What happened to competence?)

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Saturday, November 9th, 2013

Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi Governor Peter Obi of Anambra State has urged Roman Catholics in the state to sustain the grip of their control on the politics of the state by ensuring that the next governor of the state remained a Catholic. Speaking on Friday on behalf of the governor at the […]

ASUU seeks watertight deal from FG

Posted by admin Education, General Politics, Headlines, Top Stories Saturday, November 9th, 2013

National President, ASUU, Nasir Issa-Faggae Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities have given the Federal Government certain conditions to be met before the union could call off its four-month old strike. Part of this condition, Saturday PUNCH learnt, is that all federal parastatals in charge of fund, labour, and education must sign the […]