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Daniel loses bid to stop land fraud charges

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

An Ogun State High Court in Abeokuta on Tuesday struck out an application by former Governor Gbenga Daniel, seeking the quashing of the land fraud charges preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Daniel is facing 38 counts of stealing, fraudulent conversion of public lands and diversion of funds, among others in […]

NEMA trains 154,000 disaster managers

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Director-General of National Emergency Management Agency, Dr. Mohammed Sani-Sidi, said in Kaduna on Tuesday that the agency would train over 154,000 volunteers corps to be integrated into community resilience groups across the country. The NEMA boss, who decried the high level of disaster in Nigeria, noted that it became imperative for the agency to set […]

Lagos light rail’ll be ready in June – Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

The Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Tuesday said the first phase of the state Blue Light Rail project would be completed by June this year(2013). He expressed confidence that Lagosians would start enjoying the services of the lrail project immediately. The first phase would run from Marina and terminated at Okokomaiko area in Ojo […]

Caution: Disturbing Picture: Woman, set ablaze by jealous husband, needs help

Posted by admin Headlines Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Four months after 39-year-old Janet Odhegba was set on fire by her jealous husband, Kehinde Adesanmoye, in Ikotun, Lagos State, she has yet to fully recover from the burns she sustained after the incident. At the moment, paying her medical bills is a great challenge. Adesanmoye had on September 11, 2012, around 10pm allegedly poured […]

Sylva faults Dickson on N4,451 Bayelsa balance

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

A former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, on Tuesday described the claim of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson that he inherited a state treasury with N4,451 as the outburst of somebody “troubled by an attack of conscience.” Sylva, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Mr. Doifie Ola, in Abuja regretted that one year […]

Keshi, Yobo disagree over Ballon d’Or

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

Super Eagles coach Stephen Keshi and Nigeria captain Joseph Yobo were part of the process that produced Lionel Messi as the Ballon d’Or winner for a record fourth time on Monday but the two had different opinions on who should be the best player in the world. In the full list of the votes for […]

Chime: Where are the people of Enugu?

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Wednesday, January 9th, 2013

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” —Martin Luther King, Jnr. It should be of utmost concern to the indigenes of Enugu State that the peaceful state is gradually drifting into a state of anarchy, following the intrigues playing out on the whereabouts of the state governor, Sullivan […]

In Picture: Eagles lift Cataluyna trophy in Spain

Posted by admin Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News Saturday, January 5th, 2013

President, Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) will today return to the country with the Cataluyna trophy the Super Eagles won on Wednesday night in Barcelona following a 1-1 draw with Catalonia X1 in a friendly game. Alhaji Aminu Maigari, who watched the game live in the company of former technical committee chairman of the federation, Barrister […]

69 die in FCT fire incidents in 2012

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Saturday, January 5th, 2013

N765.7m property lost From FRED ITUA, Abuja As 2012 finally ended few days ago, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) is taking stock of major events that shaped 2012 in the nation’s capital. According to records made available to Daily Sun, a total number of 69 lives and property worth N765.7 million were said to have […]

Anambra donates 53 vehicles to police

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Saturday, January 5th, 2013

…As IGP warns against abuse of human rights From EMMANUEL UZOR, Onitsha The Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar yesterday made his first official visit to Anambra State where he received 53 operational vehicles from Governor Peter Obi. Speaking during a courtesy call on the governor at the Governor’s Lodge, Abubakar commended the state government’s […]