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Air force jets bomb Benue villages

Posted by admin Air Force, Armed Forces, Benue, Headlines, State News Monday, June 18th, 2018

Olaleye Aluko Fighter jets of the Nigerian Air Force conducted air strikes on at least three Benue State communities on Saturday, in an operation which lasted several hours. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Vice Marshal Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the air strikes to our correspondent. He noted that it was an ongoing […]

Stop attacking us, APC cautions Okorocha

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Imo, National Politics, Party Politics, State News Friday, June 15th, 2018

John Alechenu, Abuja The National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress has cautioned the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, against further verbal attacks on party leaders. The party advised the governor to work with the party leadership in his state instead of making libellous attacks on the APC and its leadership. The National […]

I killed my friend, took his heart for money-making ritual, man confesses

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 11th, 2018

The Lagos State police command has arrested four persons for alleged murder of their friend for moneymaking rituals. The suspects are presently beinginterrogated at the homicide section of the State Criminal and Intelligence Department (SCID), Panti, Yaba. One of the suspects, simply identified as Daniel,confessed that: “We are from Chibok in Maiduguri, Borno State. We […]

Woman plunges into Lagos lagoon

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 11th, 2018

By Evelyn Usman A woman with an unknown identity Sunday, plunged into the lagoon on 3rd Mainland, in Lagos. As at 8.45pm, efforts were still on to recover her body, without luck. There were however, conflicting accounts as to how the incident happened. A version of the account said that the woman was a passenger […]

Goodluck Nanah Opiah, Experience and 2019 – By Kenneth Uwadi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News Saturday, June 9th, 2018

By Kenneth Uwadi | Owerri, Nigeria | June 9, 2018 – Jackson Amadi insisted on going to the home of the governorship aspirant alone. He requested to meet with the big boss and it was agreed he see him the next morning. He barely slept that night, wondering what would come of his meeting with […]

Fayemi Hands Over Ministry to Minister Of State

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 6th, 2018

– Dr Kayode Fayemi, the former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, on Wednesday officially handed over the leadership of the ministry to the Minister of State, Alhaji Abubakar Bwari. Kayode handed over documents in his custody in Abuja, to enable Bwari to execute the functions of the ministry appropriately. According to him, much is […]

Senator Akpabio denies link with Niger Delta Avengers

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Latest Politics, Senate, State News Sunday, June 3rd, 2018

Senator Akpabio denies link with Niger Delta Avengers > > The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio has denied being the sponsor of the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers or any other militant group for that matter. > > A recent online publication had alleged that a splinter group, the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers […]

UPDATED: Opeyemi Bamidele, one other shot at Ado-Ekiti APC secretariat

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 2nd, 2018

Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti A member of the seventh House of Representatives and erstwhile governorship aspirant in Ekiti State, Opeyemi Bamidele, and one other person have been shot. The shooting took place at the All Progressives Congress secretariat in Ajilosun, Ado-Ekiti, during a reception organised for the governorship candidate of the party, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. […]

Rapists invade Abia school, injure, separate students according virgins, non-virgins

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, May 29th, 2018

Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi Federal Constituency in the National Assembly, Hon Nkiruka Onyejiocha with one of the injured students attacked by rapists in Abia school By Anayo Okoli UMUAHIA-AT least 15 female students of Methodist Girls Model Secondary School, Ovim in Isuikwuato council of Abia State were reported to have been wounded when suspected rapists invaded […]

Time to Focus on How States are Governed – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

There are lots to be read into the recent report by the Fiscal Responsibility Commission on the debt profile of various state governments in 2016. According to the Punch of March 20 2018, which reported extensively on the report, the debt profiles of about 18 states exceeded their gross and net revenues by more […]