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IS infiltrates, Benue, Edo, Kogi States, Presidency raises the alarm

Posted by admin Benue, Edo, Kogi, Latest Politics, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA – THERE are indications that the Islamic State in West Africa, ISWA, have infiltrated the North Central and some South South States of the country to carry out its dastardly act. Garba Shehu Already, the security operatives especially the Department of State Services, DSS, is said to be on top of […]

C/River govt. provides succour to Cameroonian refugees

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

The Cross River government on Sunday provided food and non-food items to over 3,000 Southern Cameroonian refugees camping in Ikom local government area of the state. The items included rice, plantain, beans, yam, garri, palm oil, cartons of indomie, toiletries and cooking utensils. Presenting the items, Gov. Ben Ayade of the state disclosed that the […]

No land for cattle colony in Benue – Gov. Ortom (They can create their colony in Daura and Kano)

Posted by admin Benue, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 21st, 2018

Abuja – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue says the state government has no land for the establishment of cattle colony in the state as being advocated by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Ortom made this known while addressing State House correspondents after he led a delegation of Benue stakeholders to a closed […]

Akpabio: A statesman or a con man?

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

AKPABIO: A STATESMAN OR A CON ARTIST? RE: ANNANG PEOPLES FRONT RED ALERT! (1) By Peters Ikpe My dear brothers, I read with great consternation a press release, purportedly come from you with the caption: ANNANG PEOPLES FRONT RED ALERT! In the said press statement, you tried frantically to vilify the governor of Akwa Ibom State, His […]

Kaduna: El-Rufai backpedals, asks sacked teachers to reapply

Posted by admin Education, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Kaduna, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

El-Rufai backpedals, asks sacked teachers to reapply — 20th January 2018 The Kaduna State Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) says the 21,780 primary school teachers sacked by Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i should reapply. The state NUT Chairman, Audu Amba, said in Kaduna yesterday that the affected teachers would reapply, sit for another examination and […]

Why South East APC leaders reject Governor Okorocha

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News Saturday, January 20th, 2018

— 20th January 2018 APC Stakeholders South East meeting called by the South East zonal Chairman, Chief Emma Eneukwu at the instance of the President Buhari 2019 presidential campaign Director-General, Hon. minister, Rotimi Amaechi rejected Governor Rochas Okorocha as the chairman of the 15-man Campaign council for the zone. Reacting to Rotimi Amechi’s briefing to […]

Herdsmen killings: Lalong bows, apologises to Ortom

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Headlines, Plateau, State News Sunday, January 14th, 2018

Herdsmen killings: Lalong bows, apologises to Ortom — 14th January 2018 Iheanacho Nwosu, Abuja Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State has apologized to his Benue State counterpart, Samuel Ortom, over his comment condemning the implementation of anti-open grazing law in the state. The Plateau state governor had attributed recent killing of over 70 persons in […]

We have sold over two million pencils – Akwa Ibom govt

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Sunday, January 14th, 2018

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo The Akwa Ibom State government has said it has sold over two million high-quality pencils since the state began pencils production last year. It said the pencils apart from supplying them to Nigerian markets, the products also found markets in the neighbouring West and East African countries. Special Adviser to the Akwa […]

Why we attacked Omoku, killed worshippers, by suspect

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, January 13th, 2018

Another suspect in the Omoku killings in Rivers State, Desmond Okotubo, has given reasons for their attack in which over 20 worshippers lost their lives on New Year day. When paraded yesterday by the police high command, Okotubo, a 32-year old and a father of three who hails from Egbenma in Unelga Local Government Area […]

IGP apologizes to Benue people for his reckless and ignorant comments

Posted by admin Latest Politics, State News Wednesday, January 10th, 2018

BY PETER DURU MAKURDI – The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, Wednesday apologized to Benue people over the comment he made wherein he referred to the killings in Benue state as a fallout of a “communal crisis.” From left, Benue state Commission of Police, AIG Zone 4, DIG Operations, IGP and Governor Ortom […]