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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
By Chukwudi Akasike The corpse of the notorious kidnapper and militant, Don Waney was brought to the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt on Sunday morning by soldiers and operatives of the Department of State Services. Don Waney, whose real name is Prince Igwedibia, was shot and killed alongside his second-in-command and another […]
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Benue, Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 6th, 2018
Benue killings: Buhari summons IGP, orders tight security — 6th January 2018 From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, to tighten security on all flashpoints in the country and end the killings in Benue State. The IGP disclosed this to State House Correspondents after an hour-closed door […]