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Borno, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
BY NDAHI MARAMA, Maiduguri A Director of Planning in one of the juicy ministries in Borno State, (names withheld) has been arrested by the state Police Command for allegedly inserting electric heater into the anus of his 10-year old son over the allegation of engaging in homosexual activities. The top civil servant was said to have […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines, Kano, State News
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
Sealed: New Age Diabetic Clinic Dorayi Babba, owned by former Kano State Commissioner for Health, sealed by Kano State Public Complaints And Anti-Corruption Commission he Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission has sealed a hospital belonging to a former Commissioner for Health in the state over alleged theft of 533,000 dollars (about N163 million). […]
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Headlines, Kogi, Legislature, Senate, State News
Saturday, March 25th, 2017
Dayo Oketola, Gbenro Adeoye and Tunde Ajaja The qualification scandal that has enveloped the senator representing Kogi West Senatorial District at the upper chamber of the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has deepened. Documents obtained exclusively by Saturday PUNCH through painstaking and thorough investigations showed that the embattled senator has a Bachelor of Arts certificate in […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, March 21st, 2017
By Chidi Nkwopara, OWERRI. A native doctor identified has reportedly died, while having a sex romp with an alleged prostitute in a brothel at Anara, Isiala Mbano local council area of Imo State. Vanguard gathered that the late native doctor, hailed from Ehime Mbano local government area, also of Imo State, “was having a good […]
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Headlines, Imo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Monday, March 20th, 2017
Samson Folarin A former governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, has lamented his treatment by his former party, the People’s Democratic Party despite being a major ‘stakeholder.’ Kalu said he gave the party its first N500m and supported the election of former President Olusegun Obasanjo with N100m, adding that if the PDP were […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, March 20th, 2017
There was confusion on Sunday afternoon as a man jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos into the lagoon. As at the time of filing this report, the victim of the suspected suicide had only been identified as a medical doctor. Investigations by Nigerian Tribune, however, revealed that the man was driving a car owned […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
MANY wept yester-day in Benin City as the remains of the late two-time former governor of defunct Bendel State, Dr. Samuel Ogbemudia were laid to rest at his residence. There were also eulogies from those present with a former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, retd, saying that “ Sam only moved to another barracks […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Former Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangidaduring prayers to mark his 75th birthday celebration at the Hilltop, Minna, Niger State By Clifford Ndujihe FORMER Military President, Gen Ibrahim Babangida (retd), has said that his desire to take development to the ordinary people was the main reason he created Anambra State, 25 years ago. The former […]
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Headlines, Oyo, Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
Journalist and blogger, Kemi Olunloyo, says she has been charged with cybercrime for her post about Pastor David Ibiyeomie. Olunloyo, who was arrested by the police on Tuesday, said in an Instagram post that she was driven to Port Harcourt and detained in a prison there after the pastor complained that she had defamed him […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 18th, 2017
A Bauchi based Nigerian blogger, Abdulhakeem Bauchin Bauchi has been reportedly found dead after he was declared missing. It was gathered that his body was found in a bush just a few weeks to his wedding ceremony. Details surrounding the death are still sketchy. See some of the condolence messages his friends wrote on […]
