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Ekiti APC flays Fayose over Aisha Buhari’s US trip

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Ekiti, First Ladies, Hajiha Aisha Buhari, Headlines, Party Politics, State News Monday, August 8th, 2016

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Recover stolen funds, prosecute looters, Sanusi tells Buhari

Posted by admin Kano, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Muhammadu Sanusi Fidelis Soriwei, Abuja The Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, has advised the Federal Government not only to recover looted funds from individuals and groups, but should also prosecute culprits to serve as a deterrent to others. He gave the advice in a lecture he delivered on the deregulation of the downstream oil […]

Kidnappers kill three mobile policemen in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Friday Amobi, Port Harcourt GUNMEN on Wednesday night killed three mobile policemen in Choba community, Obio/Akpor Local government Area of Rivers State. The gunmen that struck at the community kidnapped two brothers, who were suspected to be the target of the attack. The PUNCH gathered that the hoodlums had attacked a newly established boutique in […]

Gunmen storm Delta govt house, kill one

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Thursday, August 4th, 2016

Ovie Okpare, Warri Gunmen on Thursday attacked the Delta State Government House Annex, Warri, when members of the Delta State Waterways Security Committee were holding a meeting, killing a driver attached to the Annex. The incident, sources told our correspondent, occurred at 11:12am on Thursday amid continuous gun shots. It was learnt that the incident […]

Abia guber crisis: Controversy trails Appeal Court judgment

Posted by admin Abia, Latest Politics, State News Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Abia guber crisis: Controversy trails Appeal Court judgment — 29th July 2016 From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi Controversy and confusion has continued to trail the Appeal Court judgment on the Abia State governorship crisis. The appellate court ruled that the parties, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu and Dr Uche Ogah should maintain the status quo pending the determination […]

Edo Guber Watch: Watch your utterances, PDP tells Oshiomhole

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Edo, Governors, Headlines, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Edo Guber Watch: Watch your utterances, PDP tells Oshiomhole — 29th July 2016 From Taiwo Amodu, Abuja Ahead of the governorship election, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the state governor, Adams Oshiomhole to desist from making inciting comments that could undermine the sanctity of his office. Reacting to […]

Economic Crunch: Rochas Okorocha wants pay cut for workers, proposes 3 work days per week

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News, Top Stories Saturday, July 30th, 2016

Okorocha wants pay cut for workers, proposes 3 work days per week — 30th July 2016 IMO State governor, Rochas Okorocha has said that he is considering reducing the number of work days in the state from five to three, to enable the government cut salaries. Okorocha said this while briefing journalists on the state of […]

Convoy Attack: Buratai visits wounded soldiers, humanitarian staff in Borno

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News, United Nations Friday, July 29th, 2016

Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai last night visited wounded soldiers and the 3 staff of the UN agencies and other international humanitarian organizations that were injured during an ambush at the Accident and Emergency Ward of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital at about 10.00pm. The Army Chief who was accompanied by […]

11 killed and 30,000 left homeless in Niger floods

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger, State News Friday, July 29th, 2016

Eleven people have died in flooding in Niger and 30,000 left homeless after vast swathes of the country — including arid desert locations — were deluged with heavy rain, the UN said Friday. The worst affected regions are both desert areas: Tahoua in the west, where seven people died and 5,321 people were left homeless, […]

States’ Bankruptcy: Time to Embrace the ‘R’ word? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News Sunday, July 24th, 2016

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | July 24, 2016 – The Chinese are said to use two brush strokes to write the word, ‘crisis’. It is said that for them one brush stroke stands for danger while the other stands for opportunity. The critical question here is: what opportunity does the current economic crisis […]