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Corruption Politics, Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, June 23rd, 2016
-Sahararepoters Embattled Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, begged Zenith Bank Plc to save him when he discovered that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was closing in on him. The EFCC, on Monday, froze two personal accounts of the governor and one belonging to his company, Spotless Investments, in the course of its investigations into […]
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Corruption Politics, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016
Embattled Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has denied ever receiving any funds in any form from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) under Col Sambo Dasuki (rtd) or the former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, for the purpose of his 2014 election campaign. In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Idowu Adelusi, Mr. Fayose said his election was funded by Zenith Bank Plc, fundraising, donations from friends […]
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Ekiti, General Politics, Governors, Latest Politics, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Kamarudeen Ogundele and Eniola Akinkuotu The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has frozen the bank account of the Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose and some of his associates. The governor told reporters on Monday in Ado Ekiti that his personal account with the Zenith Bank had been frozen on an alleged order of the […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, June 21st, 2016
Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde Samson Folarin The Lagos State Government has signed an investment deal with the City of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The deal is expected to bring multi-billion dollar investments to Lagos, create thousands of jobs and transform the state, a statement by the Commissioner for Information and […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Monday, June 20th, 2016
CONTROVERSY trailing the recent Osun State High Court judgment, which permits female Muslim students to wear hijab in public schools, took a new dimension on Monday when some Muslim clerics in Osun state stormed St. Charles High School in Osogbo and Ife Oluwa Middle Schools to enforce the implementation of the ruling. Nigerian Tribune […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, June 20th, 2016
Afeez Hanafi The Lagos Airport Hotel in Ikeja was gutted by fire on Monday with valuables worth millions of naira destroyed. PUNCH Metro learnt that the inferno resulted from a surge in the electrical installations at a section of the Banquet Hall around 5am before it extended to the other parts. Combined efforts of the the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, June 19th, 2016
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | June 18, 2016 – In the face of misgovernance in Imo I am at lost at the fanfare exhibited by the governor of Imo State Owelle Rochas Okorocha just to celebrate 5 years of stagnant performance. It is all over the news that Governor El Rufai and […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, June 19th, 2016
Ogoninews.com Update: Ogoni Women Embark on Hunger Strike Over Army Raids, Say it is Genocide Christian women in Yeghe community of Ogoniland have embarked on huger strike to protest the continual military raid and harassment on the community. Numbering over 2000, the women have gathered at the community center, refusing food and embarking on a spiritual […]
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Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Friday, June 17th, 2016
Kayode Idowu Boko Haram insurgents on Thursday night attacked Kuda-Kaya village in Madagali local Government Area of Adamawa state, killing 24 persons during a wake. One of the residents, Abdul Ibrahim, who spoke on Friday morning, said the insurgents, numbering over 100, came at about 10 pm on Thursday shooting indiscriminately and in the […]
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Headlines, State News
Friday, June 17th, 2016
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Five states have so far completed the process of borrowing from the Federal Government’s facilitated N90bn budget support loan from the private sector. The Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing State House correspondents on the outcome of the […]
