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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2016
•Expect more criminals—Okada riders •Why we want them off Lagos roads Govt By Mike Ebonugwo, Theodore Opara, Olasunkanmi Akoni&Bose Adelaja Time was 6pm at the traffic-busy, indeed chaotic, Mile 2 area of Lagos. A mammoth horde of fuel tankers and other articulated trucks has as usual taken over every inch of driving space, thus impeding […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
Catholic church,11 houses burnt It’s a national issue, not ethnic —OKOROCHA Cattle owners, not herdsmen, should be questioned—OHANAEZE By Emeka Mamah, Clifford Ndujihe, Chidi Nkwopara & Chinenyeh Ozor NSUKKA—About 40 persons have so far been reportedly killed by some Fulani herdsmen at Nimbo in Uzo- Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State, sources told Vanguard […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, April 26th, 2016
The Kaduna State Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), on Tuesday, attributed the accident that claimed the lives of six Ekiti State medical doctors to over speeding. The Sector Head of Operations, Deputy Corps Commander, Salisu Galadunci stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna. FRSC-operatives […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Monday, April 25th, 2016
The Nigeria Medical Association has confirmed that six doctors traveling to Sokoto state for its Annual General Conference died in a car accident along the Abuja-Kaduna Express Way on Sunday. According to a statement issued yesterday by it’s National President, Kayode Obembe, the deceased were all members of the Ekiti Chapter of the association. This […]
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Corruption Politics, Headlines, Kogi, State News, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (2007-10)
Monday, April 25th, 2016

-Punch Ramon Oladimeji A Federal High Court in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Monday convicted a former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Gabriel Daudu, of money laundering and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment on Monday, found Daudu guilty on 77 out of the 208 […]
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Delta, House, Latest Politics, Legislature, State News, Women Politics
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
Onyemaechi Mrakpor is a member of the House of Representatives from southern Delta state The head of Nigeria’s prisons service has been summoned to appear before parliament after his security guards allegedly slapped a female MP. Onyemaechi Mrakpor, 49, and a member of the lower house, told the BBC she was attacked for overtaking the […]
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Headlines, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2016
By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief & Levinus Nwabughiogu ABUJA — Respite has come the way of the 36 states as the Federal Government, Tuesday, suspended deductions periodically made from various loans given to the states to enable them pay workers’ salaries and stabilise their economies. Buhari The suspension of deduction takes effect from April […]
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Articles, Columnists, Ekiti, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, NNP Columnists, State News
Sunday, April 17th, 2016

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe | London, UK | April 17, 2016 – When Fayose defeated Fayemi in the Ekiti State Governorship election in 2014, I took it personal. Apart from a chance meeting with Kayode Fayemi in London around 1998/1999 when he was still the boss of the Centre for Democracy and Development, I never met […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, April 17th, 2016
Opinion Last week’s invasion of Ogoni which saw the untimely death of an estimated 42 persons is an indication of the crude and brutal Nigerian military and underscores the need for a re-orientation of our armed forces. It highlights the need for military reforms in Nigeria to give priority for the respect for human rights […]
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Aviation, Enugu, Headlines, State News
Saturday, April 16th, 2016
By Francis Igata ENUGU-The Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Emene, Enugu State, has been approved for international flight operations to and from Atlanta, United States of America; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Johannesburg, South Africa; Mubia, India and Gwuanzuo, China. This revelation was made yesterday at the closing ceremony of Enugu State maiden investment summit by the […]