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Amosun wades into Awujale, Alake feud

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Amosun wades into Awujale, Alake feud — 17th March 2016 …Holds secret meeting with royal fathers From Segun Olatunji, Abeokuta OGUN State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday intervened in the supremacy feud between the Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona and Alake of Abeokuta, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo. Amosun held a three-hour […]

Boko Haram suicide attacks kill 22 worshippers in Maiduguri

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, March 17th, 2016

Boko Haram suicide attack kills at least 22 worshippers in Maiduguri — 16th March 2016 A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomb attack has killed at least 22 Muslim worshippers at a mosque in Maiduguri in north-east Nigeria. Rescue officials said two female suicide bombers were believed to have carried out the attack, which saw 17 […]

Lekki collapse: Ambode fires building agency boss, others

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Monday dismissed the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency, Olushola Adeigbe. Adeigbe’s sacking, according to the government, is as a result of the last week collapse of a five-storeyed building in Lekki, Lagos. The governor also approved the dismissal of the Head of Inspection and […]

APC leaders under gun attack in Rivers

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Raw Politics, Rivers, State News Tuesday, March 15th, 2016

National and Rivers State leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), top politicians and reporters yesterday came under gun attack from suspected thugs of the Peoples Democratic Party in a near ambush in Rivers State. But the heavy presence of security forced the assailants to take to their heels. The attack came between Omoku, the […]

Police arrest LASU worker for lover’s death

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, March 14th, 2016

Police arrest LASU worker for lover’s death March 14, 2016 Ambe, Mata Photos: Afeez Hanafi 45033 Afeez Hanafi An official of the Lagos State University, Samuel Ambe, has been arrested by the police for allegedly killing his lover, Mata Jidonu. Thirty-two-year-old Mata was married to a lawyer, Sunday Jidonu, for whom she had three children. […]

Buhari asked to declare ‘state of emergency’ in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, National Politics, Rivers, State News, Top Stories Monday, March 14th, 2016

The Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Abayomi Adesanya, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to declare a state of emergency in Rivers State. Adesanya said a state of emergency was necessary in order to forestall political violence and the breakdown of law and order in the state. The APC chieftain, in […]

IG redeploys AIG, three CPs for Rivers polls March 14, 2016

Posted by admin Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News Sunday, March 13th, 2016

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, has directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 6, Calabar, Adisa Bolanta, and three Commissioners of Police to relocate to Port Harcourt on Monday (today) for preparations forwards the rerun, holding in the state on Saturday. This, he said, was in furtherance of […]

Ooni of Ife pays N24 bride price, takes new wife from Benin in a colourful ceremony

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Sunday, March 13th, 2016

43268 It was a colourful blend of two cultural heritages, as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was on Saturday betrothed to his new wife, Wuraola Obanor, at a traditional marriage held in Benin, the Edo State capital. The wedding rites were performed in the traditional Benin culture at the residence […]

Explosion rocks CBN office in Calabar

Posted by admin CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Cross River, Headlines, State News Friday, March 11th, 2016

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Eighteen persons have been injured, while two others are on critical condition, after a gas cylinder exploded in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s office in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The explosion, which happened at about 11am on Friday, shattered the CBN banking hall and caused traffic jam on roads around […]

FG appoints Dakuku Peterside as DG NIMASA

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, March 10th, 2016

The Federal Government has appointed Dakuku Peterside as the Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. The appointment takes effect from today, March 10, a statement said. Peterside was the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State and a close ally of the […]