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Benue, Headlines, Sokoto, State News, Sultan of Sokoto
Thursday, March 3rd, 2016
Another 14-year-old Benue girl kidnapped in Sokoto, allegedly housed by Sultan Kidnapped Patience Adaji advertisement undefined TOP HEADLINES BY PETER DURU MAKURDI – Despite the angry reactions that trailed the alleged kidnap of 14 year old Esse Oruru from Bayelsa state to Kano, relations of another missing 14 year old girl, […]
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Bayelsa, General Politics, Headlines, Kano, Nigerian Police, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
Kinapped child bride Ese Oruru freed, to undergo medical tests 14-year-old Ese Oruru has been rescued from Kano State where she had been taken to by her paedophile captor, Yinusa, aka Yellow. Ese, who was abducted on August 12, 2015, converted to Islam and forcefully married by Yinusa, was on Monday released to the police […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
The Kano State Government has dissociated itself from the abduction, forced marriage and conversion to Islam of a teenager, Ese Oruru, since Aug. 2015. Miss Oruru was taken from her native Bayelsa to Kano by Yunusa Yellow, a man who lived in Bayelsa and was her food vendor mother’s regular customer. A statement signed by […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, March 1st, 2016
Breaking news: Emir of Kano orders Sharia commission to return Ese Oruru to Bayelsa Ese advertisement TOP HEADLINES By Abdulsalam Muhammad KANO – The emir of Kano, Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II Monday ordered the state Sharia Commission to liaise with office of the Assistant Inspector General of police, zone 1 to commence process […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2016
Ifeanyi Onuba The scarcity of foreign exchange for importation of raw materials by local industries is adversely affecting the sector as over 50,000 workers have lost their jobs in Abuja in the last two months. The President, Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye, confirmed the job losses in an exclusive interview with […]
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Benue, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Sunday, February 21st, 2016
The Independent National Election Commission, INEC, has declared former Senate President, David Mark, as the winner of the Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial District Re-run election. Mark polled a total of 84,192 to defeat his closest rival, Daniel Onjeh who got 71, 621 votes. He won in five local government areas while Onjeh won in four. […]
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Akwa Ibom, Education, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom says the state will soon implement the one teacher one subject policy in public primary schools in Akwa Ibom. Emmanuel stated this in Eket at the inauguration of five renovated classrooms block at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Ikot Ibiok, Eket, on Saturday. Mr Andrew Okon renovated […]
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Benue, Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 20th, 2016
-Vanguard See some of the results coming from the polling booths in the ongoing Benue South Senatorial District re-run election. The Senatorial District is made up of Ogbadibo, Okpokwu, Ado, Oju, Apa, Agatu, Ohimini, Otukpo and Obi local government areas. Mark-Onjeh Former Senate President, David Mark, of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, is seeking […]
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Ebonyi, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Voodoo Plot to Topple Ebonyi Governor, State Official Alleges (Emmanuel Uzor, ABAKALIKI) In what sounded more like a line straight out of a Nollywood production, the Ebonyi state government yesterday raised alarm over what it described as ‘failed’ politicians in the state allegedly resorting to using witchcraft in attacking state Governor David Umahi and members of his Executive […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Wednesday, February 17th, 2016
Jos Central Mosque destroyed by fire Fire has gutted the female section of the Jos Central Mosque, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports. Our correspondent, who visited the scene of the incident, observed that large flames had swallowed most parts of the entire Mosque. The flames and smoke also covered houses and shops in […]
