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Police recover 32 sophisticated guns in Edo – CP

Posted by admin Edo, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News Tuesday, January 19th, 2016

The Edo Police Command has recovered more than 32 sophisticated guns with several ammunition from suspected criminals in the last five months. The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Chris Ezike, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Benin. Ezike said that the command also arrested 100 suspected […]

The making of new LASU VC

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

The making of new LASU VC How the battle was fought and won, and the challenges ahead By Gabriel Dike Peace and stability seem to have returned to the one-time crisis-ridden Lagos State University (LASU), with the appointment, last week, by the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, of Prof. Olarenwaju Fagbohun as the eighth […]

El-Rufai creates 17,000 jobs with free feeding for 1.5m pupils

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

From Noah Ebije, Kaduna Kaduna Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai yesterday flagged off the free feeding programme for 1.5 million pupils in the state, which was held at the Aliyu Makama Road Primary School, Barnawa area of Kaduna metropolis. In his remarks on the occasion, el-Rufai said the free feeding programme was the beginning of a […]

Sokoto uncovers N1.5bn lying idle in 100 bank accounts

Posted by admin Headlines, Sokoto, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

Monday, January 18, 2016 advertisement undefined TOP HEADLINES The Sokoto State government says it has uncovered N1.5 billion belonging to it lying idle in 100 dormant accounts in various commercial banks in the country. The state government attributed the discovery to the implementation of the Treasury Single Account (TSA) system two weeks […]

Picture: Mad woman gives birth in Kaduna market

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, January 18th, 2016

advertisement TOP HEADLINES By Luka Ibinnyat & Mayen Etim KADUNA-A mentally-deranged woman, simply known as Hassana, gave birth in broad daylight to baby boy at Kaduna Central Market, yesterday. Hassana delivered the baby in front of a bank adjacent the Kaduna State Media Corporation, KSMC, while hundreds of citizens watched […]

Lagos and the ‘Lagoon’ Challenge: Confronting the Native/Settler Discourse – By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Lagos, NNP Columnists, Raheem Oluwafunminiyi, State News Saturday, January 16th, 2016

By Raheem Oluwafunminiyi | Ibadan, Nigeria | January 16, 2016 – No doubt, the 2015 election in Nigeria will remain one of the most discussed political events in many years to come. This is because a lot of surprises sprang up in its wake and thereafter. Nobody would forget in a hurry the telephone conversation […]

Oshiomhole breaks silence, speaks on successor

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, January 16th, 2016

EDO State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, yesterday broke his silence over his position on the choice of his successor as he told members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) drawn from the three senatorial districts of the state that while he would ensure there are primaries, he, however, would not be indifferent to the choice of […]

kano gov signs budget into law

Posted by admin Budget, Headlines, Kano, State News Thursday, January 14th, 2016

KANO GOV SIGNS 2016 BUDGET INTO LAW 1 By Our Reporter on January 14, 2016 National Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has signed into law, the state 2016 Appropriation Bill into law, pledging the immediate implementation of the budget. Tagged : “A Peoples Budget for Self Reliance”, the budget is in the tune […]

My Re-election Has Saved Nigeria From Drifting Into One-Party State – Governor Dickson

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Governor-elect of Bayelsa, Seriake Dickson, on Thursday said his win at the polls is an indication that there is hope for democracy in Nigeria. Governor Dickson made the remark at the presentation of the certificate of return to him and his Deputy Governor-elect, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd), at the State Headquarters of the Independent National […]

Aisha’s governorship will boost investment, devt in Taraba

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba, Women Politics Thursday, January 14th, 2016

Tarabans in Diaspora have condemned the Appeal Court’s ruling which returned Darius Ishaku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as duly elected governor of the state. The group in a statement by it’s coordinator, Clement Bitrus, said it received the Dec.31 ruling with shock. The governorship tribunal ruling had earlier nullified the election of Darius Ishaku […]