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Ministerial list: Kaduna boils over Amina Mohammed’s nomination

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News, Women Politics Saturday, October 10th, 2015

THE Kaduna State polity is boiling following President Muhammadu Buhari’s listing of Mrs Amina Mohammed as the ministerial nominee from the state. She is said to be from Gombe by birth but her husband is from Kaduna State. By Luka Binniyat Leading politicians from Kaduna have vowed to kick against Mrs Mohammed’s appointment claiming that […]

Rivers govt orders Amaechi, Ukpo, et all to refund about N100 billion

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, October 9th, 2015

BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME Rivers state govern ment has ordered former governor Chibuike Amaechi , Brigadier Anthony Ukpo rtd and some appointees of the former governor to refund about 100 billion naira allegedly missing from the state’s coffer. This development is contained in a white paper released yesterday by the state government on the recommendations of […]

The Educational Marvel of Governor Imoke – By Lloyd Ukwu

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Cross River, Lloyd Ukwu, NNP Columnists, State News Sunday, October 4th, 2015

By Lloyd Ukwu | Port-Harcourt, Nigeria | Oct. 4, 2015 – As of 2007, the quality of education in Cross River State was awful; academic standards were dishearteningly low. Following years of neglect, academic standards and educational facilities deteriorated to a disconcerting level. And the state joined the “infamous league of educationally backward states”. This […]

15 injured as hoodlums attack Yinka Ayefele in Ondo

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard By Dayo Johnson Akure—A popular musician, Yinka Ayefele, narrowly escaped being lynched weekend at Ijare area of Ondo State as some hoodlums went on rampage and vandalized his vehicles and musical instruments. Some of his band boys, however, were not as lucky as they were beaten silly when the hoodlums discovered that their […]

My wife is not dead – Gov. Obiano

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Sunday, October 4th, 2015

-Vanguard By Vincent Ujumadu Awka- Anambra State government on Sunday, reacted yesterday to the rumour making the rounds that the wife of the state governor, Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano was dead. Special Assistant on Media to Governor Obiano, Mr Emeka Ozumba, in a statement in Awka said the governor’s wife is hale and hearty. File […]

Abiola’s brother dies

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Saturday, October 3rd, 2015

Mubashiru Abiola Mubashiru Abiola, younger brother of the acclaimed winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, the Chief MKO Abiola, is dead. He was aged 73. He reportedly died on Friday after a three-month protracted illness and he has been buried in Abeokuta on Saturday. Tears flowed freely at the Gaa in Sabo […]

Contestant for Ooni stool in alleged N400m fraud, forgery

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Thursday, October 1st, 2015

-Punch The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has begun investigation into allegations of forgery, fraudulent conversion and obtaining the sum of N400m by false pretence against Mr. Adeyeye Ogunwusi and his firm, Metropole Interproject Limited. Ogunwusi is one of the contestants for the vacant stool of the Ooni of Ile-Ife, Osun State. In a petition […]

Nothing to celebrate -Fayose (After 16 years of PDP rule?)

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Thursday, October 1st, 2015

-Sun Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti State yesterday cancelled all forms of fanfare as well as stadium parades usually held on independence day celebrations, declaring in a broadcast, that there was nothing to celebrate in view of the economic situation in the country. “I do not think it is proper to engage in jamboree […]

Female bomber kills scores in Maiduguri

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, October 1st, 2015

-Sun •Insurgents slaughter 5 in Adamawa From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Multiple explosions in Maiduguri killed scores of residents yesterday evening. The explosions were suspected to be from Boko Haram. Heavy sounds were heard in some parts of Maiduguri on October 1. Though the Army said it was merely testing weapons for effective night operation, […]

Kwara locks out workers for lateness

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Wednesday, September 30th, 2015

Starnded workers | credits: Success Nwogu No fewer than 85 workers and visitors were locked out at the Governor’s Office in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Tuesday. The governor’s office complex is made up of offices of workers under the office of the Secretary to the State Government, the Head of Service, the Ministry of […]