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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 […]

Lady, 24 nabbed for child theft in Calabar

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Saturday, September 26th, 2015

By Ike Uchechukwu Luck ran out, yesterday, on an alleged syndicate that specializes in buying children in the Calabar metropolis as one of their members a 24 -year old lady known as Nkechi was apprehended by neighbours of the “supposed “victim before she was arrested by the police. Saturday Vanguard learned that the incident,which […]

Gunmen kidnap pastor in Ondo

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Saturday, September 26th, 2015

FROM BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, AKURE Barely 24 hours after the release of the N a t i o n a l Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Chief Olu Falae by his abductors, a renowned pastor in Ondo State, Japhet Obafemi has been kidnapped. Obafemi, who is the Pastor in charge of The Apostolic Faith, […]

Couple slaughtered at night in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Saturday, September 26th, 2015

By Francis Igata & Chinenyeh Ozor ENUGU—Pandemonium broke out at Amaja Community, a border town between Enugu and Benue located in Igbo-Eze North Local Government Area of Enugu State over the tragic death of Mr/Mrs Marel Abah,who had their throats slit,while sleeping on September 21. The incident which quickly elicited public outcry was said to […]

Kogi Guber election: On the Planned Defection of Yahaya Bello – By Shaibu Stephen Ojate

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Kogi, NNP Columnists, Shaibu Stephen Ojate, State News Saturday, September 26th, 2015

By Shaibu Stephen Ojate | Abuja, Nigeria | Sept. 26, 2015 – The just concluded All Progressive Congress’s primary election that seen to the nomination of Prince Abubakar, the former Governor of Kogi State as the flag-bearer of the party for the forthcoming Kogi gubernatorial Election has received mixed reactions by political analysts in the […]

Soldiers capture B’Haram kingpin, rescue 241 children, women

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 24th, 2015

The war against terror received a major boost on Wednesday when Nigerian troops captured a member of the highest hierarchy of the Boko Haram group, Bulama Modu, along with 43 other members in Borno State. Modu, a commander of the Amir cadre, which is the highest organ of the group, was captured when the troops […]