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How Calabar pastor’s family lived with python for 10 years

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 17th, 2015

Rev Tony Amba advertisement TOP HEADLINES FG to arraign Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Friday over false asset declaration How Calabar pastor’s family lived with python for 10 years (CAUTION: SOME MAY FIND PICTUREs DISTURBING) Buhari appoints Ojiabor EHORECON’s CEO Naira depreciates against the dollar on activities of currency […]

Don’t accept Fayose’s rams, Imams tell Muslims

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose The League of Imams and Alfas in Ekiti has ordered Muslims in the state not to collect rams and other food items for Sallah celebration, if presented to them in any form by the state government. The League reached the decision at a meeting held on Tuesday at Ansar-u-Deen […]

Lagos to shut schools where pupils are defiled

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

* Closes Ijegun school where proprietor allegedly defiled 2 students By Monsuru Olowoopejo As schools resumed for the new session yesterday across Lagos, the state government has vowed to shut any school that failed to provide adequate security for its pupils, leading to the premises been used to perpetrate defilement, rape or other illicit acts. Worried […]

Ekiti imposes education levy on students

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

By Rotimi Olaleye Ado-Ekiti—In a bid to raise the state internally generated revenue and make education functional, students of public secondary schools are to contribute a token of N1, 000 per term and those of Primary Schools are to pay N500 respectively towards educational development in the State. The Ekiti State Commissioner for Education, Science […]

Cross River set to host Buhari Sep 21

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

There is palpable air of excitement in Cross River State as the state gets set to host President Muhammed Buhari on Monday, September 21. President Buhari is visiting the state to flag off the construction of the 260km Calabar-Katsina-Ala Super Highway. The road is to serve as the evacuation route for another project, the Bakassi […]

Army invades Delta community, seizes pregnant woman, cripple

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 13th, 2015

Over alleged arms YUKUGBENE – Soldiers from the 19th Battalion, Koko, Delta State, raided Yukugbene community in Warri North Local Government Area of the state and apprehended a pregnant woman and a cripple for allegedly being in possession of firearms and ammunition. A security source told Saturday Vanguard that soldiers who stormed the community in […]

I will complete abandoned products of value — Wike

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, September 13th, 2015

By Jimitota Onoyume Traders at Rumuolumeni Market abandoned their wares to dance as they saw the convoy of Governor Nyesom Wike who was in the area to inspect work on the abandoned Rumuolumeni Road. They offered prayers, thanking the governor for resuming work on the dilapidated road. A resident, who simply gave his name as […]

N4bn uncovered in 470 accounts, says El-Rufai

Posted by admin Headlines, Kaduna, State News Monday, September 7th, 2015

[print] Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai said on Saturday that with the adoption of the Single Treasury Account, the state had traced and uncovered N4bn stashed in 470 different accounts in 23 commercial banks. He noted that the Peoples Democratic Party […]

2 cable vandals electrocuted in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Sunday, September 6th, 2015

ENUGU—Two persons, who specialized in vandalizing installations of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC, were electrocuted, weekend, while attempting to remove the power distribution property. Meanwhile, a young man of about 25 years of age is currently hospitalized in Anambra State for burns to his body while attempting to vandalize EEDC’s 2.5 MVA transformer, which serves […]

Orubebe is a disgrace, afraid of probe – Oshiomhole

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News, Top Stories Friday, August 28th, 2015

Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State says former Minister of the Niger Delta, Mr Godsday Orubebe is afraid of President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned probe of several billions of naira squandered on the East-West road and on the Amnesty programme under his watch as Minister of the Niger Delta Affairs, adding that this is the basis […]