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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Friday, July 10th, 2015
Tinubu Magistrate’s Court The police in Lagos have arrested a security guard manning a plaza on Balogun Street, Lagos Island, Peter Ataro, and a load carrier, Asu Cusmars, for allegedly stealing pairs of shoes worth N2m. It was said that the guard had connived with Cusmars and one Obi, who is still at large, […]
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Anambra, Boko Haram, Ebonyi, Headlines, South-East, State News
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, on Thursday explained why the planned protest by traders against the relocation of some Boko Haram suspects to Anambra State did not hold in the state. He told journalists during an inspection tour of ongoing projects in Abakaliki that since the suspects had already been taken to Abuja, […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Peterside and Wike The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Thursday reaffirmed its ex parte order made on June 11, 2015, granting permission to the All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the April 11, 2015 governorship election in the state, Dr. Dakuku Peterside, to inspect the electoral materials used […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
Ayade sets up Green Police As part of his administration’s initiative to protect and conserve its over one million hectares of forest reserve, Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade, in partnership with the United Nations (UN), yesterday announced the setting up of Green Police. The Green Police, which is a special martial, according to […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, July 9th, 2015
From DAVID MOLOMO, YOLA Two kid suicide bombers, between ages nine and 11, have been apprehended and handed over to the Nigeria Police in Yola for attempting to detonate a bomb allegedly given to them by an adult. They were arrested while attempting to sell the improvised bomb said to have been handed over to […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Monday, July 6th, 2015
44 killed, 47 injured in Jos blasts National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) yesterday said 44 people were killed and 47 others injured in the twin blasts that hit Jos on Sunday night. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), one of the blasts targeted Muslim faithful at a prayer session in a mosque […]
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Anthony A. Kila, Columnists, Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Monday, July 6th, 2015
Kaduna state Governor Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai has been judged to be Nigerian Governor of the month based on a comparative analysis of Governors performance in Nigeria. The study tagged CIAPS Governors Performance Index (CGPI) is a monthly performance review of what Governors across the country are doing in their offices and it is conducted […]
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General Politics, Latest Politics, State News, Top Stories
Monday, July 6th, 2015

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a comprehensive relief package valued at over N400bn to put an end to the lingering crisis of unpaid workers’ salaries in the country. Vanguard gathered that a three-pronged relief package that will end the workers plight include: *The sharing of about $2.1b (N413.7bn) in fresh allocation between the states and […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 5th, 2015
The younger brother of Coach Samson Siasia has expressed his desire to contest the Bayelsa State governorship election next year. Moses, who spoke at a news conference in Yenagoa, on Saturday, lamented that Bayelsa had witnessed several broken promises since its creation in 1996. The 35-year-old described the unemployment rate in the state as alarming, […]
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Anambra, Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Sunday, July 5th, 2015
Following the relocation of Boko Haram detainees to the Ekwulobia Prisons in Anambra State, the military have taken over the security of the facility. SUNDAY PUNCH investigations showed that security operations in the Federal Government facility are no longer the exclusive preserve of the officials of the Nigeria Prison Service. The development, sources told our […]