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Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere, State News
Monday, October 20th, 2014
By Odimegwu Onwumere | Rivers, Nigeria | October 20, 2014 – Governor Chibuike Amaechi’s Rivers State is with about 90 percent of its residents living beneath poverty line. Doubtlessly, this could have necessitated the reason the state has been witnessing expansion in street hawking by its residents upon the ban to that effect some four […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
The founder of one of the most popular churches in Port Harcourt, Rivers state is reported to have passed away. It was gathered that Geoffrey Dabibi Nembere of Greater Evangelism World Crusade died on Wednesday, October 15 after long battle with cancer. The type of cancer is yet to be revealed by the Numbere family. […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Sunday, October 19th, 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday said he received with sadness, news of the death of the Founder and General Overseer of Greater Evangelism World Crusade Ministries International, Apostle Geoffrey Numbere. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati, the President, on behalf of his family and the Federal Government […]
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Aviation, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, October 18th, 2014
By LAWANI MIKAIRU The South-South/South-East regional General Manager, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Mrs Ebele Okoye, has assured passengers that the Port Harcourt international airport has adequate security contrary to belief that the airport has porous security. This is coming just as she affirmed that the remodeling of the airport will be completed soon. […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News
Saturday, October 18th, 2014
Residents of Kano have commended the Federal Government for the ceasefire agreement it reached with members of the Boko Haram sect. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Saturday expressed happiness over the development. According to them, the agreement was a welcome development as it will […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Saturday, October 18th, 2014
B Ayo Onikoyi The Executive Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano, on Friday, October 10, paid a surprise visit to the contestants of Gulder Ultimate Search 11. obiano-gus The governor was taken round specific areas of the Aguleri jungle by Chidi Mokeme, the Anchor man of Gulder Ultimate Search 11. The governor […]
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Abia, Articles, Columnists, Madubuko Hart, NNP Columnists, State News
Friday, October 17th, 2014
By Madubuko Hart | Lagos | October 17, 2014 – I was glad reading a press briefing by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Abia State, Mr. Charles Ajunwa, saying that his boss has called for peace and unity among all Nigerians regardless of their religious, political or ethnic divergences. It is something […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News
Friday, October 17th, 2014
By Onochie Anibeze The Amaju Pinnick Board of the Nigeria Football Federation was not comfortable with the results Stephen Keshi and the Eagles posted in the Nations Cup qualifiers before the last victory against Sudan in Abuja. Keshi A home defeat by Congo was followed by a draw in South Africa and another defeat in […]
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Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Rivers, State News
Friday, October 17th, 2014
Buhari: Beyond a presidential declaration! He may have run for Nigeria’s presidency in the past without success, but the massive turnout of people on the declaration of his intent to run for the same office on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC, in 2015 on Wednesday may just be an indication that the […]
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Bauchi, Headlines, State News
Friday, October 17th, 2014
By Suzan Edeh BAUCHI-THE police in Bauchi State, Tuesday, arrested a man, 35, for infecting a 12-year-old girl with Human Immuno Virus, HIV. This was disclosed by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Haruna Mohammed, in Bauchi, yesterday, saying the man had been HIV positive and on medication since 2004. According to him, the suspect […]
