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Ex-NBA President, Wali, kidnapped in Port Harcourt

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, October 12th, 2014

The Nigerian Bar Association has pleaded for the release of its immediate past President, Mr. Okey Wali (SAN), who was said to have been abducted in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, on Saturday. Wali was said to have been abducted at about 9pm on Saturday. He was abducted in Rumualogu, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area […]

Maku quits Jonathan’s cabinet October 20

Posted by admin Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Sunday, October 12th, 2014

Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, on Sunday confirmed that he would quit the Federal Executive Council on October 20. Maku said his decision to cease to be a minister was to allow him pursue his ambition of becoming the governor of Nassarawa State in 2015. He spoke during a thanksgiving service he organised at […]

Fayemi’s loss a mystery, says Soyinka

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News, Wole Soyinka Sunday, October 12th, 2014

Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, has described the loss of the outgoing Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, in the June 21 governorship election as a mystery which the All Progressives Congress must unravel. He said with the various programmes and legacy projects put in place by Fayemi, his successor must continue on the […]

Daniel asks for ex-president Obasanjo’s forgiveness, returns to PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Abuja – A former Governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga Daniel, on Wednesday in Abuja appealed to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for forgiveness, if he (Daniel) had in anyway erred against him. He made the appeal at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National headquarters, where he formally announced his return to the PDP. Daniel, who was […]

Eleven states resume today after forced Ebola holidays

Posted by admin Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

Schools in at least 11 states of the country are set to resume a new academic session today (Wednesday) after a forced holiday occasioned by the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak. The states which had earlier shunned the September 22 resumption date announced by the Federal Government, picked October 8, as a more realistic resumption date […]

My emergence is divine, says Ngilari – Court sacks Adamawa, gov. installs ousted dep. gov.

Posted by admin Adamawa, Governors, Headlines, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

| credits: http://kingsscribe.blogspot.com/ The newly sworn in Governor of Adamawa State, Bala Ngilari has described his emergence as a divine intervention of God, pledging to partner with other stakeholders to create an enabling environment for peace and progress in the state. He stated this in his acceptance speech Wednesday, while taking his oath of […]

Borno donates 40 vehicles to police

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, October 8th, 2014

The Inspector-General of Police, Alhaji Suleiman Abba, said on Wednesday that the Borno State Government had donated 40 vehicles to the police. Abba said this while addressing officers and men of the Borno State Police Command during an official visit to Maiduguri. He said the donation was part of the ongoing Police Reform Programme of […]

Gov. T.A Orji and the Way Forward – By Madubuko Hart

Posted by admin Abia, Articles, Columnists, Madubuko Hart, NNP Columnists, State News Monday, October 6th, 2014

By Madubuko Hart | Lagos, Nigeria | October 6, 2014 – There is apprehension among some stakeholders in the business of governance in Umuahia, the Abia State capital. The anxiety was that anybody that would be elected in 2015 to take over from the incumbent governor of the state, Chief Theodore Orji, should not throw […]

Kalu Not Looking for Popularity – By Olaniyi Olanike

Posted by admin Abia, Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Olaniyi Olanike, State News Monday, October 6th, 2014

By Olaniyi Olanike | Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria | October 6, 2014 – The politics in Abia State is taking different dimensions by the day. Political demagogues and those in the corridors of power are doing everything, not only to criticize dissenters, but, also, to pummel their reputations. One man that these gangsters called media […]

Synagogue: Lagos begins probe Oct. 13

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, October 5th, 2014

TB Joshua The Lagos State Government has said the coroner it inaugurated to probe the circumstances surrounding the collapse of a six-storey building belonging to the Synagogue Church of All of Nations will commence sitting on October 13, 2014. This was contained in a statement released by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice on Friday. […]