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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Amaechi and Wike A chief of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers State and former Chief SecurityAdviser to ex-Governor Peter Odili, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, has said the Minister of State for Education, Nyesom Wike arm-twisted President Goodluck Jonathan to engage in a feud with Governor Rotimi Amaechi to enhance his 2015 governorship ambition. Sara-Igbe in an […]
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General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, September 16th, 2014
Amaechi and Mbu The Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has said that a thousand Mbus, (a former commissioner of Police in the state) cannot tame him or the people of the state. Amaechi described a former state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Joseph Mbu, as a puppet. The […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
For a number of years now, the Boko Haram sect has been ravaging cities in the North Eastern part of the nation, especially Borno State. Several lives have been lost and properties destroyed. James Bwala, in this report, brings to limelight the sufferings of the former residents of Bama town who are now refugees. Food, […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
FORMER governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, is being expected in Maiduguri, the Borno Statecapital, to condole with his political compatriot, Kashim Imam ,who lost his mother recently. Sheriff is expected to arrive in Maiduguri, today, but he has alerted the public to a plan by the state government to embarrass him during […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Rivers State government has warned the Federal Government to drop its proposed plan to renovate and build some blocks of classrooms in some state-owned secondary schools in the state. Minister of State for Education, Chief Nyesom Wike, had, last Friday, at Ogu, in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of the state, stated that the Federal Government […]
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Armed Forces, Headlines, Kano, State News
Monday, September 15th, 2014
KANO State governor, Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Sunday, said the Nigerian military was competent to tackle the insurgency problem in the country. Kwankwaso, a former Minister of Defence between 2003 and 2007, stated this during a media chat with journalists in Benin City, Edo State, adding that the army was as competent as he left it in […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Monday, September 15th, 2014
TARABA State governor, Danbaba Suntai, on Saturday, returned to Nigeria after several months of medical trip to London. Suntai, who was involved in an air crash in 2012, returned after 10 months of medical trip abroad, but on his return, the Taraba State House of Assembly, said he was unfit to assume duties, then the […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Borno, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News
Friday, September 12th, 2014
National Publicity Secretary, All Progressives Congress, Lai Mohammed | credits: File copy The All Progressives Congress has accused the presidency of not saying the truth in its response to the condemnation of President Goodluck Jonathan’s relationship with Senator Ali Modu Sheriff, alleged to be sponsoring Boko Haram. The party’s position was contained in a statement […]
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Headlines, Rivers
Friday, September 12th, 2014
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi The people of Ubima in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State have been thrown into mourning following the murder of Mr. Sabinus Odu, an uncle to the state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi. Odu, the Vice-Principal of Community Secondary School, Aluu, was killed earlier in the week by some suspected […]
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Armed Forces, Borno, Headlines, National Politics, State News
Thursday, September 11th, 2014
By Kingsley Omonobi & Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—Following fears expressed by Borno stakeholders that Boko Haram terrorists have surrounded Borno State capital, Maiduguri preparatory to invading the city, the Defence headquarters, DHQ declared yesterday that the troops are battle ready to defend the city. The alarm by Borno elders that the terrorists have mobilised to invade […]
