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Lagos generates N120bn from tax in six months

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, July 31st, 2014

The Lagos State Internal Revenue Service on Thursday said it generated more than N120bn from taxation between January and June this year. The Executive Chairman of the service, Mr Tunde Fowler, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos that 90 per cent of the taxes were generated from the organised private sector and civil […]

Katsina community holds prayers over insecurity

Posted by admin Headlines, Katsina, State News Thursday, July 31st, 2014

Residents of Funtua and its environs in Katsina State are mobilising for prayers as they had increased community surveillance to avert the activities of suspected insurgents in the area. The District Head, Alhaji Sambo Idris, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Funtua that he had instructed religious, traditional and community leaders in […]

Panic as DSS operatives fire gunshots in Osun

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Osun, State News Thursday, July 31st, 2014

Panic gripped residents of Osun State on Wednesday when operatives of the Department of State Service in about 50 Toyota pickup vehicles fired into the air as their convoy rode through the capital city. The officials, some of whom wore masks, were fully armed and were conveyed round Osogbo in the siren-blaring vehicles. They […]

Nasarawa House, CJ set to clash over Al-Makura

Posted by admin Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Thursday, July 31st, 2014

Nasarawa State governor, Umaru Al-Makura | credits: feelfree.co The Nasarawa State House of Assembly and the state Chief Judge, Justice Justice Sulaiman Dikko, may be heading for a showdown over the composition of the seven-man panel put in place to investigate allegations of wrongdoing by Governor Tanko Al-Makura. The assembly wants Dikko to dissolve the […]

APC is a party managed by two individuals – Fani-Kayode

Posted by admin All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, Osun, Party Politics, State News Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

Osogbo Former Aviation Minister Femi Fani-Kayode said on Tuesday in Osogbo that his decision to return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was well-thought-out. Speaking with newsmen, Fani-Kayode said it was better for him to “return home’’. The former minister said he left the All Progressives Congress (APC) because he did not like the way […]

Gunmen kidnap Senator’s mother in Bayelsa

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News Wednesday, July 30th, 2014

By Samuel Oyadongha, Yenagoa Gunmen, Tuesday morning,kidnapped Senator Emmanuel Paulker’s 90-year old mother. The abduction took place at her residence at the Opolo suburb of Yenagoa. Details later.wp_posts

I’ll contest 2015 gov poll, Ladoja insists

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Tuesday, July 29th, 2014

National Leader of Accord Party and former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has maintained that he has not endorsed any aspirant under the platform of the party to contest 2015 governorship ticket, noting that he will pick expression of interest form with a view to contesting 2015 gubernatorial election in the state. […]

Gunmen kidnap ex-gov Sylva’s uncle

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Monday, July 28th, 2014

By Samuel Oyadongha YENAGOA — Unknown armed men have kidnapped the 86-year-old uncle of Chief Timipre Sylva, the immediate past governor of Bayelsa State. The victim, identified as Chief Benson Ayerite Adigio-Eseni, a retired army major, it was learnt, was seized in the wee hours of yesterday in his country home at Okpoama, Brass Local […]

We’re still angry over last population census —Niger govt

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger, State News Monday, July 28th, 2014

Says State was grossly under counted By Wole Masadomi Minna—Niger State government has said that it is still angry over the outcome of the last national population census in the country, saying that the state was grossly under counted. It, therefore, said it had taken the necessary steps to ensure that the people were adequately […]

Impeachment: Ebonyi founding fathers meet Assembly members

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Monday, July 28th, 2014

By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI—Founding fathers of Ebonyi State yesterday met with members of the State House of Assembly over the impeachment crisis that had trailed the legislature in the last one week. The meeting, which lasted over four hours, was held in efforts by the founding fathers to broker peace in the House. All members […]