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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
By Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Dapo Akinrefon, Charles Kumolu & Gbenga Oke Ado Ekiti — Dr Kayode Fayemi, out-going governor of Ekiti State, yesterday reiterated that he would not challenge the result of last Saturday’s governorship election in the state because he is “not desperate to remain in office,” even as commendations poured in on […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
By Ndahi Marama Maiduguri—At least 91 persons, were said to have been abducted by suspected Islamic militants between Thursday and Sunday from the Kumanza,Yaga and Dagu, Damboa and Dagu, Damboa and Askira Uba Local Government Areas of Borno State, local vigilante officials said yesterday night. Four other villagers were killed while attempting to escape from […]
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Armed Forces, House, Kaduna, Legislature, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
BY CHARLES KUMOLU NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, wants President Goodluck Jonathan to tell Nigerians who authorised the military to prevent some governors of the All Progressives Congress,APC, from attending the final governorship election campaign in Ekiti State, describing the action of the army as unconstitutional. He also called on the National Assembly to set […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News, Wole Soyinka
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
BY CHARLES KUMOLU NOBEL laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, wants President Goodluck Jonathan to tell Nigerians who authorised the military to prevent some governors of the All Progressives Congress,APC, from attending the final governorship election campaign in Ekiti State, describing the action of the army as unconstitutional. He also called on the National Assembly to set […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
A high improvised explosive device went off around 2pm Monday afternoon at the premises of Kano School of Health Technology located along Gida Murtala–B UK Road at time the school is in session, killing about 7. wp_posts
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Monday, June 23rd, 2014
Sokoto State Government has spent about N70m on the construction of the first phase of the Almajiri school in Dange-Shuni Local Government Area, the Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Tukur Alkali, has said. Alkali told the News Agency of Nigeria in Sokoto that the project was part of measures to offer children access to quality […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
The pain and shame of Chibok Soni Daniel, Regional Editor, North Everything about this agrarian community hurts. The pain that flows from the abduction of the innocent school girls coupled with the inability of the security agencies to locate and secure their release almost two months after they were seized by malevolent gunmen, torments the […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
Fayose dedicates victory to Ekiti people Ado-Ekiti – The governor-elect of Ekiti, Mr Ayo Fayose, on Sunday dedicated his victory to the people of the state. Fayose said in Ado-Ekiti that his victory reflected the wishes of the people of the state. The governor-elect, who spoke through his Chief Press Officer, Mr Idowu Adelusi, described […]
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Ekiti, Presidency, State News
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014
By Ben Agande, Abuja. President Goodluck Jonathan has called on the newly elected governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose to be humble and magnanimous as he prepares to assume office as the goverenor of Ekiti state. In a congratulatory message to the governor elect, President Jonathan charged him to “commit himself to forming an administration […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Sunday, June 22nd, 2014

Bosnia coach Safet Susic, who started with just Dzeko up front despite saying after the opening defeat to Argentina he would play with two strikers, said that his side had been robbed of a goal by New Zealand referee Peter O’Leary. “I was told there was no offside but it’s not the first or last […]