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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
THERE was pandemonium around communities in Agbado Railway Crossing in Ogun State, on Tuesday, as angry train passengers destroyed the newly-inaugurated multi-million naira luxury passenger train. The destruction took place less that 24 hours after it was inaugurated by the Federal Government in Lagos. Many people, including officials of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), were […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
OMB scare, on Tuesday, caused confusion and temporary closure of markets in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), notably the Garki modern market. Trouble started when some traders at the market raised the alarm that improvised explosive devices had been planted in one of the shops. News of the explosion instantly spread like wild fire, prompting […]
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Adamawa, Headlines, Kano, State News
Wednesday, June 11th, 2014
HE Adamawa State governor, Murtala Nyaku, has described the appointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano as well deserved, saying Allah had destined that he (Sanusi) would be the 14th emir of the ancient city. He said this when he paid a condolence visit to Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso and Sanusi over […]
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Borno, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Chief of Defence Staff, Air Marshal Alex Badeh | credits: http://www.mydailynewswatchng.com These are hard times for residents of border towns on Borno State following the refusal of the military authorities to heed their calls for the deployment of soldiers to protect the embattled villagers. As a result, the residents, who are said to be in […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi receiving the paraphernalia of office in Kano State Government House … on Tuesday The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido, has yet to move into his palace more than 24 hours after he received his appointment letter and staff of office. As of 8.02pm on Tuesday, the palace was still under […]
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Headlines, Soccer, Sports, State News
Tuesday, June 10th, 2014
Osaze Odemwingie Former Super Eagles captain, Peter Rufai, has commended Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi for picking Stoke City’s Osaze Odemwingie and Uche Nwofor for the World Cup, saying the two forwards could be potent weapons for the team in Brazil. The 2014 World Cup in the South American country kicks off on Thursday. The Eagles […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, June 9th, 2014
Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram have reportedly abducted about 20 women near Chibok, the Borno State community where more than 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped on April 14. The women, according to Bloomberg, a United States-based news agency, and The Guardian of London, were taken after the gunmen attacked a nomadic settlement known as Garkin […]
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General Politics, Kano, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP)
Monday, June 9th, 2014
The Buhari Vanguard has blamed President Goodluck Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party for the Kano riots that greeted the declaration of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new emir of the ancient city. Chairman of the group, Jasper Azuatalam, said this in Abuja on Monday. Azuatalam said it was apparent that the PDP-led government had […]
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Edo, Headlines, House, Legislature, State News
Monday, June 9th, 2014
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, said on Monday that some members of the state House of Assembly, who recently defected to the Peoples Democratic Party from the All Progressives Congress, were given N50m each to sell their mandates. The governor, who said this while addressing different groups of youths on peaceful protest to the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Kano, Rivers, State News, Top Stories
Monday, June 9th, 2014
THE Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, was locked inside the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport on Sunday for an undisclosed number of minutes after his chartered aircraft was grounded by the airport authorities. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, who spoke on Amaechi’s behalf, while briefing newsmen on Monday, said […]
