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Akwa Ibom Govt. react to story on child witches -By Anietie Ekong

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines Tuesday, May 27th, 2014

Dear Sir, It is unfortunate that the writer is ascribing the action of perhaps one person or a few persons to an entire state and hiding under that cover to launch an attack on the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio. Or how else do I describe a report on the so-called child […]

I forgive Obasanjo — Orji Kalu (You need to return your stolen Abia millions, ask for forgiveness & submit yourself for prosecution)

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Sunday, May 25th, 2014

By PETER DURU A former governor of Abia State, Chief Orji Kalu, stated, yesterday, that he has forgiven former President Olusegun Obasanjo despite the moves against his businesses during the Obasanjo presidency. Kalu, who made the pronouncement when he spoke to journalists in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, said he would however not forget what […]

No second term for Gov. Almakura —Senator Ewuga

Posted by admin Headlines, Nasarawa, State News Sunday, May 25th, 2014

By Levinus Nwabughiogu Solomon Ewuga is the senator representing Nasarawa North in the Senate. He is said to have provided the “platform”upon which Umaro Tanko Almakura stood to become the governor of Nasarawa State in 2011. Meanwhile, things have changed and Ewuga has jilted their common political party, the APC, for the PDP. In this […]

Three dead as Champions League fans targeted in another Jos blast

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Plateau, State News Sunday, May 25th, 2014

Three dead as Champions League fans targeted in another Jos blast on May 25, 2014 / in News 8:42 am / Comments At least three people were killed on Saturday in the central Nigerian city of Jos in an explosion targeting football fans watching the European Champions League final, the authorities […]

Kwakwanso not fit to govern –PDP

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Thursday, May 22nd, 2014

Governor Rabiu Kwakwanso The Peoples Democratic Party has said the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwanso, is not fit to govern at any level. Speaking on behalf of the party at a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the National Secretary of the party, Prof. Wale Oladipo, said it was fortunate that Kwakwanso could […]

Opinion: Fashola, we are dying of noise pollution

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

Bayo Olupohunda | credits: File copy Dear Sir, I hope this appeal meets you in good health. As you wind down on the final year of your administration, I have decided to draw your attention to one of the challenges that make Lagos one of the most hazardous places to live in the world. The […]

Picture: Police rescue ‘bird woman’ from Lagos mob

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, May 21st, 2014

The victim An elderly woman escaped lynching on Wednesday after being accused of being a bird and witch in the Ajegunle area of Lagos State. According to residents of Ojo Road, where the purported transformation took place, the woman was a black bird before suddenly turning into a human being. Hundreds of residents were said […]

Police foil new attack, probe into deadly Kano blast

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Kano, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News Monday, May 19th, 2014

Nigeria police said on Monday that they thwarted a fresh attempt to detonate a car bomb in Kano, a day after a bombing killed four people in an area of the city attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram. “The police in Kano today… (at) about 9:00am (0800 GMT) averted what could have been another devastating bomb […]

Fire destroys 120 shops in Lagos market

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, May 19th, 2014

OVER 120 shops were, early on Sunday, destroyed, and goods worth millions of naira razed as fire ravaged Daleko Market in Mushin area of Lagos. The arrival of fire fighters from Isolo, Ilupeju and Ikeja fire service stations prevented a total disaster as the market would have been completely razed by the ravaging fire. The […]

Jonathan should make surprise visit to Chibok —APC

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News Monday, May 19th, 2014

Opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday, said the presidency could salvage its battered integrity over the botched Chibok trip by arranging a surprise one, which would not leak before the trip. A statement by its spokesperson, Lai Mohammed, also knocked the presidency for manhandling what could be a belated but redeeming trip. It described […]