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I won’t ban Okada in Ekiti -Fayose (Just to get their vote)

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate for the June 21 election in Ekiti State, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has said commercial motorcycle operation, otherwise known as Okada, will not be banned by his administration if he is elected as the governor in the coming election. He said the operators would be free to operate without fear […]

Memo: NSA to quiz Nyako next week

Posted by admin Adamawa, Boko Haram, Headlines, State News Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako | credits: File There are indications that the Federal Government has begun investigations into allegations levelled against the President Goodluck Jonathan administration by the Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Murtala Nyako. The PUNCH gathered on Tuesday that as part of the investigations, security agencies would, latest next week, meet with the […]

Lagos stadium, arena of prostitutes – Osaile

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014

Swimming pool section of the National Stadium… now closed | credits: File copy Boxing promoter, Martins Osaile, has lamented the state of the National Stadium, Lagos, saying it has turned to a home for prostitutes. The multi-purpose stadium, built in 1972, was once the pride of the country, hosting high-profile games including the final of […]

Don’t impose anyone on Lagosians, group warns Tinubu

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Tinubu A Lagos-based group, Visioners for New Lagos, on Sunday, vowed to resist any attempt to impose a former Accountant-General of the state, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode as the next governor of the state. Coordinator of the group, Mr.Bambo Akin-Johnson, also cautioned a national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, against imposing a candidate […]

Presidency is arrogant, confused, Nyako insists

Posted by admin Adamawa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako | credits: naijamayor.com Some Socio-political groups in the South on Sunday berated the Adamawa State Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako, over his letter to the northern state governors. Nyako, in a letter to the Northern Governors’ Forum, dated April 16, 2014, had accused the President Goodluck Jonathan administration of committing […]

Nyako, a failed governor — Presidency

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako The Presidency on Saturday reacted sharply to a letter written by Governor Murtala Nyako of Adamawa State to his northern governors, describing it as “an unmitigated leadership disaster and a sad betrayal of trust by a major beneficiary of the Nigerian nation.” Nyako had in the letter accused the Federal […]

Five robbers killed in police shootout in C’River

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Sunday, April 20th, 2014

No fewer than five suspected armed robbers were on Saturday killed after a bloody shootout with the police in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State. Several other suspects were said to have escaped with various degrees of injuries. An eyewitness, Nya Moses, a resident of Akpabuyo, said he counted at least five dead […]

N76bn Abuja CCTV destroyed, stolen (What a wasteful country)

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Friday, April 18th, 2014

Vice-President Namadi Sambo Two years after the completion of a $470m (N76.bn) National Public Security Communications System Project in Abuja, most of the installed 1,000 cameras for the Closed-Circuit Television in the city have either been vandalised or stolen, investigation by Saturday PUNCH has revealed. Checks showed that the solar panels and batteries of the […]

Governor Aliyu’s Challenge – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Jideofor Adibe, PhD, Niger, NNP Columnists, State News Friday, April 18th, 2014

By Dr. Jidoeofor Adibe | London, UK | April 18, 2014 – Politics is in the air and jostling for 2015 has simply begun in earnest. Anyone telling you otherwise is either living in another planet, trying to undercut the competition or simply being dishonest. We saw another evidence of this when Governor Babangida Aliyu […]

Easter: Police assures Lagosians of adequate security

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Friday, April 18th, 2014

Ahead of the coming Easter celebrations and carnival, the Police in Lagos have assured the residents of adequate security throughout the festivities saying every measure has been put in place by the security agencies to ensure the safety of the people. Briefing newsmen after the week’s State Security Council meeting presided over by the State […]