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Borno: 35 die in Boko Haram twin attacks

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News Saturday, March 1st, 2014

Boko Haram No fewer than 35 persons were killed after twin bombs exploded in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday. Boko Haram’s wave of terror attacks on people and public institutions has gone up in recent times. The sect on Tuesday attacked Federal Government College, Buni Yadi, Yobe State, killing no fewer than 43 pupils. […]

What I expect of my successor, by Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

BY OLASUNKANMI AKONI LAGOS—Governor Babatunde Fashola, has said he is interested in who succeeds him next year, towards advancing the cause of the state. *Fashola When asked on who he prefers to succeed him, Fashola said: “I prefer a successor that would surpass my achievements in office and advance the cause of Lagos State.” The […]

Death of final year students unsettles UNICAL

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

-Sun BY STANLEY UCHEGBU Death of three final year students has hit the University of Calabar (UNICAL) with a devastating shock. Described as a serial tragedy, Accounting and Linguistic Department lost three students and a lecturer in quick succession during the five months strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Last week, […]

Go to Akwa Ibom, weep for Abia State! (1)

Posted by admin Abia, Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Monday, February 24th, 2014

ay, February 24, 2014 Re: Go to Akwa Ibom, weep for Abia State! (1) advertisement Ebere€ €¬Wabara,ewabara@yahoo.com€ €¬ 08055001948 This column will today and next week, hopefully, publish some of the rejoinders to my article last week. Please, fresh reactions may not be published subsequently because of unaddressed […]

Religious crisis looms in Osun school

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

OSOGBO — Tension, yesterday, enveloped a popular school in Osun State, the Baptist High School, Iwo, as the students wore different dresses that suited their religious inclination to school. The students, thereby, defiled the state government uniform specification recently introduced in all public secondary schools in the state as part of the schools reclassification programme.Apart […]

Delta 2015: Anioma Congress insists on screening of guber aspirants

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

BY Austin Ogwuda Asaba—The leadership of Anioma Congress has indicated its willingness to go ahead with its planned screening of governorship aspirants of Anioma extraction, despite stern warning from the Delta State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chairman, Chief Peter Nwaoboshi, on the implication of such an exercise. However, the state Chairman of Democratic Peoples’ Party, […]

N1.2m ATM Fraud: Lagos banker dies in police custody after drinking a bottle of soft drink

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News, Top Stories Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

An employee of Ecobank, Babatunde Oke, on Thursday, died in the custody of the Falomo Police Divisional Headquarters in Lagos, after he was detained for three days over his alleged involvement in a N1.2m fraud. Oke, who is survived by a wife and two children, was said to have worked at the Ogba, Lagos branch […]

I won’t stop fighting for Rivers — Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Sunday, February 23rd, 2014

Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi | credits: File copy Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed the threat by the Supervising Minister of Education, Nyesom Wike, that he (Amaechi) will be arrested after Jonathan’s victory in 2015. Amaechi said he would continue to speak against decisions of the Federal Government under President Goodluck […]

I am not a coward – Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

From: TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, yesterday said he is not a coward and would continue to speak against the policies and decisions of the President Goodluck Jonathan-led government. Amaechi spoke through the Chief of Staff, Government House, Port Harcourt, Tony Okocha, in reaction to the statement by the […]

Return to PDP, Anyim begs Kwankwaso

Posted by admin Kano, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Saturday, February 22nd, 2014

By CHIDI OBINECHE, NDUBUISI ORJi and SEYE OJO The Secretary to the Government of the Federation(SGF), Senator Anyim Pius Anyim yesterday appealed to the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Kwankwaso to return to the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), noting cynically that he has no business with his new party. He made the appeal while speaking […]