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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
The Rivers State Police Command on Wednesday paraded 11 suspected armed robbers and two kidnappers in Port Harcourt. The suspects, according to the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Tunde Ogunsakin, were arrested during various operations carried out by policemen in the state. Ogunsakin who narrated how one of the operations was carried out told newsmen that […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Peter Agumagu and Rotimi Amaechi A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has nullified the appointment of Justice Peter Agumagu as the Acting Chief Judge of Rivers State. The court also directed the state governor to comply with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution on the appointment of an acting CJ for the state. […]
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Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Borno State Governor Kashim Shettima | credits: www.bornostate.gov.ng For the second time in about 48 hours, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State on Wednesday met with President Goodluck Jonathan over Boko Haram attacks in his state. Shettima told State House correspondents that he was at the Presidential Villa to update Jonathan on a fresh attack […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, February 17th, 2014
By Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | February 17, 2014 – I write to condemn in absolute terms the silence of the Imo State House of Assembly over the heavy corruption allegations levelled against the Speaker of the Imo House of Assembly Chief Benjamin Uwajumogu by Mr Ikenna Samuelson Iwuoha. Iwuoha, an activist and former […]
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Edo, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News
Monday, February 17th, 2014
*Killer cop, Corporal Valentine Ofuamaka, being led by prison official into the blackmaria after being arraigned at the Edo state Magistrate Court in Benin city advertisement <a href=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/click.here?sid=12386&m=6&c=1″ target=”_blank”><img src=”http://media.fastclick.net/w/get.media?sid=12386&m=6&tp=8&d=s&c=1&vcm_acv=1.3″ width=”300″ height=”250″ border=”1″></a> By SIMON EBEGBULEM, BENIN CITY Tragedy struck last Saturday along the Ikpoba Hill river, along the Benin Agbor road […]
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Abia, Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Sunday, February 16th, 2014
2 Comments » Ebere Wabara, ewabara@yahoo.com ,08055001948 The governors of Akwa Ibom and Abia states, Godswill Obot Akpabio and Theodore Orji, respectively, are members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), both states border each other and are oil-producing entities. Indigenes of the two sub-nationalities inter-marry and some of their communities have cultural and language affinities! I […]
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Ekiti, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
• He’s a liar, says Info commissioner From Charles Adegbite, Ado-Ekiti Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Budget and Research, Hon Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, yesterday alleged that Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi got over four hundred billion naira (N400billion) in forty months, which he claimed was badly managed in view of the value of […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, February 15th, 2014
From TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, has again hit the Supervising Minister of Education, Barr. Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, describing him as arrogant and ungrateful. Amaechi stated this yesterday, at the thanksgiving service held in honour of the Senator representing Rivers South East Senatorial District, Senator Magnus Ngei Abe, in Bera, […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 12th, 2014
The Cross River Government said on Wednesday that none of its villages were illegally annexed by Cameroon on the orders of the Nigeria-Cameroon boundary demarcation officials. The Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Liyel Imoke, Mr Christian Ita, told newsmen in Calabar that the speculation was untrue. He, however, said that a pillar on the boundary between […]
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Bayelsa, General Politics, Latest Politics, State News
Sunday, February 9th, 2014
Militants The Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta said on Sunday that its fighters attacked two police gunboats at Peremabiri, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The group said the gunboats were escorting a former militant leader, Mr. Eris Paul, popularly known as Ogunboss. MEND said Ogunboss, other ex-militant leaders and […]
