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Don’t worry about 2015, Bafarawa assures Jonathan

Posted by admin Presidency, Sokoto, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2014

From TUNDE OMOLEHIN, Sokoto Former Sokoto State governor, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa has assured President Goodluck Jonathan of his support if he decides to contest in the 2015 presidential election. Bafarawa told the President in Sokoto yesterday at a grand reception organised to formally welcome him and his teeming supporters to the party fold. He said the […]

Enugu’s chicken politics…

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2014

Happenings in Enugu State will never stop attracting the attention of most political observers from the South East zone and beyond because that is where democracy has most concrete dividends to flaunt, especially since these seven years of Sullivan Chime’s administration. Even those of us who do not claim direct indigeneship of that state, find […]

Woman tortures stepson, 12, to death

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2014

…Claims he committed suicide From TUNDE RAHEEM AkureThe cat has been let out of the bag for Mrs Rukayat Osisi who claimed that Awwal Osisi, her 12-year-old stepson hanged himself. Neighbours who witnessed how she tortured the boy to death exposed the heinous act. Rukayyat was detained at the homicide section of the State Central […]

Ikeja bombs disaster: Let FG learn from Fashola

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2014

By Mohammed Idris On Monday, January 27, 2014, while watching the Channels prime news at 10pm on the 12th anniversary of the Ikeja Cantonment disaster when high caliber bombs went off from the armory following a fire at the nearby “mammy market” and killed some 1000 compatriots, I was at once filled with disgust and […]

Ex-militant leader, 20 policemen escape death in gun attack

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Sunday, February 9th, 2014

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa An ex-militant leader, Eris Paul ( a.k.a Ogunboss) and 20 policemen escaped death yesterday when they were attacked by armed men at Peremabiri in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The policemen in two gunboats were detailed by the state Commissioner of Police, Hillary Okpara, to escort the ex-militant […]

Opinion: The new Oshodi

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Saturday, February 8th, 2014

Babatunde Fashola Before the coming of the Babatunde Fashola administration, many commuters used to dread passing any route leading to Oshodi because of the traffic gridlock in that area. The coming of the administration brought normalcy to the place. The yellow-painted commercial buses that used to ply the Oshodi routes seem to have relocated to […]

Don’t allow Tinapa to die — Customs boss

Posted by admin Cross River, State News Saturday, February 8th, 2014

The Nigeria Customs Service has appealed to the relevant government agencies to ensure that the vision of the Tinapa Business Resort is not allowed to die. The Comptroller of the Cross River State Command of the NCS, Mr. Bamidele Akande, made this appeal on Friday when he led his team on a courtesy visit to […]

Omisore declares Osun gov ambition

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Saturday, February 8th, 2014

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola | credits: File copy Senator Iyiola Omisore on Saturday declared his interest to contest for the August 9 governorship election in Osun State, with a renewed call for the replacement of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Rufus Akeju. Thousands of people from within and outside the state gathered at the […]

New tactics of Abuja sex workers

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

New tactics of Abuja sex workers Commercial sex workers develop new strategies to beat directives of the Federal Capital Territory administration, OLALEKAN ADETAYO writes Like every other urban settlements, the Federal Capital Territory is having its fair share of the activities of commercial sex workers. Once upon a time, these women of easy virtue, […]

Picture: Confusion in Osun as students wear hijab, choir robe, fetish attires to school •‘Allahu Akbar’, church songs and incantations boom at assembly ground

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Wednesday, February 5th, 2014

There was commotion and confusion in Baptist High School, Iwo, Osun State, on yesterday, as students of the school abandoned the general uniform provided by Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led administration and wore hijabs, purdah and choir garments to the school. The development disrupted the usual assembly prayer, as the students declined to listen to their principal […]