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Elechi grants unconditional pardon to 15 prison inmates

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

» From JEFF AMECHI AGBODO, Abakaliki The governor of Ebonyi State, Chief Martin Elechi, has granted unconditional pardon and clemency to 15 indigenes of the state serving different jail terms in prisons in the country. They include eight inmates of the Abakaliki Federal Prisons convicted for offences such as stealing and burglary and seven inmates […]

Gombe earmarks N2.5bn for agriculture in 2014 budget

Posted by admin Gombe, Headlines, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

Gombe State government will spend N2.5 billion on agricultural development in 2014, Gov. Ibrahim Dankwambo has said. Cassava farm Dankwambo, who announced this while presenting the 2014 budget proposal of N107.4 billion at the State House of Assembly, said the move was aimed at boosting food production, employment and income generation. “Being the mainstay of […]

Aregbesola, Omisore trade words over worship centre

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

By CHARLES KUMOLU FORMER Deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has described the proposed building of an Interdenominational Worship Centre by the state government as an attempt to siphon taxpayers’ money. But in a swift reaction, Director of Publicity of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Kunle Oyatomi dismissed the allegations as unfounded. Omisore also […]

FG, 34 states to spend N10.67trn in 2014 (Table) (Spend, a coded word for loot)

Posted by admin Latest Politics, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

States 2013 2014 capital Recurrent Nbn Nbn Nbn Nbn Abia 137.8 149.6 87.5 62 Adamawa 95 97.9 39.7 58.2 Anambra 110.96 140.00 100.29 39.71 A/Ibom 599.180 469.374 308.870 165.504 Bauchi […]

Woman collapses, dies while testifying in church

Posted by admin Headlines, Imo, State News Thursday, January 2nd, 2014

By CHIDI NKWOPARA OWERRI — Tragedy struck in Umuogwuta, Ndegwu, Owerri West local council area of Imo State, as a lady who was giving her testimony during the New Year service suddenly collapsed and died. A villager, who spoke to Vanguard on ground of anonymity, said: “The Lagos-based lady, Ifeoma Anozie, collapsed and died while […]

Aregbesola presents N216bn budget for 2014

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

BY GBENGA OLARINOYE OSOGBO — Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has presented the 2014 budget estimate totalling N216billion to the state House of Assembly for approval. Represented by his Special Adviser on Budget, Mr. Bade Adesina, Aregbesola declared that the budget cuts across all the sectors of the state’s economy and was prepared in […]

70 displaced as fire razes 3 buildings in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Fashola opens relief camp for victims BOSE ADELAJA & MONSURU OLOWOOPEJO LAGOS — Tragedy struck at Ijesa area of Lagos, as fire razed three buildings, with over 70 people displaced However, barely 24 hours after the disaster, the state governor, Babatunde Fashola ordered that the Agbowa relief camp, Ikorodu be opened for the displaced victims. […]

2015: Politicians in Delta urged to stop overheating polity

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—TWO prominent Deltans, a former Head of Service in the defunct Bendel State, Chief Patrick Onyeobi and former Presidential aide and Commissioner for Economic Planning in the state, Chief Clement Ofuani, have called on the political class, especially the opposition, to stop overheating the polity, which they said was not in the […]

New Regent of Akure installed

Posted by admin Headlines, Ondo, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Monday, December 30, 2013 *The new regent, Princes Adetutu Adesida Ojei advertisement By DAYO JOHNSON AKURE – A new regent, Princes Adetutu Adesida Ojei was yesterday installed to fill the stool of the Deji of Akure which became vacant on December 1, this year. Princes Ojei, after the installation, assured all sons […]

Kalu’s gift at Christmas

Posted by admin Abia, Headlines, State News Tuesday, December 31st, 2013

Christmas is celebrated on December 25 each year. It has been taken as a consecrated fiesta of Christians, no matter that history shows the celebration as archetypical of the ancient traditions of the worshippers of Sun God. No matter any divergent view to the celebration, followers of Jesus Christ (recorded in the bible), do not […]