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Anambra, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The matters arising from the inconclusive Anambra State governorship election last Saturday were foreseeable. In Nigeria, elections are, cynically speaking, designed to fail. The process of democracy — from campaigns to voting and other post-election activities — is a practice of modernity. Anambra (and by implication, Nigeria) as presently construed, are pre-modern contraptions. Yes, as […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
A 72-year-old man, John Udin, has been remanded in prison by an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing his daughter, Gloria. The police said the incident happened at Adewole Street, in the Ojo area of Lagos State. Udin was arraigned on Wednesday on one count of murder. It was learnt that the accused […]
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Anambra, General Politics, Headlines, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
AS the nation grapples with yet another shoddy election, this time the Anambra State governorship poll of last Saturday, it is incumbent upon the Independent National Electoral Commission to do the right thing: summon the courage to cancel the flawed election. It did so two years ago when it called off the National Assembly […]
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Headlines, Kwara, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2013
The family of late Mrs. Victoria Adeoye, one of the victims of last Wednesday’s accident at U-turn Bus Stop on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, has said the convoy which caused the accident, belonged to the wife of Kwara State Governor, Mrs. Omolewa Ahmed. Victoria aged 63, died shortly after she was hit by […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
Scene of the accident Tragedy struck in the Oshodi area of Lagos State on Tuesday after a truck belonging to the Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Church lost control, killing and injuring many people. Many eyewitnesses at the scene gave conflicting reports of the number of people killed and wounded in the accident. The number […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), Oyo, State News
Wednesday, November 20th, 2013
The suspects | credits: Olufemi Atoyebi A suspect, Pius Edward; his wife, Fausat; and her mother, have been arrested by the Oyo State Police Command in connection with the theft of N13m from Bishop’s Court, an Anglican church in Bodija area of Ibadan. Edward, a security man at the church was said […]
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Anambra, General Politics, Headlines, INEC Politics, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega | credits: File copy The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said only the courts could order total cancellation of any election conducted by it. The commission was reacting to the calls by the All Progressives Congress, Labour Party and their candidates for a total cancellation of […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Scene of the drama | credits: Samson Folarin There was drama at the Palmgrove Bus Stop, Ikorodu Road, Lagos State, on Monday when a commercial bus driver stripped naked to avoid being arrested by officials of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority. The LASTMA officials had blocked five different commercial buses for […]
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EFCC Politics, Jigawa, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, November 19th, 2013
Jigawa State Governor, Alh. Sule Lamido | credits: File copy The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is making frantic moves to charge two sons of the Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido to court. Aminu and Mustapha Lamido were flown to Abuja in the early hours of Friday by the operatives […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Anambra, Headlines, INEC Politics, Party Politics, State News
Monday, November 18th, 2013
Mr. Maurice Iwu, Ex INEC Chairman| credits: File copy The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have expressed different opinion on Saturday governorship election in Anambra State. While the APC demanded a total cancellation of the entire election based on alleged massive disenfranchisement of voters, the PDP said the APC […]
