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Two Foreign Journalists Held In Rivers State

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Friday, September 13th, 2013

By SaharaReporters, New York SaharaReporters has learned that John Vidal, a correspondent with The Guardian newspaper in London, has been arrested by overzealous local police men in Eleme, Rivers State. Sources said he was seized along with his photographer, who was identified simply as Noah. Both British nationals were said to have been taking pictures […]

Police block Amaechi and his entourage from entering Government House

Posted by admin Headlines, Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News Friday, September 13th, 2013

There was a drama in Port Harcourt, Rivers State on Thursday as policemen stopped Governor Rotimi Amaechi from gaining entrance into the Government House. Amaechi was in company with 102 former Speakers of state Houses of Assembly when a team of policemen, allegedly drafted by the State Police Commissioner, Mr. Joseph Mbu, blocked the Forces […]

PDP warns Amaechi against opening secretariat

Posted by admin Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Thursday, September 12th, 2013

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has declared that it would resist attempt by anyone to open up a parallel secretariat in the state in the name of the new PDP other than the existing legitimate ruling People’s Democratic Party. The party in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on […]

Gunmen abduct Bini traditional ruler

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 12th, 2013

The Iyase (Prime Minister) of Udo, near Benin, Mr. Patrick Igbinedu, was on Wednesday abducted by unknown gunmen. Sources at the Iyase’s Palace told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that the monarch was abducted by some armed fierce looking young men. They said the Iyase was playing the game of draught in […]

Let me go home -Stowaway boy -Edo secures admission for him in top school

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Thursday, September 12th, 2013

раскрутка сайтов The Benin stowaway teenager, Daniel Oikhena, has asked that he be allowed to go home to be with his mother and resume school. The teenager, who hid in the wheel compartment of an Arik Airline Lagos-bound plane from Benin last month, has been in the custody of the Edo State government since he […]

Ignore ex-militants’ threat, MEND tells Amaechi, others

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger Delta, Rivers, State News Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi; and others in the new Peoples Democratic Party to ignore the threats by those parading themselves as ex-militants in the Niger Delta. A group of former militant leaders had issued a warning to Atiku […]

Suntai’s health: Court permits Falana to seek information

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

Lagos lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, on Monday obtained the leave of an Abuja court to apply for an Order of Mandamus to compel the Attorney General of the Federation, Mohammed Adoke, to make available information on the health of Taraba State Governor Danbaba Suntai. Falana sought the leave of the Abuja Federal High Court to […]

5,000 women plan protest against the Olu of Warri

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

No fewer than 5,000 women are expected to storm the palace of the Olu of warri, Ogiame Atuwase II, on Tuesday (today) to protest the monarch’s decision to abolish some of the ancient Itshekiri cultural practices. Our correspondent learnt that the women would be dressed in symbolic red attire as a sign of danger for […]

Fashola not the best governor – PDP (Bad belly)

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

The Peoples Democratic Party has said that the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola (SAN), is not the best governor in Nigeria. The PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, who said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja, said there were PDP governors who had done better than Fashola. “I disagree with the view that […]

Picture: Wife pours hot water on husband over sex

Posted by admin Headlines, Katsina, State News Sunday, September 8th, 2013

By Ngozi Uwujare A newly wedded wife, Jamila Saidu Umar is now cooling her heels in police cell in Katsina State after being arrested for pouring hot water on her husband, Aminu Umar, during an argument over sex. It was gathered that Umar incurred his wife’s wrath when he accused her of not performing to his […]