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Adamawa, Jigawa, Kano, Presidency, Shehu Aliyu Shagari (1979-83), State News
Wednesday, July 31st, 2013
BY SONI DANIEL, REGIONAL EDITOR, NORTH Four Northern governors, who are still aggrieved over certain developments in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Tuesday, took their grievances to former President Shehu Shagari, pleading with him to intervene. The governors, who began their meeting with Shagari at about 11:45 am, were led by the state governor, Aliyu […]
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Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
From JOE EFFIONG, Uyo Uncertainty reigned yesterday in Akwa Ibom State as Governor Godswill Akpabio visited the home of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr. Umana Okon Umana’s office. As at the time of filing this report, Akpabio was in Umana’s private residence in Ewet Housing Estate, thus heightening the speculation that Umana […]
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Abuja (FCT), Armed Forces, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
A detachment of soldiers have invaded Galadimawa, a Gbagyi community in the Federal Capital Territory, demolishing classrooms and over 50 houses. The soldiers, who arrived at the village around 11am on Monday with three bulldozers, started the demolition in the community primary school, where they pulled down an uncompleted block of classrooms before moving to […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News
Tuesday, July 30th, 2013
Policemen attached to the Badagry Police Division, Lagos State, and some hoodlums have been accused of killing a 25-year-old undergraduate of Delta State University, Ifechukwude Nwainokpor, and his friend, identified simply as Kazeem. An eight-minute video clip of the gruesome killing, which was made available to PUNCH Metro, showed the two victims handcuffed together. They […]
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Ekiti, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, July 29th, 2013
A governorship aspirant in the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye, has described the rejection of the consensus arrangement proposed by President Goodluck Jonathan to select the party’s governorship candidate in 2014 election as gross indiscipline. Adeyeye said this in a statement issued on his behalf by the Director-General of his campaign […]
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Armed Forces, Edo, Headlines, State News
Monday, July 29th, 2013
Anxiety has enveloped Ajakurama in Ovia South West Local Government of Edo State as operatives of the Joint Task Force in the Niger Delta stormed the community demanding the whereabouts of a repentant militant, Ojuemi Perediseghabofa. The security operatives, who reportedly stormed the community at about 1am on July 18, 2013, took away Perediseghabofa’s wife […]
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Anambra, General Politics, Headlines, Legislature, Senate, State News
Friday, July 26th, 2013
By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor They are three senators with a common streak of having been pushed out of office by the courts. Now Senators Chris Ngige, Emma Anosike and Andy Uba are in the frontline in the battle to succeed the outgoing governor of Anambra State. Yesterday, Senator Chris Ngige stole the show in […]
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Edo, Headlines, State News
Friday, July 26th, 2013
By SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN CITY-GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State, Thursday, said he decided to give N100million to market women in the state because they have been crucial to the sustenance of democracy in the state. The State Government Wednesday gave N100 million revolving, interest-free and non-refundable grant to market women in the state to […]
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Headlines, Legislature, Rivers, Senate, State News
Thursday, July 25th, 2013
The Senate passed a resolution on Thursday empowering it and the House of Representatives to take over the legislative functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly. In the resolution which concurs with that of the House on July 10, the Senate also flayed the attempt by five anti-Rotimi Amaechi lawmakers to impeach the state […]
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Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013
Eighteen-year-old Anna Banner beats 31 other beautiful dreamers at the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, writes AKEEM LASISI Biblically speaking, many roundly beautiful girls were called. But only one was chosen. That lucky bird is 18-year-old Anna Banner, who was, on Saturday night, crowned the Most Beautiful Girl in […]
