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Edo tightens security at Govt House .

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 12th, 2013

To demolish kidnappers’ dens EDO State has put in place new security measures around principal government functionaries, covering particularly the governor, his deputy, Secretary to State Government (SSG) and Head of Service (HOS), as no one is now allowed into their premises without due appointment. Even journalists have to put calls through to the Governor’s […]

Lagos: Mixed reaction trails cremation Bill

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

Lagos – Mixed reactions have greeted the signing into law of the cremation bill by Gov. Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State. The law had given legal teeth to state authority to burn unclaimed corpses in its mortuaries– after a period of time. Reacting to the development, Mr Charles Audu, a lawyer, told NAN that the […]

Fire razes 150 spare parts shops in Apapa

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, June 10th, 2013

Tragedy struck on Sunday at the Trinity Spare Parts Market in the Olodi Apapa area of Ajegunle, Lagos, as no fewer than 150 shops, including their materials, were consumed by an inferno. It was believed that the fire was caused by an electrical power surge in one of the shops at a section of the […]

Corruption & Indiscipline: Abuja roads blocked due to ex rogue governor (Rivers) Odili’s daughter’s wedding

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News, Top Stories Sunday, June 9th, 2013

Long stretches of public roads in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, have been blocked due to a wedding involving the daughter of a former state governor whose mother happens to be a Justice of the country’s Supreme Court. Both Madera Road and a stretch of Aguiyi Ironsi Road were blocked and manned by armed and fierce-looking […]

Abuja Stadium ready for Eagles soon – Engineer

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News Saturday, June 8th, 2013

Home matches of the Super Eagles and other national teams may soon return to the Abuja National Stadium as comprehensive rehabilitation of the main pitch is going on in earnest, and is almost completed. The contractor handling the project, Julius Berger PLC has completed the first phase of the work, which includes removal and replacement […]

UNIBEN student killing: Edo Police Command sends case file to DPP

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 8th, 2013

By Simon Ebegbulem BARELY 24 hours after the body of the 22 years old University of Benin (UNIBEN) student who was killed by the police last week Wednesday, Ibrahim Momodu, was exhumed for autopsy by the police, the Edo state Police Command yesterday, forwarded the case file to the Director of Public Prosecutions for legal […]

Outrage as FG grounds Oshiomhole’s helicopter •Jonathan has lost focus –Opposition parties

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 8th, 2013

The Federal Government on Friday grounded a helicopter chartered by Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, at the Benin Airport, 42 days after a similar fate was visited on his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi. Amaechi’s Bombadier BD70 jet was grounded at Akure Airport in Ondo State on April 26 by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority […]

PDP suspends Sokoto gov, Wamakko

Posted by admin General Politics, Headlines, Sokoto, State News Thursday, June 6th, 2013

Few days after the suspension of the Governor of Rivers State, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, from the People’s Democratic Party, the party on Wednesday announced the suspension of the Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Aliyu Wamako, from the party The party said in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, that the suspension […]

I’ll stick to my NGF mandate – Amaechi

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday vowed not to compromise on the second-term mandate given to him by a majority of 17 governors at the Nigeria Governors’ Forum election in Abuja on May 24. The Peoples Democratic Party last week suspended Amaechi over alleged anti-party activities. But analysts are of the view that he […]

NGF election: Fashola heads to court over Amaechi

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, Rivers, State News Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Asks court to stop Jang from parading self as NGF chairman The fight for the control of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum between Rivers Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and Plateau Governor, Jonah Jang, took a different turn weekend as pro-Ameachi governors, represented by Lagos Governor, Babatunde Fashola, went to court to stop Jang from parading himself as […]