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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 […]

Army, NDLEA arrest 47 drug suspects in Lagos

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Headlines, Lagos, NDLEA (Anti-Drug Agency), State News Monday, June 3rd, 2013

Lagos – A combined team of the Nigerian Army and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos on Sunday seized 3,166.15kgs of illicit drugs and arrested 47 suspects. This is contained in a statement signed by NDLEA’s spokesman, Mr Ofoyeju Mitchell, which stated that the operation was carried out at in Akala area […]

NDLEA arrests 20 illicit drug distributors in Kaduna

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

Kaduna – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested 20 major distributors of illicit drugs in Kaduna after its men raided three notorious drug havens. The Commandant of the agency in the state, Mr. Mohammed Jibrin, told reporters in Kaduna that the raid followed a tip off by the residents of Sabon Tasha […]

Governor Fashola: Rein-in These Barbarians – By Tochukwu Ezukanma

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Lagos, NNP Columnists, State News, Tochukwu Ezukanma Sunday, June 2nd, 2013

By Tochukwu Ezukanma | Lagos, Nigeria | June 2, 2012 – Peter Viereck once defined barbarism as “blindness to the standards of conduct which civilization has over eon imposed on human nature”. Civilization is less about scientific inventions and technological advancement and their concomitant enhancement of the quality of life for the generality of humanity. […]

Brazilian investors storm Edo, meet with top govt officials

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 1st, 2013

BY SIMON EBEGBULEM BENIN—NO fewer than 20 investors from the state of Rio Grande Do Sal, in Brazil, Thursday, met with the Edo State Government and expressed their interest to invest in agriculture and other sectors of the state. The leader of the delegation, Mr. Luiz Mainardi, who expressed their satisfaction with the conducive environment […]

Kano: JTF arrests foreigners, uncovers missiles, grenades

Posted by admin Armed Forces, Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Four foreign nationals, suspected to have hailed from Middle East, were arrested in Kano by the Joint Task Force over a large cache of arms and ammunition uncovered in their mini-warehouse located in the Bompai area of Kano on Wednesday. Following the shock discovery, owner of the complex, where the dangerous weapons were impounded, simply […]

2015: Lamido/Amaechi posters flood Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Jigawa, Latest Politics, Rivers, State News Thursday, May 30th, 2013

PRESIDENTIAL campaign posters featuring Jigawa State governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, and his Rivers State counterpart, Rotimi Amaechi, surfaced in the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday thus signalling an interesting twist to the 2015 elections. The coloured posters, versions of which had been reportedly sighted earlier in Kaduna and Niger states, bear portraits of Lamido and […]

Impeachment: Eight pro-Amaechi lawmakers defect to Wike’s camp

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, May 30th, 2013

CLANDESTINE moves to impeach Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, heightened on Wednesday as eight members of the House of Assembly were said to have shifted loyalty to the camp of the Minister of State for Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike. Though the names of the lawmakers were not mentioned, the number of anti-Amaechi state legislators […]

EFCC opposes Sylva’s bid to accompany wife to UK

Posted by admin Bayelsa, EFCC Politics, Headlines, State News Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Tuesday opposed former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipreye Sylva’s bid to accompany his wife to the United Kingdom, where she is scheduled to undergo surgery on May 31, 2013. In an application argued by his counsel, Mr. O. I. Olorundare, Sylva asked an Abuja Federal High Court to release his […]

IG orders aerial patrol of Abuja, borders, others

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, May 29th, 2013

Inspector General of Police, Mr. Mohammed Abubakar, has put all police formations in the country on the alert in readiness for a peaceful celebration of the Democracy Day anniversary in the country. A statement on Tuesday by the Deputy Force Public Relations Officer, Mr. Frank Mba, stated that Abubakar had issued a directive to all […]