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Akwa Ibom, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Legislature, Presidency, Rivers, Senate, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate has resolved to wade into the prolonged confrontation between President Goodluck Jonathan and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi. It will also mediate in the conflict between Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, and Senator Aloysius Etok. Leader of the Senate, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, said the PDP caucus […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, Chief Victor Umeh, says he has forgiven all the “dissidents that had a hand in the crises that nearly tore the party apart in recent time”. Umeh stated this in Ogidi, Anambra State during the party’s South-East stakeholders’ meeting. The APGA chief, who recalled the party’s history […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school. It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed. The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Borno, Headlines, Party Politics, State News
Monday, May 13th, 2013
By Nnamdi Ojiego Human rights organisation, Youth and Conflict Resolution Initiatives, YCRI, Sunday, berated the north and the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, for kicking against the call for imposition of emergency rule in some volatile states in the northern part of the country. Media reports quoting the spokespersons of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Mr. […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Monday, May 13th, 2013
By Citizen Ochu James No fewer than 20 people Weekend lost their lives and several property destroyed in Okpancheni and Ekwo area of Agatu local government of Benue state when unknown gunmen numbering about 19 invaded the area. According to an eye witness, the incident occurred at about 6:00 am on sunday, when the hoodlums […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Lagos State Government has advised residents to remain calm whenever it rains occasioning a rise in the level of water. It says the water is merely flash flood recorded during the rains, which will only be temporary and will disappear as soon as the rain stops. The government added that it had invested a lot […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Monday, May 13th, 2013
Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees says Ogun State Government has released N200m to settle part of the arrears owed council workers in the state. Workers in the 20 local governments in the state, under the aegis of NULGE, had given the state government a 21-day ultimatum to settle the arrears owed them or risk […]
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Legislature, Nasarawa, Senate, State News
Monday, May 13th, 2013
President of the Senate, David Mark, on Sunday, described the level of insecurity in the country as “intolerable”. In a statement, Mark particularly flayed the killings of policemen in Nassarawa State, saying the action was unacceptable. He said, “The situation has degenerated to an intolerable level and exposes everybody to danger. The continued loss of […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, May 9th, 2013
Rivers State Governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, has threatened to expose some Abuja-based politicians from the state owing to the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party in the state. Amaechi, who said he was no more running for any political position, added that the people of the state would lose their respect for his critics […]
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Headlines, Nasarawa, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013
Nasarawa State Governor, Tanko Al-Makura, and his counterpart in Benue, Gabriel Suswan, on Thursday briefed the Presidency on the precarious security situation in their states. While Al-Makura briefed Vice-President Namadi Sambo on the killing of over 20 policemen by members of a cult group in Alakyo Village, about 10 kilometres from Lafia, the state capital, […]
