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Headlines, Kwara, Nigerian Police, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
ENUGU-Tragedy struck in Enugu Saturday night when the Kwara State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, was shot dead by unknown gunmen. His police orderly, Aloha Olaniyi and Driver, Oliver Omeh, who were with him at the time of the incident sustained serious bullet wounds and are said to be lying critically at the National […]
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Abia, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
The Abia State University has withdrawn the degree certificate it awarded to a former governor of the state, Uzor Orji Kalu. An online news portal, Premium Times, reports that the university in a statement by its Registrar, O. E. Onuoha, on Saturday said the decision was taken after an emergency meeting of the university senate […]
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Governors, Latest Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Peoples Democratic Party governors sympathetic to the embattled Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, are threatening to leave the PDP, SUNDAY PUNCH has gathered. Reliable sources within the party told our correspondents on Friday that a few of the governors had intimated the party leadership with their disaffection and […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Jos – The Special Task Force (STF) maintaining security in Plateau said there was an attempt by some miscreants to bomb a mosque in Jos on Friday night. This is contained in a statement signed by the STF Media Officer, Capt. Salisu Mustapha, on Saturday in Jos. It stated that the attempted attack on the […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
By Sam Eyoboka with Agency report After Pope Benedict XVI retires, he will get a 2,500-euro pension, a home in the Vatican, and other amenities. How does his retirement package compare with others? POPE Emeritus Benedict XVI, the 264th successor of Pope Peter and the 265th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, who made his […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Calabar – Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River returned to Calabar on Friday after several months of absence, an aide said on Saturday. Imoke’s Special Assistant on Media, Mr Christian Ita, in Calabar said the governor arrived after 10 p.m aboard a chartered flight. “The governor arrived in Calabar through the Margaret Ekpo International Airport […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
By Austin Ogwuda, Asaba ALTHOUGH the menacing issue of kidnapping is not peculiar to DeltaState, there appears to be confusion especially between the members of the Delta State House of Assembly, who are constitutionally empowered to make laws for peace and good governance; and the State executive governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. Presently, the two arms […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
UNIPORT killings: Court discharges 7 suspects News Friday, March 1, 2013 Arrested suspects paraded by the Police in Port Harcourt. advertisement By JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT HARCOURT-A Port Harcourt Chief Magistrate, Mr. Emma Woke, Rivers State, has discharged seven out of the 18 suspects, arrested in connection with the killing of four students of the University […]
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Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
From Desmond Mgboh, Kano The Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero,last night, returned to Kano barely five weeks after he had left the country for medical attention in London hospital. He was attacked by gunmen on January 19 this year. The monarch ,whose plane arrived in the Mallam Aminu Kano Airport about7.00 pm was in […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Thursday, February 28th, 2013
BY TONY EDIKE ENUGU — GOVERNOR Sul-livan Chime of Enugu State said yesterday that the government and people of the state were ready to assist in the ongoing investigation into the discovery of floating corpses at the EzuRiver with a view to fishing out those responsible for the act. The governor applauded the decision of […]
