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Train crushes mad woman to death in Osun

Posted by admin Headlines, Osun, State News Sunday, February 24th, 2013

From BAMIGBOLA GBOLAGUNTE, Osogbo Asuspected mad woman was last weekend crushed by a train on the railway line along Olaiya junction in Osogbo, Osun state capital. Residents in the area described the middle agedwoman as a popular person who had turned the rail line to her place of abode. It was gathered that the train, […]

5 killed, 300 houses burnt in Taraba crisis

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Taraba Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

From JOHN MKOM, Jalingo No fewer than five people were killed and about 300 houses set ablaze yesterday in early morning religious crisis that engulfed Wukari, headquarters of Wukari Local Government in Taraba State. A House of Assembly member representing Wukari II State Constituency in Taraba State, Ishaya Gani, who confirmed the incident to Sunday […]

Nigeria Governors Forum & The Plot to Remove Amaechi – By Odimegwu Onwumere

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, NNP Columnists, Rivers, State News Saturday, February 23rd, 2013

By Odimegwu Onwumere / Rivers, Nigeria / Feb. 23, 2013 – Dr. Dennis O’Grady tells us in “Bottom Line – Personal” that change has a bad reputation in our society. But it isn’t all bad — not by any means. In fact, change is necessary in life — to keep us moving… to keep us […]

Gunmen kill family of 10 in Plateau

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Ten persons, including a two-month-old baby, were killed on Friday morning when gunmen attacked Kogwom village in the Vwang district of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau, a spokesman for the Special Task Force said. Two other persons, who sustained serious injuries, have been admitted at the Christian Hospital, Vom. Lt. Kingsley Egbo, Assistant […]

Boko Haram, Ansaru target Lagos, others

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Lagos, Ogun, Osun, State News Friday, February 22nd, 2013

-PunchTerror groups have begun a recruitment drive in the South-West with the aim of establishing cells in the zone, Saturday PUNCH’s investigations have shown. The recruitment drive by the Boko Haram and its breakaway faction, Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina Fi Biladis-Sudan, it was gathered, was a prelude to attacks they were planning to launch in the […]

Mimiko, Ladoja, Obi may defect to PDP

Posted by admin Action Congress of Nigeria, All People Grand Alliance (APGA), Anambra, Headlines, Ondo, Oyo, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko; his Anambra counterpart, Mr. Peter Obi; and a former Governor of Oyo State, Alhaji Rashidti Ladoja, may soon defect to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. Competent sources at the national headquarters of the party said on Friday that the party had concluded arrangements to have these men in its […]

Corruption charges: Daniel heads for appeal over ruling

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Friday, February 22nd, 2013

By DAUD OLATUNJI,Abeokuta Erstwhile Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Friday, urged the Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta to stay its proceeding on count 1-13 concerning criminal charges on alleged abuse of land administration filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Daniel, through his lead counsel, Prof. […]

Angry youth stone monarch, beat chiefs over death of young people

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Thursday, February 21st, 2013

THE youths of Emure Ekiti Thursday protested what they called incessant deaths of young people in the community. The angry youths, who made several bonfires in community and disrupted the market, stoned the traditional ruler the Elemure of Emure, Oba Emmanuel Adebowale Adebayo, a retired Commissioner of Police while trying to pacify them. The youths […]

Federal High Court in PH orders FG to pay N37b compensation to Odi community in Bayesla for the 1999 Obasanjo ordered invasion

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Tuesday, February 19th, 2013

A Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt Tuesday ordered the Federal Government to pay N37.6b compensation to the people of Odi community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State over the invasion of their community by armed soldiers during the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo. Justice Lambi Akanbi of the Federal High Court, […]

Picture: Gunman kills lover, 7 family members in Lagos

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Monday, February 18th, 2013

BY IFEANYI OKOLIE LAGOS — It was a bloody weekend at Igando area of Lagos State, when a suspected kidnapper said to be operating in Delta State, attacked the Lagos home of his girlfriend, killing her and seven others. Vanguard gathered that the alleged kidnapper, identified simply as Henry, who is currently on the run, […]