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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News
Monday, January 28th, 2013
The Ogun State Government and the police on Sunday disagreed over the delay in police investigation of the principal of Ajuwon Senior High School, Ajuwon, Rev. Olufunke Aladeojobi, who allegedly conducted virginity tests on pupils of the school. A senior police officer attached to the Ogun State Police Command, who spoke on the condition of […]
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Headlines, Lagos, Nigerian Police, State News
Monday, January 28th, 2013
A17-year-old girl identified simply as Simi has exposed the hiding place of her robber father to the officials of the Special Anti Robbery Squad, Lagos State Police Command. Her father, Ife, was the alleged leader of a 10-man robbery gang that killed four policemen in Ajah during a robbery operation two weeks ago. THE PUNCH […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Sunday, January 27th, 2013

For Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, the reward for hard work is more work. He can’t seem to stop serving his people even at the expense of his comfort. Since Dickson was elected governor of the littoral state of Bayelsa on February 11, last year and sworn in on February 14, same year, he had not […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Death toll increases to 27 in Fulani, Taroh clash in Plateau From Mariam Aleshinloye Agboola, Jos Death toll in the recent clash between Fulani herdsmen and Taroh natives in Dompar and Kurmin Dashe villages in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 27, as four more corpses were recovered in the area. […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Although they have lived side by side for many years, residents of some neighbourhoods in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital appear to be getting tired of the brothels in their areas. In fact, a recent pronouncement by the state government that it intends to rid residential areas of brothels has fuelled the silent feud. A […]
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Abuja (FCT), Latest Politics, State News
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Following the conviction of the leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Henry Okah in South Africa, another mastermind of the October 1, 2010 twin-bombings in Abuja, Edmund Ebiware has been sentenced to a life imprisonment for complicity in the attack that killed about 12 people and destroyed several cars. Justice […]
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Headlines, State News
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Bayelsa state government says 90 percent of the ongoing projects including 41 road projects, 18 buildings, a multi million Naira world class Diagnostic Centre and a multi door Court House will be completed and due for commissioning as part of the activities marking Governor Seriake Dickson’s one year anniversary. Contrary to fears being expressed in […]
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Benue, Headlines, State News
Saturday, January 26th, 2013

People of Tse-Alaaigyu, Ikyaghev district of Naka, Gwer West local government area of Benue State are yet to come out of the shock and unbelief that trailed the heinous killings of five of their kinsmen by a lunatic, Edwin Gyado, who suddenly ran amok and beheaded his unsuspecting victims. Edwin, a 27 year old graduate […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Friday, January 25th, 2013
By SaharaReporters, New York Enugu State governor, Sullivan Chime, has Thyroid cancer according to one of the sources knowledgeable about his true medical condition. The governor who was visited by colleagues in London last Tuesday developed swellings around his left cheek last year that was diagnosed as Thyroid cancer. The governor has reportedly undergone three […]
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Ibrahim Babangida (1985-93), Kano, Presidency, State News, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Friday, January 25th, 2013
BY ABDULSALAM MUHAMMAD KANO—Northern leaders including Vice President, Namadi Sambo and three former Heads of State, Generals Yakubu Gowon, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar were conspicuously absent at the peace summit organised by Northern Development Focus Initiative, NDFI, in Kano. Also absent were the Senate President, Senator David Mark, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and […]