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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, State News
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Yenagoa – The current administration is determined to secure a brighter future for the Nigerian youths through massive investment in the education sector, President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday in Yenagoa. Jonathan, while addressing 550 beneficiaries of the Bayelsa government scholarship, said the federal government would discharge its responsibility of empowering the youths. Jonathan had […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News, Zamfara
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
Gusau -The Police Command in Zamfara said on Friday that it had arrested 200 suspected thugs, known as “sara suka”. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Usman Hassan, said, that the thugs were arrested in Gusau and its environs. He said the police acted on information it received from the public to raid criminal hideouts. […]
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Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Saturday, September 8th, 2012
By Abdallah el-Kurebe Sokoto – Sokoto state government has approved the release of one billion five million one hundred and seventy-eight thousand eight hundred and eleven naira only (N1,005,178,811.00) for the payment of allowances to foreign students of Sokoto origin. This was contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of […]
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Headlines, State News, Taraba
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
No fewer than five people were confirmed dead and more than 50 persons declared missing following torrential rains and flooding in Lau, Karim-Lamido and Gassol Local Government of Taraba. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday, the chairmen of the affected councils also said crops and livestock worth millions of Naira […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Plateau, Presidency, State News
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Former Plateau State Governor Solomon Lar insists that Maj.-Gen Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) acted in ignorance overthrowing the Shehu Shagari administration on December 31, 1983. Lar and other governors later faced military tribunals which tried and jailed them for corruption. However, the defunct National Party of Nigeria governor has forgiven Buhari, hoping that the Congress for […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Police in Rivers State said on Wednesday two persons were killed and a policeman injured by suspected armed robbers in Port Harcourt. Spokesman for the police in the state, Mr. Ben Ugwuegbulam, said in Port Harcourt the robbery took place between 8am and 9am along the Isaac Boro Park flyover in the city. He said […]
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Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Headlines, Kano, State News, Yobe
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Telecoms services were on Wednesday disrupted in Borno, Bauchi, Yobe, Gombe and Kano states following the bombing of telecoms base stations by suspected terrorists. Our correspondent gathered that base stations belonging to MTN, Globacom, Airtel might have been affected in the multiple attacks that jolted Borno, Bauchi, Yobe and Gombe states. Experts, who described […]
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Headlines, Oyo, State News
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
Traders at Labaowo Market, Ogunpa, in Ibadan North West Local Government of Oyo State were on Wednesday thrown into confusion and sorrow when a section of the market was razed by fire. Wailings of the traders generated emotions as little could be done to salvage some of their belongings. It was learnt by our […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Tuesday, September 4th, 2012
By Austin Ogwuda Asaba—DELTA State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, yesterday, announced the ban of commercial motorcycles otherwise known as Okada in Asaba, the state capital and other major cities, with effect from this month. Uduaghan, who received the new boss of Federal Road Safety Commission, FRSC, in Delta State, Commander Ada Ajenge, who paid him […]
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Articles, Columnists, Governors, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, NNP Columnists, State News
Monday, September 3rd, 2012
Read Part I – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/08/04/gov-okorocha-and-the-lga-cash-pot-by-kenneth-uwadi/ Read Part II – http://newnigerianpolitics.com/2012/08/17/gov-okorocha-the-lga-cash-pot-part-ii/ Kenneth Uwadi | Imo State, Nigeria | Sept. 3, 2012 – Imo State is one of the 36 States of Nigeria with Owerri as its capital and largest city. The State came into existence in 1976 along with other new States created under […]
