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Delta, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday granted an interim order forfeiting to the Federal Government $15m said to have been received by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission from an undisclosed agent of former Delta State Governor James Ibori in 2007 as a bribe to compromise its investigation. The money has been kept […]
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General Politics, Gombe, Headlines, Kano, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Plateau, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012

THE total of 3,100 corps members were redeployed from violence-prone Kano, Gombe and Plateau states, the National Youth Service Corps said as the 2012 Batch ‘B’ orientation camp closing ceremonies took place across the country on Monday. One thousand three hundred of the 2,560 corps members posted to Kano sought redeloyment while no fewer than […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
July 24, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam, Jos 31 Comments Abdulramid Useni, a resident of Gangere in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, who lost seven children to the flood, said he was yet to comprehend what happened to him. “My world is finished. Where do I start from?” he asked our correspondent in […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, July 24th, 2012
July 24, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam, Jos A woman and her five children were among no fewer than 38 persons killed after heavy rainfall in Jos North forced a dam to overflow, flooding Rikkos and Gangere areas of the Plataeu State on Sunday evening. No fewer than 100 persons were displaced, with at least 50 […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
By New Nigerian Politics Staff Reporter: The offices of the Rivers State owned newspaper Corporation, Tide, at 4 Ikwerre Road, Mile One Diobu area of the city was razed to the ground in the early morning of Saturday when fire which started from the second floor in the office of the General Manager, Mr. Celestine Ogolo, […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
Vessel explosion •Three escape with injuries •Other boats badly burnt •JTF sets five fuel tankers ablaze A fresh tragedy hit Rivers State yesterday, barely a week after the tanker explosion claimed close to 200 lives. The latest incident is the explosion of a vessel leaving 30 passengers dead. Three persons were injured and three […]
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Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, July 21st, 2012
July 21, 2012 by Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt There was tension in Port Harcourt on Friday as residents of the Rivers State capital witnessed a cocktail of fire incidents in four different locations. While residents around Abuloma Jetty were jolted by the explosion of a vessel that claimed the lives of at least 30 persons, […]
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Bayelsa, First Ladies, General Politics, Patience Jonathan, State News, Top Stories, Women Politics
Saturday, July 21st, 2012

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State on Friday inaugurated Patience, the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, as a Permanent Secretary in the state. Mrs. Jonathan was sworn-in alongside 18 other persons amidst tight security in a ceremony that was held at the Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, the state capital. The venue was a beehive as […]
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Delta, State News
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Henry ovie Ebireri The People of Ovwor-Olomu Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State have expressed their appreciation to the state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan for his developmental stride in the community. In a statement signed by the President General of the Community, Chief Amos Oyoroko, Okpakorere, Ovwor Community, Pa John Efeurhiewe, the […]
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Ebonyi, State News
Thursday, July 19th, 2012
Ebonyi State House of Assembly has uncovered the use of fake certificates by workers in the state’s local government system. The discovery was made by Mr Vincent Nwibo-led House Committee on Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, during its ongoing screening of treasurers and head of departments of the 13 councils in the state. Nwibo, who […]