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Students on rampage, wound 4 LASTMA officials, abduct one

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, July 12th, 2012

By OLASUNKANMI AKONI, EVELYN USMAN & MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO LAGOS—Pandemonium broke out yesterday at Ojuelegba, Surulere area of Lagos State when students allegedly from Yaba College of Technology, YABATECH, took to major highways and went after officials of the Lagos State Transport Management Authority, LASTMA, wounding at least four and abducting one in the process. The […]

Alleged witchcraft: Woman, 70, lynched over step-son’s ordeal

Posted by admin Ekiti, Headlines, State News Thursday, July 12th, 2012

By GBENGA ARIYIBI … How she was tortured in Ekiti palace, by daughter ADO-EKITI—A 70-year-old woman, Mrs. Rebecca Adewumi, was, yesterday, lynched by a mob in Omuo-Ekiti, Ekiti State, over alleged witchcraft, even as the deceased family petitioned the police, asking for justice. Narrating the ordeal her mother passed through to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the first […]

Religious war imminent in Nigeria -World religious leaders warn

Posted by admin Bauchi, Latest Politics, State News Thursday, July 12th, 2012

THE current activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect could trigger a broad sectarian conflict in Nigeria, an international Christian-Muslim delegation said on Wednesday in a report. The 12-member joint delegation was led by World Council of Churches (WCC) General Secretary, Olav Fyske Tveit, of Norway and Jordanian Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, chairman of the […]

Breaking News: More than 100 killed in fuel tanker fire explosion in Rivers

Posted by admin Breaking News, Headlines, Rivers, State News Thursday, July 12th, 2012

RIVERS, Nigeria, July 12 (Xinhua) — Police in southeast Nigeria’s Rivers on Thursday said more than 100 persons were feared to be burnt to death, while many were injured while scooping fuel from a fallen tanker in the early hours of the day. Spokesperson for the state police command Ben Ugwuegbulam confirmed the incident to […]

N100m loan to help the poor in Rivers

Posted by admin Headlines, Rivers, State News, Uncategorized Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

•Apostle Chinyere signs the MoU The less privileged in Rivers State can now start small-scale businesses that will improve their lives, thanks to N100m interest-free loan granted them by a Pentecostal church, the Omega Power Ministries (OPM), based in the state capital, Port-Harcourt. The General Overseer of OPM, Apostle Chibuzor Gift Chinyere, at the […]

Editorial: The fresh massacre in Plateau

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

LAST weekend’s gory attack that claimed the lives of two high-profile politicians alongside more than 100 others in Plateau State was another in a series of condemnable visitation of violence on innocent Nigerians. A serving Senator, Gyang Dantong, and the Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly, Gyang Fulani, had their lives rudely snuffed […]

There must be security for people to vote – Airehiavbere

Posted by admin Edo, Headlines Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party in the July 14 governorship election in Edo State, Maj-Gen. Charles Airehiavbere (retd.) in an interview with journalists, talks about his preparation for the poll. NIYI ODEBODE was there. People believe that Adams Oshiomhole administration has changed the face of governance in Edo State. What is your view on […]

Picture:Police recover human skulls, arms

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, Nigerian Police, State News Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Police recover human skulls, armsJuly 12, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe, Calabar The Cross River State Police Command has recovered human skulls, charms, assorted rifles and ammunition used by cult members and armed robbers in terrorising the state in the last few months. Displaying the items at the command’s headquarters in Calabar on Tuesday, the state […]

Bayelsa: Outrage over Patience Jonathan’s appointment as Permanent Secretary

Posted by admin Bayelsa, First Ladies, Headlines, Patience Jonathan, State News, Top Stories Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appointed the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience Jonathan, as one of the seventeen new Permanent Secretaries in the state civil service. Jonathan, according to a statement from the Office of the Head of Service, Mrs. Gloria Izonfo, on Wednesday, was appointed alongside 16 senior civil servants. […]

NYSC camp bomb blast false – Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News Wednesday, July 11th, 2012

Bauchi State Government has debunked the rumour that the NYSC Orientation Camp in Wailo was bombed and a number of corps members killed. In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Michael Adeyemi, the state government said the rumour was “baseless, unfounded”. The statement added, “The rumour is the handiwork of […]