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Two found dead in Ilorin bush, one beheaded

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Lifeless bodies of two men were discovered on Thursday at Sango area of Ilorin, Kwara State. According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Fabode Olufemi, two rivalry cult groups, allegedly from Kwara State Polytechnic, clashed on Wednesday night. Olufemi said when the police were informed about the clash, they intervened. He stated that […]

S’South govs boycott PDP’s committee on Edo poll

Posted by admin Edo, Governors, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), South-South, State News Thursday, June 14th, 2012

All five Peoples Democratic Party governors boycotted the inauguration of the PDP’s committee for the July 14 Edo State governorship election in Abuja on Wednesday. Emmanuel Uduaghan (Delta), Liyel Imoke (Cross River), Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers) and Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom) were named as members of the 49-man committee saddled with the responsibility […]

CAN calls on Jonathan to beef up security in Kano

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kano, Latest Politics, State News Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

By Sam Eyoboka LAGOS — KANO State branch of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to treat the state as a special case by beefing up security in the area, pointing out that silent killing of Christians is ongoing in parts of the metropolis. In a telephone interview, the state […]

Gunmen kill Yobe Assembly’s Deputy Leader

Posted by admin Headlines, State News, Yobe Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Potiskum (Yobe) – Unidentified gunmen on Tuesday killed the Deputy Leader of the Yobe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Adamu Degubi. The Public Relations Officer of the Yobe State Police Command, Mr Adamu Salihu, confirmed the killing of the legislator. “We have not ascertained those behind the killing and their motive. “Investigation is going on […]

Gunmen kill 6 in Kano

Posted by admin Headlines, Kano, State News Tuesday, June 12th, 2012

Kano – Gunmen have shot dead six persons at Rimin Kebe in Tudun Murtala, Ungogo Local Government Area of Kano. An eye witness in Kano on Tuesday said that the incident, which happened at about 10:00 p.m on Monday, left many others seriously injured. The eye witness said the suspected gunmen stormed the area with […]

Dana didn’t heed my warning – Akpabio

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, Headlines, State News Monday, June 11th, 2012

AKWA Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio on Sunday said he had earlier lodged a complaint with the management of Dana Air before the unfortunate plane crashed at Iju-Ishaga, Lagos on June 3. The governor regretted that his warning was not heeded. Akpabio told reporters at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, that he intimated the […]

Oyo sacks 3,000 workers for forgery

Posted by admin Headlines, Oyo, State News Monday, June 11th, 2012

June 11, 2012 by Akinwale Aboluwade, Ibadan Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi | credits: Oyo State Government said on Sunday that it had sacked 3,000 workers over certificate forgery and age falsification among other offences. In a statement, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Media, Dr. Festus Adedayo, said the workers were sacked to […]

Bomber, gunmen kill 12 in Jos, Biu churches

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Plateau, State News Monday, June 11th, 2012

June 11, 2012 by Jude Owuamanam and Adelani Adepegba large crowd gathered at the rubble of Lord’s Chosen Church in Jos on Sunday. | credits: No fewer than 12 persons were killed in separate attacks on churches in Jos, Plateau State and in Biu, Borno State, on Sunday. The Christ’s Chosen Church of God building […]

Fashola allays investors fear over security situation in Nigeria

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Friday, June 8th, 2012

Lagos State governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has said that in spite of the security challenges in the country, the Nigerian environment remains suitable for local and foreign investments. Speaking while playing host to an Austrian business delegation led by that country’s Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Mr Michael Spindelegger, the governor submitted that, “in terms […]

Alleged N2bn fraud: Court admits Sylva to bail on liberal terms

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Friday, June 8th, 2012

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, admitted the former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, to bail in the sum of N100million with one surety in like sum. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had slammed on him a six-count criminal charge bordering on corruption and money laundering, an offence contrary […]