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Articles, Columnists, Edo, NNP Columnists, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By Sunny Chris Okenwa | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | May 8, 2012 – In an article I wrote way back in 2007 captioned: “The Anini In Anenih’ (http://www.nigeriavillagesquare.com/articles/sunny-chris-okenwa/the-anini-in-anenih-16.html) I had compared the former PDP Board of Trustees Chairman, Chief Anthony Anenih, to one hell of a gangster named ‘The Law’ and concluded unapologetically that Anenih […]
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Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
By AbduSalam Muhammad Kano – Unknown persons, Tuesday morning planted multiple high calibre time bombs in three locations at the Bayero University Kano (BUK) old campus in the commercial city. The location are the Faculty of Science, Sports Complex and in front of the Sub-Dean’s office, Faculty of Law of the school. Eyewitness account told Vanguard that […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Mr Adeyemi Ikuforiji, the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly, has advised his colleagues to stop blaming the governments for the death of Rashidi Yekini. Yekini, a former national football player, died on Friday at the age of 48. Ikuforiji while reacting to the comments of members of the assembly at plenary on Monday, […]
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Headlines, Oyo, Soccer, Sports, State News
Monday, May 7th, 2012
The Oyo State government has set up an endowment fund for children of the late Nigerian ex-international, Rashidi Yekini. This was made known yesterday after the state executive council meeting by the Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon Dapo Lam-Adesina. According to him, the endowment fund, which will be strictly for the children of the […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Indications have emerged that the Osun State Government is considering withdrawing the certificate and instrument of office from the traditional ruler of Ilowa in Obokun Local Government Area of the state, Oba Adebukola Alli, for alleged child abuse. Reliable sources at the governor’s office in Osogbo confided in Daily Sun yesterday that the certificate and […]
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General Politics, Lagos, State News, Top Stories
Monday, May 7th, 2012
Lagos State government on Monday, made real its threat by sacking all the striking medical doctors in the state. Each doctor was served a dismissal letter dated Friday, May 4, 2012 and signed by the CMD of LASUTH, Professor David Oke. In the letter, the Personnel Management Board, PMB, the disciplinary organ of government which […]
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Edo, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Monday, May 7th, 2012
The police have offered a N10 million reward to anyone with information that will lead to the arrest of the killers of Olaitan Oyerinde, the Principal Private Secretary of Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole. Oyerinde was killed last Friday by unknown gunmen. Announcing the reward in Benin yesterday, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of Police […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Monday, May 7th, 2012
SIR: Abuja is gradually emerging as the headquarters of corruption incorporated because of concentration of power at the centre. The Nigerian federation as it is constituted at present is not and will not encourage dignity of labour or service delivery to already impoverished and deprived citizens. The concept of service for public good, progress and […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Monday, May 7th, 2012
WHEN 35-year-old Alli Sani, a bureau de-change operator, in Apapa area of Lagos left home for work on Monday, April 30, 2012, his family could never have suspected he would not be coming home to them, ever again. But that was exactly what happened. That fateful day, Alli had received a telephone call with the […]
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Cross River, Headlines, State News
Saturday, May 5th, 2012
Miss Cross River, Isabella Ayuk has emerged the winner of 2012 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN). Isabella beat 31 other contestants short-listed for final 32 to compete for the crown at the ceremony held in Benin City the Edo State capital. She will represent Nigeria in the Miss World competition holding later this year. […]
