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State News, Taraba
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
INADEQUATE medical facilities and data may mar the efforts of the Taraba State government to curtail the outbreak of meningitis in the state. Seventy-eight cases of meningitis have been reported to the Taraba State Ministry of Health and five deaths recorded as at Wednesday. However, only one case has been medically confirmed to be meningitis […]
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INEC Politics, Jigawa, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
FOLLOWING the cancellation of the election of All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) candidate, Abubakar Ibrahim into the Borno State House of Assembly by the Election Petitions Tribunal, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to conduct fresh elections today. Borno State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Tukur Sa’ad, disclosed this in Maiduguri while briefing newsmen on […]
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Jigawa, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
WORRIED by the extreme high temperatures in the North in recent days, residents of Dutse have expressed fear over possible outbreak of Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) in the state. There are reports of the outbreak of the disease in neighbouring states. According to Suleiman Halibu, a resident: “The erratic power supply in the state is […]
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Oyo, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
April 14, 2012 by Akinwale Aboluwade Residents of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, have witnessed a surge in crime in the last few months. During that period, there was an increase in armed robbery attacks, political violence, rape, bloody feuds within the local transport unions, carjacking and other criminal activities. The development led to […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Lagos, Presidency, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
April 14, 2012 by Sesan Olufowobi Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and the blocked road | credits: File copy Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola on Friday described the blockade of roads and resultant gridlocks in parts of the state following Thursday’s visit of the wife of President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, as an infringement on […]
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Boko Haram, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
A northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum, on Friday in Kaduna carpeted the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, over his comment on the Boko Haram Islamic sect. It said it was wrong for an individual or groups to politicise the current security challenges in the country. Oritsejafor had warned President Goodluck […]
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Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Headlines, Kwara, State News
Saturday, April 14th, 2012
The Christian Association of Nigeria, Kwara State chapter, has petitioned Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed against the demolition of a church property. The property belongs to the Living Faith Church, aka Winners Chapel, Sango, Ilorin, Kwara State. Also, the Youth Wing of CAN in the state has appealed to President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed and well-meaning residents of […]
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General Politics, Osun, State News, Top Stories
Friday, April 13th, 2012

The Federal Government has mobilized virtually all security agencies in the country to put Osun State governor, Engr Rauf Aregbesola on 24-hour surveillance over an intelligence report generated by the Department of State Security (DSS) which accused the governor of creating an army of Islamic jihadists as a prelude to seceding from the Federal Republic […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Friday, April 13th, 2012
THE proposed plan by the Bayelsa State governor, Honour-able Henry Dickson, to hold a “peace walk” in Yenagoa, the state capital, was, on Thursday, criticised by a group, under the aegis of the Bayelsa Democratic Front (BDF), which said the development may “precipitate chaos of unprecedented magnitude in the state.” The government said the event […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Latest Politics, State News
Friday, April 13th, 2012
THE Boko Haram sect has said it intends to bring down the government and “devour” President Goodluck Jonathan within three months, its purported leader said in his second al Qaeda-style video posted on the Internet on Thursday. The 14-minute video of Abubakar Shekau seen on YouTube belittled Jonathan for saying two weeks ago that the […]