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15 die in Lokoja- Abuja auto crash

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Cross River, Headlines, Kogi, State News Friday, March 30th, 2012

NO fewer than 15 persons lost their lives while 54 sustained injury in an accident that occurred at ‘Crusher’ on the Okene- Lokoja- Abuja highway on Thursday morning. An eyewitness said the accident involved a luxury bus belonging to the Young Shall Grow Transport Company and a stationary truck. According to the source, the luxury […]

Benue students protest killing of colleague

Posted by admin Benue, State News Thursday, March 29th, 2012

Hell was let loose on Wednesday evening as students of Benue State University, Makurdi stormed the Gboko/ Makurdi highway to protest the killing of a 400 level student who was killed by an articulated lorry. The Nigerian Tribune learnt that the security operatives drafted to the troubled area to beef up security, allegedly killed another […]

Lecturer’s husband commits suicide in Ilorin

Posted by admin Headlines, Kwara, State News Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

THE University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, was thrown into mourning on Wednesday as husband of the head of Department of Religious Studies, Professor (Mrs) Oyeronke Olademo, allegedly committed suicide by hanging. The husband is Mr Olubunmi Olademo. Nigerian Tribune investigations revealed that the sad development had generated pity and concern in the university community […]

Lagos arrests 86 persons for having no address, work

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit has arrested 86 suspected illegal squatters, food vendors and aliens in Ikoyi area of the state for not having definite residential address and means of livelihood. It was learnt that the arrest was in response to complaints by residents of the area about the […]

C’River to ‘repatriate’ Fulani herdsmen

Posted by admin Benue, Cross River, Headlines, State News Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

March 29, 2012 by Mudiaga Affe 35 Comments Cross River State Governor Liyel Imoke says the state government will send back over 3,000 internally displaced Fulani herdsmen camping at Bagga, Besenge and Utanga communities in Obanliku Local Government Area of the state after completing arrangements with their respective state governments. Imoke, who stated this late […]

‘Anambra set to become the cleanest state’

Posted by admin Anambra, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Headlines, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Anambra is set to become the cleanest state in Nigeria. This was disclosed by Governor Peter Obi yesterday during the commissioning of refuse disposal vehicles, compactors receptacles, ANIDS school buses, totaling over 500 million naira at the premises of Innoson Motor Manufacturing Company, Nnewi. Obi commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his interest in private enterprises […]

Suspected Boko Haram members die in suicide blast during raid

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Headlines, Kano, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

KANO-(AFP) – Suspected members of Boko Haram Islamist sect set off a suicide car bomb Saturday during a military raid on their hideout in the northern city of Kano, police said. The army chief of Kano state Brigadier-General Iliyasu Isa Abba said the explosion was a desperate act aimed at avoiding capture. “It was a […]

Robbers on motorcycles intensify attacks in Lagos

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

March 24, 2012 by Ademola Olonilua 7 Comments There appears to be a rise in the number of attacks being perpetrated by armed robbers operating on motorcycles in different parts of Lagos. CRIME DIGEST investigations show that these criminals prefer to operate with motorcycles instead of cars as was the case in the past because […]

Gunmen kidnap senator’s wife in Rivers

Posted by admin Legislature, Rivers, Senate, State News Saturday, March 24th, 2012

Wife of Senator George Seiko, representing Rivers Senatorial District, Princess Seiko, has been kidnapped in the outskirts of Port Harcourt. Mrs. Seiko was abducted by gunmen on new Airport Road by Oberg Ikwerre Complex on the East-West Road axis. The incident occurred just as the lifeless body of a man identified simply as George was […]

Ekiti okays N19,332 minimum wage for workers

Posted by admin Ekiti, State News Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

Ekiti State Government yesterday spoke of its intention to begin the implementation of new minimum wage for its workers on Grade Level 7 to 17. The minimum wage is based on N19, 332 which is N1,332 more than the N18,000 passed into Law by the National Assembly. Workers on Grade Level 1 to Grade Level […]