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200 Christian families arrive Jos from Yobe

Posted by admin Headlines, Plateau, State News, Yobe Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Over 200 Christian families from Yobe State and environs have taken refuge in some church premises within Jos, the Plateau State capital for alleged increasing threats to their lives and property in that part of the country. The families who were mainly n COCIN headquarters and ECWA Jarawa said they decided to leave various parts […]

Minimum wage: A’Ibom workers suspend 3-week strike

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, State News Thursday, January 19th, 2012

Akwa Ibom State Government workers have suspended the strike which they embarked upon since January 3, 2012 over some problems in the implementation of the new minimum wage. The decision to suspend the strike, according to the labour leaders, was a response to the pleas by elder statesmen, the clergy and the royal fathers whom […]

INEC shifts Adamawa guber, Soba constituency polls

Posted by admin Adamawa, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the Adamawa governorship election scheduled to hold this Saturday January 21. It is now slated for February 4. Similarly, the commission announced the postponement of the bye-election into the Soba Federal Constituency, Kaduna. A statement signed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega hinged the postponement of the […]

Boulder crushes father of 3 in Bauchi

Posted by admin Bauchi, Headlines, State News Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

A father of three in Bauchi State, Idris Abdullahi, has been crushed to death by a boulder as he was excavating sands at the foot of the boulder to mould bricks. Idris’ untimely death last Saturday has thrown the residents of Miri, a suburb of the state capital where the incident happened into sorrow. The […]

Gunmen abduct 2 NYSC members, friend in Rivers

Posted by admin NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Rivers, State News Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Gunmen have kidnapped two members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and their female friend in Odagwa, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The two NYSC members (a male and female) are attached to C.S.S in that community. Soon after the incident, security operatives were said to have got an alert and went […]

Protests in Kaduna, Kano, soldiers shoot at protesters

Posted by admin Kaduna, Kano, Latest Politics, State News Monday, January 16th, 2012

The deployment of soldiers in the streets of Lagos may have stirred protesters to insist on going ahead with the public denunciation of the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal Government. For the sixth day running, protesters gathered in parts of Kano and Kaduna, insisting on the reversal of the pump price of petrol […]

Fashola asks Jonathan to withdraw soldiers from Lagos streets

Posted by admin Lagos, Latest Politics, State News Monday, January 16th, 2012

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Monday asked President Goodluck Jonathan to order the immediate withdrawal of soldiers from the streets of the state. In a televised broadcast to the people of the state, Fashola said there was no justification for government to have deployed soldiers against peaceful protesters. Fashola noted that the denunciation of the […]

States join anti-terror crusade, Boko Haram scare in Enugu

Posted by admin Boko Haram, Enugu, Latest Politics, State News Sunday, January 15th, 2012

Northern govs deny alleged plot against Christians Police guard churches in Jigawa, others AS some state governments unveiled fresh strategies to curb terrorism through strong partnership with security agencies, panic yesterday swept through Enugu State when news filtered in that about 50 members of the Boko Haram had stormed the state capital. This situation was […]

Sylva challenges PDP over alleged bribery in INEC

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News Sunday, January 15th, 2012

January 16, 2012 by Mike Odiegwu, Yenagoa Bayelsa State Governor Timipre Sylva has challenged the Peoples Democratic Party to expose officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission which the party accused of receiving bribes to exclude its candidate from the list of candidates for the February governorship election in the state. Sylva, in a statement […]

2014 Governorship Election in Anambra. Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah is a Nonstarter – By Churchill Okonkwo

Posted by admin Anambra, Articles, Churchill Okonkwo, Columnists, NNP Columnists, State News Sunday, January 15th, 2012

By Churchill Okonkwo, NNP – Jan. 15, 2012 – As an interested and keen observer of political development in Anambra State, I’ve been watching the political (mis)adventure and political dress-rehearsal by Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah in readiness for 2014 governorship election. Without begrudging his “successes” and without prejudice to qualities people are valorizing in the man, […]