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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Thursday released the names of candidates of the 36 political parties for the February 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State, but was silent on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its flag bearer in the election. The commission gave the ongoing litigation between the party and Governor Timipre Sylva […]
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Headlines, State News
Thursday, January 12th, 2012
Port-Harcourt— Explosion rocked the office of the Registrar of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, Wednesday night. Confirming the development, Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Ben Uguegbulam, said there was no casualty in the incident. He said the Police had moved in to investigate the incident. His words: “At about 1940hrs, […]
