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Gombe, Headlines, State News
Friday, December 30th, 2011
There was palpable tension yesterday in Gombe town following the explosion of locally made bombs on Wednesday night at a relaxation spot, Tunfure Resort, in the outskirts of Gombe metropolis. Speaking to newsmen, the manager of the resort, Ojego Nelson, said that when the incident occurred, many of the customers got wounded while trying to […]
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Boko Haram, Delta, Headlines, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
A Niger Delta militant group, the Egbesu Mightier Fraternity, has claimed responsibility for the explosion in an Arabic and Quaranic school in Sapele, Delta State, which injured seven people Tuesday. The Ijaw militant group, which threatened more explosions, said in a statement that the incident was a reaction to continued Boko Haram killings in the North, […]
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Abuja (FCT), Boko Haram, Headlines, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
About 10,000 persons staged a peace procession in Kaduna State yesterday against the Christmas Day bombings of a church in Madalla, near Suleja, Niger State and in other parts of northern Nigeria. The procession, which took place in Zonkwa, the headquarters of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA), called for a united voice against terrorism. […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
The christmas celebration in Idolehin Village, Ado-Odo Local Government Area of Ogun State was shattered as two Egun women were murdered in cold bloodby unknown persons. The victims, Funmilayo Awosah and Jodenu Ayinke were slaughtered in their sleep by unknown persons, who came to the Abule Babalawo in Idolehin village on the night of the […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Uneasy calm pervaded the oil city of Warri yesterday as armed bandits’ raided two vital spots in the metropolis. Daily Sun gathered that the hoodlums who have been terrorizing the twin-city of Warri and Effurun since the last two weeks yesterday stormed a popular chemist store and wreaked havoc in the area. Eye-witness account had […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kebbi, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto yesterday quashed the judgment of the Kebbi State Governorship Election Tribunal, which nullified the election of the incumbent Governor, Usman Dakingari of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and made an order for fresh elections in 90 days. In his ruling, Justice Amiru Sanusi, ruled in favour of Dakingari and […]
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Abuja (FCT), Boko Haram, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
•Agony of a mum: Woman who lost her only son, Peter Ebiawaguen in the Christmas Day bomb blast at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, inconsolable as the sad news was broken to her yesterday. Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section Five days after the dastardly incident of Boko Haram bombing of the […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Plateau, State News
Thursday, December 29th, 2011
Reviewing the state of preparedness to deal with various attacks being carried out by men of the underworld, the Plateau State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dipo Ayeni, has said the police are ill-equipped, ill-funded and their training haphazard. Speaking at the stakeholders security meeting he convened to discuss the forthcoming New Year celebration, the police […]
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Kano, Latest Politics, Niger, State News
Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Abuja-based businessman, Sir Emmanuel Obiukwu, lost four of his daughters in the Christmas Day bomb blast at the Saint Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger state. The man fled with his family from Kano State and settled at Madalla, following the insurgence in that state, where they almost died 20 years later. Sir Obiukwu, 58, was […]