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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 […]
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Boko Haram, Kwara, Latest Politics, State News
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
ERSTWHILE Governor of Kwara State Bukola Saraki has condemned the Christmas day bomb-blasts at the St. Theresa Catholic Church, Madalla, near Suleja, Niger State. Also, The Muslim Congress (TMC) has condemned the spate of bombings in parts of the country on Christmas day. The Islamic organisation made the condemnation in a statement by its President, Ustadh Luqman AbdurRaheem, […]
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Headlines, House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News
Monday, December 26th, 2011
Prominent lawyers yesterday expressed divergent views over the Supreme Court judgment of December 16, 2011 in which it declined jurisdiction to entertain an appeal on 10 National Assembly seats by Senator Yakubu Lado faction of the Katsina State chapter of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC). The lawyers are Prof. Itse Sagay (SAN), MallamYusuf Ali […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Following the raging rumour of a plan by some people to disrupt the Christmas and New Year celebrations in Jos, Plateau State, an exodus of people has gripped the city with people fleeing the state capital to avoid being caught in the alleged planned attack. In the past one week, some yet to be identified people have […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Two weeks after a popular Ife-based petrol dealer, Alhaji Popoola Ogundoyin was kidnapped, detectives from the Osun State Police Command have freed the victim and recovered N3.5m from the suspected kidnappers. Addressing a news conference in Osogbo on Friday, Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Solomon Olusegun, said the family of the victim had given […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Commissioner of Police Lagos State Police Command, Yakubu Alkali File copy The police in Lagos said on Friday that they were intensifying surveillance of identified flashpoints in the state during Christmas and New Year festivities. The spokesman for the Lagos State Police Command, Mr. Samuel Jinadu, said this in an interview with […]
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Headlines, Ondo, State News
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
Efforts by Akure North local government council area of Ondo State to ameliorate the suffering of some indigenes of the area through its empowerment scheme have suffered a major set back as night marauders burgled the council secretariat and carted away empowerment items running to several millions of naira The items, which were to be […]
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Abuja (FCT), Headlines, State News
Saturday, December 24th, 2011
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja is turning into a shadow of itself as most residents are leaving the city in droves for the Christmas and New Year celebrations in their respective villages and states. Checks by our correspondent indicate that, despite complains of harsh economic situation in the country, residents have continued to jam […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Ogun State Judicial Commission of Inquiry on Land Matters yesterday issued a bench warrant on the former Managing Director of Gateway City Development Company (GCDC), Mr. Kayode Anibaba, an architect. Also to be arrested is the branch Manager of the First City Monument Bank (FCMB) in Ogba, Mrs. Abiodun as well as one Mr. […]
