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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. […]
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Plateau, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Plateau State Governor David Jonah Jang has presented before the state House of Assembly, a budget proposal of N112, 042,837,199.00 representing an increase of 29.44 per cent over that of this year which was N86, 561,894, 645.00. He said the budget would be financed by an estimated råžecurrent revenue of N75.3billion made up of 4.4 […]
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Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
Just as the residents of Kaduna State were getting over the explosion that rocked the metropolis Monday afternoon which injured three persons, unknown gunmen yesterday killed five persons in the state. The Monday explosion, however claimed the life of a two-yea-old girl, Lois Obajemu, yesterday after unsuccessful medical attention in an undisclosed hospital in Kaduna. […]
