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Kwara, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Appeal Court is due to give its ruling latest by January 10, 2012 on the appeal ACN’s Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN) filed, challenging the dismissal by the lower tribunal of his petition challenging PDP’s Abdulfattah Ahmed as the governor of Kwara State. Counsel to all the parties in the case, including ACN, PDP and […]
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Headlines, Kano, State News
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, Hon. Yusuf Abdullahi Falgore has been impeached. In his place, a new Speaker, Alhaji Gambo Sallau (Kiru Constituency) replaced him Tuesday at about 2.00 pm. Indications of the plot to oust the Speaker became evident following a motion by Hon. Lawan Sufiyanu Gogori (Bagwai/Shanono Constituency) asking […]
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Lagos, Legislature, Raw Politics, Senate, Women Politics
Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

IN what amounted to a wholesale approval of the report of its ad hoc committee that probed the Federal Government’s privatisation programme since 1999 till date, the Senate on Tuesday voted unanimously to recommend the removal of the Director General of Bureau of Public Enterprises, Ms. Bolanle Onagoruwa, from office. The Senate […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Robbers terrorising residents of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday afternoon, shifted their targets from commercial banks to the Federal Medical Centre, Idi-Aba, in the town and carted away undisclosed amount of money. The three-man gang stormed the premises of the hospital in a red Toyota Corolla (CE), monitoring when the money made in the day […]
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Headlines, Imo, State News
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Members of Imo State branch of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), numbering about 400, on Monday, stormed major streets in Owerri to protest over the death of their colleague, Dr Moses Amakoh, who died in the hands of his kidnappers. Dr Amakoh, who was a medical director of Specialist Hospital Umugwuma in Owerri West Local Government area […]
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CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria), Headlines, Ogun, State News
Monday, December 19th, 2011
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun The Central Bank of Nigeria in Ogun State has said the spate of bank robberies poses a threat to quality service delivery to bank customers in the state. The Branch Controller of CBN in Abeokuta, Mr. Adewale Ojoawo, who spoke during the 2011 Dinner/Awards Night […]
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National Politics, Osun, Raw Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola has said the Peoples Democratic Party plotted to kill him in 2007 in order to put the state in perpetual bondage. Aregbesola made this assertion at the Oroki Day celebration held at the Osogbo Township Stadium, on Saturday. He recalled that his personal vehicle was riddled with bullets when he […]
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Ebonyi, Headlines, State News
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Ebonyi State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Chidi Ede has said that his command will make road users have an accident- free period during the Christmas. Worried about the influx of rickety vehicles, he directed that all rickety vehicles would be impounded by his men on patrol during the yuletide as […]
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Governors, Headlines, State News, Zamfara
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Police have arrested a 30-year-old Umar Faruk who forged Zamfara Governor’s signature and fake Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Finance Aliyu Mohammed Maizinari after awarding N2.25billion contract with alleged forged signature. The suspects were also said to have awarded another contract with their forged governor’s signature for the supply of, Toyota Camry cars worth N500 […]
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Delta, Headlines, State News
Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Ogharefe clan, Oghara in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State has been thrown into confusion following the reported kidnap of its community leader, Pa Emmanuel T. Ofa. Pa Ofa, 95, who retired as a primary school headmaster, is believed to be the oldest man in Adagboyeri Community in Ogharefe. Popularly called E.T. Ofa, […]