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FRSC warns road users, impounds rickety vehicles

Posted by admin 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 […]

Zamfara: Police arrest man, 30, for forging governor’s signature

Posted by admin 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 […]

Retired headmaster, 95 kidnapped in Delta

Posted by admin 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, […]

S’Court sacks 2 Senators, 8 Reps members from Katsina state

Posted by admin House, Katsina, Legislature, Senate, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri, Abuja Two serving Senators and eight members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, in Katsina state, were yesterday, sacked from their respective offices by the Supreme Court. A seven-man panel of justices of the apex court in a unanimous judgment yesterday, maintained that […]

FG, states, LGs share (Another word for looting) N612b

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Local Govt, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Emma Ujah, Abuja Bureau Chief The three tiers of government, yesterday, shared a total of N612.077 billion as their allocations from the federally collected revenue for the month of November, which would be used for their December expenditure. The figure was about N9 billion higher than the previous months’ allocation to the three levels […]

4 FRSC officials escape death in C/River

Posted by admin Cross River, Headlines, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Calabar Four officers of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cross River State Command, narrowly escaped death in Calabar, Friday as a taxi driver, Mr. Smith Stanley nearly crushed them in an attempt to evade being arrested when he was flagged down for traffic offences. However, the taxi driver was beaten to submission […]

Ex-militants invade Ughelli police station

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, Niger Delta, State News Saturday, December 17th, 2011

By Festus Ahon, Ughelli Suspected ex-militants invaded the Ughelli Police ‘A’ Division, destroying the patrol van belonging to the Ogor vigilante group. The apparently aggrieved ex-militants stormed the Police Station at about 4pm in protest against the alleged killing of one of their members who was seen with a pistol by members of the Ogor […]

Gov. Aliyu to FG: Negotiate with Boko Haram

Posted by admin Boko Haram, General Politics, Niger, State News, Top Stories Thursday, December 15th, 2011

*Says no special place in heaven for suicide bombers *Urges FG to repair refineries By Emmanuel Aziken, Political Editor LAGOS – Governor Babangida Aliyu of Niger State has called for discreet negotiations with the Islamic militant group, Boko Haram, who he claimed are inspired by misguided Islamic teachers. Denying popular claims that Islamic suicide bombers […]

In Picture: Fashola commissions N16bn shopping mall

Posted by admin Headlines, Lagos, State News Thursday, December 15th, 2011

By MONSUR OLOWOOPEJO IKEJA- Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, yesterday, commissioned the N16 billion ($100 million) Ikeja City Mall, at Alausa, Ikeja, which was constructed to offer an array of retail services to residents of Lagos. At the inauguration of the 27,000 square metres mall, Fashola said the investment was a clear indication of […]

kidnapped Italian freed!

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Headlines, State News Thursday, December 15th, 2011

YENAGOA (AFP) – An Italian construction worker kidnapped in Nigeria’s main oil region has been freed after being held for a day and following a ransom demand of more than $700,000, officials said Thursday. “He was released on the 10th of December,” said police spokesman Eguavoen Emokpae. A secret police official said a more than […]