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Ekiti, State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has warned contractors handling the 14 newly awarded road projects across the state against shoddy jobs and involvement in shady deals with government officials. The governor gave the warning in Ado Ekiti at a meeting with the contractors on the specifications for the construction of the new roads. The […]
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Headlines, Kogi, State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
From EMMANUEL ADEYEMI, Lokoja Sunday, November 20, 2011 • The Divisional Police Station, Kabba, Kogi State, attacked by bandits • Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Pandemonium broke out in Kabba, the headquarters of Kabba Bunu local government of Kogi State when 10 armed men invaded the town and bombed the divisional police […]
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Bayelsa, Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Governors, Presidency, Shehu Aliyu Shagari (1979-83), State News, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Former President Shehu Shagari and former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, have reportedly advised President Goodluck Jonathan to be cautious over his role in the internal politics of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in his home state, Bayelsa. According to a source close to Shagari, the two national leaders in separate telephone calls advised […]
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Anambra, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
By ALOYSIUS ATTAH Sunday, November 20, 2011 •Onukaogu • Photo: Sun Publishing More Stories on This Section Chukwuemeka Onukaogu, a Professor of English and Literary studies, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife is also a Pastor in the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC) Worldwide. As the Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
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Bayelsa, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, yesterday, explained why the party disqualified Governor Timipre Sylva from the governorship primary, saying it was due to his untoward behaviour towards the party. Baraje, who spoke to journalists after a closed-door meeting with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the inner chamber […]
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Anambra, Headlines, State News
Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011 Photo: Sun News Publishing It was a Sunday evening, a supposedly holy day for Christians. Traditionally, the major markets are closed in Onitsha, the commercial capital of Anambra State in South East Nigeria, and it is either a visiting day for the city dwellers or time to attend town union […]
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Bayelsa, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Friday, November 18th, 2011
Party denies court’s power, vows to go on with exercise SURELY, he is fighting the biggest political battle of his life now and firing on all cylinders. Although he had filed a suit before the Federal High Court, Abuja Division, seeking to stop the conduct of tomorrow’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Election Primary […]
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Oyo, South-East, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
September 29 of every year is a day set aside as World Igbo Day. At this year’s celebration in Ibadan, Oyo State, the Onyedu Ndigbo of the state, Chief Aloy Okwudichukwu Obi spoke with NGOZI UWUJARE on the significance of the day and other issues. Excerpts: The World Igbo Day The World Igbo Day is […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011
By UCHE USIM Friday November 18, 2011 Some of the seized arms, ammunition Photo: Sun News Publishing More Stories on This Section The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport Command, has seized a cache of ammunition believed to have been abandoned by criminals and suspected terrorists who engage in illegal arms deal. The […]
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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, Governors, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News
Thursday, November 17th, 2011

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Ondo, Nigeria – Nov. 17, 2011 – Governor Olusegun Mimiko’s increased efficiency and decision-making responsibility have once again manifested in the protection of the environment as a key part of sustainable development. This approach is an extremely smart one and shows that the state has a strong commitment to the fight against […]