Are States Really on the Verge of Bankruptcy? – By Dr. Jideofor Adibe

By Dr. Jideofor Adibe, London, UK – Nov. 15, 2011 – That most of the States in the country depend on the monthly allocations from the Federation Account for even their recurrent expenditures is an old story.  This dependence sharpened as the number of states ballooned from 19 in 1976 to 21 states in 1987; […]

Day-old baby disappears from private hospital in Abia

Umuahia—Abia State Police Command has launched an investigation into how a day-old baby boy got missing from a private hospital, Analechi Hospital, located at 5 Ngbaronye/Udi Street, Amuzuku, Umuahia, Abia State. The police said yesterday that all the staff of the hospital were being interrogated on the matter, even as it ponders on the where- […]

Bayelsa guber: Sylva heads for court

Embattled Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, has decided to legally challenge his disqualification by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from contesting the November 19 state governorship primary election. Daily Sun learnt from an impeccable source close to the governor that Sylva’s lawyers filed an application at a Yenagoa High Court yesterday, praying the court to […]

CAN appeals to Elechi over workers’ salary

Ebonyi State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has appealed to the state Governor, Martin Elechi to be compassionate to the organized labour in the state and pay all the workers their salaries for the month of September 2011. In a communiqué signed by the Chairman and Secretary of the association Rev. Emmanuel Nshii and Rev. […]

Fashola proposes N485.292bn budget for 2012

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has presented a budget proposal of N485.292 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval for 2012 fiscal year. The budget, which is expected to revamp and boost economic prosperity of the state, comprise, N227.47 billion recurrent expenditure and N257.821 billion capital expenditure. The capital to recurrent ratio […]

Boko Haram targets Gov Kashim’s convoy

An explosive device believed to have been thrown by the Boko Haram and targeted at the convoy of Gov Kashim Shettima yesterday afternoon in Maiduguri went off few minutes after the governor’s convoy passed the area. Governor Kashim who was received at the Maiduguri Airport yesterday afternoon by thousands of All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) […]

How FG, states, LGs shared N1.75trn in Oct

FOR the third time this year, the monthly allocation to federal, state and local governments from the federation and other special accounts again skyrocketed, as the three tiers of government shared N1.75 trillion allocations in October. The bumper allocation was arrived at after states rejected earlier allocations to them by the Federation Allocation Account Committee […]

U.S relaxes security alert on Abuja

The U.S Mission in Nigeria has relaxed its weekend security warning to its citizens to avoid specific locations in Abuja over fears of bomb attacks. A statement posted on the mission’s website on Wednesday said there were“increased security checks at major hotels, government facilities, and along major roadways in Abuja”. It added that the mission […]

Tafa Balogun advocates creation of Igbomina State

Retired Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Tafa Balogun, has made a special case for the creation of Igbomina State from the present Kwara and Osun states, saying “the ethnic equation of Nigeria remains incomplete without the creation of Igbomina State.” Speaking as the chairman of the seventh Igbomina Day Celebration held at Esie in Irepodun […]

APGA loses Assembly seat to ACN

The election petition tribunal II sitting in Awka has nullified the return of Tony Uche Ezekwelu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as member representing Idemili South State Constituency in Anambra State House of Assembly. In his stead, the Justice Yetunde Adesanya-led tribunal declared Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) candidate, Mr. Ebele Obi, as […]

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