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House, Legislature, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
Again, the Inspector General of Police, Hafiz Ringim has been summoned by the House of Representatives to explain the circumstances leading to the killing of a 20-year-old man by the Police in Bayelsa State. Ringim would appear before the committees on Police, Human Rights and Justice, and also appear before Human Rights, Justice, Public Safety […]
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State News, Zamfara
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
No fewer than four people were said to have died following the collapse of a mining pit at the controversial mining site in Dareta Village, Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Close source who was at the scene of the incident, told Daily Sun that the urgly situation occured on Thursday around midnight when […]
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Headlines, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
From the Senate came the gloomy news yesterday that the financial accounts of 27 states are in the red as some of them have been declared either “distressed” or “gloomy.” Only Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra and Jigawa states were given a clean bill of health. The six states that are in financial distress are: Kano, […]
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Articles, Columnists, Enugu, Governors, NNP Columnists, State News, Tochukwu Ezukanma
Thursday, October 27th, 2011

By Tochukwu Ezukanma, Lagos, Nigeria – October 27, 2011 – Over the years, I heard of Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, especially, about his then long running conflict with Chimaroke Nnamani, the then governor of Enugu State. Lately, for the first time, I listened to a few of his CDs. They are usually a combination of […]
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Lagos, National Politics, Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011

ABUJA— Embattled former Governor of Lagos State and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, yesterday, declined to either mount the dock or enter his plea to the 3-count criminal charge preferred against him before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, sitting in Abuja. The ex-governor who was charged by […]
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Headlines, Plateau, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja was yesterday, told that most of the cheques used to withdraw money from the account of Plateau State government during the less than six-month tenure of Michael Boatmang as governor, did not pass through the Cheque Movement Register, CMR, in the office of the Accountant –General. Also, an […]
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Headlines, Nigerian Police, Oyo, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
There was pandemonium in Omi-Adio community in Ido Local Government Area of Oyo State yesterday after a mobile policeman allegedly shot a driver for refusing to give N20 bribe. The victim, identified simply as Aminu Mudashiru, who was said to have been wounded by the police bullet was immediately rushed to a private hospital in […]
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Headlines, State News, Yobe
Thursday, October 27th, 2011
• Baba Gana Photo: THE SUN PUBLISHING More Stories on This Section Talking about grassroots politics in Yobe State, Zanna Baba Gana remains a major. The fearless and outspoken politician is a factor as far as political activities especially in Bursari local government area are concerned. Having served as local council secretary, councilor for five […]
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Lagos, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Former governor of Lagos State and national leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, would on November 30, 2011 know whether the Code of Conduct Tribunal can prosecute him for allegedly operating 16 foreign accounts while in office. The tribunal would also make a pronouncement on the former governor’s application to […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus, State News
Thursday, October 27th, 2011

ByNwaorgu Faustinus, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – October 27, 2011 – The name, “Emeka Ihedioha” is not unfamiliar to many a household in Ngor-Okpala, and Aboh- Mbaise from where he hails from. He is the Hon. Member of the House of Representative who represents Ngor-Okpala/Aboh Mbaise Federal Constituency. Apart from being Deputy Speaker, he is also House […]