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Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
By Emmanuel Ajibulu, Ondo, Nigeria – October 6, 2011 – Over the years one of the disturbing concerns of ever-increasing global challenge of the 21st century especially in Nigeria is finding and nurturing purposeful leaders for socio-political and economic advancement. Many world leaders, leadership scholars, business gurus and mentors equally express worries about the need […]
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Governors, Headlines, Imo, Nasarawa, National Politics, Ogun, Oyo, Top Stories
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Femi Babafemi, EFCC spokesperson, told SaharaReporters this morning that the former governors are currently undergoing interrogations surrounding corruption allegations in Abuja. The anti-graft agency is targeting some nine ex-governors who may have mismanaged billions of naira within their respective states. Those arrested today include Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Adebayo Alao-Akala of Oyo State and […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has disclosed that salaries and allowances of political office holders and appointees in the state have been slashed in a deliberate attempt to save funds for infrastructural development of the state. The governor revealed that he had already tabled a law before the State House of Assembly to give the action the […]
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Benue, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Benue State Government has condemned in very strong terms attempts by some workers in the state to create disaffection within labour circles just as it advised labour leaders who have been spreading misleading information through unsigned leaflets to desist or be prepared to face the wrath of the law for their mischief. In a statement […]
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Abia, Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
The intended transfer of service of non-Abia State civil servants to their states of origin has resulted in a war of words between the two information commissioners in Abia and Imo states. The Abia State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Chief Don Ubani said yesterday that there was no going back on that policy by […]
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Headlines, Ogun, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
It was a tragic end for a bricklayer and the son of a m obile policeman in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital as they were struck dead by thunder last Saturday during downpour. Two others, a 16-year-old boy and the mobile policeman were seriously injured and are currently receiving both treatment. The deceased bricklayer, Azeez […]
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Armed Forces, Bayelsa, Headlines, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
A combined special squad of the Nigeria Police Force and the Intelligence Unit of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) has commenced investigations into the resurgence of a militant group involved in series of kidnapping and sea-piracy in Bayelsa State. According to checks, the investigations were ordered following intelligence reports that a prominent member of […]
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Nasarawa, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Local governments in Nasarawa State are yet to get their August and September salaries as the state government refused to allow local government’s directors of personnel managements to implement the N18,000 minimum wage to that level of government. Daily Sun investigations revealed that although Governor Umar Tanko Al-makura has commenced the payments of N18,000 minimum […]
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Tension is currently mounting in Amaechi, Awkunanaw, Enugu South Local Government, home of former Senate president, Chief Ken Nnamani, where some Church leaders are gearing up for a showdown with the parish priest of St. Jude’s Catholic Church in the community. Women from the Church yesterday staged a protest calling for the removal of the […]
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Headlines, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Osun, State News
Thursday, October 6th, 2011
Reprieve came the way of an Osun State monarch, Alowa of Ilowa, Oba Adebukola Alli who is standing trial for allegedly raping a corps member, Miss Helen Okpara, as an Osun State High Court sitting in Osogbo, yesterday granted him bail. Alli was brought to the court in Ilesa Prison Ambulance van and remained on […]
