State News - New Nigerian Politics | New Nigerian Politics

16 foreigners arrested for smuggling in Adamawa

Posted by admin Adamawa, State News Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

SEVENTEEN per-sons, made up of 15 foreigners from Central Africa Republic and one national from Cameroun and a Nigerian, have been arrested by a joint army and customs patrol team in Adamawa State with contraband goods worth over N50 million. Parading the smugglers, on Tuesday, the Adamawa State controller of customs, Adamawa and Taraba command, […]

Communities cry out over incessant killing, maiming, petition IG, CP

Posted by admin Nigerian Police, Ogun, State News Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Villagers from nine communities of Oloke Alli in Ijebu-east Local Government Area of Ogun State, the boundary between Oyo and Ondo states have cried out over alleged killing and maiming of residents by a group of hoodlums. Led by their traditional ruler, Baale Titilayo Odusanya, the affected communities, which include Oloke Alli Central, Owode Alli, […]

2014 Elections: Ekiti PDP seeks Fayose’s return

Posted by admin Ekiti, State News Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

In order to prepare well and ensure victory in the 2014 gubernatorial election the Ekiti State Chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, are already making desperate efforts to bring back into the party former Governor Ayodele Fayose and other old members who had dumped the party earlier. Speaking to Daily Sun on phone yesterday, […]

With 25 untapped solid minerals, Ebonyi woos investors

Posted by admin Ebonyi, State News Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

The Ebonyi State Government seems bent on discovering its potentialities. The 15-year old state has been through hurdles of infancy, grooming and now at adolescence. It has been one of the lowest economically rated states, but it might be gearing towards saying ‘never again’. The states of the nation live as beggars – arms stretched […]

Obasanjo leads prospective American investors to Taraba

Posted by admin State News, Taraba Sunday, August 21st, 2011

Jalingo: Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has led a Kenya-based American investor to inspect about 30,000 hectares of marshy land in Gassol Local Government Area of Taraba State for possible commercial rice cultivation. Obasanjo, was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina and Gov. Dambaba Suntai of Taraba State. The former president described the […]

Why Ondo State Prefers Mimiko Beyond 2013 – By Emmanuel Ajibulu

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP Columnists, Ondo, State News Saturday, August 20th, 2011

By Emmanuel Ajibulu, NNP, August 20, 2011 –The history of our great nation seems not to be complete without the exploits of Ondo people being written in gold; we’ve got a lot of great men and women from the state scattered all over the world, making remarkable contributions and recording key milestone in their respective […]

PDP Moves to Resolve Anambra Crisis

Posted by admin Anambra, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Senator Anyim Pius Anyim , SGF The National Working Committee of Peoples Democratic Party has initiated moves to resolve the factional crisis in its Anambra State chapter, as it set up dates for the various congresses in its Edo State chapter. According to documents from the party, made available to THISDAY, NWC directed […]

OBJ lauds Taraba gov’s vision

Posted by admin Governors, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News, Taraba Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has expressed his happiness over the vision of governor Danbaba Suntai in the agricultural sector. He stated this in Jalingo when he led an America-based Kenyan, Mr.Calvin on a courtesy call on governor Suntai at government house, Jalingo on Friday. Chief Obasanjo appreciated the natural endowments in Taraba State, describing it […]

Oshiomhole plans Aikhomu’s immortalisation

Posted by admin Edo, Latest Politics, State News Saturday, August 20th, 2011

GOVERNOR Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State said that his government was presently discussing with the family of the late former Chief of General Staff , Admiral Augustus Aikhomu who served under General Ibrahim Babagida’s military administration on the burial plans and how to immortalise the elderstateman who was the only Edo indigene to have risen […]

Lagos: 5 feared dead in building collapse •As fire guts NIPOST building

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Five people were on Saturday afternoon feared killed, several others severely injured and property worth millions of naira destroyed when a three-storey building collapsed on the Island in Lagos State. Among the injured was a man said to be a welder. One of the Ikeja offices of the Nigeria Postal Services (NIPOST) also, on the same day, went […]