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General Politics, Plateau, State News, Women Politics
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

The cold war between the erstwhile Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mrs. Pauline Tallen and her one time political ally, Governor Jonah Jang was warmed up last weekend when during a visit to Shendam, Mrs. Tallen”s home base, the Governor demanded an apology from his erstwhile deputy. Mrs. Tallen who fought the Governor on the […]
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Bayelsa, Nigerian Police, State News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
The police in Bayelsa State have arrested twelve persons suspected to be pirates allegedly involved in the attack on a marine police team along the state waterways in which two officers lost their lives. The state command however denied the alleged loss of five service rifles to the suspected pirates during the Monday morning attack […]
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Abia, Anambra, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
AN indigene of Anambra State, Theresa Uzomaka Uzokwe, has been sworn in as the acting Chief Judge (CJ) of Abia State. Uzokwe is the third person in Abia State to act as the CJ within the past six months. The other two that acted before Uzokwe were Ijeoma Offonry and Nnenna Chioma Oti. While swearing in Uzokwe in […]
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Headlines, Lagos, State News
Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
LAWMA procures new equipment, targets waste to wealth conversion MANY Lagosians still remember when the streets and highways were homes to heaps of refuse. Those were the days the city of Lagos was ranked as among the dirtiest in the country. Fortunately, those days now belong to a past, which Lagosians and their government […]
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Articles, Columnists, Education, NNP Columnists, Odimegwu Onwumere, Rivers, State News
Monday, June 20th, 2011

By Odimegwu Onwumere, Rivers, Nigeria – June 20, 2011 – On 29th May 2011, Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State was overwhelmed. On this day, he was inaugurated for a second term in office. Among his promises, he avowed that his leadership would take qualitative education in the state seriously. He said that the ongoing […]
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Armed Forces, Bauchi, Latest Politics, State News
Monday, June 20th, 2011
Soldiers from the 33 Artillery Brigade Headquatres, Bauchi on Saturday beat the Deputy Registrar of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Bauchi and his wife to a pulp. Mr. Andee Iheme and his wife, Moji were almost sent to their early graves as about eight soldiers pounced on them, raining blows, whips and verbal insults […]
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Governors, Headlines, Lagos, State News
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Bola Tinubu , ACN National Leader Former Lagos State governor and leader of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Saturday described as sheer baloney, insinuations that Osun State governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has been trying to influence the composition of the Lagos State executive council. Tinubu, in a telephone interview with THISDAY, however, […]
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Governors, Headlines, Kano, State News
Sunday, June 19th, 2011
Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso of Kano state Kano State Governor , Dr. Rabiu Kwankwaso has said his administration will continue appointing credible people into cabinet position so as to provide purposeful and responsible decision towards the development of the state. Speaking at the weekend, shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the commissioners held at the Government […]
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Boko Haram, Governors, Imo, State News
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
FOLLOWING the deadly bomb blast that occurred on Thursday at Police Headquarters, Abuja, Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has urged the Federal Government to carry out a thorough investigation to the incident in order to forestall further occurrence. Speaking to journalists on arrival at from an official tour at the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, […]
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Anambra, Labour Party (LP), Party Politics, State News
Saturday, June 18th, 2011
THE Labour Party in Anambra State has at last made good its threat to drag Gov Peter Obi to court to account for all the cash receipts arising from the Federation Account and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and other sources from which he allegedly collected and administered monies illegally on behalf of the 21 councils […]