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20 corpses found in Onitsha tunnel • Suspected corps member, soldier included

Posted by admin Anambra, Headlines, State News Saturday, June 18th, 2011

It was a horrible sight at a tunnel at Upper Iweka area of Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra state, as more than 20 corpses and carcasses suspected to have been murdered by ritualists and armed robbers were recovered by a government task force. Saturday Sun gathered that a joint team of soldiers and members […]

Governor Suswam Denies Murder Allegation

Posted by admin Benue, Governors, Raw Politics, State News Friday, June 17th, 2011

The Benue State, Governor Gabriel Suswam has absolved himself of any complicity in the death of Charles Ayede, aide to the Action Congress of Nigeria gubernatorial candidate in the April polls, Prof. Torkuma Ugba. Speaking during an exclusive interview with our correspondent in New York recently, Suswan said that it was rather unfortunate for someone […]

Boko Haram: Police beef up security in Lagos

Posted by admin Lagos, Latest Politics, State News Friday, June 17th, 2011

SECURITY in the Lagos metropolis and the state police command in Government Reserved Area (GRA), Ikeja, has been beefed up following the bombing at the Louis Edet House, Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, in Abuja yesterday. Besides, the Lagos State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has warned that Nigeria risks descending […]

Ex Ogun Gov, Gbenga Daniel returns, declines comments

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News, Top Stories Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

IMMEDIATE past Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Wednesday, returned to the country from United Kingdom close to three weeks after he left Nigeria. He arrived aboard a Boeing 747 British Airways aircraft that landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, around 6.30 pm . The former Governor, however, declined comments, when […]

Garba emerges Gombe Assembly Speaker

Posted by admin Gombe, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

GOMBE – Former Deputy Speaker in the Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Inua Garba, was yesterday elected unopposed as the new speaker of the 4th Assembly with Alhaji Kawu Musa Biri emerging as his deputy. In his acceptance speech, the new Speaker who announced the names of other principal officers of the House including […]

Delta State University spends N13m on diesel monthly

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

WARRI – VICE-CHANCELLOR of the Delta State University (DELSU) Abraka, Prof. Eric A. Arubayi, Wednesday, stated that one of the greatest challenges facing the institution is paucity of fund and commended Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan for his wonderful and unrelenting financial assistance to the University. He also disclosed that administrative cost of running the University is […]

When Ogun stood still for MKO Abiola

Posted by admin Headlines, Ogun, State News Wednesday, June 15th, 2011

FOR the two and a half hours that the trek lasted, traffic came to a crawl. The whole of Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital stood still all through the route of participants. After about 10 minutes of trekking by prominent persons led by Governor Ibikunle Amosun and his wife, Funso, the Deputy Governor, Prince Olusegun […]

Imo State: Owelle Rochas Not A Miracle Worker – By Nwaorgu Faustinus

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Imo, NNP Columnists, Nwaorgu Faustinus, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

By Nwaorgu Faustinus, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria – June 14, 2011 – Majority of Imo indigenes and non indigenes will agree to some extent that the butted past administration led by one of the most hated, alleged criminal cum 419ner, cunning, heartless etc, governor Ohakim who has earned for himself the above sobriquet as well as “Ikiri/ewi” […]

Pregnant woman, 3 children burnt to death in Ebonyi

Posted by admin Ebonyi, Headlines, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Tragedy struck in the early hours of Monday, in Achara Unuhu village, Abakaliki Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, when a pregnant nursing mother and her three children were reportedly burnt to death, as a strange fire razed their residence while they were all asleep. Investigations by the Nigerian Tribune revealed that the victims, Mrs […]

Boko Haram gives conditions for ceasefire

Posted by admin Borno, Headlines, Remi Jibowu, State News Tuesday, June 14th, 2011

Four people were on Sunday night shot dead at a beer parlour in Bulunkutu, a Maiduguri, Borno State suburb even as the Islamic sect gave conditions before it could ceasefire. Among the conditions given for truce was the resignation of the newly-elected governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, prosecution of his predecessor, Senator Modu Ali Sheriff and […]