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Akala moves against Alaafin…Sacks him as Obas Council’s permanent chairman

Posted by admin Oyo, State News Wednesday, May 4th, 2011

The Oyo State Government yesterday sacked the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as the permanent chairman of the State Council of Obas and Chiefs, with an amendment of the Obas Council’s Law 2000. Governor Adebayo Alao Akala signed an amendment bill rapidly raised and passed same day yesterday afternoon by the legislators. At […]

Man, 93, kidnapped in Delta, N130m ransom demanded

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

WARRI-AN octogenarian, Pa. Gilbert Everett of Koko town, Headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen, who demanded a ransom of N130 milion to set him free. Vanguard learnt that the incident took place last week, when it was gathered that Pa. Everett, who doubles as the […]

Abia ACN candidate calls for Ihejirika’s resignation over polls

Posted by admin Abia, Armed Forces, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Abia State Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) governorship candidate Paul Ikonne has called for the resignation of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.Gen Azubike Ihejirika, over the role of soldiers in last month’s polls. Ikonne spoke in Aba, last weekend. He said the soldiers were not above board. Ikonne alleged that the military […]

Panic in Kano over Osama

Posted by admin Kano, Latest Politics, State News Monday, May 2nd, 2011

The ancient city of Kano was once again plunged into confusion yesterday, following reports of the death of Osama Bin Laden, the world’s most wanted man and the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade centre (WTC) in New York. As the news hit into the city, non-indigenes living […]

I didn’t abandon corps members in Bauchi, says Obi

Posted by admin Anambra, Bauchi, Governors, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News Monday, May 2nd, 2011

Anambra Governor Peter Obi has said his administration did not abandon stranded youth corps members from the state during the post-election crises in some parts of the North. He described the allegation that he abandoned the corps members in Bauchi as baseless. Obi spoke yesterday in Awka through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and […]

Killing of corps members: Yuguda denies statement

Posted by admin Bauchi, Latest Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News Monday, May 2nd, 2011

ABUJA-Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State has said reports quoting him in a section of the media which portrayed him as being insensitive to the death of some members of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, in the state during the recent political riots that trailed the presidential election was done out of context. Some […]

Imo: Ohakim visits Araraume for reconciliation

Posted by admin Imo, State News Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Ahead of Friday’s supplementary election in some disputed local government areas in Imo State, the governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, has paid a visit to the governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, for reconciliation. It was gathered that with the visit, Ohakim had allegedly gone to solicit Araraume’s support in […]

Slain corps members: Yuguda under fire over comment

Posted by admin Bauchi, Latest Politics, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), Raw Politics, State News Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Denunciation and condemnation on Saturday trailed the comments attributed to the governor of Bauchi State, Alhaji Isah Yuguda, that the National Youth Service Corps members who were murdered in the state were destined to die the way they did. Some corps members were killed in the state as well as in some other northern […]

Bayelsa: 36 INEC ad-hoc employees escape lynching

Posted by admin Bayelsa, INEC Politics, State News Sunday, May 1st, 2011

Indications emerged on Saturday that 36 ad-hoc employees of the Independent National Electoral Commission sent to conduct a rerun election in Ekeremor III State Constituency, Bayelsa State, escaped being killed. Some of the workers who were on duty for the rescheduled election that took place on April 28 were reportedly bathed with fuel at […]

PDP Wins Kaduna Governorship Election

Posted by admin Elections 2011, Kaduna, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News Saturday, April 30th, 2011

Yuguda Leads In Bauchi INCUMBENT Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governor of Kaduna State, Patrick Yakowa, yesterday coasted home to victory in the governorship election conducted in the state on Thursday. Yakowa led the polls in 13 out of the 23 local councils in the state. Also, Governor Isa Yuguda of Bauchi State was leading the […]