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Kaduna, Nigerian Police, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Kaduna State Police command has arrested 500 suspects from different parts of the state for their roles in last Monday’s violence in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer of the state command, Aminu Lawan, told our correspondent that many of the suspects were laready being prosecuted. Lawan also said no fewer than […]
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Headlines, Osun, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Chairman, Osun State Bankers Forum, Mr. Aderemi Oyelade, has committed suicide. Oyelade, who was the Branch Manager, WEMA Bank, Igbonna, Osogbo, left a suicide note at his apartment near GOF Group of Schools in Onward area of the state capital. The bank manager, who was at work on Wednesday, was found dead in […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Rivers, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Rivers State says it has enough evidence the National Assembly elections in the state was rigged in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates. The party also said the PDP alert that ACN had procured soldiers and police teams to foment trouble on the gubernatorial election day […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Kano, Presidency, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau, has denied the allegation that the sum of N20 billion was given to him by the presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Jonathan Goodluck. The special assistant (media) to the governor, who was also the presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Mallam Sule […]
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Oyo, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The man of God who predicted the death of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua as well as the victory of President Goodluck Jonathan in last Saturday’s election, insisted that Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja would win the Oyo State governorship election, scheduled for April 26. Ladoja is contesting on the platform of the Accord Party (AP). Apostle […]
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Abia, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
One of the Special Assistants to Governor Theodore Orji of Abia, Mallam Ellington Chibbel was yesterday docked for stealing mosquito nets donated to Aba Muslim community by the state government. The charge included the intent to defraud the Aba Muslim community and falsely representing the community and collecting about 10 bales of mosquito nets donated […]
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Oyo, State News
Friday, April 22nd, 2011
The Bayo Alao Christopher Akala (BACA) Youth Vanguard Initiatives has urged the electorate and the youths in the 33 local government areas of the state to vote for Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. It said that a vote for the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), would lead to the annexation of the state to Lagos. Its co-ordinator, […]
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Bauchi, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
ABUJA—AS exclusively reported by Vanguard, yesterday, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the postponement of the governorship elections in Kaduna and Bauchi states because of the precarious security situations in the two states. 2010 General Election INEC Chairman Prof. Attairu Jega addressing Pressmen on 2011 General Election while INEC Commissioner Ismaile Igbani (middle) […]
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Rivers, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
A total of 683 in-mates, including two minors, of the Port Harcourt prisons, were on Wednesday granted their freedom by the Rivers State government in this year’s jail delivery. The jail delivery is an annual practice of the Rivers State government on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to free prison inmates […]
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Akwa Ibom, Governors, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Chief Godswill Obot Akpabio has spoken on the raging issues of sponsorship of murders and kidnappings in the state.Answering questions on the issues, Akpabio said: ‘I raise my hand in the sky, if I have ever had anything to do with kidnap or murder in my life, let it not be […]