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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 […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Niger, Presidency, Top Stories, Yakubu Gowon (1966-75)
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) was yesterday prevented from entering Suleja by security agents. The motorcade of the former military leader was stopped at Madalla and he was told he could not proceed to Suleja. Buhari was on his way to Suleja to pay a condolence over […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Kwara, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Ilorin – Alhaji Khaleel Bolaji, the ANPP governorship candidate in Kwara State, has stepped down for the PDP candidate, Alhaji Fatai Ahmed. Bolaji announced the decision to step down at a news conference in Ilorin on Wednesday. He said he had realized that Ahmed’s aspirations was in line with ANPP’s wish for power shift from […]
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Armed Forces, Kaduna, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Kaduna-The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, has assured Kaduna residents of effective security. The army chief gave the assurance, Wednesday, in Kaduna while conducting an on-the-spot assessment of the security arrangement in the affected areas. Ihejirika pledged to deploy additional personnel to areas of need to curb violence. He appealed to parents and […]
