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Osun, State News
Tuesday, April 5th, 2011
OSUN State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has assured European Union election monitoring team of adequate security in the state during the general elections. Speaking in Osogbo while receiving the team on Tuesday, Aregbesola reiterated the commitment of his administration towards securing lives and properties during the elections. The governor, who said his administration was acting […]
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Rivers, State News
Sunday, April 3rd, 2011
Palpable fear has gripped residents of Khana Local Government Area over the whereabouts of a lawmaker representing Khana/Gokana Federal Constituency, Mr. Emmanuel Deeyah. Members of Gwara community became apprehensive on Sunday when they learnt that an aide to the lawmaker was killed by the kidnappers. It will be recalled that unknown gunmen kidnapped Deeyah on […]
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Elections 2011, Gombe, State News
Saturday, April 2nd, 2011
GOMBE State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Mr. Godfrey Samson Miri, yesterday, declared that more than 7,400 electoral officials would be conducting tomorrow’s National Assembly elections in Gombe State. Miri who was briefing journalists on INEC’s level of preparedness for the polls, said that three electoral officials were expected to man each of the polling unit […]
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Ekiti, State News
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Some political parties in Ekiti State have passed a vote of confidence in the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Olayinka Balogun, and the Director of State Security Service, Mr. Samuel Tamuno. The parties spoke through one of their leaders, Mr. Tunji Ogunlola, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Ado-Ekiti […]
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Lagos, State News
Friday, April 1st, 2011
Ahead of the April 2 election in which Nigerians will decide those that will represent them at the federal legislature, terrible traffic situations were observed across the city of Lagos. This was partly due to the fact that some residents had to travel to their preferred constituencies for the voting. SATURDAY PUNCH observed an air […]
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Action Congress of Nigeria, Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, Party Politics, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
A Federal High Court yestersday admitted to bail the gubernatorial candidate of he Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Akwa Ibom State, Senator John James Akpan Udoedehe. He has been under police custody since March 25 when he was arraigned by the police on a four-count charge bothering on treason. Justice Adamu Bello in his […]
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Rivers, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Captain of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Joseph Yobo, has called on all Rivers people to vote the state governor, Rotimi Amaechi, for a second term in office come April 16, this year. This is just as former governorship candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) in the state, Chief Sergeant Awuse, warned voters […]
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Delta, Latest Politics, Nigerian Police, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
Bank customers in Delta State went through harrowing experiences, on Wednesday, as financial institutions put their offices under lock and key in protest against withdrawal of mobile policemen attached to them. The mobile policemen were withdrawn in response to the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, Hafiz Ringim, and the need for their services in […]
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EFCC Politics, Ekiti, State News
Thursday, March 31st, 2011
FORMER governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has won in a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which he was contending the sealing off of his houses in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by the commission. In the final ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan over the […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – Marc. 30, 2011 – The Nigerian governorship election is to be held in April . Imo State is abuzz these days with political activities and discussions over who wins the Imo governorship election. The state is divided into several political camps, each rallying supporters for their preferred candidate. The […]