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Akwa Ibom Govt Bans Solidarity Visits

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, State News Friday, March 4th, 2011

Akwa Ibom State government has banned all solidarity visits and political rallies to the governor’s office till further notice. This was part of the statement issued through the Commissioner for Information and Social Re-Orientation, Mr. Aniekan Umanah, on the heels of an incident at the Government House, on Friday, when some student groups visited Governor […]

Ohakim okays N1 billion micro-credit scheme for Imo youths

Posted by admin Imo, State News Friday, March 4th, 2011

GOVERNOR Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State has approved N1 billion micro-credit scheme for all youths in the state. The development came as the 27- member Imo State House of Assembly, presided over by Goodluck Opiah, unanimously passed a motion expunging from their records the names and offences of five of their members suspended in 2008 […]

Ogun PDP: Obasanjo floors Daniel in court

Posted by admin Ogun, Olusegun Obasanjo (1976-79, 99-07), Presidency, State News Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

The legal battle for the soul of the Ogun State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ended yesterday with the camp of former president, Olusegun Obasanjo emerging victorious over the faction loyal to Governor Gbenga Daniel. The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja in its judgment affirmed former ECOMOG commander, General Adetunji Idowu […]

Imo judges on strike over kidnap

Posted by admin Imo, State News Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

ALL the high courts in Imo State remained shut for the second day yesterday, as the judges preferred to remain in their respective homes for fear of their personal safety following the abduction of one of their colleagues, Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu, whose driver and police orderly were also killed by gunmen . Vanguard correspondent who […]

Jonathan cancels Ogun visit over PDP crisis

Posted by admin Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Ogun, Presidency, State News Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

President Goodluck Jonathan will not visit Ogun State in his nationwide campaign until the crisis between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Governor Gbenga Daniel is resolved, THE PUNCH learnt on Tuesday. Our correspondent gathered that the crisis forced the President and members of his campaign team to postpone the planned visit to state on Tuesday […]

My opponents are noise-makers –Ikedi Ohakim

Posted by admin Imo, State News Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

Imo State Governor, Chief Ikedi Ohakim recently spoke to a group of Journalists. Daily Sun was represented. There is hardly any governor who does not have critics or opponents. Yours appear to be more pronounced. Why is this so? I am not sure about my opponents being more pronounced than what obtains in other states. […]

Ebonyi moves to end doctors agitation for pay rise

Posted by admin Ebonyi, State News Monday, February 28th, 2011

ABAKALIKI – Ebonyi State government has set machinery in motion, to ensure that the long agitation by medical doctors in the state over Consolidated Medical Salary Structure, CONMESS, and Consolidated Health Workers Salary Structure, CONHESS, were addressed once and for all. Commissioner for Health and Environment, Dr. Sunday Nwangele, who spoke during a one-day seminar […]

FG hospitals turn back patients in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, Headlines, State News Monday, February 28th, 2011

ENUGU — It was a tale of woes for patients in Lagos and Enugu yesterday as striking doctors were adamant to continue their strike. Patients who visited the three Federal Government-owned health institutions in Enugu yesterday for medication were turned back following a one-week sympathy strike embarked upon by the medical doctors. Ironically, some of […]

Gunmen kill man, wife, 3 kids in Plateau

Posted by admin Plateau, State News Monday, February 28th, 2011

Five members of a family at Dabwa village, Kaduna Vom district of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State were yesterday morning killed, while a little girl, believed to be the last child was wounded. Daily Sun gathered that nothing was removed from the house of the family head, whose name was given as […]

Lagos/Jebba rail line ready for use

Posted by admin Lagos, State News Sunday, February 27th, 2011

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has recorded another milestone as the 488 kilometer Lagos /Jebba rail line is now ready for traffic of passengers and goods. The NRC Managing Director, Seyi Sijuwade, in a statement signed by the Assistant Director of Public Relations, Mr. David Ndakosu, said as soon as the rail line was commissioned […]