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Latest Politics, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday, ordered the nation’s security agencies to undertake special training courses on crowd control. Jonathan issued the directive at the Federal Executive council meeting on Wednesday The directive followed the loss of several lives in a stampede at the Port Harcourt Liberation Stadium when Jonathan inaugurated his presidential campaign in the […]
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Bayelsa, Raw Politics, State News
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
THE Appeal Court in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has reinstated the impeached Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Peremobowei Ebebi. Counsel to the Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Mr. Sebastine Hon (SAN), who confirmed the reinstatement, said his client would appeal against the judgment and ask for a stay of execution. In the lead judgment delivered yesterday […]
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Elections 2011, Enugu, INEC Politics, State News
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State Enugu State Governor Sullivan Chime Monday lost his governorship ticket for the April general election to his arch-rival, Chief Anayo Onwuegbu, in the fresh display of candidates’ list in Enugu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Chief Uchenna Ogbu was listed as the running mate to Onwuegbu. But […]
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Goodluck Jonathan (2010-present), Presidency, Raw Politics, State News, Yobe
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011
Yobe State office of Goodluck/Sambo Presidential Campaign was on Monday attacked and torched by some political thugs believed to be loyal to a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The thugs numbering about 20 armed with cutlasses and knives were said to have come with containers of fuel to the campaign […]
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Anambra, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Speculations that had been rife in Anambra State since primaries of the various political parties were conducted came to pass yesterday as the former governor of the state, Dr. Chris Ngige, finally filed his papers to contest the senate seat for Anambra Central on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN. Ngige contested the […]
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All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News, Zamfara
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
t least nine people sustained injuries in a fresh political crisis that erupted on Tuesday in Gusau and Tsafe local council headquarters of Zamfara State between supporters of All Nigeria People’s Party (ANPP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Addressing journalists on the development, on Tuesday, at the state police command, the state Commissioner of Police, […]
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Rivers, State News
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
WITNESSES at the presidential panel of inquiry into the causes of the last weekend stampede at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rally in Port Harcourt, Rivers State have blamed security operatives from the presidency for the tragic incident in which about 12 persons lost their lives. Meanwhile, the Delta State government has pledged to cater […]
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General Politics, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
IT was a meal he loved dearly but did not live to prepare and savour its rich taste yesterday. When he left his house in Jos metropolis for shopping in a nearby market, the victim, a policeman, never knew that it would be his last outing. And yesterday, this Anti-Bomb Squad Mobile policeman deployed in […]
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Oyo, State News
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
Until one asked what made hundreds of women, who held their chests in fear, running almost naked to various public primary schools in Ibadan, capital of Oyo State, demanding the release of their children and wards by teachers, one would have thought the city had been run over by some heavily armed warriors. The situation […]
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Latest Politics, Oyo, State News
Tuesday, February 15th, 2011
THE coast became clear for the Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Dimeji Bankole and the Oyo State governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, to contest the April elections on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday, as the Speaker’s name was substituted for the name of Mr Segun Alawode. This is just as the […]
