N1.3b Fraud: How Ex-Gov Nyame Diverted N24m

The trial of former Governor of Taraba State, Rev. Jolly Nyame, continued yesterday at a Federal Capital Territory High Court, Gudu, Abuja  with more shocking revelations from a prosecution witness who narrated how the accused allegedly diverted state funds for personal use. Nyame is facing a 41-count charge instituted against him by the Economic and […]

Kaduna: 7 Burnt to Death After Voter Registration

At last LEADERSHIP investigation yesterday revealed that seven persons along with a driver  got roasted to death beyond recognition earlier in the week in a remote area of Kaduna State. The story was confirmed following traces to the sight of the accident at Samban-Kwoi Road in Jaba Local Government, and as well the mass grave […]

Facebook causes stir in Jigawa

Authorities in Jigawa State have withdrawn a court case instituted against one Mukhtar Ibrahim Aminu, for allegedly defaming the state governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on a social networking site, Facebook. According to a report by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Hausa Service, monitored in Kaduna on Thursday, Aminu was arrested and handed over to the […]

Robbers cart away N56.7m in Rivers – Kill 2 policemen, wound 2 others

Not less than N56.7 million has been carted away by armed robbers who attacked a van belonging to a company in Port Harcourt. The robbers also killed a policeman in the van and wounded the driver and the company’s accountant. It was gathered that the money was being conveyed to a commercial bank for lodgment […]

Ohakim, Character Assassins and April 2011 Election

By Kenneth Uwadi, Imo, Nigeria – Feb. 2, 2011 – There is no doubt that the Governor Ikedi  Ohakim administration has rebranded Imo State in Nigeria  as it has also radically changed the derogatory profile of Owerri as a jungle city for good .That Owerri the capital of Imo State  is a beautiful city is […]

INEC registers 6.2m voters in Lagos, Ondo

  No fewer than 1.3m eligible voters have been registered by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ondo State since the exercise started on January 15. Also, the INEC said on Wednesday that it had registered 4.9 million eligible voters in Lagos State as at Monday. The Resident Electoral Commission in Lagos, Dr. Adekunle Ogunmola, […]

PDP guber candidate asks court to void Orji’s candidacy

A gubernatorial aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, Chief Ikechi Emenike, yesterday, asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, from recognizing Governor Theodore Orji as the flag-bearer of the party in Abia State, pending the hearing and determination of a suit challenging his […]

I inherited only 1 X-ray machine in Kebbi – Dakingari

KEBBI State governor,Alhaji Saidu Dakingari, has disclosed that he met one functional X-ray machine in the whole of the state, which could be found in Argungu General Hospital, when he assumed office on May 29, 2007. According to him, all the general hospitals in the state now had at least two X-ray machines, including mobile […]

SSS uncovers new militant camps in Rivers, arrests 2

The State Security Services (SSS), on Wednesday, paraded two suspected militants for allegedly re-establishing militant camps around Kula in the Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. Parading the suspects in Port Harcourt alongside 11 others, who had allegedly been involved in impersonation, the Director of the service in Rivers State, Douglas Dogo, said the […]

Niger State govt discovers 2,000 ghost workers on its payroll

Niger State Head of Service, Alhaji Ibrahim Matane, on Wednesday, revealed that the ongoing verification of staff in the civil service had shown that of the over 34,000 workforce 2,000 were ghost workers. Matane also said that the committee was investigating e-payment irregularities against 4,700 workers. The Head of Service made these known in Minna […]

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