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Latest Politics, State News, Taraba
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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 […]
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Elections 2011, Kaduna, State News
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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 […]
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Jigawa, State News
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Authorities in Jigawa State have withdrawn a court case instituted against one Mukhtar Ibrahim Aminu, for allegedly defaming the state governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, on a social networking site,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 […]
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Rivers, State News
Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
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 […]
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Articles, Columnists, Imo, Kenneth Uwadi, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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 […]
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INEC Politics, Lagos, Ondo, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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, […]
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Abia, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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 […]
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Kebbi, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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 […]
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Niger Delta, Rivers, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

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 […]
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Niger, State News
Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011
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 […]