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Traffic light violators to pay fines in Enugu

Posted by admin Enugu, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Enugu State Commissioner for Transport and Capital Territory Development, Mr John Egbo, has said that traffic light violators in the state will now pay fines. Egbo told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, in Enugu Wednesday that “we are going to make the fine huge so that it will act as a deterrent to others; […]

Oshiomhole signs N112.7bn 2011 budget into law

Posted by admin Edo, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

THE Edo State governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, on Tuesday, signed the 2011 budget of the state, totalling N112.7 billion into law, with a promise to distribute amenities in the state equally. Oshiomhole, while signing the budget, said “the challenge for the executive branch, for which you have oversight function, is to ensure that both the […]

Monarch’s death: Fish out killers, Akpabio charges police

Posted by admin Akwa Ibom, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

THE Akwa Ibom State governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has directed the police, the State Security Service (SSS) and other security outfits to comb everywhere in the state and beyond, and fish out the murderers of the paramount ruler of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area, Edidem Robert James Obot, on Sunday. The governor gave the directive, […]

Angry youth protest in Ekiti, hold monarch hostage

Posted by admin Ekiti, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Rampaging youths in Igede in Irepodun/Ifelodun Local Government Area of Ekiti State went on the rampage, on Tuesday, and held the town’s monarch, Oba James Aladesuru, and members of his council hostage over the mysterious death of a middle-aged woman in the town. The body of the woman, Mrs Taiwo Oluwole, said to be the […]

Anarchy: Two Speakers In Bauchi Assembly

Posted by admin Bauchi, State News Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

Yesterday armed mobile policemen with an armored tank cordoned off the entrance into the Bauchi State House of Assembly denying entrance to all staff, including members of the House in what was an escalation of the leadership crisis that engulfed the House since last week. The fully armed policemen were at the main entrance of […]

Jos crisis, not religious – Kukah

Posted by admin Plateau, State News Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

Socio-political commentator and Vicar-General, Catholic Archdiocese of Kaduna, Reverend Father Matthew Kukah, has warned Nigerians not to get confused, about the recent crisis in Jos and other parts of northern states of the nation with religion. Father Kukah, while addressing the Young Men Christian League of the Christ Apostolic Church (CAC), Mount of East, Ebute […]

Minister seeks Turkey’s help to develop Abuja

Posted by admin Abuja (FCT), Headlines Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

THE Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Bala Mohammed, is in Turkey to explore the pro-gress of the country in the development and management of infrastructure to bring changes to the FCT. The minister, a member of the Federal Government’s delegation, led by President Goodluck Jonathan, on an official visit to Turkey, told […]

Christian leaders write Jonathan on Borno, Plateau carnage

Posted by admin Borno, Latest Politics, Plateau, State News Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

THE National Prayer Movement (NPM), on Tuesday, said the ceaseless carnage in Borno and Plateau states portended danger for the corporate existence of the country. In an open letter to President Goodluck Jonathan, the organisation asked him to immediately demonstrate the necessary political will by tracking down the masterminds of the crises before the situation […]

Five N’Assembly members defect to ANPP in Kogi

Posted by admin Kogi, Legislature, State News Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

AT least five members of the National Assembly, including two senators and three members of the House of Representatives, have defected from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party to the All Nigeria’s Peoples Party in Kogi State. A former governor of the state from 1999 to 2003, Alhaji Audu Abubakar, gave the hint on Monday […]

SSS arrests aide for alleged threats to Amaechi’s life

Posted by admin Rivers, State News Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

SPECIAL Assistant to Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi on Students Affairs, Dike Princewill, has been arrested by the State Security Services (SSS) for purportedly threatening to kill the governor. The Assistant Director, Operations and Intelligence, Mr. Kunle Ajanaku, disclosed yesterday that Amaechi’s aide was arrested at the weekend for sending death threats through short message […]