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National Politics, Plateau, State News
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011

An Abuja High Court could not continue with the trial of the former governor of Plateau State, Mr. Joshua Dariye, yesterday as counsel to the accused, Mr. Chris Umar informed the court that an appeal had been filed at the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Appeal Court returning Dariye to the trial court. […]
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Oyo, State News
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
STALLS and shops close to the notorious Ojoo roundabout in Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, on Tuesday, went up in flames, leaving three people, including a woman, with varying degrees of burns. More than 150 stalls, shops, shop-containers and goods worth millions of naira and two vehicles were destroyed in the inferno which […]
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Rivers, State News
Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
THE Rivers State Police Command said it had begun a manhunt for the gunmen who ambushed some Christian pilgrims, who were on their way to the Port Harcourt International Airport enroute to Jerusalem. The gunmen had on Thursday shot and killed three policemen who were escorting the pilgrims to the airport. State Police Public […]
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Kano, State News
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
AS Direct Data Capture (DDC)Machines have continued to pose a serious threat to the on-going voter registration exercise, thousands of people in Kano State have indicated interest not to participate in the exercise, saying they were losing millions of naira in the course of waiting to be registered. At some registration centres in the state, […]
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Lagos, State News
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011
Son of former Lagos State governor, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, Deji Jakande has picked the Lagos State House of Assembly ticket to represent Somolu Constituency 1. Speaking with Sunday Sun at the weekend, Jakande said he joined the race so that he can contribute his quota to the society. He lauded the Governor Raji Fashola’s administration […]
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General Politics, Oyo, State News
Saturday, January 22nd, 2011

More facts have emerged on why the Oyo State government failed to demolish the state secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the Olomi area of Ibadan, the state capital, on Thursday. Although the authorities had mobilized a team, comprising officials of the state Ministry of Environment and Water Resources and […]
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Rivers, State News
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Three policemen were shot dead late yesterday evening in Port Harcourt when armed robbers waylaid the convoy they were escorting. The policemen were providing security cover for Jerusalem bound pilgrims to Port Harcourt International Airport when they ran into the bandits who laid ambush along Eliozu, Rokpoku Road. The hoodlums opened fire on the convoy […]
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Oyo, Raw Politics, State News
Thursday, January 20th, 2011

The Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State on Wednesday said it rejected three commercials submitted by the Senator Rashidi Ladoja Campaign Organisation because the contents of the materials were “abrasive and capable of attracting replies from aggrieved parties.” The station said it rejected the campaign materials sent by Ladoja, who is the Accord Party’s governorship candidate, […]
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Bauchi, Katsina, State News, Top Stories
Thursday, January 20th, 2011
Hundred of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in Katsina State took to the streets protesting the emergence of President Goodluck Jonathan as the PDP presidential candidate during the just concluded party presidential primary. The protesting members of the party also burnt over 40, 0000 PDP membership cards, stating that they have dumped the party because […]