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Rivers Police Kill 3 Kidnap Suspects

Posted by admin Nigerian Police, Rivers, State News Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Police in Rivers State have shot and killed three hoodlums suspected to be kidnappers for allegedly attempting to rob and kidnap one Sandra Umoh. Police sources said the hoodlum’s vehicle was intercepted by Anti-Crime Policemen on stop-and- search at Akpajo. But the hoodlums quickly took to their heels and escaped, while the victim was […]

Voter’s Card, Ticket For Rivers Free Education – Amaechi

Posted by admin Rivers, State News Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Parents who want their wards to enjoy the Rivers State free education would have to tender their voters registration cards, Governor Chibuike Amaechi has said. Speaking during a special campaign visit to Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area, recently, the Rivers State Governor said the possession of a voter’s registration card would enable residents to enjoy free […]

Mohammed Abacha Picks Kano’s CPC Gov. Ticket

Posted by admin CPC (Congress 4 Progressive Change), Kano, National Politics, Party Politics, State News Sunday, January 16th, 2011

Racing to beat the deadline given to political parties by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) the national headquarters of Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) yesterday made last minute effort to settle the controversy rocking the party’s gubernatorial primaries in Kano State with a voting exercise, which saw Mohammed Abacha, son of late Head of State, […]

Kano Gov. Shekarau Wins ANPP Presidential Ticket

Posted by admin All Nigerian Peoples' Party (ANPP), Elections 2011, General Politics, Kano, Party Politics, State News, Top Stories Sunday, January 16th, 2011

The Kano State Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has emerged the Presidential candidate of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) for the April general election. The Chairman of the ANPP convention committee, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, while clearing the air on the contravention of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline, said the party had been […]

‘Dead men voted in Delta PDP primaries’

Posted by admin Delta, State News Saturday, January 15th, 2011

NAMES of several dead people surfaced on the executive delegates list of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) used in the conduct of Ika South and Ika North East Federal Constituency of Delta State and were fraudulently answered by voters in a bid to ensure the return of their candidates. This was part of the allegations raised […]

Oyo State is Not a battle Ground

Posted by admin Adewale T. Akande, Articles, Columnists, Oyo, State News Saturday, January 15th, 2011

Adewale T. Akande, Barcelona, Spain – Jan. 15, 2011 – The recent political imbroglio in Oyo State that caused the gruesome murder of the dismissed Chairman of the state National Union of Road Transport Workers, Alhaji Lateef Salako (aka Elewe-omo) and two other party men in a local government congress of the People Democratic Party calls […]

Insecurity: ACN declares Bayelsa primary result in Rivers

Posted by admin Bayelsa, Rivers, State News Friday, January 14th, 2011

The Action Congress of Nigeria on Friday declared the result of its governorship primaries in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, following the level of insecurity in Bayelsa State. The party had declared a former Commissioner for Housing, Chief Ayakeme Whisky, the winner of the governorship primaries, having defeated three other aspirants. Whisky, who […]

Asaba: The Sexual Predators’ Paradise!

Posted by admin Articles, Columnists, Delta, State News, Sunny Chris Okenwa Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Asaba: The Sexual Predators’ Paradise! By Sunny Chris Okenwa, Abidjan, Ivory Coast – Jan 13, 2011 – After my last article on Great Ogboru and his quest to become the Governor of Delta State last week I received a ‘petition’ from a reader, a man of God based in Delta State (names withheld). The Reverend […]

Cholera Outbreak in Niger Claims 13

Posted by admin Headlines, Niger, State News Thursday, January 13th, 2011

The death toll from cholera outbreak in Lavun and Edati Local Government Area of Niger State has now risen from 8 to 13. LEADERSHIP gathered that 7 out of the victims were from Tama-Nku, a village in Edati Local Government where the outbreak was first noticed late on Tuesday. It was further gathered that 5 […]

Balarabe Musa picks Kaduna PRP gov ticket

Posted by admin Kaduna, State News Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Thirty years after his impeachment as the civilian governor of the old Kaduna State, the National Chairman of the Peoples Redemption Party and Chairman of the Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, Alhaji Balarabe Musa on Wednesday picked the governorship ticket of the PRP in the state. With this development, Musa, 75 is expected to […]