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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

Agabus Pwanagba
, Lafia – Having lost in the recent PDP gubernatorial Primary in Nasarawa State, the
immediate past Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku is plotting to hijack the Labour Party’s ticket instead. Instead of to remain in his party, PDP, to either support the winner or challenge the primary in court, Mr. Maku […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – The Nigerian Military has announced to the public that, a large number of the terrorists have died during the ongoing mopping operations between Damboa and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In a post on the Defence headquarters, the Military stated in the process, the terrorists IED laden Hilux vehicle was […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

The Ekiti state chapter of the People’s Democratic party has carpeted the former speaker of the Ekiti state house of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin on his admittance of collecting money from the state Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose. The party challenged him to explained the purpose of the money he confessed to have collected from the […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of Akpor Kingdom to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Chief Nyesom Wike in the 2015 elections for allegedly desecrating the Akpor Kingdom, a strong hold of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality in the […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Christmas is a time for thinking about the new beginning. It is not just the beginning of another set of twelve calendar months but that God is the beginning of the new creation and Jesus Christ the Messiah is the New Adam in the new creation. […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling peoples Democratic party, PDP at the weekend declared that the request for an Anglican Deputy governor slot recently made by leaders of the church in the state was belated. African Examiner reports that Anglican Bishops in Enugu state had last week during a media […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014

A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to court over “failure to disclose their sources of spending on their respective electoral campaigns and other operations linked to the February 2015 general elections.” The suits filed last week at the Federal […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the acts of intolerance by Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, whom it accuses of working hard to obliterate the party’s presence as well as victimize its members in the North Eastern State. In a statement issued in Lagos Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

Ignatius Okpara, Port Harcourt – The Rivers state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Sunday dedicate its mandate to God at an interdenominational service holding at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt. A statement issued and signed by Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, Chairman, Media & Publicity Committee, APC Governorship […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress [APC], Rivers State chapter has profoundly congratulated the ‘fiercely courageous, dexterous and hardworking’ governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi AmaechI on his appointment as the Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation. The party in a press statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

The Project Nigeria, a Non Governmental Organisation wishes to use this medium to call on Nigerians to prevail on the various State Houses of Assembly to as a matter of National Importance endorse the proposal by the National Assembly to grant Autonomy to Local Government administration in Nigeria. We are not unaware that some State […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

Not lesser than 80,000 chickens, 100,000 bags of rice and cash gift were distributed to the people of Ekiti State between Thursday and yesterday under the stomach infrastructure progamme of Governor Ayodele Fayose. According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, issued in Ado Ekiti yesterday, people […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

Audu Limun, Bauchi – The Bauchi state police command has intercepted a trailer loaded with ballot boxes at a checkpoint in Darazo local government area of the state. Shortly after the trailer was intercepted Saturday morning, the news spread in town like a wild fire that the trailer was loaded with ballot papers allegedly thumb […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Police operatives in Awkunanaw Division of Enugu State Command on Friday smashed a notorious armed robbery and car snatching syndicate, that have terrorising motorists and residents of the city and its environs. The security men, had during the operation shot dead leader of the gang simply identified as Onovo. African […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014

The multi-billion naira Kashimbila Multipurpose Dam in Taraba State will be ready for commissioning in February 2015, the Minister of Water Resources, Mrs. Sarah Ochekpe, has said. Mrs. Ochekpe gave the assurance on Friday during an inspection tour of the project alongside her colleagues – the Ministers of Power and Tourism, Prof. Chinedu Nebo and […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014

Four governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, have dragged before an Abuja High Court, Comrade Abba Yaro, Dr. George Akume, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the imposition of Dr. Samuel Ortom as the APC governorship candidate for 2015 elections. They prayed the Court […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014

Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Special Task Force (STF) responsible for the maintenance of peace in Plateau State has recovered the sum of N265, 000 snatched from a trader by armed robbers and returned to the owner. Speaking on the incident, the State’s STF Commander, Major General David Enetie said, the armed robbers were arrested, […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014

IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has launched its own new Vehicle number plate in Nsukka, Enugu State. Shortly after the launch Friday, the group called on all Igbos in Nigeria to embrace the new product, adding that they should also see its as the identity […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014

By Niyi Adeyi – After weeks of staying away, 19 out of 25 of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Friday secretly surfaced and slammed suspension on the factional Speaker, Hon. Dele Olugbemi and five others. The suspension was pronounced at the plenary presided over by the embattled Speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin and which held […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014

From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has enjoined the Igbo race to embrace the opposition All progressive Congress (APC) insisting that the people are better off in the party. He also stressed the need for Igbos to imbibe team spirit and unity of purpose in their quest to be in […]