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Friday, April 24th, 2015
Agabus Pwanagba – The Bauchi State Campaign Council of the PDP in the just concluded general election has alleged that National Officers of the party from the State sabotaged their campaign activities which led to the failure of the party in the state. The Coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation in Bauchi South Senatorial District, Alhaji […]
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Friday, April 24th, 2015
As the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) prepares for a rerun election in some polling units at the nine local government areas in Abia state, a socio-political group known as South East Progressives Assembly(SEPA) has berated the South West chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo for ‘being driven by sentiment to campaign for the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) […]
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Friday, April 24th, 2015
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State to re-write history by turning head-down the sequence and facts of pre and post-election events in the state. It has also said that such […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives Thursday passed the 2015 Appropriation bill of N4.493, 363, 957, 158 trillion. The budget was made up of N2, 607, 132, 491, 708 trillion for recurrent expenditure and N701, 415, 465, 449 billion for capital expenditure. Also, the sum of N375, 616 billion was included in the […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
By Chuks Ehirim – Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur, has reminded the party of his earlier warning in 2013, concerning the possibility of suffering defeat in the 2015 general election, if its leaders did not mend their ways. In a statement in Abuja, captioned, “PDP- WERE YOU NOT WARNED?”, […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
From Abdul Gafar Bello -The lingering power supremacy tussle in the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) worsened Thursday as the body holds parallel quadrennial state delegates conference in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. While Comrade Ayuba Wabba’s faction staged its conference at the Banquet Hall beside along Ahmadu Bello Way, Comrade Joe Ajaero’s faction, scheduled its […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
Several days after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, concluded elections in Rivers State, with results declared, it is still compiling results. In collaboration with the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State, INEC has been busy thumb-printing ballot papers and doctoring result sheets of all the local government areas so as to correspond with […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The ongoing political rift between governor Sullivan Chime, and members of the state House of Assembly Thursday took a new twist, as the lawmakers, resolved to invite the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate the alleged financial recklessness of chairman of Enugu state Universal Basic Education Board, ENSUBEB, […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the newly-appointed Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, to approach his new task with a high level of professionalism as well as shun the crass partisanship that has dragged key national institutions, especially the police, into the partisan fray. APC in a statement issued in Abuja Thursday by […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
–As EU Leaders Move To Check Influx Of Migrants A multi-faith funerals service has been held in Malta, for 24 victims killed in the worst ever recorded capsizing, of a migrant boat in the Mediterranean. No fewer than 800 passengers died in last Sunday’s disaster. The Italian police indicated that the captain mistakenly crashed the […]
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yenagoa – Heavily armed men Wednesday invaded Ogbia Local government Area home of the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan in Balyesa state and abducted the Council’s Chairman, Mr. Enaye Sasime Abah. A source indicated that the gunmen who stormed the area with sophisticated weapons, waylaid the Council’s boss along Otuasega/Okarki road after opening […]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Less than 24 hours the Ebonyi House of Assembly pronounced that it has frozen the State’s council Areas accounts, Governor Martin Elechi has dismissed the action, arguing that the lawmakers lack such constitutional power. Speaking Tuesday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, the Chief Press Secretary CPS to the Governor, […]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – Two Counsels to the Plaintiffs in two of the three suits seeking disqualification of President – Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rted) from contesting last Presidential Election, have withdrawn their cases before Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court, Abuja. At the hearing today, one of the Lawyers, Chief Mike Ozekhome […]
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Wednesday, April 22nd, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Scores of youths of Enugu state on Tuesday took to the streets, demanding an immediate end to the callous killing of Nigerians in South Africa. The protesters, who were chanting various anti-xenophobia songs, issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the South-African President, Jacob Zuma, to either protect Nigerians in his country […]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has rejected the congratulatory message sent to him by the PDP chieftain and senator-elect Buruji Kashamu saying he does not need his “fake praise.” In a statement issued by Tinubu’s media adviser Sunday Dare, Tinubu described Kashumu’s oversuture […]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. – A foremost construction company, Julius Berger has abandoned its maintenance job due to failure of the National Assembly to pay the N 10 billion accumulated debt it owed the company. A source in the National Assembly who pleaded anonymity told our correspondent that the maintenance staff were the one doing skeletal […]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba – No fewer than 30 person have been killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Isoko South community of Delta State. The chief epidemiologist at the Delta State ministry of health, Dr. Steven Ofili, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, said prompt response and physical attention of health workers had […]
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Monday, April 20th, 2015
PUBLIC STATEMENT BY THE HONORABLE MINISTER OF STATE FOR HEALTH MR. FIDELIS NWANKWO, ON THE CASES OF ILLNESS AND SUDDEN DEATHS IN TWO COMMUNITIES IN ONDO STATE MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2015 News of the occurrence of sudden illness and death of people spread in Nigeria and beyond our shores in the week that just ended. […]
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Monday, April 20th, 2015
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the government of President Goodluck Jonathan to urgently take legal action against the South African Government before the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights to seek effective remedies, including adequate compensation, for Nigerian victims of xenophobic attacks in South Africa. In a statement on Monday […]
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Monday, April 20th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – As part of his administration’s effort towards ridding Anambra State of criminal elements, especially kidnappers, Governor Willie Obiano, at the weekend demolished two more kidnap dens in the state. The two buildings were demolished at Umuikwelle village Eziowelle Idemili North and Umugbom village Azigbo, Nnewi South council Areas respectively. Speaking […]
