Armed men visited the governor’s brother’s home in Lafia, Friday. Governor Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State has alleged a plot to assassinate him and his elder brother, Ahmadu, who is the Emir of Kwandere. Reacting to the alleged assassination attempt on his brother, Friday evening, by gunmen at the Emir’s home in Lafia, Mr. Al-Makura said that there have been ... Read More »
The President of Ndokwa Neku Union in Delta State, Chief Paul Enebeli, has canvassed the rotation of power to his people in the interest of fairness in 2015. Enebeli, who spoke with newsmen, said the people of Ndokwa should produce the state governor in 2015 when the incumbent, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, leaves power. He said there should, in the first ... Read More »
Sunshine Stars International Football Club of Akure were on Friday afternoon involved in an accident along the Sagamu-Ore expressway when the team was returning to Akure from Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state where they have been in close camping ahead of the 2014 Nigeria Professional Football League season. Although no death was recorded in the crash, 5 members of the team were ... Read More »
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged retired public officials to avail the country of their experience, expertise, knowledge and wisdom in handling developmental issues. Besides the governor enjoined politicians to play by the rules devoid of rankle and violence. Governor Uduaghan who gave the charge Friday, at a civil reception hosted by Ibusa community in honour of Vice ... Read More »
The Oyo State government has said that it did not have the powers to change the itinerary of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as such, could not have influenced President Goodluck Jonathan to visit the Olubadan of Ibadanland during his visit to some traditional rulers last Saturday. The government made this known in an interview ... Read More »
My Dear Sir, I am constrained to draw your attention to the fraudulent activities going on at the office of the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly. On the 20th of December 2013, I officially informed the Executive Governor of Imo State of the fraudulent activities at the Speakers office involving the Chief of Staff (Mr. Kodichi Anamekwe) and ... Read More »
A Zamfara High Court, sitting in Gusau, on Thursday adjourned a case of armed robbery and attempted murder preferred against Sen. Ahmed Yarima and 29 others to April 8. Yarima, a former governor of Zamfara, was arraigned in the court by the Inspector-General of Police on an eight-count charge of armed robbery, conspiracy and attempt to commit murder, among others. Yarima appeared ... Read More »
Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Ghana and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, has condemned the forced closure of popular Lagos market, the Abibatu Mogaji Model Market in Iponri, in order to enforce traders’ registration with the All Progressives Congress. Obanikoro, in a statement on Wednesday, said it was heartless that the market was shut for 10 days ... Read More »
According to Premium Times Officials of the State Security Service, SSS, have seized the travelling documents of suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, shortly after he arrived Lagos from Niger, where he had gone to attend a meeting of governors of central banks in the West African sub-region. Shortly after his plane landed at ... Read More »
Governor Babatunde Fashola’s administration has banned indecent dressing among female public servants. All forms of dresses that expose breasts, contours and other sensitive female body parts have been outlawed. •Governor Fashola: Bans indecent dressing among female public servants The decision was taken as a result of worsening cases of indecent dressing among female public servants at the Lagos State Government ... Read More »
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