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States News
Mark, Suswam are supporting me - Gemade
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Barnabas Gemade, has publicly declared that Governor Gabriel Suswam and Senate President David Mark have expressed support for his senatorial bid.....read more
Construction of Kaduna government house to gulp N2.9B
The pre-colonial structure in Kaduna that housed the colonial leaders in Northern Nigeria and which serves as office accommodation for successive governors of the North Central state is to give way for a more decent structure that is capable of meeting al....read more
Mua’zu, former Bauchi governor to appear before commission of inquiry
The former governor of Bauchi state Alhaji Ahmadu Adamu Mua’zu has been summoned to appear before the state Judicial Commission of Inquiry into the management of public service to testify on an alleged collection of receipt of thirty million Naira monthly....read more
Bauchi NDLEA convicts 73 year old grandfather, apprehends major Indian hemp dealer
The Bauchi State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it has secured sixteen convictions in the month of February just as it has arrested a major Indian hemp distributor in the state with 20 grams of cannabis.....read more
NDLEA nabs woman 65 years, 146 others
The Bauchi state Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has nabbed a 65 years old woman with 2.9kg of marijuana popularly called Indian hemp. In the same stride, the command arrested a total of one hundred and forty six suspects for drug rela....read more
CHEAP HOUSING FOR ANAMBRA STATE
Anambra State is set to deliver massive, affordable houses to its citizens to reduce the problem of housing in the state.....read more
Governor Obi assures investors
Gov. Obi has assured investors that are really interested in investing in Anambra State of the support of the State Government in any way possible.....read more
Onitsha North Defrauded of160 Million Naira revenue
Fake receipts totalling more than N160m, believed to have been used to defraud Onitsha North Local government during last year revenue drive, have been discovered.....read more
Onitsha local Government boss extols Gov Obi
The head of administration of Onitsha South Local Government, Engineer D. C. Nweke has expressed confidence on Governor Obi in his quest to develop the state despite poor performance recorded in by the past administration.....read more
APGA Chieftain Berates, INEC, Uniform Forces For Nation Electoral Woes
An APGA Chieftain, Hon. Zeribe Ezeanuna who was the party candidate for Ogbaru Federal consistuency, Anambra state in 2003 and 2007 elections has blamed the INEC and security agencies for the nation’s electoral woes.....read more
COMMUNITY LEADERS EXTOLS I.G.P OKIRO
A community leader in Delta state and an Onitsha based Alluminium magnet Chief Patrick Onwordi the has commended the Inspector General of Police, Mike Mbama Okiro, for giving police in the country a good image since his appointment.....read more
Suswam Begs HIV/AIDS Patients not to Distribute Virus
Benue State Governor Mr. Gabriel Suswam has decried the escalating prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS in the state pleading with the already infected persons to guard against deliberately infecting others in other to check the spread of the scourge in the state.....read more
Bauchi state first lady demands agency for the disabled
The Wife of the Bauchi State governor and the Founder of Challenge Your Disability Initiative, CYDI, Hajia Hauwa Abiodun Isa Yuguda has expressed worry over the high rate of people living with disability in the state just as she said they are neglected....read more
Suswam sets to ease out Akume’s commissioners, advisers ... six commissioners, advisers to go
There is growing anxiety and tension in Benue State over the looming cabinet shake up to be carried out by the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Gabriel Suswam to put the machinery of the Government in its proper shape.....read more
House member provides constituency with democracy dividends
Member representing Jos North West in the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon. Yakubu Choji has constructed projects worth 100m Naira in his constituency as his dividends of democracy and as tokens of appreciation to his people for their support.....read more
Group faults post-UME tests by Nigerian universities
As various universities in the country are adopting underhand method following the introduction of the Post UME Exams, a group which calls itself League for Human Rights have insisted that the scores of all candidates that sit for the exams should be pub....read more
Federal govt urged to fast-track development in Niger Delta
Just as the States, Federal Government and Stakeholders are finding permanent solution to problems confronting the Niger-Delta region, a passionate appeal has gone to the Federal Government to embark on massive infrastructural development of the region.....read more
DESOPADEC offers free medicare
The Delta State Oil-Producing Areas Development Commission, DESOPADEC, has embarked on free medical care for people of the riverine areas in the Oil-Producing areas.....read more
Benue State takes delivery of 837 trucks of fertilizer
The Benue State Government has taken delivery of about 837 trucks of assorted fertilizerfor onward distribution to farmers in the state.....read more
PDP: Gemade, Akume resume supremacy tussle
Benue State may be the Food Basket of the Nation but the highly inflammable political intrigues in the state have continued to dominate all that has been achieved in the agricultural sector.....read more
Akaagerger foots medical bills of 5,000 patients
No fewer than 5000 patients in Ukum Local Government Area of Benue State have benefited from the sixth phase of the four-day free medical care programme of Senator Joseph Akaagerger, estimated to cost over N40 million.....read more
Group demands free health services for Delta students
Governmental organizations and stakeholders in the health sector have been called upon to put machinery in place that can guarantee affordable health coverage for all illnesses and injuries suffered by Nigerian students.....read more
Ogidi indigenes commended over peaceful conduct of ‘Nwafor’ festival
Indigenes of Ogidi, home town of Nigeria's US based literary icon, Prof. Chinua Achebe have been commended over the peaceful conduct of the age long ‘Nwafor’ festival.....read more
Monarch counsels financial institutions on economic development
The Asagba of Asaba, Obi Professor Chike Edoziem, has called on financial institutions to join hands with the Government in enhancing economic development and generation of employment for the teeming number of unemployed youth.....read more
Yuguda charges new commissioners on accountability
Bauchi State Governor, Malam Isa Yuguda, has sworn-in eight new commissioners with a call on political office holders in the state to live above board and ensure accountability in the discharge of their duties.....read more
Gov vows to ensure accountability in
The Benue State Government says it is committed to ensuring that probity and accountability are entrenched in the business of governance.....read more
Benue State medical doctors to partner with government
Medical doctors of Benue State origin practicing elsewhere have expressed their desire to partner with the State Government in the improvement of the health care system in the state.....read more
Kwara to expand Zimbabwe farmer scheme
The involvement of Zimbabwe farmers in Kwara State has helped to improve the output of rural farmers in the State. This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for rural development while briefing the media in Abuja.....read more
Kaduna 2008: LOC, SWAN at loggerheads
The Kaduna State Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, has expressed dissatisfaction with those saddled with the responsibilities of administering the affairs of the Local Organizing Committee, LOC, of the Kaduna State National Sports Festival whic....read more
Impeachment moves against KDSHA Speaker foiled
In a bid to save their colleague from the imminent moves aimed at impeaching him from his position, the Forum of the 19 Northern States Houses of Assembly recently met at a closed door emergency meeting to foil the impeachment plot against the Speaker of....read more
Adamawa to set up skill acquisition centers
The Adamawa State Government is to set up 21 modern farming skills acquisition centers in each local government.....read more
Senator Akaagerger to build hostel for BSU students
As part of efforts towards the upliftment of the standard of education in the State, the Senator representing Benue North East in the National Assembly Senator Joseph Akaagerger has concluded plans for the construction of a 50-bedroom hostel for students....read more
NGO doles out N21m to 420 undergraduates
As part of its social responsibility and to ensure that indigent students receive quality education, The Tabitha David Care Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization, has given scholarships to 420 students in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions.....read more
Kafanchan records another abandoned baby
Despite the heavy presence of “Operation Yaki” which is saddled with the responsibility of combating armed robbery and other related offences, Kafanchan, the biggest Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna is becoming notorious for cases of abandoned bab....read more
Fertilizer: Suswam vows to deal with corrupt middlemen
Middlemen who specialize in inflating the cost of fertilizer in Benue State are in for tough times as the State Government has vowed to deal decisively with anyone caught in the act.....read more
Stories by Austine ELEMUE
The Proprietress of Babylove Nursery and Primary School, Lugbe in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Mrs. Tina Ughegbe has commended the Education Secretariat of FCT Administration for encouraging private schools in the nation’s capital.....read more
NUT battles FCT Private Schools to join strike
Private School owners in the Federal Capital are now at loggerheads with the National Executive of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, NUT, over its intention to call out teachers in private schools to join the on going strike which was called to press for a n....read more
Delta government to spend N883m on riverine schools
Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has stated that the sum of eight hundred and eighty three, N883m has been budgeted by the state government to cater for the needs of schools in riverine areas of the state.....read more
Chief Judge charges lawyers on alternative dispute resolution
The Chief Judge of Delta State, Hon. Justice Rosaline Bozimo has called on legal practitioners in the state to embrace Alternative Dispute Resolu-tion process for quick dispensation of Justice, as not every dispute is amenable to court room litigation.....read more
ECOWAS boss lauds Sultan’s contribution to peace in W/A
ECOWAS President, Dr Mohamed Ibn Chambas on has praised the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar for his service to ECOWAS, particularly his contribution to the prevailing peace enjoyed by the region after years of crises.....read more
Benue UBE board blows N1.2b in one year
Authorities of the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB said it has spent over N1.2 billion on the provision of infrastructure, furniture and drilling of boreholes within the last one year.
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Murder, mass arrest trail ANPP primaries in Bauchi
Two people were confirmed dead during last weekend’s local government primary elections of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, in the 20 local government councils of Bauchi State.....read more
Traditional ruler distances polygamy from HIV/AIDS
A paramount ruler in Tiv land, Benue State and the Ter Makurdi Chief James Sule Abenga has disagreed with the National Action Committee on AIDS, NACA,....read more
Plateau State PDP is factionalized — Chairman
The newly elected chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Plateau State, Prof. Dakum Shon, has admitted that the party is greatly factionalized due to the activities of some of the aggrieved founding fathers.....read more
Journalists urged to assist in healing wounds in Niger Delta
Just as the federal, state government and stakeholders in the Niger Delta oil rich region are finding permanent solution to the crisis in the region, journalists have been urged to report more on the root causes of the crisis rather than the effects it ha....read more
Plateau Dep. Governor berates civil servants over strike threat
Following Plateau workers’ threat to go for another round of strike soonest, the Deputy Governor, Hon. Pauline Tallen, has berated the workers union for being ungrateful.....read more
President Yar’ Adua urged to revive the power sector
Even as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, continues to receive congratulatory messages over his recent victory at the presidential election petition tribunal, he has been urged to revive the power sector, if Nig....read more
Water Resources Ministry to transform rural areas
Plateau State Commissioner for Water Resources and Rural Development, Hon. Idi Ibrahim Waziri, has vowed to develop a workable state rural development policy and present same to the state executive Council to enhance the transformation of the rural areas.....read more
Principal lauds Minister for halting commercialization of unity schools
The Principal of Federal Government College, Jos, Mallam Abdullahi Alfa has commended the Minister of Education and the Senate Committee on Education for throwing into the trash-can the idea of....read more
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