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Mohammed Abacha, son of late Nigerian military leader, Sani Abacha, yesterday went to a Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking that he be declared the governorship candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), in Kano State. Mr Abacha claimed that he won the primary election in the state but the party failed to send his name to the Independent…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has lifted the embargo on admission for Lagos State University (LASU) and five state universities in the South East zone for the 2011/2012 session. Dibu Ojerinde, the JAMB registrar announced this at the end of a meeting with proprietors of the universities on Wednesday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Mr. Ojerinde added that candidates…
A group which identified itself as Jama atu Ahlis Sunna Lidda a Waati Wal Jihad has claimed responsibility for the killing of the All Nigerian People’s Party’s gubernatorial candidate in Borno state. Unknown gunmen had, on last week, assassinated the contestant, Modu Fannami Gubio, and six others shortly after Jum’at prayers in Maiduguri, the state capital. In a statement posted…
The coordinator, International Cancer Week Initiative, Ifeoma Okoye, on Wednesday said that about 40 percent of cancer cases are preventable. Addressing journalists on the forthcoming World Cancer Day coming up on February 4, Mrs. Okoye said that cancer could be prevented by focusing on how to reduce the risk of developing the terminal disease. She said that the ICW, in…
The State Security Service in Rivers State yesterday announced that it arrested seven men suspected to be militants and kidnappers. The Rivers state director of the service, Douglas Dogo, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt on Wednesday that the men were arrested at different locations in the state on January 21 following a tip-off. According to him,…
The member representing Anambra West in the Anambra State House of Assembly, Mike Ofor has warned that anybody caught harassing contractors in the local government will be dealt with. Mr Offor said this yesterday at Aguleri, a community in Anambra West local council while meeting with traditional rulers from the area. He said he will support the killing of any…
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has told security operatives in the state to flush out all miscreants in the state. He said this yesterday in Benin City while launching the newly reconstituted state security outfit, ‘Operation Thunder Storm.' According to Mr Oshiomhole, "there is only one common enemy against whom we must direct all our forces, namely those who…
A group called the Elders Forum of West District of Ogun state yesterday rejected the governorship candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, Ogun State Chapter, Ibikunle Amosun. The Elders want a candidate from the Yewa zone of the state, claiming that it is the zone's turn, and Mr. Amosun is not from Yewa. Addressing a press conference in Abeokuta, the…
The Edo State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) yesterday insisted that the state government must pay its members the full Consolidated Medical Salary Structure (CONMESS) before it will reverse its decision to embark on a full scale strike when its one week warning strike expires. The state chairman of the Association, Philip Ugbodaga said that they want the…
In spite of the federal government’s declaration that all primary and secondary schools should resume academic activities on Monday, the Anambra State government has extended their resumption to February 7. The state’s commissioner for education, Kay Onyechi, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, the state capital, on Monday, stating that the…
Determined to sooth frayed nerves arising from the recent PDP primaries, Governor Theodore Ahamefule Orji of Abia State has inaugurated a seven-member Peace and Reconciliatory Committee headed by a former senator.Inaugurating the committee led by Ike Nwachukwu at Government House, Umuahia, on Monday, Mr. Orji said the move had become necessary as it was pertinent for the party to go…
The Ogun State Ministry of Health on Monday in Abeokuta inaugurated a 34-man Technical Working Group (TWG) on malaria control. The group was inaugurated at the launch of communication materials for the campaign on malaria control. Speaking at the ceremony, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Tunde Olowonyo, said the State Malaria Control Programme (SMCP) was launched to sensitise residents…
Members of opposition party, All Nigerian Peoples Party, in Nassarawa state have condemned the installation of the 15th traditional ruler in the state, claiming that the small state now has the highest number of traditional rulers in the state. They claim that this will drain the funds of the local government councils which are responsible for the welfare of traditional…
A coordinating body for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in the South-West zone of the country, Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) over the weekend embarked on civic education campaign to mobilise women in Ogun State ahead of the forthcoming elections. The campaign was hinged on the need for the women to ensure they all get registered in the ongoing voter registration before…
A House of Representative member and the leader of the legislative caucus group, known as ‘the Progressives’, Dino Melaye has announced his move out of the People’s Democratic Party to All Nigeria Peoples Party. Mr Melaye in an interactive session with journalists in Abuja at the weekend announced that he had resigned his membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)…