Daily Archives: October 19, 2012
GOC to soldiers: Shoot Ondo poll troublemakers
The GOC declined to give the number of soldiers deployed to monitor the election, but said soldiers were moved to Ondo State from different formations to maintain law and order during the election Read More »
Mother of five: Why I stole baby
Mallama Halima, a 40-year-old mother of five children, said her husband divorced her because she could not bear him a male child Read More »
Bomb blasts rock Bauchi
Meanwhile, some people suspected to be Fulani herdsmen have attacked a bus, killing four people yesterday in Gwatukuru village near Dass Local Government Area in Bauchi State Read More »
Senate halts demolition of buildings in FCT
The Senate’s order was handed down through its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Committee chaired by Senator Smart Adeyemi Read More »
Students protest: Policeman found dead in Ila Orangun
The students of the college had on Tuesday gone on rampage to protest the death of two of their colleagues in a ghastly motor accident on their way to the campus Read More »
Power distribution: Govs reject bid winner
The governors of Edo, Delta, Ekiti and Ondo states are investors in the Southern Electricity Distribution Company that lost out in the bidding process Read More »
2013 budget: Senate probes FG on oil revenue, MDA releases
The Senate yesterday mandated its Appropriation and Finance Committees to commence, immediately, investigations of the Executive on oil revenue and cash-backed releases to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the outgoing year. Senate President David Mark announced at the plenary ... Read More »
Constitution review: Governors to collaborate with N’Assembly
Governors under the aegis of Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) on Wednesday night met with members of Senator Ike Ekweremadu-led Constitution Review Committee. The meeting was held at the Rivers State Governor’s Lodge, Asokoro, Read More »
DMO to release states’ debt profile in Dec
Debt Management Office (DMO) yesterday said it will release the debt profiles of all 36 state governments by the end of December 2012. Speaking when the Senate Committee on Local and Foreign Debts on oversight function paid him a visit, ... Read More »
