Daily Archives: October 21, 2012
INEC: Mimiko is winner of Ondo governorship poll
With his emergence as the winner of the October 20, 2012 governorship election, Mimiko becomes the first person to win a re-election in the state Read More »
Mimiko’s victory fraught with glaring lapses – ACN
The ACN, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Chief Bisi Akande, said the party managed to perform brilliantly in the election in spite of many challenges, glaring lapses in the system and institutional inefficiency Read More »
ALEX IFEANYICHUKWU EKWUEME @ 80
Their love story spans a whole life time-five scores and three. Fifty-tree solid years. Yet, both Dr. Alex Ekwueme, and his first wife, Mrs. Beatrice Chigozili Ekwueme, nee Beatrice Nwajagu, still remember the day so vividly, Read More »
Ogun road disaster: 12 bodies recovered from Omu River
It was tears and sorrow yesterday as 12 bodies of passengers inside a coaster bus that plunged into Omu River near Area J4 in Ijebu East Local Government Area of Ogun State. The victims, mostly women, were said to have ... Read More »
ONDO VOTES: Mimiko crushes ACN, PDP
Yesterday, the long-awaited Ondo State governorship election held under a peaceful atmosphere with massive turnout of voters recorded in the ‘Sunshine State’. Early results showed that governor Olusegun Mimiko Read More »
Flood victims robbed, raped at various camps in Delta
Tragedy struck in some parts of Delta State at the weekend as armed robbers stormed various camps of flood victims and robbed and raped some of them. They also made away with foodstuffs and other valuables. Read More »
Food crisis: Lagosians groan
Aside that lives, homelands and property worth billions of naira have been washed away in the flooding that ravaged many parts of the country, there is rife fear of imminent hunger across the nation if something was not done promptly ... Read More »
Enugu poisoned meat: 6 dead, 60 hospitalized
No fewer than six people have been reported dead and over 60 hospitalized in Amegu village, Ede-Oballa in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State following an alleged poisoning of pork meat they took at a funeral ceremony. Read More »
NASS attack on 2013 budget: Presidency fights back
The Presidency may have ordered a probe of the level of implementation of the National Assembly’s N60 billion constituency projects in this year’s budget. The move might be a veiled counter by the executive to persistent allegations by the National ... Read More »
The vanishing clan of Nigeria’s super heroes
They came around almost in the same era. From the North to the South, and across political dispensations, they bestrode the nation like mythical figures. Related in many important respects, they however bore individual Read More »
