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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu As the insecurity challenge facing Nigeria continues unabated, Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu has challenged scientists in the country to rise up and proffer solution to the problem. Speaking in Nsukka on Friday,Ekweremadu, said the time has come for Nigerian scientists to develop devices that could be used to track members […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the Thursday May 1,2014 bomb blast in Nyanya, Abuja. This was contained in a statement by General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake and made available to Journalists on Friday. Asake said Nigerians must be vigilant at all time because of the insecurity in the […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola, The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Friday re-arraigned former Oyo State Head of Service, Mrs. Kudirat Iyabo Adeleke and 11 other suspects in a N5.6Billion pension fraud before Justice Adegboye Gbolagunte of Oyo State High Court, Ibadan for conspiracy, stealing and criminal breach of trust. The other staff of Oyo State […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Former Military Administrator of Delta and Oyo States Col. John Dungs (Rtd) has died at the age of 62. Col. Dung’s Cousin, Engineer Daniel Woshi, who confirmed the incident to journalists at the deceased family resident in Rayfield, Jos said the former governor gave up the ghost at the Jos University Teaching Hospital […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Kayode Adelowokan The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders has called on Federal Government to address the problem of uneven distribution of wealth in Nigeria. This came on the heels of the statement of President Goodluck Jonathan that poverty is not the problem of the country. President Jonathan in his Labour Day Speech had claimed that Nigeria […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Onitsha The entire Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra state has been thrown into pandemonium, following the ongoing cold war between the chairman of the Council; Lady Ann Chukwuneke, and the Treasurer, Augustine Ezinwa. The feud however, took a new twist last Wednesday, when the council boss, locked up the treasurer […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
The Nigeria Police Force have confirmed 12 people dead and 19 injured in Thursday’s bomb explosion at Nyanya, Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, who confirmed the figure also noted that the number was provisional, adding that the injured are receiving treatment at the hospital. According to the police spokesman, investigation has commenced into […]
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Friday, May 2nd, 2014
Kayode Adelowokan The United States embassy in Nigeria has condemned the May-Day explosion that killed 12 people and left several others seriously injured at the Nyanya motor pack in Abuja on Thursday, The US embassy expressed its condemnation through a press statement issued Friday. The statement partly reads: ”Our thoughts are with the families and […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the death of a former Governor of the State, Alhaji Adamu Attah as painful and tragic. Governor Ahmed in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Alhaji Abdulwahab Oba also described the demise of Alhaji Adamu Attah, who was the governor of Kwara State between 1979 […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Charles Okah, who is currently being detained at Kuje Prison has dragged the prison authorities to court over various acts of inhuman treatments asking the court to award him N500 million as damages from the prison authorities. The case has been assigned to Justice A.S Adepoju of the FCT High Court No. 31, Kuje and […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Breaking News! At least 10 people have been confirmed dead and 13 others have been injured in a bomb blast that ripped through Nyanya, Abuja Thursday, less than three weeks after 75 people were killed in the same area, according to the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA. The bomb went off around 8:20 pm, about 10 […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos: Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola was humiliated on Thursday at the May Day rally at Onikan Stadium in Lagos, Nigeria as hundreds of aggrieved protesters stopped him from taking the normal salute and prevented the march-past. The protesters were lecturers and students of the Lagos State University in conjunction with civil […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As workers in Plateau State join their counterparts all over the country to celebrate workers day, the National Union of Local Government Education Authority Retirees Plateau State Chapter, has appealed to the state government to pay their 31 months outstanding pension and gratuity. The Union members made their plight known while carrying […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
President of the Senate, Senator David Mark has lamented over the death of Second Republic Deputy President of the Senate, Senator John Wash Pam. Reacting to the news of the demise of the elder statesman, Senator Mark described Wash Pam as a democrat per excellence and one of the pillars of today’s democracy in the […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Interim Assistant Coach of Giwa FC of Jos, Sammy Adesoji says the club’s target for continental football is on track after 2-1 victory over visiting Lobi Stars of Makurdi. Giwa on Wednesday came from behind after Lobi Stars took the lead in the 28 minute through a well taking free kick by Barnabas Imenger Junior […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos It was a mild drama in Lagos between men of Nigeria Police Force and a group of concerned Nigerians protesting against the abduction of 234 female students writing exams at the Government Girls Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State. The protesters had planned to take off on their march from CMS to Onikan […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Ignatius Okpara A group under the platform of Ndigbo Cultural Society of Nigeria NCSN has called on president Goodluck to sack the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Laurentia Mallam, and a director in the ministry, Mr. Kehinde Odusanya, for failing to issue the Environmental Impact Assessment EIA report needed for the commencement of work on 2nd […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba The Plateau State Government has sacked the management of the Plateau Publishing Company, publishers of The Nigeria Standard Newspapers. This was made known in a press statement made available to African Examiner in Jos, and signed by the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Information and Communication, Emmanuel Gogwim. No reason was given for the […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
By IGNATIUS OKPARA Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, of Rivers state has abolished the concept of non-indigenes, a policy that discriminates against people from other parts of Nigerian, living in the state. It would be recalled that his APC governor counterpart, Aliyu Wammako of Sokoto State, similarly abolished the policy in his state on March 8, […]
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Thursday, May 1st, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Properties estimated multi-million were on Wednesday destroyed as fire razes a part of the Lagos State Waste Transfer Loading Station (TLS) located in Oshodi area of Lagos, Nigeria. The fire was said to have started around 6.00pm and as at 10.00pm, it was still raging at the house where millions of tyres […]
