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Thursday, January 7th, 2016
Baltimore, MD (African Examiner) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday said that the success of Saturday’s supplementary polls in Bayelsa State would be determined by the Federal Government, security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). Even with the deployment of 5,000 policemen, stakeholders are still being skeptical as to the preparedness of […]
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Thursday, January 7th, 2016
Baltimore, MD (African Examiner) – With about three days to the supplementary election scheduled for Southern Ijaw and 101 units, Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday in Yenagoa, called on the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to “accept defeat or be ready to be humiliated by the people as […]
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Thursday, January 7th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Baltimore, MD (African Examiner) – The International Monetary Fund ( IMF), has proffered way out for Nigeria from the current economic downturn by asking the Federal Government to ensure tax collection compliance from the citizens, increasing the rate of Value Added Tax ( VAT) collection and total scrapping of fuel subsidy. Making […]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Wednesday approved the appointment of Professor Olanrewaju Adigun Fagbohun as the 8th substantive Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the State University (LASU). The appointment was contained in a statement signed Wednesday by the State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde. Ayorinde stated that following the expiration of the tenure […]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Baltimore, MD (African Examiner) – Former Minister of Aviation and Director of Media and Publicity, Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organization, Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has declared he and his opposition party PDP did not receive a dime – public funds from any government official or office to run campaign, during the last Presidential election. FFK made the declaration […]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
*Says It’s APC’s Mischief The Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ted Francis, on Wednesday denied accusing the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Baritor Kpagir, of collecting N200 million from Governor Henry Seriake Dickson to compromise the governorship election in the state. Following the cancellation of the election in Southern Ijaw LGA, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had […]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
*Chinese President Xi Jinping Invites President Buhari for State Visit Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday signaled its intention to enter into partnership and cooperation with the Communist Party of China (CPC), the founding and ruling political party of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This was a fallout of meeting held between […]
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2016
Head of Protocol of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Abubakar has been shot dead by the suspected armed bandits. According to tweets Wednesday morning, from the Glass house twitter handle, Abubakar was killed in his Abuja by the hoodlums who stormed his residence The tweets also confirmed that the remains of the late football […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
Peremabiri community, Southern Ijaw local government is under siege, as suspected militant group invaded the community on Tuesday, shooting sporadically and forcing the people to scamper for safety. The attack is coming four days to the conduct of the election in the area. Confirming the development in a live telephone programme on the state owned media […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun Thirty-three years after it was established, Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has turned the Lagos State University, (LASU), into a residential campus and approved 70 years retirement age for Professors of the institution. The Governor, on Tuesday signed into law the LASU (Amendment) Bill 2015, which converted the school to residential […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) requesting them to use their good offices to investigate the degree of complicity of Nigerian banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari promised Tuesday in Abuja that his administration will soon constitute an inter-ministerial committee to speed up the re-organization and reformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Mr. President made the promise at a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Jin-Yong Cai, at the Presidential Villa, […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
*Accuses Minister Of Intimidation, Oppression, Lawlessness Ahead Of Jan. 9 Polls BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the re-run governorship election in Southern Ijaw and 101 units in 6 Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State take place this weekend, the Chiefs and people of Ekeremor Community, headquarters of Ekeremor Local Government Area, have expressed serious concern […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil society coalition, National Frontiers, has embarked on a sit out till Sunday January 10 2016 at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on the militarisation and manipulation of election in Nigeria with focus on the forthcoming governorship election in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State. The National Coordinator of the coalition, Olufemi Lawson said on Tuesday that as […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Hope of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of receiving loan application from Nigeria might be dashed after all, as President Muhammadu Buhari told the international financial agency boss Tuesday, Ms. Christine Lagrade that the country will look inwards, enforce regulations to stop financial leakages and adopt global best practices in generating more […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
By Abdul Gaffar Bello A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned hearing till Thursday, January 7, 2016, bail application by the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello Mohammed and his son, Abba. The former Finance and Defence Minister and his son are currently standing trial over money laundering […]
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Tuesday, January 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday stormed the home of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh in Abuja and arrested him in connection with some shady deals. Richard Ihediwa, Special Assistant to the PDP National Publicity Secretary confirmed the arrest in a statement on […]
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Monday, January 4th, 2016
*Opens Hotlines, Website for Tracking Movement Of Election Materials With less than five days to the supplementary election scheduled for January 9 2016, Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday in Yenagoa raised the alarm over plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC), to unleash violence on the people of Southern Ijaw LGA. The violence, according to him, was […]
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Monday, January 4th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is to borrow N119.7 billion to finance the 2016 budget of N662.588 billion The governor signed the budget into law on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, saying that the budget has an estimated total revenue of N542.873bn with the balance of N119.714bn expected […]
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Monday, January 4th, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and the people of Kogi State on the death of Dr. Abdul I. Atta. Buhari in a statement signed by his SA on the Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina joins the State in mourning the former Permanent Secretary in the Northern Region’s Ministry of Health, who […]
