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Friday, January 2nd, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Compliment of the season. My wishes to everyone this New Year are success, breakthrough and victory. And less I forget my appreciation to our regular readers. Big thanks to your following, love, reactions, convictions, critiques and comments so far. More of your feedbacks are mostly welcome! Personally, […]
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Friday, January 2nd, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Nigeria Army is set to arraign one brigadier-general and 21 other officers before a General Court Martial in Lagos. The accused officers include Brig.-Gen. J.O. Komolafe; Colonels A. Laguda, V. Ebhaleme, V.O. Ita, and I.B. Maina. Others are Colonels I. A Aboi, I.M Kabir, M.H. Abubakar, A. A. Egbejule, N. […]
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Friday, January 2nd, 2015
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season. Gerrard, 34, became free to sign a pre-contract agreement with an overseas team on Thursday and is believed to be wanted by clubs in the United States. The former England skipper, who made his Liverpool debut in […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – The Nigeria leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed President Goodluck Jonathan’s commitment to conduct free, fair and violence-free elections this year, yet urged him to match his promise with action. The party in a statement issued in Lagos Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
Tragedy has occurred in central Somalia as two broadcast journalists were injured due to grenade attack at a radio station. An unknown assailant reportedly hurled two grenades late Wednesday at the Radio Galkacyo station’s complex, leaving the victims to suffer injuries, while the entire staffs were thrown into confusion and ran for safety. The injured […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has given Nigeria and Africa hope for the New Year as he said the dreaded Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) will finally die this year while insurgency will highly weaken. Adeboye spoke at the Cross Over Night at the Redemption Camp, Kilometre 46, Lagos – […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
Firstbank Partners Etisalat To Promote The Use Of STK Menu By Mobile Money Users On Firstmonie And Easywallet In recognition of continued efforts to drive financial inclusion, lead innovation in mobile payment systems and support the CBN cash-less policy, First Bank of Nigeria Limited and Etisalat Nigeria have partnered to make mobile payments more accessible […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
I know how much I spent in one year on fuel to generate my own light for my household in Mmahu-Egbema of the Ohaji/Egbema LGA of Imo state. That automatically means that I am my own Governor, no matter the idle Mallam, unproductive fellow pretending to occupy the office in Owerri. During the Ikedi Ohakim […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
The Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC) says it is deeply concerned over the apparent shift in Nigeria’s foreign policy made apparent Tuesday by the refusal of Nigeria to cast a “Yes” vote during the question of Palestine and the Palestinians’ bid to be formally recognized as a state and a full member of the U.N. […]
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Thursday, January 1st, 2015
NEW YEAR BROADCAST TO THE NATION BY GOODLUCK EBELE JONATHAN, GCFR, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, JANUARY 1, 2015 Dear Great People of our nation, I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Ayo Baogun, Lagos – For making comment that people are running away from Lagos State because of heavy taxation, Governor Babatunde Fashola says Vice President Namadi Sambo is simply displaying ignorance and acting diabolically for such statement. The governor spoke on Wednesday at an end of the year press conference in Lagos, saying that it […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Greater Prosperity is coming, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara State assures in his televised New Year message as he urges youths to be agents of choice and not instruments of violence. Full Text of the New Year Message: “My good people of Kwara state, I rejoice with you as we usher in a new year. I […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will deliver a new year’s day broadcast to the nation at 07:00 hours tomorrow. The broadcast will be transmitted on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN). Other television and radio stations in the country are advised to link up with […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm over the plan by the Federal Government (FG) to use the security agencies, especially the DSS and the Police, to harass and intimidate the opposition with a view to decapitating it ahead of the 2015 elections. In a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
Four protesting princes led by a hooded man, tried, unsuccessfully, on Tuesday to stop the conferment of the powerful kingmaker chieftaincy title of Odopetu on United States based Journalist, Mr. Oladimeji Abitogun, by Oba Peter Adetunbi Ise Oluwa Oluyede IV, the Alayede of Ayede Ogbese. The four men identified as Messrs Tunji Oluyede, Adeniji Oluyede […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
This is despite efforts by the Management of the Bank to cover up the Multi Billion naira fraud mortgage finances and deductions from Civil Servants and the frantic efforts by Kumo to retain his seat. Reports from Abuja have it that the ground is sinking around the entire management as recent payment ordered by the […]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin-city – A 45-year-old man, identified as Osaro, is now cooling-off in police net in Benin city, the Edo state capital for allegedly raping his nine year old daughter. He was arrested on Wednesday by operatives from Ogida Police Division in Egor council Area of Edo State. African Examiner Correspondent gathered that the […]
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Adamawa State Governor, James Bala Ngilari has made a dramatic u-turn on his opposition to the Governorship candidature of the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and pledged to work with him to win next year election. Ngilari, until Tuesday when Ribadu paid […]
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Oloto Ruling Family of Lagos has seized a N2 billion estate built by Stardust Estate Limited in Gbagada area of Lagos from the developer, laying ownership claim to the 27 plots of land the estate is being erected. Stardust Estate Limited has acquired the land from the Lagos State Government […]
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2014
Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin The choice of the main opposition party in Nigeria APC, to the ruling party PDP, to pick Prof Yemi Osibanjo (or simply Yemi) is a Vice Presidential candidate may turn out to be a well calculated effort from whoever brought out this joker card. In order to understand the […]
