(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has expressed deep grief over the death of the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, describing it as the fall of a great iroko and an incalculable loss to Ndigbo and Nigeria in general. Mbah said Iwuanyanwu was unapologetically Igbo, yet a consummate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President General of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has passed on at the age of 82. He died this afternoon, in a medical facility in Abuja. The Octogenarian Imo state born businessman took over the Mantle of leadership of the Igbo umbrella body in April, 2023, after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Security Council comprising heads of security agencies in the state rose from their meeting at the Government House, Enugu, Monday with a stern warning to those planning to enforce any form of sit-at-home in the state to desist or meet their waterloo. The Security Council meeting, which was presided over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the recent remark against the Labour party presidential Flagberter in the Nigeria’s 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi by the Special Adviser to president Ahmed Bola Tinubu on information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga over the proposed hardship mass protest in Nigeria continue to generate mixed reactions, the Apex Igbo Socio cultural body, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society groups in South East Nigeria, have declared their total support for the Minister of Women Affairs. Uju Kennedy -Ohanenye, warning those it described as faceless persons trying to pull her down for their own selfish interest to desist from such acts, and support good governance in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), has expressed deep shock over the demise of wife of it’s State Chairman, Comrade Gideon Iwueke of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN, Enugu national station. It extends her heartfelt condolences to Iwueke and family, praying God to geant them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has urged the Federal Government to focus on addressing the genuine concerns of suffering Nigerians due to the increasing cost of living and loss of jobs and businesses, rather than planning to silence individuals and groups who are speaking out. The group in a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twelve governors of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, controlled states in Nigeria, Wednesday condemned the Federal Government for foot-dragging on the issue of the Minimum Wage being demanded by the organised labour, just as6 they expressed support for Rivers state governor, Simi Fubara. The main opposition party governor’s who met under the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leadership of the main opposition party in Ebonyi state, South East Nigeria, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it is committed towards reclaiming the state from the ruling All progressive Congress APC, insisting that the state remains for the PDP. To achieve that, it said the party is working seriously […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark this year’s world population day, the Enugu state Director of National population Commission NPC, Mrs. OkorieOdinakachukwu, has stressed the importance of the exercise, urging citizens to always embrace it for their own good. She spoke when a non-governmental organization, Parent-Child Intervention Centre […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recently demolished Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited, Enugu by the state government has petitioned governor Peter Mbah over move by officials of Enugu North Council area of the state to divert 250,000 naira they collected from the bank as levies into their private pockets, urging the state government to probe the correct act. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Staff of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) ha been arrested for bypassing and tampering prepaid meters for customers. The suspect identified as Lawrence Okeke specializes in the replacement of original meter sensors with fake ones thereby bypassing the meters and making them not record the actual consumption by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over eight hundred thousand women in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria, have benefited from an empowerment project organized by ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), in collaboration with 3 Local Women Right groups and 12 community based organization (partners) through its project, Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL-N). Country Director of Action Aid, Andrew Mamedu who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the issue of bullying in secondary schools across Nigeria continues to create disaffection amongst parents, junior and Senior students, newly elected Executive of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), Federal Government College, Enugu has vowed to put a stop to such act. Chairman of the new executive, Dr. Chinedu Mbah, who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite being signatory to several international laws and Regional instruments prohibiting torture and other forms of ill-treatment against drug users, such cruel act by law enforcement agents is still alarming in Nigeria, report of a survey by African Law Foundation, (AFRILAW), a non governmental law, Justice and development organization has revealed. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 104 indigent female students of Community Secondary School (CSC) Oboll-Eke, in Udenu Council area of Enugu State have smiled home, as a Non governmental organization with bias for women and girls, Women Information Network (WINET) and her foreign partner, Mundo Cooperante of Spain awarded them scholarship. Our correspondent reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its renewed effort aimed at stamping out corruption and other forms of unholy acts within its fold, the Enugu State Command of the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) Wednesday took a Sensitization and awareness advocacy to the Akanu Ibiam international Airport, and streets of Enugu. The exercise tagged: ‘Mitigating Corruption […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian citizen, Barrister Olu Omotayo has instituted a suit at the Enugu State High Court, against Governor Peter Mbah and the state Ministry of Transport over human rights violation and continuous violation of the Road Traffic Law by agents of the state. Omotayo, is president of a human rights organisation, Civil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of effort aimed at equipping teeming unemployed youths of Enugu State with skills to overcome unemployment, fight environmental degradation, a Non governmental body, South Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO in partnership with ActionAid Nigeria has trained about 40 jobless youths of the state in plastic waste recycling management. Participants at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the Labour Party LP, has Condemned in strong terms the recent conviction of Hon. Bright Ngene it’s member at the state House of Assembly representing Enugu South Urban constituency, by a Magistrate court, The party claimed that the action was politically motivated, a claim the ruling People’s […]
