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Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ishienu Amofu people’s Assembly in Nkanu East Council area of Enugu state, has alleged that one Chief Michael Christian Ogbonnaya Agwu, currently parading himself as the Igwe elect of the autonomous Community is not eligible to contest for the position, because he did not meet the constitutional requirements. This was contained […]
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Siminilayi Fubara of Rivers, has urged the citizens in the state to remain peaceful and law-abiding in the face of the state of emergency declared in the state. Fubara made the remark in an address to the people of the state on Tuesday in Port Harcourt after the pronouncement of emergency […]
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Officer Commanding the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Enugu, Major General Oluyemi Olatoye, has called on women to push for legislative reforms that will assist victims of gender Based Violence and assist the victims. He made the call at the Division’s headquarters weekend during an event which is part […]
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Tuesday, March 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP), has strongly condemned the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and the Rivers State House of Assembly by President Bola Tinubu, saying, “this action is a blatant violation of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and an alarming abuse of […]
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Saturday, March 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former United nations special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, professor Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has urged citizens of Nigeria and elsewhere to join hands together in fighting the menace of trafficking in persons in the society. In a statement titled: ‘Stop the trafficking’ and made available […]
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Thursday, March 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its efforts in promoting oil palm production across the globe, including Nigeria, Enugu state in particular, in line with global best practices, Solidaridad West Africa, an international Civil Society group has inaugurated the Enugu state Palm Oil traceability Inter-ministerial Committee. According to the organization, the Committee is to initiate […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Loveth Alo Helen, a 32 year old girl, who allegedly made a fake testimony at Zion Prayer Movement, Lagos has been arraigned at a Magistrate Court sitting in Enugu. She was arraigned on Tuesday by S.O. Chukwuani at the Enugu North Magistrate Court on four count charges bothering on defamation, conspiracy, felony […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has vowed to punish any illegal Taskforce on revenue collection, saying governor Mbah’s administration is committed to transparency, accountability and traceability. Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof Chidiebere Onyia stated this Monday while disclaiming the report that a team called “Government House Environmental Taskforce” was set up […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu State High Court presided over by Justice Ngozi Orji has committed the Acting Chief Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Ngozi Unogu to the Correctional Centre, Enugu. Also committed to the Correctional Centre is the hospital’s Head of Clinical Services Dr. Ubochi. The two top management staff […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Like every other year, the 2025 international Women’s Day (IWD), an annual event commemorated every 8th day of March across the globe, including Nigeria, has come and gone, with women insisting on the need for relevant authorities and policy makers to address their several demands aimed at empowering them for a brighter […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja based Civil Society organization, (CSO) Thoughts and Mace Advisory, has described the alarming rate of polarisation and fragmentation among members of CSOs in Nigeria, blaming the development of competition for funding, ideological differences, generational gaps, amongst others in the sector. It equally identified internal conflicts as one of the factors […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Catholics world wide begins their Lenten season that would culminate into the Easter celebration, the Bishop of Enugu diocese of the church, Most Rev Callistus Onaga has urged officials of the Nigerian government, politicians, individuals especially christian faithfuls to abstain from sin. He harped on the need for total repentance during […]
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Monday, March 3rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka, Anambra state has debunked allegations of a contract scandal involving the institution recently published by an online media, describing the publication as malicious. The reports claimed that NAU’s Acting Vice Chancellor, Prof. Joseph Ikechebule, awarded a perimeter fencing contract twice—first to Abdullah Hawavo Construction […]
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Saturday, March 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria continues to grapple with the issue of Separatists agitation in parts of the country, the Director, Institute For Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, Enugu State University of Science and Technology(ESUT) Professor Felix Asogwa, has advocated convocation of Regional level peace dialogue at the different geo-political zones of the country, especially […]
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Thursday, February 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than a month after scores of travellers lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion at the Fly-over Bridge and Ugwu-Onyeama axis of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, another accident occurred in the same area on Thursday killing 6 persons. The state Sector Commander of Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC Enugu Mr Franklin Agbakoba, […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Defending Champions of the Nigeria professional Football League NPFL Rangers International FC of Enugu, Wednesday humbled visiting Sunshine FC of Akure by 3 – 0 in the Week 26 of the League. The Flying Antelopes continued to maintain 3rd position on the league table, following the victory, as they now have 41 […]
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Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Irked by the continued closure of the Onitsha drug market and it’s militarization, Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law InterSociety, has petitioned the Anambra state Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo, Minister Of Health, Director General D- G, NAFDAC, Inspector General of police IGP, and the National Security […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian president, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that the issue with voter turnout in the country’s election is that there are too many ghost voters on the electoral register. Jonathan made this revelation on Tuesday in Abuja during the YIAGA Africa reflection conference on democratic elections in West Africa. The former president […]
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Tuesday, February 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In response to the growing complaints by Enugu State residents over the rising exploitation of tenants and prospective tenants by landlords, the Enugu State House of Assembly has introduced a bill to checkmate the alleged excesses. Entitled “the Bill for a Law to Amend the Landlord and Tenant Law, CAP. 101, Laws […]
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Monday, February 24th, 2025
…Seek N5 Billion Damages (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two employees of Rev. Father (Prof) Emmannuel Edeh, the spiritual Director of Catholic Prayer Ministry of the Holy Spirit, Elele, River state, has dragged his siblings to court over allegations of share theft. Rev. Sister Annette Ezekwem of the Ministry and Deputy Vice Chancellor (DVC), of Madonna University, […]
