(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two of the suspects involved in the kidnap and subsequent killing of a member of the Anambra state House of Assembly Hon. Justice Azuka, recently arrested by the police in the state, has escaped . The state Commissioner of Police CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed that a disciplinary action be taken against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Volunteer youth group, under the aegis of Healthy Food Policy Youth Vanguard (HFPYV) has urged the Minister of Youth Development, Comrade Ayodele Olawande, to support stakeholders’ call for the federal government to raise the tax on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) from N10 per litre to N130 per litre, in the interest of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Capacity Building Workshop for the media, institutions and the public in Enugu state on imperative of Population Planning in the country, organized by the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria weekend, have stressed the need for robust engagement and reorientation of citizens, especially the youths on the issue. Our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil society and human rights group, the Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) has urged the Police Service Commission to order an independent investigation into the alleged kidnapping, extortion, and abuse of power involving members of the Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Police Force. RULAAC’s appeal followed allegations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Enugu state chapter of the opposition Labour party (LP), Barr. Casmir Uchenna Agbo, has dismissed his recent purported suspension by some aggrieved members of the party, describing the action as a charade, null and void and exercise in futility, declaring that those who made the pronouncement lack the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has accused the dreaded Anambra state government newly formed Agunaechemba Vigilante Group of engaging in nefarious activities, including extortion of Motorists like the police and Military personnel along major roads in the state. Recalled that Governor Chukwuma Soludo […]
New Anambra ‘Agunaechemba Vigilante Group’ (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has accused the dreaded Anambra state government newly formed Agunaechemba Vigilante Group of engaging in nefarious activities l, including extortion of Motorists like the police and Military personnel along major roads in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA), has strongly condemns what it termed violent intimidation and rustication of more than 25 students by the Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK), over a planned demonstration. “We demand their immediate reinstatement and an end to this crackdown on student activism in Nigeria. “NSUK suspended these […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Police Service Commission PSC, Retired Deputy Inspector General of police (DIG), Hashimu Argungu, has written to the Inspector General of police, Kayode Egbetokun, asking him to investigate an abuse of office, extortion and gross misconduct levelled against officers of Zone 7 of the Nigeria police. He said such act […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has accused personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police of extorting a whopping N21.8 million naira from motorists at various road blocks and barracks extortions in parts of South- East, Nigeria within two months of December 2024 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to give every Igbo man a sense of belonging, and operate under a crisis free atmosphere, the National Executive Council NEC led by the newly elected President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata has set up a peace, reconciliation and dispute resolution committee to address any dispute that might arise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Field Office Enugu, has expressed concern over the high prevalence rate of Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting In South East geo political zone of Nigeria, saying it remains unacceptable. Our Correspondent writes that the organization disclosed this Wednesday in Enugu during a Zonal Media Dialogue with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ngwuagu Oduneje-ogu, Community Abor, in Udi Council area of Enugu state, have staged a peaceful protest to the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC), Enugu, over alleged move by some natives of the locality to use the government agency as a front to forcefully take over their ancestral land […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra state police Command has confirmed the discovery of the decomposing body of the member of the state House of Assembly Hon. Justice Azuka, who was kidnapped on December 24, 2024 in the Commercial city of Onitsha. Confirming the development to African Examiner Thursday morning when contacted on the development, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC has approved the appointment of Commissioners of Police for Taraba and Anambra State Commands. To this end, it gave approval to the appointment of Chukwudi Chris Ariekpere from Abia State as the new Commissioner of Police for Taraba State. He takes over from CP Peter Oparah while […]
….Ends Multiple Taxation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Peter has signed into law the bill to create a one-stop shop for tax collection and administration in Enugu State, thereby ending multiple taxation. Christened: “the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (Establishment and Consolidation of Revenue Administration) Law, 2025, the new legislation also makes the revenue […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South East chapter of a youth body under the Umbrella of Catch them Young Community Initiative (CATYCOI), that promotes good governance, democracy, civic engagement, and human oriented policies, has trained scores of Enugu state youths on Multi Stakeholders Engagement. Participants at the capacity building programme which the organizers tagged: ‘one day Community […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives attached to the Ogidi Area Command, Anambra state, acting on credible information have arrested a 32 year old Man Joshua Simeon from Ohaozara in Ebonyi State why trying to flee with a 5 year Old Stolen Child in Anambra. The suspect was apprehended at Nkpor Central Park, Idemili North Council […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Custos Care Foundation (CCF), a pet project of Wife of Enugu state governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has expressed concern over the alarming rise in domestic violence cases, particularly against women and girls in recent times in the state. The organization noted that no fewer than 20 incidents were reported in the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The man who allegedly cut off his wife’s hand recently in a shocking domestic violence, Mr. Sunday Echeji has been arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court 1 in Enugu. He was arraigned Friday over attempted murder brought against him, which was filed under Section 275, Subsection A of the Criminal Code (Cap […]
