(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, all is now set for the Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah of the People’s Democratic Party PDP to defect to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was confirmed on Friday by the national leadership of the APC. The governor will officially join the ruling party with his aides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amnesty International (AI) has called on the Nigerian relevant authorities to rise up and address the alarming security crisis in the south-east region of the country, saying 1,844 people have been killed in the area between January 2021 and June 2023. To this end, the organization urged the authorities to ensure a […]
…Accuses State Attorney General’s Office Of Attempted Extortion (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two human rights groups, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre (RULAAC) and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) have written to Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah to intervene in the case of police arrest and arraignment of an innocent citizen, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has denied sponsoring allegations of certificate forgery against the Minister of Innovation, Science, and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, urging him to “carry his cross” and clear his name before Nigerians. In a press statement issued in Enugu on Monday by the Director of Information in the Ministry of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Enugu state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a worst twist, as the National working Committee (NWC of the party has reportedly dissolved the State working Committee of the party, led by Chief Ugocukwu Agballa. Our Correspondent gathered that the development may not be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leadership of the Women wing of the Enugu state progressive Group, a political pressure body, founded by the immediate past Chairman of the Enugu state All progressives Congress APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye has been officially inaugurated, with a vow to promote good governance in the state. The women’s body, operating under the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Moses Odunwa, has assured people of the state of the lawmakers commitment towards the passage of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Bill currently before the House. He hinted that the current 7th Ebonyi state House of Assembly under his watch is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Innovation , Science and Technology, Chief Nnaji may have landed in trouble, as the university of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) has disowned his degree academic Certificate, saying it’s fake. It would be recalled that the said certificate had been under controversy for quite a long time, until UNN made the […]
…As Group Trains NULGE, CSO Officials On Budget Issues (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu state, and Executive Director of a Civil Society group, Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR), Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, has identified absence of Transparent procurement system, open budgeting, and accountability framework as some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by the high rate of Gender based violence (GBV) in the contemporary society,, Women Aid Collective WACOL, has trained students of Saint Patrick’s College, Emene, Enugu on prevention of the menace and promotion of positive masculinity and healthy relationships. The programme, put together by the organization in partnership with Ford Foundation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has launched a groundbreaking report highlighting the risks posed by an inadequate national response to environmental and climate challenges to ecosystems, public health, livelihoods, and national stability. It therefore called for a more robust implementation of frameworks for access to environmental information in Nigeria to mitigate their negative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law Intersociety, has alleged that an estimated 19,100 Churches were razed or sacked as a result of wild spread armed religious conflicts perpetrated by suspected Islamic Jihadists across Nigeria in the last sixteen years. It said “apart from estimated 13,000 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the crisis ridden-opposition Labour party LP, has suffered another major set back, as the Senator Representing Enugu East Senatorial District under its platform, Kelvin Chukwu, has announced his decision to defect to the ruling All progressives Congress APC. Senator Chukwu, who hails from Amuri Community in Nkanu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Enugu-East Senatorial district have threatened to stage a protest in Abuja to ask president Ahmed Bola Tinubu to sack his Minister of Innovation science and Technology, Chief Uche Nnaji, who is also from the zone, should the (latter) continue to sabotage their effort of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government has condemned in strong terms the gruesome murder of Rev. Fr. Mathew Eya of Nsukka Catholic Diocese by unknown assailants. The government also commiserated with the late priest’s immediate family, the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, and indeed the Catholic faithful in general over the tragic incident, which occurred at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — One of the key factors that has been militating against development and economic growth as well as remaining a clog in the wheel of progress amongst African nations, including Nigeria for several decades, has been the issue of near non availability of transformational leaders in the continent. The enthronement of political leaders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state police Command says it arrested a total of 5,176 criminal suspects involved in various crimes in the last six months, just as it warned its operatives against all manner of corrupt practices, including extortion. The state Commissioner of police CP, Mamman Bitrus Giwa, disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to mark this year’s World Spinal Cord day, members of the Enugu Metropolitan Lions Club have donated some essential items to the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) patients in the area. Presenting the Items which includes toiletries, surgical gloves, detergents and cartons of toothpaste at the Spinal Cord Injury […]
… Again, Calls For Higher Custom Duty on Sugary Drinks (AFRICAN EXAMINER) — The Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has commended the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led federal Government’s decision to develop a draft policy that will earmark revenues from excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) for health financing. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has welcomed the adoption of a Policy Framework on Information Integrity in West Africa and the Sahel, describing it as a timely and necessary step towards addressing the growing challenges of disinformation, misinformation, and other threats to the information ecosystem in the region. The outcome document was adopted […]
