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Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairmen, and Councillorship Candidates of the All progressives Congress APC, and other opposition political parties in the just concluded Enugu state local government area election in Eke ward, of Udi Council area of the state, have condemned in strong terms the issue of alleged missing result sheets during the exercise in their […]
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, under the Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science and Technology has brokered a technical partnership deal with two Lagos based private firms, MOMAS Electricity Meters Manufacturing Company Limited (MEMMCOL), the first indigenous company to implement prepayment metering solutions for the National Electric Power Holding Company of Nigeria. […]
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Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of a measure to mark this year’s World Clean Up Day as well as demonstrate environmental responsibility and community spirit, the Enugu state Sustainable Development Goals, SDG Youth Volunteers Coordinated by the state Office has organized a state-wide cleanup exercise. The event which spanned across all 17 local governments of […]
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Sunday, September 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has won all the 17 local governments chairmanship positions in the council election held on Saturday. Chairman of Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Prof. Christian Ngwu, who announced the results Sunday said the Commission did a thorough job of conducting free, and fair elections. Declaring the […]
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Saturday, September 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to media reports that former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji has been enmeshed in a land grabbing scandal, the Leadership of Onuogba-Nike Community in Enugu East Council Area of Enugu State and owners of the said land have dismissed the allegation, declaring that he lawfully acquired the property. Making the […]
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Friday, September 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling peoples Democratic party PDP in Enugu state Thursday night officially ends its political campaign ahead of the upcoming local government election scheduled to take place on 21st September 2024. Meanwhile, the PDP Candidate in Aninri Council Area, Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, has promised to provide job opportunities for 200 youths of […]
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Friday, September 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pinnacle petrol station owned by Governor Peter Mbah and located at Agbani road, Enugu has been reportedly set on fire by unknown suspects. Our correspondent in Enugu reports all the roads leading to the station also located close to an Enugu popular Shopping Mall, Roban Store have been barricaded by men […]
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the harassment of the leader of a citizens group by the Department of State Services (DSS) for exercising their fundamental right to request information from the government under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. It described the act of intimidation as unlawful […]
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Tuesday, September 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government and Jelfah Nigeria Ltd have signed a N40bn deal for the revitalisation of the long-moribund and state-owned Sunrise Flour Mills, Enugu. The deal, which was signed at the Government House, Enugu, Tuesday, saw Jelfah acquire a 60 per cent equity stake in Sunrise Flour Mills and is expected to […]
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Monday, September 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its contribution in enthroning credible Chairmen and Councillors in the upcoming Enugu state local government areas election slated for 21st, September, 2024, ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with her implementing partner in the state, South Saharan Social Social Development Organization (SSDO) have trained 120 youths as election Observers ahead of […]
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Sunday, September 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State, Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has given security agencies in the state 48 hours to fish out killers of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Chief Stephen Aniagu, vowing that no one would commit such heinous crime in the state under his watch and go scot-free. He equally […]
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Saturday, September 14th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu city as unknown gunmen suspected to be hired assassin’s Saturday night murdered President of the Ogbete Main market Traders Association OMMTA, Enugu, Chief Stephen Aniagu. He was said to have been killed by his assailants who shot him at close range at Top land area of Enugu while […]
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Saturday, September 14th, 2024
(AFRICAN – EXAMINER) – Barrister Vincent Okafor, a Lagos, South-West, Nigeria based senior lawyer has been arraigned and remanded in Enugu correctional Center custody by the police over alleged promotion of local war in his hometown, Agunese Mmaku community in the Awgu Council Area of Enugu State. The legal practitioner’s arraignment brings to three natives […]
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Friday, September 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of 4 substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom state Commands A statement by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, made available to newsmen Friday said the appointments followed the recent promotion of some senior Police Officers by the commission which […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has issued a stern warning to butchers and poultry farmers in the state to desist from the unwholesome practice of sale of animals and chickens that died under mysterious circumstances. Our correspondent reports that the warning was contained in a press statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for […]
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Saturday, September 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo Government has announced an indefinite postponement of resumption of all schools in the state over the hike in fuel price. The government announced this, in a memo by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, in Benin on Saturday. The permanent secretary said the resumption, scheduled for Sept. […]
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Thursday, September 5th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Natives of Ikolo Community in Igbo-Etiti Council area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have called on the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah to as a matter of urgency, expedite action in demarcating the disputed boundary between them and sister community, Aku Community in same local government area, saying the disputed boundary […]
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Wednesday, September 4th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All progressives Congress (APC) has warned its recently suspended former Chairman, Mr. Ugochukwu Agballa, against dragging name of the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdulahi Umar Ganduje into the current political mess he is currently facing. Recall that Agballa, who defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
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Sunday, September 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the low level of exclusive breastfeeding practice among nursing mothers continues unabated in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF, has stressed the importance of such natural food to newborn babies, saying it’s their fundamental right to be exclusively breastfed for six months and upward of two years. While urging nursing […]
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Sunday, September 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In line with his administration’s promise to reverse the flow of medical tourism, the governor Peter Mbah led administration in Enugu State has announced that it is embarking on the construction of a 250-bed, ultramodern quaternary health facility to be known as the Enugu International Hospital. This was disclosed by the Commissioner […]
