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Wednesday, July 31st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the nationwide bad governance protest scheduled to take place in Nigeria between 1-10 August 2034, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has cautioned security agencies against the use of brute force during the exercise. “In similar circumstances, we appeal to the protesters to be peaceful and conduct themselves and activities in […]
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Monday, July 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the suspension of Chairman of the Enugu state Chapter of the All progressives Congress APC, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, by the State Executive Committee continues to generate reactions, the Pioneer Deputy State Chairman, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has applauded the decision, saying founding members and Stakeholders of the party in the state have […]
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Sunday, July 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The protracted crisis bedevling the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) weekend took a new twist, as members of the state Executive Committee announced the suspension of its state chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah and other executive members over alleged acts of abuse of offices. The State Publicity Secretary, Chief […]
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Saturday, July 27th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wives and kinsmen of five natives of Amagu Agbada Nenwe Community in Aninri Council area of Enugu state, arrested by the police in 2023, have staged a peaceful protest over the development, insisting that they are innocent on the murder allegation leveled against them, calling on governor Peter Mbah and the federal […]
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Friday, July 26th, 2024
(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 […]
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Thursday, July 25th, 2024
(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 […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
(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 […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
(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, […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
(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 […]
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Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024
(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 […]
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Sunday, July 21st, 2024
(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 […]
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Thursday, July 18th, 2024
(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 […]
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Monday, July 15th, 2024
(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 […]
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Saturday, July 13th, 2024
(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 […]
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Thursday, July 11th, 2024
(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. […]
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Thursday, July 11th, 2024
(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 […]
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Thursday, July 11th, 2024
(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 […]
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Monday, July 8th, 2024
(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 […]
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Sunday, July 7th, 2024
(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 […]
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Friday, July 5th, 2024
(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 […]
