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Wednesday, September 27th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 92 suspects over their alleged involvement in various criminal activities ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, cutlism, among other offences. The state Commisioner of police CP, kanayo Uzoegbu told Newsmen at a press briefing held at the headquarters of the command in Enugu that […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the alarming insecurity continues to ravage the entire nation, a former Enugu State Commissioner for Finance and Criminologist, Mrs. Adaonah Uyanwunne, has urged the three tiers of governments to domesticate peace and conflict resolution in various institutions to attain sustainable development. She made the call weekend at an event to mark the […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As African nations continue to fall to Military coups in recent times, the Director, Institute For Peace, Conflict, Development Studies IPCDS, Enugu state university of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu state, professor Felix Asogwa, has posited that such actions may continue, unless political leaders in the continent embraces accountable and purposeful leadership. […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A flyover bridge across the Enugu–Port Harcourt Expressway in Enugu New Artisan market, in the State capital on Monday collapsed with no casualty. African Examiner garered that the bridge caved-in affecting two lorries conveying goods which were on the bridge when the incident happened . An eyewitness said , drivers and conductors […]
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Tuesday, September 26th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the call by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) calling on President Bola Tinubu to probe the $15bn and N200bn missing oil revenues, insisting that the President must suspend the top management team of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) for effective […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of insecurity currently confronting South East Nigeria, which has continued to claim dozens of lives, President General of Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has said that he is ready to lay down his life for peace to reign in Igbo land. President General of […]
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Monday, September 25th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 103 Battalion (Rear) of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Presently on Operation UDO KA II, meaning peace is better have, rescued a kidnapped victim, one Dr. Maxwell Ayim along Road Four Corner-Agbogwe in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The rescue operation was conducted when troops deployed at Udi […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International press Centre, IPC, Lagos South West Nigeria, through its Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), has condemned in strong terms the alleged gruesome killing of Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran radio Reporter in Zamfara State who was found dead in a soak away pit in his house, on Wednesday, […]
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Saturday, September 23rd, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has described as “enemies of the people” persons sharing old video clips of burning of a commercial bus at Nanka and killing of soldiers at Umunze both of which happened last year during the dark days of insecurity. He also said the antic […]
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Thursday, September 21st, 2023

…Introduce E- Ticketing, Revive Community Taxation… (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tough time now awaits residents of Enugu state, as the governor Peter Mbah led Administration has announced plan to reintroduce Community taxation and launch E- ticketing under it’s new consolidated tax regime, saying the system would go a long way in eliminating all forms of […]
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Sunday, September 17th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Since the inception of the local government system in Nigeria in 1976, which is a creation of the then Colonial government, nothing meaningful seem to have been achieved in the country through that 3rd tier of government established with the sole aim of driving grassroots development and take governance closer to the […]
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Saturday, September 16th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected leadership of Nkanu youth organization (NYO), in Enugu state, South East Nigeria, says empowering it’s members through mentorship and scholarship programes, both at home and diaspora to make them self reliance will be her top most priority. It stated that engaging them in such meaningful ventures would no doubt […]
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Saturday, September 16th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Participants at a one day Town hall meeting held in Enugu have decried the alarming rate of alleged corruption and lack of accountability in the administration of pension fund in Nigeria, using Enugu state as a case study, calling on all Stakeholders, including anti-Corruption agencies and labour leaders to join hands in […]
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Wednesday, September 13th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has disclosed ongoing plan by his administration to build 20,000 mass housing with modern facilities for the state civil servants within the next one year. This was even as the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Non-Remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and Utilization […]
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Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of the Chisom Enyinnia Chukwuneke Medical Foundation, Prof. Felix Chukwuneke, has explained that the foundation was born to keep the dreams of his late daughter alive. Delivering the 186th inaugural lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday, titled “Oral and maxillofacial surgical practice in a developing economy: the making of […]
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Monday, September 11th, 2023

…. Govt. Will Investigate Handlers Of Exercise Info Com. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Imo State, South- East Nigeria, among them, rural poor widows, have urged the governor Hope Uzodinma led government to as a matter of urgency beam it’s searchlight on the ongoing distribution of the petrol subsidy removal palliative in all the […]
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Monday, September 11th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State government has commended the United Kingdom government for setting up a visa centre in the state to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the South-East zone, and the country at large. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, recalled that the […]
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Monday, September 11th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Police Command said it has arraigned thirty three suspected cultists in court for sundry criminal charges in the wake of a new crackdown ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye. The police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said […]
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Sunday, September 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours after the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu nullified the election of the Labour Party’s candidate, Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu state, Hon. Chijioke Okereke of same LP, Representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River Federal Constituency, has been sacked by […]
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Sunday, September 10th, 2023

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Men of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, one Abuchi (Surname withheld) from Orumba South Council area of the state at Obosi. The state Police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this Sunday via a statement made available to African Examiner. According to him, “the Operatives […]