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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –A concerned electorate from Enugu East Senatorial district of Enugu state, Prince Maxwell Ozoemena Nnamani has tongue lashed Sen. Kelvin Chukwu, representing the Zone at the Senate for decamping from the opposition Labour Party to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He equally accused the lawmakers of poor representation since he went to […]
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Thursday, July 3rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s Portuguese forward Diogo Jota, 28, died in a ghastly car crash near Zamora in northwestern Spain with his brother, Andre, according to reports. The regional fire department of Castille-Leon, where Zamora is located, said on its website a car crashed shortly after midnight on Thursday and burst into flames, with two […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has opened up on how northern Muslim power blocs were against the transfer of power to him after the death of his late principal, ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua, in 2010. Jonathan stated this during an interview with the Rainbow Book Club, which went viral on Saturday, as he talked […]
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Sunday, June 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The three male suspects earlier arrested for their involvement in the assault and infliction of bodily harm on members of the public under the guise of celebrating the Oriokpa Masquerade have been arraigned and remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre. The suspects: Emeka Eze (aged 33), Omeke Uchechukwu (aged 22), and […]
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Friday, June 27th, 2025
…Writes Governor Soludo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has decried the alleged indiscriminate clamp down on Chief Priests of Communal deities and Custodians of traditional Institutions in Anambra state. It explained that the state is perpetrating an unlawful act without recourse to the constitutional […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vehicle Inspection Office has said the compulsory driving test for applicants of driving license is meant to improve driving proficiency, check accidents and road carnage. The Chief Vehicle Inspection Officer in Enugu State, Engr. Val Chime, told newsmen in Enugu on Wednesday that the agency would soon revoke driving license of fresh […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, led by Senator Azuta Mbata, has applauded Governor Josh Stein, the government and citizens of the State of North Carolina, United States of America), on the recent Proclamation of June 14 as Igbo Day in his State. “Suffice it to say that Ohanaeze Ndigbo, by […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real reason behind an attempt to dissolve and impose a caretaker Committee to pilot the affairs of Obeagu Ugwuaji Community Development Union in Enugu South Council area of Enugu state by the Commissioner for local Government, Rural Development and Chieftaincy Affairs, Deacon Okey Ogbodo against a court order has been exposed. The […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police operatives of the Enugu State Command attached to the Nsukka Urban Division, in synergy with law-abiding members of the community have arrested three male suspects in connection with the physical assault of members of the public by the Oriokpa Masquerade group on in Nsukka, as seen in a viral video. The […]
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Monday, June 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent and concrete steps to strengthen legal and institutional protections for whistleblowers in the country in recognition of their critical role in exposing corruption, human rights abuses and other wrongdoing. It describes them as a cornerstone of transparency, accountability, and […]
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Dr. Ben Nwoye has faulted the claim that governors are the Chief Security Officers of their states, describing the claim as a mere rhetoric, even as he advocated for state policing in Nigeria. He stated this at the weekend […]
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Saturday, June 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the apex Igbo umbrella body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has urged members of the public to ignore any statement or publication from one Mazi David Ani, and cohorts masquerading as Ohanaeze Youth Council OYC) Enugu State, saying such group does not exist. They posited that those operating under the […]
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Friday, June 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, has stated that President Bola Tinubu will nominate his 2027 running mate after the next convention of the ruling party. Onanuga stated this in an interview with Daily Trust on Thursday. This statement is coming on the heels of the controversy […]
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Friday, June 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations (UN) Fact-finding mission in Sudan has said that the war in that country is intensifying with devastating consequences for civilians. The group also noted that over 20 million people are facing famine and are in desperate need of assistance in the war torn country. Expert Member, UN Independent International […]
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Friday, June 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the next general elections in Nigeria, a group, drumming support for the reelection of president Ahmed Bola Tinubu and Vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima in South East Nigeria, under the platform of Arise for Tinubu/Shettima 2027, has urged people of South East geo political zone of the country to throw […]
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Friday, June 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Serious tension is brewing in the Iwollo Omashi Kingdom, made up of four autonomous communities in Ezeagu Council Area of Enugu State over alleged fraudulent Mining Royalties, as some youths in the area are accusing the traditional rulers, President- Generals of corruption, sabotage, and abysmal leadership failure. The Autonomous Communities includes, Iwollo […]
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN); has petitioned the Chief Judge of Enugu State over unlawful arrest and detention of a POS operator. Mr. Omotara Yusuf and subsequent withdrawal of the sum of N4,995,000 (Four million nine hundred and ninety five thousand naira from his Access bank […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Africa Women Summit (AWS), is a highly revered platform that encourages women to network, connect, and collaborate with like-minded individuals. The organization is equally designed to empower women across the African continent, bringing together leaders, innovators, and change makers to discuss pivotal issues, share success stories and forge new paths. Since […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 10-year-old boy has killed his police inspector father, Okolie Amechi, with the deceased AK 47 rifle in Akwa Anambra state. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, Anambra state police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident, which occurred Sunday evening “was allegedly due to […]
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Pioneer Deputy Chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Ude, has accused the Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodima, of destroying the party in Enugu state, calling on the national leadership to as a matter of urgency call him to order. He said all the concerned party […]
