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Tuesday, May 3rd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins the global Community to mark the 2022 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), aimed at raising concerns about press freedom violations, the International press Centre IPC, has Reiterated the urgency of Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Safeguard Press Freedom in the country. It also urges the Nigerian government to respect its commitment […]
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Monday, May 2nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human right groups, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law-Intersociety, and the Southeast Zone of the Civil Liberties Organization, (CLO) have advised market leaders who were recently sacked by the State government as part of its sanitization and democratization exercise in the State markets administration to prepare their hand over […]
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Monday, May 2nd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unlike their other counterparts in Ministries who wore beautiful uniforms and T shirts, while workers in other parastatals in Enugu state on Workers day celebrations appeared in black and black attire to expressed their dissatisfaction over non implementation of the new minimum wage by the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in their […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022

……It’s My Constitutional Rights To Contest, Says Lawmaker (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group under the platform of United Nsukka/Igboeze-South Rescue Movement on Friday staged a peaceful protest round Nsukka town against the 5th term bid of Dr. Pat Asadu, representing Nsukka/Igboeze-South Federal constituency in House of Representative. The protestants numbering over 2000 were clad in […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Boxing Team in the just concluded 2022 National Open Boxing Trials Championship held in Kaduna from March 23rd – 30th, 2022 have expressed displeasure over the level of poor treatment meted out to them before, during and after the competition by the state sports Ministry. They regretted that the […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned Professor of Cardiology and Vascular surgery at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Prof. Ndubueze Ezemba has been appointed chairman of the university of Nigeria Hospital, UNTH, Cardiothoracic Centre of Excellence. A statement from the chief medical director (CMD) of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital UNTH, Ituku-Ozalla, Enugu State, Prof. […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Ministry of Water Resources has said that the Implementation of the nation’s National Water Resources Master plan has been so poor ,26 years after it was developed, due to lack of political will and weak implementation Structure. Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu, who stated this in Enugu Thursday, noted […]
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Friday, April 29th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a way of maintaining the existing zoning culture prevailing in Enugu state chapter of the People’s Democratic party, a Senatorial Aspirant for Enugu North District, Professor Eddy Ugwu has pleaded with governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to drop his ambition of vying for the position and support him. The university Don, who is […]
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Thursday, April 28th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election in Nigeria draws near, the immediate past chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye, and Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Ubosi, have advised the youths to shun thuggery and all manner of violence capable of disrupting the Electoral process. […]
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the computer based test held nationwide last week, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st April 2022 for Police applicants for the Constables cadre in the Nigeria Police Force. It noted that the exercise was successful in virtually all the 36 states of […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP presidential primary election, Governor, Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and one of the party’s Aspirant, has advised delegates from Anambra state not to waste their votes for their son, Mr. Peter Obi, who is also in the race, saying the former governor cannot win […]
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum, the leadership of Enugu State Indigenes in Diaspora has urged politicians in the state to discard any system that would not produce the best governor for the state. Chairman of the group, Chief Arinze Onuora, in a statement made available to African Examiner in Enugu […]
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Monday, April 25th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After much pressure, the Senator representing Enugu North Senatorial district in the National Assembly (NASS), Senator Chuka Utazi, has formally announced his decision to withdraw from re-contesting the position in the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries and the general elections. The decision is to pave way for the smooth and peaceful […]
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Sunday, April 24th, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has endorsed Speaker of of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Francis Nwifuru as his successor come 2023. The governor who spoke on Saturday at Okposi , during the funeral ceremony of the father of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Barrister Chioma Nweze, stated […]
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has apprehended a man alleged to be behind the production of bombs for the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and its militia group /ESN. According to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, (CSP) Mike Abattam on Friday in Owerri, the Imo […]
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Saturday, April 23rd, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo Social Cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has broadened the search for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction beyond the scope of the southeast zone and includes Igbos in south-south Nigeria. It said, “this clarification becomes necessary for the Igbo to jettison artificial separation of boundaries adjustment created by the […]
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Thursday, April 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decorated a total of 12 officers newly promoted with their various new ranks in Enugu State. Decorating the officers Thursday in Enugu, the Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Joseph Toby, said that promotion comes only from God and no officer should see it […]
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Thursday, April 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo state Chapter of the All Progressives APC, has lambasted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for blaming the renewed deadly attacks on prominent leaders of the ruling party and wanton destruction of critical public infrastructure in the state on lack of leadership capacity by the governor Hope Uzodimma led administration. […]
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Thursday, April 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen Faruk Yahaya has reiterated his commitment to continually enhance the welfare of personnel in the Nigerian Army (NA). A statement issued by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu said that COAS spoke yesterday when he declared open, the Bi-annual Project Management […]
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Thursday, April 21st, 2022

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in conjunction with the Hunters and Forest Security Services have arrested a four-man vandalism gang which specializes in vandalizing rail line materials. Disclosing this in his office yesterday in Enugu, the State Commandant, Afrika Ezenyimulu Valentine, said that the […]