(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Authorities in Anambra state, South East Nigeria, has arrested 24 suspected members of a cult group allegedly involved in a recent deadly shooting incident that recently claimed two lives in the state. The Command’s Spokesman, Toochukwu Ikenga, made this known to newsmen in Awka, the Anambra state capital. Two Police officers […]
….Heap Blame On Umahi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human Rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of law, (InterSociety) has raised questions on the 3rd November 2021, abduction and disappearance till date of five Engineers working with Nelan Consultant-Engineers, in Ebonyi State, insisting that an independent forensic investigation be carried out on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Concerned residents of Enugu comprises of youth groups and Coalition of Civil Society Organizations CSOs, have raised concern over the alarming rate of human rights abuses and unprofessional misconducts by Operatives of the State Traffic enforcement officers in the Ministry of Transport (MOT). They said: “on the 9th of December, 2021, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President -General of Igbo umbrella organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Ambassador Professor George Obiozor, on behalf of the body, felicitates with governor Hope Uzodinma, of Imo State, on the occasion of his 63rd Birthday . According to Obiozor, “Ohanaeze has followed with immense satisfaction your track records of audacity, empathy, kindness, consistency, character […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an international sodality Order of the Roman Catholic Church, with headquarters in the United States of America (USA), has elected a new leadership, headed by a renowned Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO), Prof. Sir Remy Uche as president. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu High Court presided over by Justice E. M. Egumgbe has awarded 2.5 Million naira (Two million, five hundred thousand) cost against four doctors working with Federal Neuro Psychiatric Hospital, Enugu over defamation of Character of a Senior Staff of the health institution. The court ordered the doctors, namely, Ubochi Vincent, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local government workers in Enugu state, South East Nigeria, may soon start smiling home with the new minimum wage salary package like their other colleagues in the Ministries and agencies, as the Council Chairmen have expressed their disposition towards doing the needful in that regard . This followed a passionate appeal to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed men numbering about ten, in the early hours of Thursday kidnapped the traditional ruler of Mbutu in Aboh Mbaise Council area of Imo State, Damian Nwaigwe, A close Source in the Community where sacked governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha hails from, said the unfortunate incident occurred at the Monarch’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – What could have resulted to a major tragedy was averted in the Commercial city of Aba, Abia State, when a High Court building suddenly collapsed just twenty minutes after sitting. The disaster which happened at High Court Four Aba being presided over by Justice Clinton Okoroafor, has put fear on Court users, […]
…Directs police, DPR, Others To Act (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in Enugu State, has raised alarm over the illegal circulation, distribution and sale of compromised Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) and other related products to unsuspecting residents of the state. A statement by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Touched by the untold hardship currently facing Nigerian workers as a result of the present economic instability in the nation, the Enugu State Branch of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Civil Society organizations CSOs have urged Council area Chairmen in the state to consider payment of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi of Enugu State, has presented a budget estimate of 186 billion naira to the state House Assembly for the 2022 fiscal year. Presenting the proposal titled: ‘budget of Sustained growth and consolidation’ to the state lawmakers Tuesday, the governor, expressed determination to complete all ongoing projects embarked upon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely two weeks after Godfrey Okoye University (GoUni) Enugu, Conferred award of leadership Excellence on immediate past Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Enugu State chapter, Dr. Ben Nwoye, another feather was on Sunday added to his cap, as he received a Chieftaincy title from the Revered Traditional Ruler of Ibagwa Nike, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has arrested two brothers, Chima and Michael Nnamani, for their alleged involvement in raping a nine-year-old girl in an Enugu community. According to the police, the two brothers, who are from same biological parents, are natives of Akpawfu community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Commissioner for lands in Enugu State, Surveyor Victor Nnam, who recently resigned from office has been arraigned and remanded in prison custody over alleged scam committed while in office . Nnam, who fell out with his former principal, governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, leading to his resignation, was arraigned before Honorable Justice I. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to check insecurity, the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bionomics Nigeria Ltd a Lagos based technology company to install 1000 Closed-Circuit Televisions (CCTV) cameras in the institution. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Nsukka, Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Zonal Command of the Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured the conviction of three students over alleged forgery, impersonation and obtaining money from unsuspecting foreign nationals under false pretences. The agency identified the suspects to include Nonso Adudu, Anichebe Christopher and Onyedika Austin Leonard. They […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Owerri, Imo state, South East Nigeria, has ordered an autopsy to be carried out on the corpse of Noel Chigbu, allegedly killed by Soldiers early this year. The deceased, an Owerri based businessman was allegedly shot dead on April 30, in Owerri, by suspected soldiers for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Male students of Community Secondary School Obeagu Awkunanaw, in Enugu South Council area of Enugu State have made a commitment to be Champions in the campaign to end violence against women and girls in their schools, homes and the community where they reside They made the commitment at an event put together […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An international Solution oriented Civil Society organization, Solidaridad West Africa, promoting Agriculture in Nigeria, has appealed to the federal government to prevail on states and local government Areas in the country to remove certain barriers associated with land acquisition so as to enable oil palm farmers, particularly women embrace agriculture, in order […]
