Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Scores of police inspectors and rank and file of the Nigeria Police serving in the Imo state command have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over their reassignment to some violence prone states in parts of Northern Nigeria. African Examiner, gathered that the aggrieved policemen who met in Benin city, the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu State Governor, Sullivan Chime, has approved the dissolution of the state Christian and Muslim Welfare Boards with effect from the 14th of October 2014. Consequently, a new board has been constituted to pilot the affairs of the two bodies in the state. A statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Moved by the plight of the blind and partially sighted persons, the Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha has promised to establish a special school for the blind in the state before end of May 2014. The governor, stated this wednesday while interacting with members of the Nigeria Association opf the Blind, Imo […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Victims of the deportation exercise carried out by the Governor Babatunde Fashola led administration in Lagos State few months ago, have instituted a 1 billion naira civil suit against the government before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Court 4 presided over by Justice Anumogobia is expected to begin hearing […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The campaign train of the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Anambra state Governorship election, Senator Chris Ngige, on Monday stormed Enugu, promising to be prudent in managing the resources of the state if given the mandate. Ngige, who governed Anambra state for about three years before being […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Wife of the Abia state Commissioner for Sports, Evangelist Esther Chigbu, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on the 8th of October, 2013 and eve of her husband’s swearing in by Gov. Theodore Orji, was on monday freed by her abductors. A close source to the police in the area disclosed to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Less than one month that the National leadership of All Progressive Change APC, inaugurated a harmonisation committee in Imo state, a major crack has resurfaced in the party in the area. The seeming crisis, African Examiner gathered, is borne out of the recent nomination and appointment of commissioners and members of the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria’s electoral body, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Mr Emmanuel Aguariavwodo of the ruling peoples Democratic party PDP winner of the Saturday October 12th Delta Central Senatorial District bye-election. The result, which was announced Sunday morning by the state Resident electoral commissioner, Gesila Khan, showed that Aguariavwodo polled a […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Rev Fr. Professor Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, on Friday at Ede-Oballa, in Nsukka local government Area of Enugu State, tongue lashed Nigerian politicians over the plight of the youths and generality of the masses in the country, saying the suffering future leaders may soon revolt. The […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At last, Enugu state government has demolished the controversial magnificent multi-million naira regional headquarters of the Mountain of Fire and Miracle ministry church, Enugu, after a prolonged legal battle. Officials of Enugu capital Territory Development Authority ministry, who carried out the exercise arrived the church premises at about 9am on Tuesday The […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Tragedy struck in Enugu on Tuesday morning when a devastating flood carried away an18 -year old girl, Miss Onyinye Akabogu. The flood was caused by a heavy downpour, which began around 6.am and lasted till noon that fateful day. African Examiner gathered that Miss Akabogu, a JSS II student of MIC College […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state government has expressed its readiness to partner with all serious private human capital developers in the state, saying government alone cannot tackle the problem of youth unemployment in the area. The state commissioner for Human Development and poverty reduction Mr. Goddy Ogoenyi, stated this Tuesday in Enugu, saying such […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Against the background of the Nigeria Meteorological Agency, NIMET prediction of possible heavy flooding in parts of Nigeria this year, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has challenged various states Emergency Management Agencies SEMAs in the south east zone of Nigeria to take proactive steps towards mitigating effect of the disaster in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Worried by the alarming spate of insecurity in Nigeria, the catholic church owned Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu Tuesday put together a peace seminar for Nigerian students at all levels. The annual seminar, with the theme: “Creating and Sustaining Responsibility” took place at the premises of the university in Enugu. Students from different levels […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu … Appoints 13 Imo indigenes as Commissioners At last, Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has bowed to pressure from the state House of Assembly after months of conflicts between him and the lawmakers over his earlier plan to appoint non-indigenes as commissioners in the state. The Governor, who agreed to shelve the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says His projects will take more than 8 years to complete Contrary to his one tenure promise during his campaign in 2011, Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has indicated interest to run for a second term in office in 2015. He said the ongoing projects embarked upon by his administration in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has kicked against the proposed plan by president Good Luck Jonathan to convene a National Conference, describing it as diversionary. It therefore, called on the senate president and chairman of the National. Assembly(NASS), David Mark, to bail out President Goodluck Jonathan and Nigerians in general by […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The management of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), says it has offered automatic employment to over 300 first class graduates from various universities across the country in last four years. It said the gesture was part of the institutions determination towards promoting academic excellence in the university as well sustain her […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Tragedy struck Wednesday afternoon at the busy Berger junction, along the Ishiagu-Afikpo road, in Ebonyi state, when a couple and three others lost their lives in a ghastly auto crash. African Examiner reports that Ishiagu, is the community of the secretary to the government of the federation, (SGF), Chief Anyim Pius Anyim. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, says Nigeria has recorded a total of 1,397 road traffic crashes involving commercial buses between January to June this year, saying 1,437 persons lost their lives in the crashes. To check the ugly trend, the corps, has vowed to enforce what it called “speed limit governors”, […]
