Ignatius Okpara Governor, Theodore Orji of Abia state has congratulated Enyimba football club of Aba for winning this year’s federation cu African Examiner reports that the Aba boys had last sunday at the Teslim Balogun stadium, Lagos defeated Warri Wolves, 5-4 in a penalty, after both sides played goalless in the 90 minutes regulated time. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu … As her colleagues allege witch hunt fault The Ebonyi state ministry of Education has suspended the vice principal of Girls secondary school, Azuiyiokwu, Abakaliki local government area, Ebonyi state, Mrs. Azu Awa for alleged incompetence and act capable of undermining government efforts in uplifting standard of education in the state. […]
Ignatius Okpara in Enugu …As PDP Primaries end amid Protest There are strong indication that scores of aggrieved members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) may soon dump the party for the opposition All Progressives Congress(APC), just as the party’s primaries has ended amid serious protest. Among those preparing to embrace the opposition political platform […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Less than 24 hours that a three-storey building collapsed in Enugu on Saturday, the city witnessed another tragic incident Sunday, as two teenage sisters drowned at the Asata River in the metropolis. The ugly incident, which occurred in the afternoon, created serious tension at the ever busy Independent Layout-New Haven Junction. Friends […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic NeKede, Owerri, Imo state, Dr. (Mrs) Cele Njoku, has warned students of the institution against cultism and other forms of social vices, saying any one caught would be shown the exit door. Dr. Njoku, who read the riot act to the students weekend, during a religious […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Tragedy has trucked in Enugu, south-east Nigeria as a 3 storey building with a pent house collapsed. The building, belonging to a South African based businessman caved in at about 6.40 am on Saturday. African Examiner gathered that Work on the collapsed building situated at plot 16 Nnobi street, Uwani Enugu, was said to have […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Provoked by the sudden shifting of the Anambra state local government elections from October 5th to December 14th 2013, without consultation, some angry Candidates for the polls on Friday staged a protest action against the postponement. The aggrieved chairmen and councillorships candidates, drawn from various political parties in the 21 LGAs of the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Less than one month international flights commenced at the newly upgraded Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded its first arrest and cocaine seizure from one Chizoba Anselem Nwabuwa. The suspect, a 32 year-old 400 Levels Fine and Applied Arts student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe university Awka, was arrested […]
By Ignatius Okpara At last, the Imo State University Teaching Hospital Orlu, has finally graduated 55 of its fifth set of medical doctors, fifteen years after. African Examiner gathered that the fresh medical graduands had spent not less than 15 years at the medical institution due to the period of non-accreditation of the medical programme as well as […]
By Ignatius Okpara ..Kill one, others escape with gunshot wounds A five man Kidnap gang that have be terrorising residents of Abia state, and environ on Monday met their waterloo, as Policemen from the Aba Area Command, of the state gunned down one of them while four others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Mrs. Cele Eze,a middle-aged woman from Umuezeala-Ogwara in Ehime Mbano council Area of Imo State, is now in the police net for alleged running of a baby factory as well as child trafficking. African Examiner gathered that Mrs. Eze, a nurse by profession, was apprehended by security operatives at her country […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu state Governor, Barrister Sullivan Chime, has congratulated the Prelate Elect of the Methodist Church Nigeria, Most Rev Dr Samuel Kalu Uche over his recent election to the post In a message signed by his Chief Press Secretary CPS, Chukwudi Achife, the governor, described the elevation of Dr Uche who is the incumbent Archbishop of the […]
Written by Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Arrest operator after duping victims N4.6 million Operatives of the “Ambush squad” of the Imo state police command on Friday arrested one Dr. Fidelis Chukwujindu, from Ogboko community in Ideato south local government area of the state for allegedly extorting money amounting to N4.6 million naira from about 576 victims […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The South-East geo political zone chapter of the newly registered All Progressives Congress APC has declared that it would be “very impossible” for any candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA to unseat Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha in the 2015 general elections. APC, was reacting to comments credited to APGA in the media that it […]
…harps on greater synergy among relevant agencies By Ignatius Okpara, As the nation continue to face serious insecurity challenges in parts of the country, the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has staged a one-day emergency evacuation drill/simulation for federal civil servants in Enugu State, just as it called for more robust synergy among relevant agencies in disaster management. The programme, […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Ebonyi State indigenes who were disengaged from the service of Abia State Government two years ago are yet to formerly report to the office of the Head of Service Ebonyi State for possible re-absorption. Mrs. Ugo Nnachi, Ebonyi State Head of Service (HOS), disclosed this during a press conference to mark the state civil service week in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu An Enugu based widow, Mrs Mary Ufornwa, has appealed to the police to come to her assistance to unravel those behind the incessant attacks and threats to the life of her son, Mr. Maxwell Nnaemeka. According to the widow, her residence at Uwani area of Enugu metropolis, was invaded in October 20, […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The chairman senate committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has hailed the federal government for realising the dream of upgrading the Akanu Ibiam Airport Enugu to an international status. Senator Uzodinma, who represents Orlu senatorial district of Imo state in the upper chambers of the National Assembly, NASS spoke to newsmen yesterday in Enugu […]
