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Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In keeping with its commitment to full implementation of the 2019 budget for the advancement of the cause of development, the Enugu state government has awarded multiple contracts for the construction/reconstruction of urban and rural roads, and 263 classroom blocks. The approval was given Wednesday by the state […]
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
BAUCHI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hours after a court order, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the collation of the Bauchi State Governorship election. The State’s Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, announced this at a press briefing Tuesday. The REC specified that the action was in line with a ruling by […]
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Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government on Monday accounted for the N107 million increase in its February wage bill, saying it was due to payment of salaries to the 1000 newly employed civil servants. The Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Retd) gave the explanation during the state monthly transparency briefing for the […]
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Monday, March 18th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …As Imo, Ebonyi Rank Highest (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Enugu based non governmental organization, (NGO) Women’s Aid Collective WACOL, has released its report on the status of violence in the just concluded general elections in Nigeria as it concerns South – East region, with Imo and Ebonyi states, ranking highest. It […]
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Friday, March 15th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than a week after the election, the Abia state chapter of the crisis- ridden Social Democratic Party, SDP has suspended the 17 local government chairmen of the party over alleged anti-party activities. The party also announced the expulsion of one of its governorship aspirants in the 2018 […]
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Thursday, March 14th, 2019
By Sufuyan Ojeifo When I hailed the postponement of the scheduled February 16 presidential and national assembly elections by the Professor Mahmood Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in an article, I did so with a sense of responsibility. It flowed from the perception that the electoral body was committed to the conduct of free, […]
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Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, has threatened to drag certain opposition politicians in the state to court over wild and reckless allegations made against the commission during the 2019 general elections. Certain political parties had during the elections, accused the […]
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Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the opposition All progressive Congress APC in Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, Senator Sonni Ogbuoji, has rejected results of the March. 9, gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in the state, as announced by the Independent National Electoral commission INEC, describing it as a “shambolic […]
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Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Sharan Daji have reportedly killed 55 suspected bandits and rescued 760 persons abducted from villages in Zamfara State. This was contained in a statement signed The Acting Force Information Officer, Maj. Clement Abiade announced this in a statement he signed in Gusau, the State capital Tuesday. He said, the […]
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Monday, March 11th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former deputy speaker of the house of representatives and the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mr Emeka Ihedioha has been declared the winner of Saturday’s Imo state governorship election. The state returning officer for the governorship election, Mr. Francis Chukwuemeka Otonta on Monday said that Mr Ihedioha of the […]
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Monday, March 11th, 2019
EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi of the ruling PDP has been declared winner of the Ebonyi Governorship election. The State Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer Prof Frank Chukwuemeka, announced Umahi as winner on Sunday in Abakaliki, the State capital. Chukwuemeka disclosed that Umahi polled a total of 393,043 […]
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Sunday, March 10th, 2019
OGUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Allied Peoples Movement (APM) has rejected the ongoing election results being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APM Campaign Director General, Mr. Sarafa Ishola, made the announcement Sunday at the party’s secretariat in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital. Ishola admitted that the election began […]
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Sunday, March 10th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Enugu state gubernatorial election held in the state on Saturday. He polled a total of 449,935 votes to defeat the All Progressive Congress (APC,) which scored 10,423, votes, despite boycotting the exercise. Our correspondent who […]
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Sunday, March 10th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed men suspected to be thugs working for one of the political parties in the Saturday’s governorship and state Assembly election in Ebonyi state ,today set ablaze the Registration Area Centre office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, at Ezza North community Secondary School, Okposi Uunuoghara […]
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Sunday, March 10th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to reports in the social media that an election observer was on Saturday shot dead at the country home of the Enugu state governorship Candidate of the All progressive Congress APC, Senator Ayogu Eze during the gubernatorial and state Assembly, the Enugu state police command has dismissed […]
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Sunday, March 10th, 2019
…As Supporters Urge INEC to Reschedule Enugu Election From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze and his supporters on Saturday boycotted the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections in the State over the non inclusion of his name on the […]
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Saturday, March 9th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party has condemned in strong term the hijack of electoral materials by a paramount ruler, identified as Chief Johnie, at Ologoghe, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. The State Secretary of the PDP, Chief Godspower Keku, said in a statement on Saturday that information at the disposal […]
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Saturday, March 9th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Authorities in Imo state, South- East Nigeria, on Saturday during the governorship and state Assembly elections arrested five fake policemen and two Soldiers in Ideato South council area of the state. Our Correspondent reports that the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha is from the local government area. […]
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Saturday, March 9th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board have again been compelled to release the sum of N1 billion for the gubernatorial/House òf Assembly elections in Bayelsa State. The Secretary General of the Association, Mr. Jasper Timiebi, said in […]
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Thursday, March 7th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu state, Senator Ayogu Eze, has boasted that he will win the Saturday 9th governorship election. Eze, who was reinstated Thursday as the governorship candidate of the party by Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja presided over by […]
