(NAN) – The Nigerian Army on Friday said Boko Haram terrorists had not taken over Baga town in Borno, contrary to reports in some sections of the media. “Baga town is not in the hands of the Boko Haram. They contested it (taking the over the border town) but they lost the contest,’’ Maj.-Gen. Lamidi […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned professor of pharmacy at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, UNN Professor Kenneth Ofokansi, has said that several novel oral drug therapeutic systems have been invented along with the appreciable development of drug delivery technology for the past three decades. Prof. Ofokansi explained that although, these advanced […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Its Diarrhea, Not Cholera, Says Government (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fear has gripped residents of Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, over the outbreak of a disease suspected to be cholera which has claimed 17 lives in various communities of the area. The disease which mostly hit villages in Anambra West Council Area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Treasure House of God, Quarry, Abeokuta on Tuesday, distributed foodstuff to more than 6,000 people to celebrate Christmas in Ogun. The beneficiaries went to the Church premises as early as 5 a.m. to collect the food items. Speaking to journalists, Deacon Kayode Ogunjimi, the Chairman, Jesus Feast Committee of the Church, said that Jesus was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has called on Nigerians to take advantage of the Christmas season to offer special prayers for peaceful, credible and violence-free general elections in the country in 2019. Ugwuanyi, in a Christmas message signed by his media aide, Mr Louis Amoke, on Tuesday in Enugu wished all […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …. To Provide Surveillance on Roads. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday flagged off the 2018 edition of the annual “Operation Eagle Eye” exercise in the South East zone geo political of Nigeria. According to the Agency, the campaign is aimed at partnering Road Traffic Management Agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has called on those spreading the misinformation about the unfortunate incident that led to the death of former Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, to stop. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola, made the call in a statement […]
The Ifitte Mmaku community in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu state has been thrown into mourning and tension as daughter reportedly hacked her mother to death over a yet to be established issue. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, who discosed to African Examiner on Thursday in Enugu, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 42 various disaster incidences occurred in the three states of Anambra, Ebonyi and Enugu, South – East geo political zone of Nigeria in 2018, the National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has hinted. The disaster includes, urban/river flooding, fire incidences, communal conflicts, erosion, windstorms […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from Ogun Western Senatorial District (Yewa) Thursday staged a protest to the Headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), alleging manipulation in the State Governorship primary. The aggrieved politicians staged the protest under the aegis of Masses Against Electoral Fraud, are all […]
…Dickson Prepares To Present Estimate Before Assembly (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Executive Council on Wednesday announced the readiness of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson to present the 2019 budget estimate to members of the state house of assembly. The State Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Joshua Ongore made this disclosure at a media […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Anti-cultism unit of the Anambra state police Command, South- East Nigeria, has clamped down on 135 suspected cultists that have been terrorising the state and environ. According to the police, the arrest was due to coordinated raids on Criminal hideouts and black spots in the past […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Properties worthy millions of naira were destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning in Awori, Abule Egba area of Lagos State. The fire outbreak reports said was due to bunkering via the petroleum pipeline which runs through Fagaba, Awori and Oke Odo within Ifako and Alimoso Local Council Areas of the state. […]
Photo: Paul Boroh ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prior to the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari for presentation of 2019 Appropriation Bill, some former Niger Delta militants Wednesday stormed the main entrance of the National Assembly (NASS) demanding for payment of their allowances. The repentant militants are in addition are asking for the removal of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has presented a budget estimate of N109,199 billion for the 2019 fiscal year to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage. Presenting the budget proposal christened ‘‘Budget of peace, equity and prosperity’’, Governor Ugwuanyi disclosed that the appropriation bill was 5.44% higher […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari felicitates with a major investor in the oil and gas industry, Chief (Dr) Leemon Ikpea, as he turns 62 on December 19, 2018. The President appreciates the grace of God, which brought Chief Ikpea from humble beginnings to the topmost rungs of the business ladder today, and describes him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled former Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Lecturer Prof. Richard Iyiola Akindele who is being prosecuted over ‘sex for mark’ offence has been jailed for two years. Akindele has since been sacked by the OAU authorities as the institution’s investigative committee found him guilty of sexually harassing in his office, a post graduate student […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital, South- East Nigeria, on Sunday arrested the Manager and other Staff of 3 Star Crown Garden Hotel, located along the ever-busy Afikpo road in the city for questioning over the discovering of a lifeless body of a yet to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson on Friday advocated for the setting up of a special committee to monitor the abuse of drugs in the state. He said the committee will among other things provide counselling services for those exposed to hard drugs and also work with relevant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2019 general election gathers momentum, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Enugu state Command, has advised foreigners resident in parts of the state in possession of the permanent voter’s card (PVC) to surrender it voluntarily to the organization, or risk prosecution if apprehended. It urged such non-Nigerians in the state to […]
