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Monday, July 2nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Rivers State Governor and Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that some projects being commissioned by his successor, Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike were projects already completed by him during his administration. Amaechi stated this during a grand reception organized in his honor by the Chiefs and people of […]
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Monday, July 2nd, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command through its operatives of the 9th mile Division on Monday rescued Pa Michael Obi, the father of Super Eagles captain , John Mikel Obi, and his driver one Ishaya John who were abducted by unknown gunmen on 29th, of June 2018. They were […]
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Sunday, July 1st, 2018
Photo: Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Information Minister From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) _ Communities in Enugu state South- East Nigeria have raised the alarm over the abandonment and poor execution of various approved federal government projects cited in the 3 senatorial districts of the state which were captured in the 2017 budget. They regretted that […]
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Sunday, July 1st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Sokoto State, North-Central Nigeria, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has added his voice to the clamour for the establishment of state police as a panacea for tackling the growing menace of insecurity in the country. Speaking at the opening of the National Executive Council meeting of the Nigeria Union of […]
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Saturday, June 30th, 2018
By Ekene Odigwe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is a common sight to see the police stop and search individuals on transit in a broad day light and then go on to forcefully extort money from the passengers and even collect their phones before inquiring for identification, woe to you, if there’s none. In some cases […]
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Saturday, June 30th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected herdsmen have killed one person and rustled nine cows in Jos, Plateau,DSP Terna Tyopev, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) for the Police Command in the state has said. He said this while confirming the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Jos. Tyopev said the cows […]
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Friday, June 29th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Ogbia Restoration Crusaders (ORC) has lauded the Bayelsa State Government for organizing the just concluded town hall meetings on Public Service Reforms. Director General of the ORC, Mr. Okaniba Damson, described the town hall meeting as a veritable platform to interface with the people on the ongoing reforms. […]
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Thursday, June 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salaam has declared his intention to contest for September 22, 2018 Governorship election of the state. Salaam made the declaration Thursday at the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat in Osogbo the State capital. The State’s first Lawmaker declared that he was capable […]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command says it had rescued a 2-year-old girl, namely Roqibat Raji from the kidnappers’ den at Odokekere in Ogun State, South West Nigeria. Lagos State Commissioner for Police CP, Mr. Imohimi Edgal, who disclosed this Wednesday to newsmen, confirmed the arrest was made Tuesday. Edgal said, “On June […]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
By Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with the death of Eze Brendan Ibekwe, the traditional ruler of Mgbe autonomous community in the Orlu Local Government Area of the South Eastern State. The Command’s Spokesman Mr. Andrew Enwerem, who confirmed this to newsmen Wednesday in Owerri, […]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s House of Representatives, has assured critical stakeholders in the nation’s criminal justice system and the citizenry of its commitment in ensuring the passage of the bill on Nigerian Prisons Service Amendment Act into law, which has been pending for 17 years. It said the amendments which […]
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is confusion in the Imo State University IMSU Owerri, South- East Nigeria as dead bodies of a final year student, Blessing Amam and that of her boyfriend, Emeka in her hostel room in Umudagu-Mbieri, Mbaitoli council Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer PPRO of […]
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Tuesday, June 26th, 2018
By Abdul Gaffar Bello PLATEAU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There seems to be no stopping to measures being taken by the executive arm of the government, to checkmate the repeat of last weekend Plateau bloodbath, just as the Inspector-General of Police IGP, Mr. Ibrahim Idris has ordered the immediate replacement of the State’s Commissioner of […]
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Sunday, June 24th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised. Dr Kennedy Ishaya, Gombe state Commissioner of Health confirmed the outbreak to newsmen in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims […]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has revealed that, the ongoing reforms in the public service has continued to yield positive results, as it is currently saving about 684 million Naira annually from the review of the grade levels of workers at the Local Government level alone. Making the revelation at a joint media […]
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Saturday, June 23rd, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force headquarters in Abuja, the Nigeria’s capital, has invited some Enugu state government officials, including Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Edward Ubosi, over their alleged involvement in the recent demolition of 25 building undergoing construction belonging to one Architect Jonathan Emejulu in a disputed […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has sealed Total Filling Station in Akoka area over alleged pollution of water sources. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, said in a statement on Friday that the filling station’s underground tank reportedly had leakage which polluted water sources in the community. He said that the […]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government has announced its decision to constitute a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to find out the causes of the recent civil disturbances that claimed the life of traditional ruler of Ogbozinne Akpugo Autonomous community in Nkanu West council Area of the state. African Examiner reports that […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP has called on the Federal Government FG to exercise restraint over its plan to establish cattle ranches in some parts of the country. PDP in a statement issued Thursday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary Mr. Kola Ologbondiyan advised FG to engage stakeholders in wide consultations […]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Assistant Director of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ebere Ucheagwu, was Thursday arraigned before a FCT High Court, Maitama area, for allegedly obtaining N7 million unpaid legal services. The suspect was arraigned alongside his company, Agro-biz Contech Nigeria Limited, on a two-count charge bordering on obtaining and issuance of a dud cheque. The prosecution counsel, Mr. Francis Irabor, […]
