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Tuesday, June 5th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Abia state, South-Nigeria say it has apprehended three suspects who are members of a child trafficking syndicates, including 17-year-old girl, identified as Gift Daniel, who sold her two-day-old baby boy for paltry N670, 000. (Six hundred and seventy naira). Mr. Anthony Ogbizi, the Commissioner of police […]
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has concluded plans to hold town hall meetings across the state, as it continues its wide engagement with the people on the implementation of the ongoing reforms agenda. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, announced this in a statement released to journalists on Tuesday in Yenagoa. Iworiso-Markson explained […]
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Monday, June 4th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In another rare gesture from a private sector operator to help government in the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in parts of the insurgency ravaged areas in the North East, the Aliko Dangote Foundation has concluded preparation to commission a multi-billion naira housing estate The commissioning of the 200 housing units for IDPs […]
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Monday, June 4th, 2018
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has appealed to the Federal Government FG to transfer its abandoned property in Lagos Lagos to the state government or lease them to the private sector. LCCI President of LCCI, Mr Babatunde Ruwase, made the plea Monday in Lagos during an interview with the NAN […]
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) said Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, has paid a total of N37, 546 billion to pensioners since 2015. According to a statement signed by the Director-General of LASPEC, Mrs Folashade Onanuga, on Sunday in Lagos, the figure represented the total pension paid to 9,045 retirees […]
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara AWKA NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command, South- East Nigeria, has arrested a 60-year old man, identified as Mr. Cletus Aguluka, for allegedly killing his daughter, Miss Onyinye Aguluka, in her sleep. According to the Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO, Haruna Mohammed, who confirmed the incident to newsmen weekend in […]
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Saturday, June 2nd, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Amassoma in Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa State said they have moved on with their lives after the recent crisis that engulfed the community. The crisis which began following the retirement of some over aged workers of the Niger Delta University (NDU) located in the area, led […]
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Friday, June 1st, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition, All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, has denied ever receiving the sum of N3 billion naira from embattled Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, to pave the way for his return into the party, as being speculated in some quarters. The party explained that APGA rejected Okorocha’s move […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the opposition All Progressives Congress has no chance of electoral victory in Bayelsa. Governor Dickson said that the APC was in a bad state and was indeed in tatters having been mauled by failure, fake, unfulfilled promises. A statement […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ugwuaji, a satellite community in Enugu South Council area of Enugu state, where one of the federal government’s multi- billion naira power transmission substation is situated have staged a peaceful protest against alleged four months blackout as well as outrageous bills by the Enugu Electricity […]
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Thursday, May 31st, 2018
Photo: Former Ado Odo/Otta LG Chairman, Rotimi Rahman (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Executive Chairman of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, Comrade Rotimi Rahman, has been honoured with the Global Educational Excellence Award by a leading educational NGO in Nigeria – Academic Excellence Initiatives (AEI). The award according to a statement signed by the Project Coordinator, Prince Adesegun […]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four persons died on Wednesday in a boat accident at Akere in Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun. Several others were said to be missing after the incident which was said to have occurred at about 11.am on the waterways. Reports say the incident happened when the boat conveying […]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2018
Photo: Ben Nwoye (L) and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama …Seeks APC, Buhari’s intervention By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly re-elected Chairman of the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye has raised the alarm over alleged plot by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to […]
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Wednesday, May 30th, 2018
…Sponsors Mass Protest in Abuja, Yenagoa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has accused a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a former Governor of the State, Chief Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring acts of destabilization in the state. The Special Adviser on Security, Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, described Sylva as an agent of destabilization […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2018
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has announced the release of the results of the 2018 rescheduled UTME examination. JAMB’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the announcement Tuesday in an interview with the NAN in Abuja. The mop up examination which was conducted last Saturday, May 26, 2018 included candidates […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Property owners in Enugu state South-East Nigeria, would soon get a reliefbas Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has put machinery in motion to eliminate issue of multiple taxes on properties. To this end, the governor, had on Monday inaugurated a 10-man Land Use Charge Assessment and Appeal Tribunal. The tribunal is a […]
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Post Primary School Management Board PPSM, has expelled nine female students of Urban Girls secondary school Enugu over their membership of various cult groups It therefore, warned students in the state against all manner of social vices, particularly cultism, insisting that the state has zero […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has described 19 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria as one of the best things to happen to the country since it attained independence in 1960. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson stated this in a statement released to journalists in Yenagoa to commemorate the 2018 […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Osun state deputy governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore has commended Nigerians for sustaining democracy for 18 uninterrupted years despite the challenges the country has faced in recent times. In a statement released on his behalf by Jide Fakorede and made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday to commemorate this year democracy […]
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Monday, May 28th, 2018
ZAMFARA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Police Command has confirmed the death of seven persons in a fresh attack by gunmen at Gidan-Labbo village in Gidan-Goga district of Maradun local government area of the state. The Command’s Public Relations Officer DSP Muhammad Shehu disclosed this Sunday in Gusau, the state capital during an interview. […]
