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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen early hours of Monday allegedly invaded Mbatoho community in Makurdi, the Benue State capital. There was no report of casualty. Mbatoho community is a council ward located on an Island in Makurdi town. According to Media reports, a community Leader, John Tehemen, led some residents to lodge a complaint […]
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Tuesday, February 27th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to ensure that illegal firearms and ammunition are not in wrong hands, the Enugu State Police Command has set-up a joint departmental task-force to mop-up such weapons in the state. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Mohammed Danmallam, disclosed this while briefing newsmen […]
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Monday, February 26th, 2018
Photo: Photo: Gov. Tambuwal presenting a gift of Sokoto leather works to the Irish Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Sean Hoy. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria can overcome its present security challenges because the people are determined to live in peace and harmony with one another, the Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Mr. Sean Hoy, has said. Speaking […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a free- for- all -fight on Monday at Nworubi community in Mbaitoli council Area of Imo state, South East Nigeria, when scores of supporters of the State Deputy Governor, Eze Madumere, who hails from the locality, engaged in a bloody clash with those of the son-in-law […]
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Tuesday, February 20th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A senior staff of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Mrs. Stella Achara has been arraigned before an Enugu State High Court over alleged 14 million naira job scam. The suspect, who is the principal secretary to the Medical Director of the Hospital, Dr. Jojo Onwukwe was docked on […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Catholic Church has returned to the umbrella body of the Nigerian Christians – the Christian Association of Nigeria CAN. The denomination has remained outside the fold of the CAN about five years ago, following an alleged political misunderstanding between the Leadership of the two bodies. Indication to the new development was contained […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Photo: Prof. Iyorwuese Hagher (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Preparations for 2019 General Elections continue to gather steam, pro-democracy youths organisation under the umbrella of United Youths Coalition of Nigeria has identified qualities that the next President of Nigeria should possess. The Youths Organisation said the next President must demonstrate the ability to lead the country from […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018
Photo: Late Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has mourned the passing of playwright, author and culture activist, Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola, describing it a huge loss. In a statement by his Media Office, Asiwaju said: “The death of Prof. Akinwunmi Ishola saddens me. It is a […]
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Sunday, February 18th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has thanked former President Olusegun Obasanjo for spending three days in the state, commissioning remarkable projects such as the Bayelsa Specialist Hospital, World class Diagnostic Center and the Aquaculture village with 500 fish ponds. The commissioning of the projects was part of activities marking the sixth anniversary of the […]
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Saturday, February 17th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government is embarking on a 13-day aggressive measles immunisation for children between the ages of 9 months and five years, the State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Ebitimitula Etebu, has said. The measure is part of efforts to prevent children from untimely death and other serious lifelong complications associated with the […]
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 5000 key actors in All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in what looks like a signal to the 2019 general elections in Bayelsa state. Among those who defected to the PDP included a returnee former State Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Tarila Tebepa; former […]
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana will tomorrow lead two other former ministers of Information to Bayelsa State for the commissioning of the BAYELSA State Information House. The two other former ministers, Chief John Odey and Mr. Labaran Maku will be joined by other prominent Nigerians including media Executives, editors, notable […]
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Wednesday, February 14th, 2018
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State House of Assembly has slammed commercial banks operating in the state over alleged outrageous and unwarranted charges being imposed on customers, calling on the nation’s apex bank, the Central bank of Nigeria, CBN to intervene. Moving a motion during its plenary on the issue, […]
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Monday, February 12th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Sunday said his administration had in the last six years succeeded in laying the foundation for development, prosperity and greatness. The governor added that despite the challenges, temptations and victories, his administration, in partnership with the people of the State, have steered the State […]
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Saturday, February 10th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lingering crisis between the Medical Director of the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Jojo Onwukwe and the workers has aggravated as they have declared an indefinite industrial action through the Health Sector Union, JOHESU. According to the workers, the indefinite strike is over non-payment of their salary and other arrears, disclosing […]
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Friday, February 9th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has backed the decision of the Federal Government to the establish state police in Nigeria. Dickson said that the prevailing security situation and the need for an effective response to the current crime challenge have made it mandatory for the establishment of state […]
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Thursday, February 8th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has commended the women wing of the Ogbia Brotherhood for championing the course of the girl child in Ogbia kingdom. He gave the commendation on Thursday when members of the group paid him a courtesy visit in his office in Yenagoa. The […]
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Wednesday, February 7th, 2018
Photo: Hon. Maria Ude Nwachi From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The two weeks suspension earlier slammed on the All progressive Congress APC female member of the Ebonyi state House of Assembly, Hon. Maria Ude Nwachi over alleged gross misconduct, was on Tuesday extended to six months. Recall that the House had about two […]
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Tuesday, February 6th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sokoto state government said has introduced specialised ambulances to deepen access to medical care and improve emergency service delivery across the 23 local government areas of the state. The state commissioner of health, Dr. Balarabe Shehu Kakale, told journalists in Sokoto Tuesday that already, 300 vehicles equipped with necessary health gadgets and […]
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Monday, February 5th, 2018
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pressure group, Bayelsa East Ambassadors (BEA), on Monday condemned the violence that sparked off last weekend during the youth election in Okpoma, Brass Local Government Area of the state. The BEA blamed killings recorded in the scuffle on ex-governor, Timipre Sylva and the lawmaker representing Brass constituency 1 in the State […]
