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Tuesday, November 7th, 2017
BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Borno Police Command Tuesday confirmed that four female suspected suicide bombers were killed while trying to sneak into Maiduguri, the State capital metropolis. The Command’s Public Relations Officer PPRO Mr. Victor Isuku confirmed the incident to NAN in a telephone interview. According to Isuku, the incident occurred at about […]
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Sunday, November 5th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu state and the Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Sunday declared that the shambolic nature of local government council elections in Nigeria, as exhibited on Saturday, November 4, 2017 in the State, remains a […]
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Saturday, November 4th, 2017
Photo: Incumbent Governor and candidate of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Willie Obiano From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the November 18, 2017 Anambra state governorship election draws near, the Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied endorsing any candidate for the polls. It has also alerted the incumbent Governor of […]
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Thursday, November 2nd, 2017
Photo: Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of Mrs. Folasade Sidikatu Adesoye as the State’s 20th Head of Service HOS. The appointment follows the statutory retirement of the outgoing HOS, Mrs. Olabowale Ademola on November 10, 2017. Ambode’s Chief Press Secretary Mr. Habib Aruna, […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communication Commission, NCC, on Tuesday sealed – off a popular Enugu based car tracking firm, D-Tec, communication services for operating illegally over the years. It said the organization has been in business without authorization from the commission which is the only federal government agency empowered […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Wednesday in Yenagoa presented the Certificate of Occupancy (C of O) to the management team of the proposed Brass Fertilizer Company Limited in Bayelsa State. The presentation took place just before the kick off of the 83rd State Executive Council Meeting. The governor while making […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced that the reconstruction and expansion of the Airport road will commence Thursday, November 2, 2017. Following this, the State through the State’s Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Has advised motorists and commuters to make use of alternative routes from Agege motor road […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Photo: Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Asishana Okauru, said on Monday that despite the recession, 23 States in the country recorded overall growth of 20% in internally generated revenue (IGR) last year – from N687 billion in 2015 to N821 billion in 2016. Okauru, […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week to the forthcoming Enugu State local government election, the opposition All Progressives Congress APC, has filed charges against the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and the Enugu State Independent National Electoral Commission ENSIEC, over the poll. The controversial election is scheduled to hold on […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As one of the few states that have fully operated the Open Governance Initiative, Kogi State has continued to show a New Direction of accountable governance and transparency. This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner of Finance and Economic Development, Idris Asiru. According to Asiru, the Kogi State Ministry […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) has reversed itself on the disqualification of candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and other opposition candidates for the forthcoming local Government election in the state. African Examiner recalled that the Commission led by Mike Ajogwu, a Senior Advocate of […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
Photo: Governor Seriake Henry Dickson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A two day workshop for information officers and other key officials of the Bayelsa State Ministry of Information and Orientation on Wednesday commenced in Yenagoa the state capital.. Declaring the workshop open, the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson said it is the first in a […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested one Emmanuel Ezeugwu, a final year student of the Department of Public Administration, Institute of Management Technology (IMT) Enugu, for allegedly stabbing to death a commercial sex worker in his room after a disagreement between them around 3am Sunday morning […]
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Monday, October 23rd, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All progressives Congress APC, has called for the immediate resignation of the chairman of the state Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) Mr. Mike Ajogu, (SAN) saying he has compromised his office. Protesting the alleged unlawful disqualification of two of its chairmanship and […]
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Monday, October 23rd, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 18 gubernatorial election in Anambra state, Southeast- Nigeria, Some opposition governorship candidates have decried the continued pulling down of their campaign billboards in parts of the state, by those suspected to be agents of the incumbent governor, Willy Obiano. Obiano, came into office via […]
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Monday, October 23rd, 2017
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) Sunday confirmed that it has recovered the body of the man identified as Oluseye Adekunle, who allegedly jumped into lagoon last Friday. LASEMA General Manager, Mr Adesina Tiamiyu, told journalists in Lagos that a fisherman saw Adekunle’s floating body Sunday morning by a […]
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Thursday, October 19th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission ENSIEC, to disqualify its candidates ahead of the November 4 council polls. The party also accused the commission of breaching its guidelines and […]
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Wednesday, October 18th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Wednesday donated about two trailer loads of assorted relief materials valued at several millions of Naira to Enugu State government for onward distribution to the 2017 flood disaster victims in the state. The materials included different quantities of building materials, among […]
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Monday, October 16th, 2017
Photo: Kaduna state governor, Nasir ElRufai KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the massive sack of primary school teachers looms in the State, the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Zaria Local Government Area of Kaduna State has resolved to commence a three-day fasting and prayers to avert the disaster. It would be recalled that over […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2017
Photo: President Buhari with L-R: Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi; President Ohaneze Ndigbo Chief John Enia Nwodo; Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama and Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assured stakeholders from the South East that the region will benefit more from roads and […]
