(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hausa community in Rivers State said yesterday in Port Harcourt that they are not part of the group that endorsed Governor Nyesom Wike for a second tenure in office. A group of Hausa community led by one Alhaji Mesundu was among the hundreds of non indigenes resident in Rivers State that endorsed […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia state Chief Judge, Hon. Justice Theresa Uzoamaka Uzokwe, has been suspended by the state House of Assembly. The lawmakers announced this on Friday during an emergency sitting at the Assembly Complex Umuahia, the state capital. Her suspension followed a unanimous resolution by the legislators, over an alleged […]
From Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has joined his colleagues in the South East geo political zone of Nigeria in rejecting the proposed establishment of cattle colonies in parts of the country. He vowed not to cede any land in the state to Federal Government, just as he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa state government says its various policies and programmes in the health sector is now impacting tremendously on the lives of the people as it has improved health care delivery services. The government in partnership with the Federal government, World Bank and other related agencies is now embarking on a project tagged, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Gives Health Minister 2-Week Ultimatum to Intervene in Ongoing Crisis (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The over four years crisis rocking the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, has aggravated, as its workers union has given two-week ultimatum to the Minister of Health, Prof. Issac Adewole to intervene or they will embark on industrial action. […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another intriguing dimension has been introduced in the suspected herdsmen attacks and killings as the Department of State Service DSS has alleged that the Islamic State in West Africa network ISWA operating within some North Central and South-South sections of Nigeria may be responsible for the for the melee. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Meeting the healthcare needs of all Bayelsans is central to the policy thrust of the state government in the health sector, Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has said. According to him, public spending on health has increased in the recent times because the state government is more interested […]
…Accuses PDP of Using Suspended Deputy Chairman, Ibekaku to Destabilise APC From Ignatiu Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has disassociated itself from a political rally being planned by the suspended Deputy state chairman of the party, Adolphus Udeh, and Special Adviser to president Muhammadu Buhari […]
…To Hold NUT National Executive Meeting in Yenagoa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Teachers has taken a decision to confer an award of excellence on the Governor of Bayelsa State in appreciation of his efforts in the promotion of education at all levels in the state. The President of the NUT, Mr. Michael […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an application by the proscribed group, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) challenging the order banning it. Justice Adamu Kafarati, in a ruling on an application by the group, held that the proscription order made ex-parte on September 20 last year was validly made. […]
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2019 general election in Nigeria, the campaign posters of Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has flooded some parts of the state, especially the state capital, Enugu. Our Correspondent observed that the well-designed poster with a bold photograph of the Governor, who is spending his […]
…As Police Begins Investigation From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Enugu, South-East Nigeria, said it has arrested one Michael Kingsley, a butcher, for allegedly stabbing to death his colleague, identified as Ifeanyi Egwuagu at the popular Artisan market quarters in Enugu. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki Doctors in Ebonyi State South east Nigeria have protested the non functionality of the virology centre in the state blaming it for the death of two doctors and a nurse, who died of lassa fever on Sunday. Our Correspondent gathered that the virology centre was built and equipped by the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government says most of its programmes and policies are tailored towards ensuring a better life for youths because of their critical role in the society. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson came out with this while addressing the new executives of the Bayelsa Youth Federation (BYF) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian Army for the establishment of a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto that will serve as centre of excellence for diseases of military importance. A statement issued Tuesday in Sokoto by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the hospital, the first of its kind in […]
Photo: Governor Henry Seriake Dickson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has restated his determination to name and shame politicians who are arming and supporting criminal elements in the society. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation,Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted Governor Dickson to have made the comment while speaking at the […]
Photo: Benue state governor: Chief Samuel Ortom By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apparently due to the recent bloodbath allegedly orchestrated by the Fulani herdsmen and the need to find definite solution to it, the Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, on Monday led some leaders of his state to a meeting with President […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Thursday, received ten out of the eleven indigenes of the state who were among the 490 Nigerians that were recently repatriated from Libya. Addressing the returnees at the Government House, Enugu, the governor, thanked God for their safe return and also expressed gratitude to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, has expressed delight over the ongoing reconstruction of the Sampson Siasia stadium. The stadium, he said, will be a pride to all Bayelsans, especially lovers of sports, when completed. The Commissioner who was at the facility on Tuesday said he was there on […]
By Ignatius Okpara ANAMBRA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Tuesday along the Ekwulobia Isuofia road in Orumba North council area of Anambra state, as a hit and run bus driver killed a 22-year old pregnant woman identified as Ifeyinwa Nwobodo and a commercial motorcyclist. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the woman, who hails from […]
