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Thursday, July 13th, 2017
Photo caption: (Front row) Former Nigeria’s Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (3rd right) cutting the tape to commission the Ijaw National Academy while his wife, Lady Victoria Gowon (left), Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson (2nd left) his wife, Rachael (Right) look on. Photo by Lucky Francis. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Head of […]
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Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Buruji Kashamu who is also a staunch supporter of sacked Ali-Modu Sheriff has congratulated the Chairman, National Caretaker Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ahmed Makarfi and members of the committee on the affirmation of their positions on […]
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Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Anambra state, South- East, Nigeria has arrested a 24-year-old woman, identified as Oluchi Emeobi from Nnewi Ichi in Nnewi North council Area of the State for allegedly selling her two months old baby for N250,00 (two hundred and fifty thousand naira). Umar Garbage, the state […]
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Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, has slammed an indefinite suspension on the Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on justice reform, Mrs. Juliet Ibekaku and 19 others, over alleged misconduct and violation of the party’s constitution. The suspension was contained in a […]
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Monday, July 10th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has apprehended an Enugu based Pastor, Solomon. Ozioko , over his Involvement in the alleged Kidnapping of a 60 year old woman , identified as Esther Ogbu, at Ovoko in Igboeze South council Area of the state. Ebere Amarizu, the Command’s spokesman who […]
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Monday, July 10th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of South -East and South-South geo political zones of Nigeria on Sunday night rose from a meeting, with a resolve to politically work together and pursue a regional reintegration. The forum also appointed Akwa-Ibom state governor Udom Emmanuel as its interim chairman. The governors said at the […]
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Thursday, July 6th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara ABIA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lawmaker in Obingwa Council Area of Abia State, South- East Nigeria, Obioma Ali has been killed by kerosene explosion. Ali died Tuesday at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital, ABSU. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the local government area lawmaker, who represented Isiala Itu, Ward 12, was […]
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Monday, July 3rd, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umuoduku village in Oboama Autonomous Community, in Ezinihitte Mbaise council Area of Imo State, South-East Nigeria, was thrown into confusion and tension over the weekend, as a grandfather and palm wine tapper, Mr. Richard Anochirionye, aka ”Okpoko,” sprayed his two family houses with fuel and set them on fire. […]
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Monday, July 3rd, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta (MAPOLY), has now been officially upgraded and recognized, as the University of Science and Technology. The official recognition was made public Monday, as the National University Commission (NUC) presented a letter of upgrading to a delegation of the Ogun State Government led […]
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Sunday, July 2nd, 2017
Photo caption: Chairman, Niger Delta Dialogue, King Diete Spiff AFRICAN EXAMINER — A two-day dialogue on Niger Delta affairs has ended in Calabar with a resolution for the implementation of a regional integrated Master Plan and robust engagement of stakeholders for its review, update and re-validation. In a communique signed by the Chairman, Niger Delta Dialogue, […]
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Thursday, June 29th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal has upturned the electoral victory of Senator George Thompson Sekibo. Instead, the lower court ruled Thursday that Mr. Andrew Uchendu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was the winner of the Rivers East Senatorial District. Sekibo is of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). […]
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Monday, June 26th, 2017
Photo caption: Chairman, Lagos House of Assembly Committee on Works and Infrastructure, Mr Abiodun Tobun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos lawmaker, Mr Abiodun Tobun, on Monday distributed N2 million worth of General Certificate Education (GCE) forms to no fewer than 130 indigent students of Epe Constituency I. Tobun of the APC, who represents the constituency in the […]
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Saturday, June 24th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Imo state police Command at the weekend paraded a widow identified as Ogechi Chukwuocha, for buying a 10- month old baby for 650, 000 naira in the state. Also paraded alongside the middled-age woman were two of her accomplices whose names were given as Callister Igwe and Chimezie Okafor, […]
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Friday, June 23rd, 2017
Photo caption: Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau government is organising an empowerment program for 2,000 widows as part of activities to mark this year’s International Widows’ Day, the women affairs commissioner Rufina Gurummen has said. Gurummen, at a press briefing to mark the day on Friday in Jos, said that […]
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 30-year-old native doctor, Lucky Okon, who allegedly raped a woman for days and defrauded her of N800,000, on Thursday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate J.A Adigun on a two-count charge. Okon, who resides on Ajasa Command Road, Ipaja, Lagos, however, […]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A witness in Senator Danjuma Goje’s alleged N25 billion fraud case on Tuesday told a Federal High Court that no kobo out of a N5 billion loan facility Access Bank gave Gombe State entered the former governor’s account. Goje, who served as governor of Gombe State, has since 2012 been facing an […]
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Tuesday, June 20th, 2017
*Sets up a Committee on Gas Utilization (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of his administration’s determination to fully industralize Bayelsa State and make it a hub for economic activities, Governor Seriake Dickson has inaugurated a committee for the utilization and non-utilization of gas resources. The committee has renowned gas expert, Dr. Patrick Ndiomu as chairman, […]
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Monday, June 19th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to instil discipline amongst its members, the Enugu state chapter of the ruling All progressives Congress APC, has slammed a one year suspension each on five of its members, including the 2011 governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria ACN in the […]
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Sunday, June 18th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three people have been killed in a fresh communal clash which broke out early Sunday in Gembu, Nguroje and other parts of Sardauna Local Government Area of Taraba State. According to Reports, the violence is suspected to be between the Kakas and Fulani ethnic groups. It was reported that the latest crisis […]
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Thursday, June 15th, 2017
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Membership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state got decimated further on Wednesday, as about 1000 of its members, including some chieftains in Egede, Udi Council area of the state, defected to the ruling All progressive Congress, APC. Among the defectors were 300 women, a professor, […]
