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Wednesday, August 17th, 2016
YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More trouble looms for the defeated candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the December 5, 2015 and January 9, 2016 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva as Governor Henry Seriake Dickson initiates legal fireworks to disqualify Sylva from ever contesting governorship election. After losing the last […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mgbaleze Isu, community in Onicha council Area of Ebonyi state was weekend thrown into tension and shock, as a 36-year-old man, identified as Mr. Ani Chijioke and his wife, Ngozi Chijioke, were found dead on their farm. It was gathered that the people of the area […]
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Monday, August 15th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ikedi Ohakim, the immediate past governor of Imo state, has announced his “temporary withdrawal from partisan politics”. The ex- governor, who came to power under the platform of the opposition People’s democratic party, PDP, governed the state for four years before the incumbent, Rochas Okorocha […]
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Saturday, August 13th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin BENIN NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Police operatives in Edo State have nabbed a Pastor, identified as Mr. Kingsley Amayo, for allegedly killing and using his wife, Mrs. Faith Amayo for ritual. Family of the deceased according to the Police, had written a petition to the Zone 5 Police Headquarters in Benin city, […]
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Friday, August 12th, 2016
BAYELSA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government says, it has concluded plans to commercialize the state-owned palm estate at Elebele to generate N150 million, as a part its drive to diversify the economy of the State as well as boost the internally generated revenue profile. In a joint press briefing by the commissioners […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and ticketers on Tuesday embarked on strike over non-payment of salaries and arrears by the management of the scheme. All BRT plying various routes in Lagos, especially Ikorodu axis were off the road this morning as they decided to commence […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the demolition of structures under high tension lines across the State, with 350 shops and structures first being brought down. This follows the expiration of ultimatum issued the affected property owners – who built their houses under high tension line […]
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Tuesday, August 9th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reserved judgment on the appeal brought before it by Abia State Governor Okozie Ikpeazu. The ongoing legal tussle started when on June 27, 2016 Justice Abang Okon of a Federal High court sitting in Abuja, sacked the Governor for filling […]
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Monday, August 8th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU , NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command has confirmed the arrest of leader of a kidnap syndicate that recently abducted, kill, and buried an over 80 years old woman in Enugu community,after collecting 5million ransom from the family members. Ebere Amaraizu, the state police public Relations officer, […]
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the closure of the Marine Bridge Road (Inward Ijora), Apapa area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in preparation to commence repair works on it. The repair work according to a statement from the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola would be carried out by contractors […]
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the Enugu State House of Assembly Thursday passed the Child Rights Bill into law. AFRICAN EXAMINER reports that the 275 section bill was passed after it had scaled the First and second reading and went through public hearing. Following a report of the House Joint […]
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
– Ex-Speaker Anaekwe Chairs Screening Appeal Committee Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Organising Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso on Wednesday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja inaugurated a high-powered seven-member Screening Committee and three-member Screening Appeal Committee for the 2016 Ondo State Governorship […]
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
…Abolishes Leave Allowances By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite threat by the Imo state chapter of Nigeria Labour congress (NLC), to resist plan by Governor Rochas Okorocha to reduce the working days of civil servants in the State, the Governor has gone ahead to announce the decision. Workers in the state […]
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Wednesday, August 3rd, 2016
By IGANTIUS OKPARA The Edo state chapter of the People’s Democratic party PDP, has again been thrown into confusion, as its Chairman, in ward 11, Etsako West Local council Area of the state, Chief Sunday Edehor, dumped the party for the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC just few weeks to the governorship poll in the state. Edehor, […]
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Tuesday, August 2nd, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing probe of the administration of the immediate past Governor of Enugu State, Bar. Sullivan Chime, by the State’s House of Assembly, continued Tuesday, as the lawmakers, resolved to look into the internally Generated Revenue (IGR) accrued to Chime’s administration which lasted between 2008 and […]
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Monday, August 1st, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has called on his political opponents, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to use their contacts to bring federal appointments and projects to the state rather than embarking on divisive tendencies polarise the people. He also criticised the non-inclusion of Bayelsans at the federal level […]
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Monday, August 1st, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, announced his plan to reduce the normal working days from 5 to 3 a week, as well as slash workers monthly salaries, the State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has vowed to resist the […]
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Sunday, July 31st, 2016
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday embarked on an extensive tour of the Eko Atlantic City project, expressing confidence that the initiative will not only boost the economy of the State, but also increase its Internally Generated Revenue (IGR). Governor Ambode, who was accompanied on the tour by members of the State Executive Council, pledged […]
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Sunday, July 31st, 2016
…Says Dialogue Remains Best Option Bayelsa State Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, has reaffirmed that dialogue remains the best option to the amicable resolution of the security challenges bedevilling the Niger Delta region. He therefore called on the Federal Government to engage in dialogue with the youths, “because military option is not a solution” to the […]
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Saturday, July 30th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, says his administration may highly likely reduce working days from five to three to enable the government cut workers’ salaries. Briefing newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital on the state of affairs in Imo, the Governor, said he is making the consideration based […]
