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Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Results from the various polling units in the 18 local council areas of the ongoing Edo State Governorship election have been trickling in. It was a case of keen competition; outright winning and loss in some units for the two contending parties – APC and PDP. The first major causality was […]
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Wednesday, September 28th, 2016
– PDP Alleges APC has written Result For 9 LGAs EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rescheduled Edo State Governorship election is underway peacefully to a large extent, in the 18 local government areas of the South South State. Already, accusations and counter accusations from the two leading political parties – the ruling APC and […]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ABIA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidates of various political parties in the forthcoming local government election in Abia state, have rejected the Christmas Eve date, fixed by the state Independent National Electoral Commission (ABSIEC) for the bye-election. The parties’ flag bearers insisted that the 24th December date for the exercise is unacceptable […]
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Youth group, under the aegis of Enugu Youth League, has berated members of the State House of Assembly for annulling the recently concluded teachers’ recruitment exercise in the state. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the exercise was nullified by the state House of Assembly over series of complaints and alleged shoddy […]
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Monday, September 26th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Ogida in Benin city, the Edo State capital, South- South Nigeria, were thrown into shock weekend, as a middle aged man in the area allegedly committed suicide. Immediately the news filtered into the air, the residents rushed to the scene to catch a glimpse of […]
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Sunday, September 25th, 2016
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has urged people of the state to sink their political differences and work together for the common good of the state. He threw the challenged at the Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre in Yenagoa, on Sunday during an interdenominational thanksgiving service in commemoration of the 56th Independence Anniversary of Nigeria and the 20th […]
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Friday, September 23rd, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police command has commenced full investigations into the recent shooting of one Lazarus Amadi, as well as abduction of two farmers from their farmland at Akpakume Nze community in Igboetiti council area of Enugu state by unknown gunmen. The Command said the investigation was […]
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely one week some repented militants operating in Imo state surrendered their arms and ammunitions to the State government, another dreaded militant group led by one General Felix Omereji, wednesday did same as they handed over their weapons to Governor Rochas Okorocha. The group surrendered the arms to […]
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Thursday, September 22nd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has commended the judiciary for asserting its independence and steadfastness in protecting the sanctity of the ballot as well as upholding itself as the bastion of the nation’s democracy. His comment came Thursday afternoon following the judgement of the Appeal Court which upheld the earlier judgement […]
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
Members of the Special Committee for the Bayelsa state-owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Amassoma headed by Prof. Stephen Odiowei has taken an on the spot assessment of the prospects and challenges of the institution. Interacting with the management of the Niger Delta University, at the Vice Chancellor’s Conference Room, NDU, Prof. Odiowei said the visit […]
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Wednesday, September 21st, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Executive Director of Inwelle study and Resource Centre, (ISRC), Enugu, south East Nigeria, professor (Mrs) Christiana Okechukwu, says the organisation was established to assist in alleviating the challenges faced by indigent youths, especially girls in remote villages and women who wants to improve their lots in […]
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Tuesday, September 20th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has upheld the victory of Kogi State Governor Yahya Bello. Bello’s substitution by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); his election and subsequent announcement by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner, were being challenged by his co-party man and running mate to the original party’s […]
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Friday, September 16th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Rochas Anayo Okorocha, has sacked his Commissioner for Information, Dr. Vitais Ajumbe as well as two other aides. The affected Special Advisers included that of Public Enlightenment and Strategy, Mr. kelechi Okpalaeke and his counterpart on Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Justice Odika. A statement […]
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Friday, September 16th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Armed Forces has urged Nigerians to disregard the latest video threatening renewed showdown by the Boko Harm terrorists and described the release as a desperate attempt by the dying militant group to remain relevant. The Military which stated it could have chosen to ignore the release, however […]
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Thursday, September 15th, 2016
…says Nigeria’s Cultural Diversity is Strength, not Weakness BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday, said the annual Ojude Oba festival of the Ijebu people in Ogun State has further confirmed Nigeria’s cultural and ethnic diversity as a strength and not a weakness. He made the submission during the […]
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Monday, September 12th, 2016
BY IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri OWERRI NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Amakohia axis of Owerri, the Imo state capital, South east Nigeria, weekend deserted their homes, as a result of an overwhelming flood, occasioned by a heavy downpour which submerged at least, 30 residential buildings in the area. It was gathered that the disaster, has […]
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Monday, September 12th, 2016
BAYELSA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has enjoined Muslim faithful to use the period of Eid el Kabir to pray for the unity, peace and prosperity of the of the Country. He has also urged them to propagate the message of love, which remains the cornerstone and overriding principle for […]
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Sunday, September 11th, 2016
Ayodele Adegbuyi, Ado Ekiti EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) A member of the seventh House of Representatives, Hon Bamidele Faparusi, has advised the security agencies not to dismiss with the wave of hands, Edo State Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole’s accusation that over 8,000 militants had infiltrated Edo State to destabilize the governorship election. The Independent National […]
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Friday, September 9th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Abakaliki, Ebonyi -State Nigeria – There was a Mild drama at the hallowed chamber of the Ebonyi State House of Assembly on Thursday when a Caretaker Committee Chairman designate, Mr. Henry Eze, could not recite the Nigeria National Anthem and pledge seven times, as requested by the lawmakers who were screening him. Eze, […]
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Wednesday, September 7th, 2016
YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United State has identified dialogue and practical efforts in the development of the Niger Delta, as veritable means to resolve the security and other related challenges of the region. The Deputy Head of Mission of the United States Embassy in Nigeria, Ambassador David Young, stated this during a courtesy […]
