By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The organised labour in Imo state has declared war on Governor Rochas Okorocha, over his recent sack of over 3,000 civil servants in the state, just as it asked the affected workers to disregard the government’s directive. Secretary to the Imo state government, Jude Ejiogu, had last week made several radio announcements […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has denied a publication in an online platform alleging that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his entourage were in Dublin, Ireland for a Gala Night Party, saying there is no iota of truth in the report. Reacting to the said publication, via a statement, made available to […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to prevent spread of the deadly Avian Influenza disease, popularly known as Bird Flu, to other farms in parts of the state, the Ebonyi state Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources Monday destroyed a total of 1,500 affected birds, at Ugwuachara in […]
*Says If Election is Conducted 100 times, I’ll win BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson! has attributed his victory over the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidate, Timipre Sylva in the recently-concluded election to the divine intervention. According to him, while he was with God and campaigned with the […]
By Ignatius Okpara,Owerri BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has thrown over 3,000 workers in 19 States’s parastatals, agencies and departments into the labour market, as he summarily disengaged them from service. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the state’s government stopped payment of the salaries of the affected workers effective from […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Friday presented a N150 billion Appropriation Bill tagged Budget of Transition for the 2016 fiscal year, as against N250 bn passed into law in 2015 to the State House of Assembly. The recurrent expenditure as presented to the State House of Assembly for […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday said his re-election did not only save the Ijaw nation and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from ridicule but also proved abortive all efforts aimed at turning Nigeria into a one party nation-state. Also saved from ridicule, according to him, is ex-President […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US-trained legal practitioner and former Secretary to Delta State Government, Obaisi Ovie Omo-Agege of the Labour Party (LP) was on Tuesday issued a Certificate of Return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to represent Delta Central in the Senate. He however demanded that the judiciary and lawmakers in the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kwara State government has debunked a report in a national daily that 500 workers in the State had died over unpaid salaries, describing the report as untrue and misleading. The State government in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Governor, Dr. Muyideen […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin City Edo state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC has slammed indefinite suspension on the State Vice Chairman,Mr. Gentleman Amegor over alleged anti-party activities. The party in a statement signed by over ten of its leaders in the state, namely P.A Ogbomo, Hon. Henry Okhuarobo, Hon. Henry Idahagbon, Mr […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Chairman, Security Committee of Wike’s New Rivers Vision Campaign Organisation, Brigadier-General Elton David Amah, has decamped and joined the All Progressives Congress, APC. The retired Brigadier-General who decamped at an impressive ceremony in Port Harcourt Monday said that he was driven by the desire to contribute to the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Police Command has promised to beam its searchlight on a notorious ex-militant, Eris Paul, a.k.a Ogunboss and others who masterminded the terrorism and violence during the December 5 and 6 2015 and January 9, 2016 governorship election. About 14 persons, including soldiers and police officers were said […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governorship candidates of all political parties that participated in the just concluded election in Bayelsa State have commended stakeholders including the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the Police, Civil Defence and the general public for their peaceful conduct which led to the success of the election in the state. In […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated the people of Bayelsa State for their support for its candidate, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, which led to his victory at the just-concluded governorship election in the state. The PDP however said the victory is painful because of the number of those that were killed. “It’s painful that […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Seriake Dickson, has emerged winner of the Bayelsa State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Mr. Dickson scored a total of 134,998, votes while his main challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Timipre Sylva polled 86,852 votes. Meanwhile, Mr Dickson has […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State governorship rerun election seems to have been won and lost as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), is in a comfortable lead with sixty-two percent of the total vote cast across the state. Already party chieftains are in celebration mood as PDP has chalked up a total of […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Saturday, condemned the electoral malpractice and violence which disrupted the supplementary elections in Brass, Nembe, Ekeremor town and parts of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area. Over 14 people, including four policemen, two soldiers and eight civilians were feared dead in Ekeremor alone while […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP,) in Bayelsa State has praised the people of Southern Ijaw LGA and others in the the remaining 101 units for their steadfastness and resilience even in the face of all manners of intimidation during the rerun on Saturday, January 9. The commendation came from the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) said the prediction by its governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside is coming to pass. According to the party, the prediction that the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will become history in the state by the end of January, 2015 has […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the tension and low turnout of voters in the Bayelsa State rerun election held today (Saturday), in Southern Ijaw LGA and other units, there are indications that the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Seriake Dickson may have taken an early lead going by the results trickling […]
