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Friday, June 10th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has raised alarm on vandalization of the equipment that control traffic light system at Ani Street junction, Enugu by WTC, resulting in temporary shutdown of the traffic light system along University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus (UNEC) road. It said the equipment was […]
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Thursday, June 9th, 2016
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has approved dissolution of the Caretaker Committees of the Local Council authorities in the State. The development followed the resolution of the State House of Assembly Thursday, which approved the relief of the Executive Secretaries and Care Committees of the 20 Councils and 37 Local […]
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Thursday, June 9th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Excitement and joyous mood returned to Bayelsa State on Thursday as Governor Henry Seriake Dickson ordered the immediate payment of 50 per cent of the salaries of workers in the state. Since the announcement, workers across all the ministries, departments and agencies went jubilant, expressing hope that the trend will continue. Many […]
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Nigeria Operators of commercial taxi in Enugu, under the auspices of “Enugu State Private Cab/Taxi Operators” have cried out over multiple taxation on them by the state government, saying it has become unbearable for their members. The operators who staged a peaceful protest in their numbers on Tuesday in Enugu, had displayed placards with […]
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Tuesday, June 7th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South-east chapter of All Progressive Congress APC, has cautioned leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP and its agents in the region against inciting and provocative statements capable of tearing the nation apart. It said: “We have taken notice of inciting and provocative statements […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, a civil rights movement under the aegis of Kogi Patriotic Front (KPF), has alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello, has given out N1.5 billion to the three justices to influence verdict to his favour. The group said, the deal was […]
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Sunday, June 5th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the prevailing economic situation in the country, Sokoto state government said it will provide free feeding and other forms of assistance to less privileged members of the society during the Islamic holy month of ramadan. The Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Sunday according to a statement issued […]
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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
…Inherited N342 billion Debts from Ex-governor Timipre Sylva Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday in Yengaoa said that its take home pay from federation account could no longer take it home because of the fall in oil revenue. The government of Henry Seriake Dickson specifically stressed that what it receives at present from the federation account was grossly inadequate to […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state police Command on Tuesday arraigned in court thirteen members of Biafra over what it termed alleged unlawful assembly. Some members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, the Biafra Independent Movement BIM and the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, alongside the arraigned […]
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2016
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has spent about N123 billion between 2012 till date on servicing of debts, including bonds and foreign loans obtained by the previous administration, its Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (retd), has said. He also lamented the huge financial burden which the Governor Henry Seriake […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavily armed policemen on Monday clashed with members of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and Biafra Independent Movement (BIM) during the group’s celebration of Biafra anniversary in Enugu. The clash occurred when members of MASSOB and BIM were having a peaceful procession […]
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Monday, May 30th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has paid the sum of N561,346,100 as examination and administrative fees for 44,005 students who sat for the March/May 2016 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Idiat Oluranti Adebule, the deputy governor who doubles as commissioner for education, made this known, at the weekend, […]
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Sunday, May 29th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – George Zimmerman, a 32-year old American murdered a black boy, Trayvon Benjamin Martin. He is set free, and decides to further profit from his crime, by selling the murder weapon. He pockets $250,000 from the weapon sale, smiles to the bank having first become, famous or infamous for his crime, and now […]
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Saturday, May 28th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has said the state government will pay workers who are not on strike their salary from the little monthly allocation that came from Abuja. He also opined that embarking on strike is not the solution to the poor resources available to the government that […]
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Friday, May 27th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of pensioners in Imo state, South East Nigeria, have gone spiritual, over the non-payment of their pensions and gratuities by the state government. The senior citizens, as they are otherwise called had on Thursday staged a prayer session to seek God’s intervention on the issue. According to […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
…Says Conduct Portends Anarchy A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has berated the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the continued illegal detention of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s cousin, Azibaola Roberts for over 65 days without trial. EFCC had on March 23, arrested Robert over alleged diversion of $40 million through One-Plus Holdings, […]
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Thursday, May 26th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The industrial action declared by Ekiti State workers yesterday paralyzed governance, as all government offices were under lock and key. The workers, under the auspices of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNI) embarked on an indefinite strike on Thursday to press home for series of demands from the State […]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
…Says betrayal of Sheriff not a surprise Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, has been told to apologise and refund the N10 billion from the State coffers which he wasted on last Saturday’s inconclusive National Convention of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made the demand in […]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Ten days after two junior secondary school students of the Federal Government College, Okposi, in Ohaozara council Area of Ebonyi State, were abducted by unknown persons, their decomposing bodies have been found in a local river in the area. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the late students, Tochukwu Ene and Chukwuemeka […]
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The organised labour movement in Bayelsa State has suspended its three days old strike over unpaid salaries and pension arrears. A statement by Daniel Iworiso-Markson, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Henry Seriake Dickson, said the decision to shelve the industrial action was reached after a marathon meeting held on Monday which had in […]
