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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Tuesday begged President Muhammadu Buhari to pay the over N30 billion the Federal Government is owing the state on road infrastructure to enable him accelerate the development of Lagos. Ambode spoke after carrying out inspection tour of Apapa, Ladipo […]
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Tuesday, November 10th, 2015
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as cheap blackmail the decision by the Kogi State government and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum to link the delay in releasing the bailout funds for the state to political interference. APC in a statement issued in Abuja Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Kogi State, Prince Abubakar Audu has debunked reports that he has tied the nuptial knot with a legal practitioner and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mrs. Halima Alfa in a secret wedding last Friday, describing it as a product of political […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2015
The Ijaw Youths for Peace Initiative, a body campaigning for non- violence in politics in Bayelsa State, has raised the alarm that the activities of the minister-designate, Senator HeinekenLokpobiri, were creating fears and major threat to peace and harmony ahead of theDecember 5 governorship election. In a statement in Yenagoa, the state capital, yesterday, and […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 1000 youths of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Southern Ijaw in Bayelsa State at have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). They were received into the party by the state Governor Seriake Dickson at the banquet hall of government house over the weekend. Dickson told the youths […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun As a measure to check issuance of fake vehicle papers, the Lagos State Government is set to commence the verification of Driver’s Licenses of all drivers and plying the metropolis through law enforcement agents. General Manager of the Motor Vehicle Administration Agency (MVAA), Mr. Lateef Lawal, confirmed this Monday, at the Agency’s […]
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Monday, November 9th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Tension has enveloped Egede community in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State, following the killing of a 42 year old man, Mr. Chinwuba Ekwueme ,by Fulani herdsmen. The late Ekwueme, a father of three and member of the Egede neighbourhood watch was reportedly murdered weekend by AK-47 wielding Fulani herdsmen […]
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Sunday, November 8th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Dozens of members of the Nnamdi Kanu, led Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on sunday shut down Enugu city, as they virtually took over major roads in the metropolis. They were protesting the continued detention of Kanu, who is also the Director of radio Biafra, by operatives of the department of […]
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Saturday, November 7th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Saturday continued his community-based campaign tour and stormed the country home of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva. He assured them of his administration’s resolve to award the multi billion Naira Nembe/Brass Road during the first quarter of 2016, if […]
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Saturday, November 7th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four siblings have died in a collapsed building tragedy at Magodo area of Lagos, Nigeria on Saturday. The siblings were sleeping when the 3-bedroom bungalow building collapsed as a result of mound slide in the area, while their father was lucky to have escaped death. The incident occurred at No. […]
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Saturday, November 7th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Election Tribunal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Taraba State Governor, Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and declared Alhaja Aisha Alhassan of All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of April 11, 2015 gubernatorial poll. Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Musa Abubakar, had on October […]
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Friday, November 6th, 2015
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has welcomed what it described as the “uncommon courage” displayed by Mr. Opunabo Inko-Tariah in resigning as the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the embattled governor of Rivers State. “As a party, the APC knew that it was only a matter of time before all […]
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Friday, November 6th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Onitsha Heavily armed security operatives, including Soldiers, on friday in Onitsha, Anambra State, clashed with protesting supporters of the Director of Radio Biafra and leader of the indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The protesters, had paralysed both socio and economic activities in the commercial city, a development that brought vehicular […]
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Friday, November 6th, 2015
A new twist may have crept into the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Seriake Dickson, are making moves to stop the All Progressives Congress (APC ) candidate, Timipre Sylva, from contesting the election by instituting a legal action on the grounds that he had […]
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Thursday, November 5th, 2015
The All Progressives Congress, (APC) recorded another defeat on Thursday as over 2,000 youths from Ekeremor Local Government, the home base of its governorship Campaign Director, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri declared their support for the incumbent governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Describing the achievements of the governor in […]
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Thursday, November 5th, 2015
Over 200 ex-freedom fighters under the aegis of Peace and Cultural Development Initiative, (PCDI) have pledged to work with the state government and the security agencies to arrest the trend of kidnapping and other forms of crime in Bayelsa State. The support was sequel to the rising cases of kidnapping and insecurity in the waterways […]
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
The Ijaw Leaders Forum (ILF), a body of leaders of thought, has expressed concern over the comments made by Sokoto State governor, Waziri Aminu Tambuwal, during the inauguration of the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva. The ILF said the comment was a kite being flown by […]
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for disclosing the economic status of the country. He urged Bayelsans to brace up for the harsh financial situation facing the state. Speaking during his charge to the new Special Advisers at Government House, Yenagoa, on Wednesday, the governor said the way out of […]
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
The governorship ambition of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva suffered another setback on Wednesday as a socio-cultural group, Ijaw Elders for Good Governance accused him of taking the people of the state for granted by ignoring their calls to showcase his achievements while in office and what he intends to do. […]
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun The Lagos State Government has defended its plan to purchase additional three helicopters to confront high rate of crime in the metropolis. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde in a statement he issued Wednesday, insisted that the purchase had become necessary to beef up surveillance and ensure the […]
