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Wednesday, October 21st, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Police in Enugu on Tuesday descended on members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), as they fired canisters on the pro-Biafra protesters at the Government House, Enugu. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent reported that dozens of the protesters, including three women were injured in the commotion. They were protesting the detention of the […]
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Tuesday, October 20th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Dozens of women drawn from four local government Areas of Enugu State Tuesday staged a protest against incessant cases of rape and destruction of their farm lands by Fulani herdsmen. They therefore, called on the State Government to as a matter of urgency intervene on the matter, especially on rape issue […]
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Monday, October 19th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday swore in the newly appointed Commissioners and Special Advisers, with a charge on them to work round the clock and ensure that the state fulfills its potentials. Speaking at the well-attended ceremony held at the Adeyemi Bero Auditorium, Alausa Secretariat, Governor Ambode reminded the […]
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Monday, October 19th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Awka A devastating flood has wrecked serious havoc on seven communities in Anambra West Council Area, including submerging several buildings; destroying farmlands as well as household items valued at millions of naira. Chairman of the local government Area, Chief Simon Onuora, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Nzam near Onitsha, named the […]
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Monday, October 19th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara Management of the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku/Ozalla, Enugu has appealed to its striking Doctors to call off the industrial action and return to duty. The management said the call was in the interest of Nigerians, who are dying on daily basis as a result of the absence of doctors […]
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Sunday, October 18th, 2015
BALTIMORE< MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, Chief Serena Dokubo-Spiff, has raised alarm over the transfer of the state commissioner of Police which he said was part of a plot to rig the December 5 governorship election in the state. In a statement in Yenagoa, the state […]
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Saturday, October 17th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Indications emerged on Saturday that the Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, is broke and may have resorted to selling his properties to raise funds ahead of the December 5 election. A source privy to the development who played a major role during the last […]
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Saturday, October 17th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some influential chiefs in Nembe kingdom and kinsmen of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have given tough conditions for their support ahead of the December 5 governorship election. Sylva was said to have enlisted his surrogates to meet […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
A socio-political organisation, Ijaw Youths Democratic Association (IYDI), has raised the alarm that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State is allegedly stockpiling weapons and recruiting cultists with a view to unleashing mayhem on innocent citizens to rig the forthcoming governorship election in its favour. The group also claimed that APC was plotting to […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
The National/State House of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Owerri, Imo State has upheld the election of Senator Hope Uzodimma as the duly elected Senator for the Imo West Senatorial District in the April 11, 2015 National Assembly Election. In a unanimous decision, the 3-member Tribunal held that Uzodimma’s challenger-Osita Izunaso of the All Progressives […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi The Rivers State chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted a fresh statement being circulated in the media, allegedly by Mr. Livingstone Wechie, purporting that a court order restraining the Senate from Screening the former State Governor, Rt. Rotimi Amaechi, has been obtained. In a statement issued Thursday by […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia At last, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Wednesday submitted list of his Commissioner Nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list was submitted to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Chijioke Nwakodo and […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday announced the setting up of a committee to plan for the burial rites of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the first civilian governor of the State, who recently passed on at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The people of Umunenshi Amechi- Uwani, Community, in Enugu South Council Area of Enugu State, have appealed to president Mohammadu Buhari, to come to their rescue, over the alleged intimidation and harassment by the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abubakar Mohammed. They also urged him to as a matter of urgency, […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
A socio-cultural organization, Ijaw Solidarity Union, has criticised the nomination of Heineken Lokpobiri by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as minister representing Bayelsa State, describing him as “a gangster.” A statement issued on Wednesday by the General Secretary of ISU Hon. Friday Adolphus Yeri, condemning Lokpobiri’s nomination, said it was an embarrassment to have such […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With less than two months to the governorship election in Kogi State, an advocacy group in All Progressives Congress (APC), Positive Transformation Ambassadors (POTRAM), has condemned the alarming rate of infrastructural decay in Kogi State, with a call on the Kogites to make a statement with […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ehamufu Community in Isi Uzo local government Area of Enugu State, was on Tuesday thrown into confusion, as no fewer than nine persons were hacked to death by a man identified as one Onyekachi Ugwu of Ngelefi in the locality. Meanwhile, the state police command, says […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has announced the postponement of the official flag off of his governorship campaign earlier scheduled for this Saturday in Yenagoa in honour of the first civilian governor of the state, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha. He also declared a seven day mourning period during which […]
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Monday, October 12th, 2015
The Bayelsa State Government has declared 7 days of mourning in honour of the first civilian Governor of the State Chief Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha, who passed on last Saturday at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. A Government House statement to this effect also directed that, all flags in all public buildings and […]
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Sunday, October 11th, 2015
An explosion has occurred in a bungalow at Oworonshoki area of Lagos, Nigeria. Four people were injured and many houses destroyed. The explosion occurred at House 88, behind Oworonshoki bus stop which caused a serious vibration and panic stricken in the faces of people with a pandemonium ensuing. The explosion left several houses destroyed and […]
