By Ignatius Umuahia – Eldest son of the immediate past Governor of Abia state, Theodore Orji, Chinedu has emerged the Majority Leader of the State’s House of Assembly. Speaker of the State’s House Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, disclosed this Monday during a courtesy visit to the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. He told the Governor that […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as uninformed, hollow and laughable the statement by the Lagos State chapter of the PDP that Governor Akinwumi Ambode should declare his assets or be regarded as a pretender governor. The party said that Lagos PDP is lost […]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked 76 Managing Directors, General Managers and all heads of Government Parastatals and Agencies as he dissolves all boards of parastatals in the State. Affected by the sack are the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA); former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s sisters, Ms Olayinka Fashola; Managing Director, […]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has signed for four bills into law with a pledge to redouble efforts to improve the welfare of the people despite the downturn in the national economy. The new laws are: A Law to Amend The Environmental Sanitation Law, A Law to Repeal the Kwara State Transport Corporation, […]
By Ignatius Okpara – Unknown gunmen at the weekend abducted a Senior Resident Pastor of Winners Chapel Church, Mr. Seyi Adekunle, along IBB Way Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The kidnappers, who stormed the church premises at about 8.00pm, were said to have opened sporadic fire before whisking the cleric away to an unknown […]
By Ignatius Okpara – Heavily armed hoodlums suspected to be sea pirates at the weekend shot and killed a naval officer in Akassa, Brass Council Area of Bayelsa State. African Examiner gathered that the gunmen, who were three in number, opened fire on a Navy crew that were on a routine checkpoint in Akassa area […]
The Lagos State Chapter of PDP has given the new state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, till 29 June, 2015 to personally make public in the media, his Asset as at when sworn in as the present governor of the State. The Governor is also tasked to make public in the media, the details of the handover […]
By Akin Soneyin – Public servants in Osun might begin to heave a sigh of relieve as the State’s Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has given assurance that their outstanding seven months salaries will be paid by June end. Aregbesola who is currently facing criticsm over the ugly development made the promise in a statement issued […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Police operatives attached to the 9th mile Division of the Enugu state command have busted a baby factory located at Etiti Amankwo Ngwo, in Udi Council Area of the state. The illegal home according to the police, is allegedly owned and operated by one Ikechukwu Onoh of the community. Ebere […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi has appointed key government officials. Those appointed include, a former permanent secretary in the state, Mr. Chukwubuikem Gabriel Aja, as Secretary to the State Government, SSG, the Enugu state Correspondent of New Telegraph newspapers, Mr. Uwakwe Abugu, AS Chief Press Secretary CPS. He retained […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt – More 28 persons have been confirmed dead in Rivers State following continued consumption of the killer local gin by unsuspecting consumers, thus bringing the casualty figure from 38 to 66. Director of Public Health in the State Ministry of Health, Dr. Nnana Onyekwere, made this known on Wednesday in […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State Chapter says credible information available to it confirms, without doubt, that the Rivers State House of Assembly has perfected plans to kick-start the process of dismantling the elected Local Governments in Rivers State by moving and adopting a motion on the floor of the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – Abductors of Mr. Anthony Abomah, a staff of an Abia State-based oil servicing company, Saipem Nig. Ltd., have demanded N2 million ransom for his release. This was made known to AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent, by a source in the company who craved anonymity. It would be recalled the victim, was kidnapped […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Twenty four hours after the election of speaker for the Plateau State House of Assembly was stalled, the House has unanimously elected Hon. Peter Azi of the APC, representing Jos North-West as Speaker, while, Hon. Yusuf Gagdi of the PDP, representing Kantana Constituency emerged as his Deputy. Despite PDP’s slim dominance […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Benin City – A special magistrate court sitting in Benin, the Edo State capital, Tuesday arraigned 12 suspected cult leaders over their involvement in recent several cult related killings in parts of the state. Similarly, the State’s Police Command paraded and arraigned a total of 215 suspected hoodlums for cultism and various […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm after a group of people were caught thumb-printing fresh ballot papers in parts of the State under the supervision of local leaders of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the State. The alarm was contained in a press statement signed by […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The battle for the speakership of the Plateau State House of Assembly was stalled, after the Governor of the State, Barrister Simon Lalong ordered that the exercise be suspended, due to security reasons. The announcement for the suspension was made by the Clerk of the House, Barrister Simon Gongu, saying “the […]
By Niyi Adeyi, The Lagos State 8th House of Assembly has elected a long term State’s Legislator, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, of Agege Constituency 1 as its new Speaker. Obasa was nominated Monday at the inaugural plenary by Hon. Olanrewaju Oshun representing Mainland Constituency II, while his motion was seconded by another lawmaker, Hon. Sola Giwa […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has promised the people of the state that his regime will not tamper with Local Government Councils funds while in office. He however added that he will put in place all necessary checks and balances to ensure that all council funds are judiciously utilized for […]
Osun state chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP has blasted Governor Rauf Aregbesola for his inability to pay backlog of workers salary noting that the state was unable to pay “because public funds were recklessly expended on irrelevant but huge projects and ventures.” In a statement issued by Prince Diran Odeyemi, the party’s Director […]
