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Saturday, May 23rd, 2015
The Bayelsa State PDP Disciplinary Committee has re-invited six persons to appear before it to explain their roles in the last State House of Assembly elections conducted in the State. The persons, who failed to honour a previous invitation for the same purpose, include the senator representing Bayelsa Central, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Senator Nimi Barigha-Amangi […]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The alleged forceful entrance and demolition of structures inside a parcel of land belonging to the Anglican Church in Enugu by the state government’s Task force, on Friday turned bloody, as angry youths of the church resisted the armed men accompanying the government agents. Our Correspondent reports that the Task […]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2015
Daji Sani in Yola – A group named The VOICE OF SOUTHERN BORNO is appealing to the incoming government of Borno state to implement the N18,000 national minimum wage in the Southern part of the state. In a press statement signed and issued to journalists in Yola on Friday by the chairman of the group, […]
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Friday, May 22nd, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Asaba- A yet to be identified armed men suspected to be hired assassins have killed an officer of the Delta state Command of the Department for State Security Service (DSSS) in Asaba. African Examiner gathered that the said officer was shot dead while carrying out his official duty around Okpanam community in […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has restrained the Enugu state government from demolishing a private school, the Spring of Life International School located within the capital city pending the determination of the substantive application. In an interim order granted by the court presided over by Justice D. V. […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
At least, 34 hoodlums have been arrested in Oshodi area of Lagos, Nigeria when the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit stormed the area in a fresh raid. There have been incessant complain about resurgence of hoodlums in Oshodi before and after the last election. Taskforce officials raided Oshodi on Wednesday […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
The Kwara State Government has assured employees of the Kwara State Transport Corporation, otherwise known as Kwara Express, that no one will lose their job on account of the repeal of the law establishing the corporation by the Kwara State House of Assembly. Giving the assurance in statement today in Ilorin, the state Governor, Alhaji […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
From IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and paraded one Anidi Reginald, a graduate of Computer Science and Information Technology for alleged car snatching. According to the state police public Relations officer, PPRO, the 27-year-old Reginald who graduated from a university in Cotonou in 2013 said he took to robbery […]
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Thursday, May 21st, 2015
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – In spite of the recent restriction of movement at night in seven Council areas of Plateau State, 27 persons have again been reportedly killed in two communities of Barkin Ladi Council area of the State. Chairman of the Council, Mr. Emmanuel Loman, while confirming the incident disclosed that Fulani herdsmen without […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has hailed the resignation of the national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Adamu Muazu and the party’s Chairman, Board of Trustees (BoT), Chief Tony Anenih, commending both men for putting the interest of the party and that of the nation above their personal interests and aspirations. While […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
By Agabus Pwanagba – With barely over a week to the expiration of the administration of the Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, is reportedly leaving over N200 billion debt, an official of the state’s treasury department has said. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of victimization, said the state is […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Adamawa State House of Assembly has asked the Governor Ngilari to refund the N2billion Agricultural loan collected from the Central Bank on behalf of farmers of the State. The legislators gave the directive Tuesday, at plenary session after going through the report of its adhoc committee Chaired by Hon. Aminu […]
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to order the release of scores of its members languishing in prison before he hands over power to the incoming administration on May 29. It said the outgoing president should also grant […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
By Abdul Gafar Bello – Faced with the challenge of constitutional crisis, the Federal Government Tuesday directed the Bayelsa State’s Chief Justice to swear in Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, into Office on 29th May as the new Rivers State Governor, Friday, May 29, 2015. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammed Adoke […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has described the resolution of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum and the election of a new leadership for the body as a victory for democracy. Governor Ahmed made this assertion in a congratulatory message to the new Chairman of the forum and Zamfara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari and the […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
The former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Professor Chukwuma Soludo has said that the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu has the capacity and all it takes to reposition Abia and make Igboland great again. Prof Soludo said this when he played host to Dr Ikpeazu at his Enugu residence yesterday. Soludo who […]
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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has described the eight-year stewardship of Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi as unequalled since the creation of the State in 1967, declaring that he will leave office in a blaze of glory when his tenure ends on May 29, 2015. “Governor Amaechi has set new standards in governance, […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia state capital has received two separate petitions from two candidates laying claim to the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA in the state. The gubernatorial candidates are, Dr. Alex Otti, who was officially recognised by the Independent National […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
By Collins Amadi- Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has vowed that a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in the State, just promoted as the Commissioner of Police, John Amadi will be returned to the State for embarrassing the incoming ruling APC and the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rted) as well as account for […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
Rivers State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, has been told to get ready to go to jail for her inglorious role in colluding with the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to rig the March 28 and April 11 elections in the State and for obstructing justice by blocking the All […]
