Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Lagos State Governor-elect has inaugurated a 10-member transition committee ahead of his take over as governor of Lagos State on May 29. The committee, according to a statement signed by Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, his media aide, said the committee was to ensure a seamless transfer of power to […]
Ondo State House of Assembly has served a notice of impeachment on the Deputy Governor, Alhaji Alli Olanusi over allegations of gross misconduct. The impeachment notice signed by 20 of the 26 lawmakers was announced by the Speaker, Jumoke Akindele, after the clerk read the 7 allegations including abuse of office for personal enrichment, abseetism, […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba – No fewer than 30 person have been killed in the latest cholera outbreak in Isoko South community of Delta State. The chief epidemiologist at the Delta State ministry of health, Dr. Steven Ofili, who disclosed this to newsmen in Asaba, said prompt response and physical attention of health workers had […]
*Seeks Removal of Returning Officer, REC A group known as Abia Progressives Initiative (API) has raised the alarm over alleged plot by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Dr. Alex Otti to rig the Saturday April 25 Supplementary polls in connivance with some INEC officials and the military. In a statement […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Despite the recent purported reconciliation between Governor Martin Elechi of Ebonyi state, and his political foes, led by his Deputy and Governor- elect, Dave Umahi, the State’s House of Assembly on Monday froze the account of Local Government Areas and Development Centres in the state over alleged financial impropriety. The […]
The campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside in Rivers State has concurred to the prayer of Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that in the case of the governorship of election, God would complete what He had begun. Wike made the reference to God during a celebratory feast organised by […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Plateau State chapter of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) has uncovered plans by Governor Jonah Jang led outgoing administration to employ 6, 800 workers before the expiration of his tenure. The allegations were raised Monday by the State’s APC Chairman, Latep Dabang, at a press briefing. Latep said, […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, Chief Nyesome Wike, and Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, have been accused of endangering peace in the state through their open support for political brigandage. Making the allegation on Monday in Port Harcourt, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Chief Wike […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – As part of his administration’s effort towards ridding Anambra State of criminal elements, especially kidnappers, Governor Willie Obiano, at the weekend demolished two more kidnap dens in the state. The two buildings were demolished at Umuikwelle village Eziowelle Idemili North and Umugbom village Azigbo, Nnewi South council Areas respectively. Speaking […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A 21 year old fake Army officer and his notorious gang ran out of luck on saturday as they were smashed by the Area police Command in Nsukka, Enugu state. The gang, according to the security operatives, had been terrorising the university town and its environs for quite a long […]
A Coalition of civil society groups in Abia state is prevailing on the Independent National Electoral Commission to outrightly cancel the results of the April 11 elections in Abia state which were allegedly characterised by malpractices and undue interference. The group says the Abia state election results released by INEC were not a true reflection […]
By Aminu Mohammed – The April 11 Governorship elections in Gombe have been won and loss. But, like a huge stone cast into a still ocean, it has continued to generate spiral effects across the length and breadth of the state. And this is understandably so for many reasons. First, it reawakens the pending issues […]
By Sam Hart – The Igbos have two proverbs in relation to unfolding events relating to the April 11 Governorship elections in Abia State. First is that it is he who farts that first raises the alarm of the odour of flatulence to deflect attention from his culpability. Second is that ‘ogbu mma anaghi ekwe […]
By Akin Soneyin – The strange disease which broke out and killed not less than 20 persons in Irele community of Ondo State, South West Nigeria, has been attributed to violation by certain youths to god of the land – Malokun. In his account regarding the root cause of the deadly disease, the Oyewoga of […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – There was an early morning disaster Saturday,as a building in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi Lagos, gave way, leaving no fewer than four persons severely injured, while many other victims are still trapped in the rubbles The Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye hinted that the house […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says is to petition the State Election Tribunal to reclaim its mandate which was stolen by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police during the governorship polls of April 11. Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies […]
Justice Olabisi Akinlade of the High Court of Lagos has sentenced five kidnappers to nine years imprisonment having been convicted of the crime of kidnapping on Friday at the court in Igbosere. Those sentenced were part of the seven defendants in the matter of The State vs Esther Faith Philips and Six Others charged for […]
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has inaugurated a 9-man commission of inquiry to commence investigations into the Politically Motivated Killings in Rivers State. Members of the commission include; Professor Chidi Odin-Kalu as chairman, Sir Samuel Egbe secretary and Professor Nlerum Okogbule. Others are; Professor Owunari A. Georgewill, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Asaba – At least, two persons, including a pregnant woman were on Wednesday sent to their untimely graves when a suspected rival cult groups clashed in Agbor, Delta State. African Examiner gathered that the cultists threw the entire community into tension after they killed and dumped their victims’ corpses along the roadside. […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress [APC] in Rivers State says it finds it curious that the governorship candidate of the PDP, Barr. Nyesom Wike has been moving from one media house to the other dismissing the very credible reports on the April 11 electoral debacle in Rivers State by international election observers. […]
