The National Planning Commission has scored Delta State high in capturing the objectives of the State Employment and Expenditure for Result Project. The commission was elated that within two years the state had generated close to 6,000 jobs to beat counterpart states in the South South zone, including Bayelsa, Edo and Rivers. SEEFOR, an initiative […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Three persons were on saturday killed in a fatal motor accident that occurred along the Enugu Abakaliki road, just as five assorted vehicles,a restaurant, and other valuables worth several millions of naira, were also consumed in an inferno that gutted the Nsukka merchanic village in Enugu state same day. The […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – A mysterious fire which gutted about 68 rooms in Abakaliki, Ebonyi state, has sent a 20- year old girl, identified as Mercy Elom, to her untimely grave, hours after she sat for this year’s JAMB examination. The fire also destroyed properties valued at several millions. The deceased, our Correspondent gathered […]
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has vowed to defend the independence of the judiciary. He also promised to provide effective justice administration system in Rivers State. He made the pledge in Port Harcourt at a one-day interactive session with members of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Yenagoa – The Federal Government College, Imiringi in Ogbia council Area of president Goodluck Jonathan’s home state, of Bayelsa, has been shut down, following an outbreak of cholera in the school. African Examiner gathered that already, no fewer than eleven students of the school have been hospitalised at the Federal Medical Centre […]
Ayo Balogun – Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has vowed that the armed robbers who raided a bank in Lekki area of the State on Wednesday will be apprehended. Three policemen and a girl were gunned down by robbers on Wednesday as they robbed the First City Monument Bank and carted away huge sums of […]
A non partisan group, Imo Development Union(IDU) has faulted the projects being executed by the state Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, describing it as cosmetic projects which cannot stand the test of time. The group in a statement signed by its President, Mr. John Okpara and made available to reporters in Akure, said the people of […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – At least, two persons were killed and other properties were destroyed, in an early morning fire outbreak that razed popular Mile 12 Market, in the Kosefe Local Government area of Lagos State. Director of the State Fire Service, Mr. Rasak Fadipe linked the cause of the inferno which started […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The South east chapter of the opposition All progress Congress, APC, has frowned at the recent call for a one party state, by the professor Nwabueze led Project Nigeria Movement. Briefing members of the party on its forthcoming South East Zonal Rally, scheduled to take place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency, call the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike, and the armed wing of the party in Rivers State, Grassroot(sic) Development Initiative, GDI, to order before they set the entire state ablaze. […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The embattled governor of Ebonyi state, chief Martin Elechi on Tuesday alleged that a whopping 3 billion naira was budgeted by his political enemies led by secretary to government of the federation (SGF), chief Anyim Pius Anyim to impeach him. He said it is unfortunate that some politicians, who were desperate to govern […]
The Abia State government has called on security agencies to look into the alleged shooting of an innocent Abian, Frank Dickson by the armed guards of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Alex Otti at Umuojiocha village square, Oboro in Ikwuano Local Government Area. Briefing newsmen at the Government House on […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Workers in Ebonyi State, on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike, to press home their demand for payment of September 2011 salaries withheld by the government and the implementation of 2011 minimum wage. Chairman of Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) in the state, comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor, said the union had […]
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, has raised fresh alarm of what it said are impending new waves of killing and other forms of politically-motivated violence hatched by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to target its governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, its other candidates, the leadership of APC and the party’s supporters in Rivers […]
The Federal High Court, sitting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has been urged to reject the prayers of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi, III, seeking to appeal a ruling of the court mandating the Inspector General of Police to probe alleged criminal activities against the traditional ruler. The court had on […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Ahead of the general elections, the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has called on Nigerians to evaluate the performance and antecedents of candidates seeking their mandate. The Bishops Conference, which held in Abuja, in a press statement issued Monday by the Director of Communications, Jos Catholic Archdiocesan Chancery, Rev. Fr. Alexander […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its decision to use the card reader for the forthcoming elections. In a statement by Dele Alake, Director of Strategic Communications of the party’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, the APC said that with INEC’s decision to use the card readers and its […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Enugu state police command has arrested a woman identified as Mrs. Grace for murdering her husband, Mr. Elijah Agbo in cold blood. However, the incident has thrown the entire people of Isiuzo Council Area of Enugu State, where the deceased resides with his family until his untimely death into […]
*Wakil Condemns Bombings in Maiduguri From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Several people have been killed in four bomb explosions in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The eruption occurred late Saturday morning at Baga park, which also sited fish market. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the death toll of the suicide bomb attack is over 50. Many […]
No fewer than one million people are set to benefit from the ongoing community health insurance scheme in Kwara. The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Media and Publicity, Dr Muyideen Akorede stated this on Friday in Ilorin during an interview with the newsmen. This he said is in line with government’s commitment to […]
