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Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
The Rivers state government has dismissed reports of rift between the state governor, Chibuike Amaechi and members of the state house of assembly. A statement issued by Rivers state Commissioner of Information and Communications, Mrs Ibim Semenitari said the governor holds the lawmakers in high regards. “Governor Amaechi holds members of the Rivers State House […]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2015
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has inaugurated an 18-member committee to appraise the performance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state in the last general elections. The committee headed by a former state chairman of the PDP in the state, Chief Ndidi Okereke, is charged among others with the responsibility of ascertaining […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A federal High Court sitting in Enugu has retrained the police from barricading the entrance of the State House of Assembly. African Examiner reports that the police sealed the Enugu state House of Assembly last week shortly before 14 out of the 24 members of the house served an impeachment […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2015
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Lagos State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the purported sack of the State chairman, Tunji Shelle, as laughable, null and void. A statement signed by the Publicity Secretary of the party, Taofik Gani said the party had thus impressed on the party members to discountenance the purported […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2015
From Agabus Pwanagba – Jos – Following recent attacks in Wase of Riyom and Barkin Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State, where scores of people were killed and properties worth millions of naira destroyed, the State’s Youths have threatened to take the Nigerian military to the International Criminal Court of Justice for committing crimes […]
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Monday, May 11th, 2015
…Endorses Dickson’s Re-Election One of the founding fathers of Bayelsa State, Chief Thompson Okorotie, has called on all Bayelsans and the entire Ijaw nation to join forces with Governor Seriake Dickson to regain political relevance at the federal level. According to him, Dickson deserves a second term based on his performance in office. He spoke […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a swipe at the Rivers State’s Deputy Governor, Engr. Tele Ikuru over his treacherous approach against Governor Chibuike Amaechi. In a statement it issued Sunday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, APC State’s Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, condemned Ikuru, who he described […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2015
Verification of 48,977 workers in the Ekiti State public service will commence on Tuesday and last till next week Monday, while payment of April salary will begin on Wednesday. Special Assistant to the State governor on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka who made this known in a release issued on Sunday, added that […]
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Sunday, May 10th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Efforts by Enugu state governor- elect, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to reconcile governor Sullivan Chime, and members of the state House of Assembly has been shattered, as the factional speaker, Hon. Chinedu Nwamba has been formally presented to the Governor and the PDP leadership by his group . Our Correspondent reports that […]
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Saturday, May 9th, 2015
GOVERNMENT SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Abia State, Chief T.A. Orji, has approved the appointment of Prof. Nwachukwu Israel Kanu as the new Medical Director of the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba. The Governor has also approved the appointment of Dr. Uwadilachi Iweha as the Chief Medical Director of the […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
*Blames Mischief Makers, Reaffirms Support For Gov Dickson A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has described as complete fallacy and an act of mischief, media reports that, he is planning to run for the governorship of Bayelsa State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC). Alamieyeseigha, popularly called “Governor-General of […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi, has expressed the readiness of his Administration to handover on May 29. Amaechi who dismissed rumours he would not be handing over the reign of governance on the date, wondered what he would be doing in office after May 29. The Rivers state Governor averred that the entire cabinet has […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
*It is N250,000 to append his signature, 20% of every executed project, N6 million Naira for rectorship etc Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga is allegedly enmeshed in a multi-million scam involving the appointment of a new Rector for the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH). Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The ever busy Agbani Road in Enugu metropolis, was on Wednesday thrown into anxiety, following the discovery of the dead body of a 65-year-old, woman, Agnes Elue, killed by her sales boy. A source in the area told African Examiner that trouble began when Agnes ordered her sales boy, identified […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin City – Armed men suspected to be cultists have killed two middle age women and a 25 year old boy during their attack on the residence of some of their targets in Benin city, the Edo State capital. African Examiner gathered that the latest attack came following a recent call by […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
A fresh crisis is looming in Bayelsa State between loyalists of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and supporters of Governor Seriake Dickson over who should control the political soul of the state. Already, a socio-cultural organization, Niger Delta Solidarity Forum, has accused the First Lady and her godson/presidential aide, Waripomowei Dudufa, of planning to […]
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Enugu State governor-elect, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has waded into the ongoing rift between governor Sullivan Chime and members of the state House of Assembly, calling on the two factions to sheath their swords and return to status quo for the amicable resolution of the contending issues. African Examiner reports that […]
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
By Eric Ojo – Worried by security and safety concerns, the Federal Government has down-graded the Asaba Airport which was built and commissioned by the Delta State Government under the leadership of Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan. The down-grade of the Asaba Airport is coming at the heels of the failure of the Delta State Government to […]
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi – An Ikeja High Court Tuesday, ordered the remand in prison of nine suspects and charged one, over torture, attempted murder and sodomy of three female accused of stealing pepper at Oba Morufu International Market in Ejigbo, a Lagos suburb. The accused were arraigned before Justice Oluwatoyin Ipaye on an amended 19-count […]
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A detachment of Police has sealed off and taken over the entrance of Enugu State House of Assembly. The two factional lawmakers led by the substantive Speaker, Rt. Hon. Eugene Odoh and his rival, Hon. Chinedu Nwamba, have also entangled in one another, in a seemingly show of supremacy. The […]
