IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia – Soldiers attached to 144 Battalion, Asa, in Ukwa West council Area of Abia State have rescued 14 pregnant teenagers and eight children from an illegal motherless babies’ home in the state. The baby factory is located at Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. Also apprehended […]
Apparently no longer comfortable with the loyalty of some members of his executive Committee, Ebonyi state Governor, Martin Elechi, on Monday, sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Fidelis Mbam, as well as announce a minor cabinet reshuffle. However, investigation by African Examiner reveals that the sudden shake- up, which came less than […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has assured the people of Enugu Stare of his resolve to continue with the good work of Governor Sullivan Chime if elected the governor of State. He made declaration during the flag off of the Party’s campaign for the 2015 general […]
An All Progressive Congress (APC) group in Kwara State has accused the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of planning to manipulate the Nigeria Police and other security agencies into arresting it’s stakeholders ahead of the February General Elections in the state. In a statement issued in Ilorin and signed by its director, Mr. Kayode Jimoh, […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba – Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta state, has expressed worry over the unclaimed 700,000 Permanent Voter Cards PVCs, lying fallow at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC in the State. The governor, who said the development has been giving him serous concern, appealed to the owners of the PVCs […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Onitsha – President Goodluck Jonathan has disclosed that the Federal Government has spent about N10 billion on the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge out of the total N130 billion the project will gulp. Jonathan made this known Saturday when he stopped over at the project site in Asaba,, en route to Onitsha, […]
From Collins Amadi – “Nigeria is a weak State” and this is the major reason why the insurgency thrives and has taken more alarming dimension in the North Eastern part of the country. Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, HRM, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, threw this challenge Saturday in […]
PDP National chairman Alhaji Adamu Muazu’s plea to readmit the former governor Orji Uzor Kalu into People’s Democratic Party (PDP) met with a thunderous rejection. Alhaji Muazu during the presidential campaign in Umuahia had pleaded for the ex-governor Orji Kalu to be readmitted but the crowd shouted him down. “Abians shouted Muazu down over Kalu […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – About 227 soldiers dismissed from the 3 Armoured Division in Jos took to the street on Friday to protest against their dismal dismissal even as they urged President Goodluck Jonathan to intervene in their case. The soldiers carrying various placards claimed the military authority dismissed them without given them fair hearing. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has asked Nigerians to ignore the “utterly silly and reckless statement” credited to the over-exuberant Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose to the effect that General Muhammadu Buhari does not enjoy good health. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, the Campaign Organisation dismissed as […]
From Agabus Pwanagba , Jos – Two-time Speaker and Former Adamawa State acting Governor, Hon James Shuaibu Barka and hundreds of his supporters have defected from the ruling PDP to the opposition APC, amidst the wrangling rocking the State chapter of the PDP. This was made public during the campaign rally of the State APC Gubernatorial […]
Controversial governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) In Adamawa State, Mallam Nuhu Ribau on Thursday narrowly escaped being lynched by angry youths in the state in protest against the manner of his emergence as the candidate of the ruling party. The unfortunate incident occurred at about 5. 30pm on Thursday in Numa the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has expressed concern that since the collapse of the phantom ceasefire with the Boko Haram terrorists, the Jonathan administration has decided not to talk about it, pretending that the passage of time would automatically make the issue die a natural death. A statement by the Directorate […]
…Senator Goje’s Arrest Looms From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – The Gombe Police Command has confirmed one casualty – the suicide bomber who stormed the Kasunwa vicinity of Gombe, the State capital Tuesday evening. The Command Spokesperson, Fwaje Atajiri, disclosed that the suicide bomber came through a motorcycle, with improvised Explosive Devices, and actually targeted the Muslim […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has signed the 2015 budget of N489.69 billion into law. He signed the budget into law on Sunday at the State House, Marina, Lagos. Speaking at the occasion in Marina, the governor said the signing was initially meant for tomorrow but that he has to call it forward to […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka – Wonder they say shall never end. And for Mr. Ekene Uzoigwe, an Anambra state born businessman based in Abakaliki, Saturday10th, January 2015, is a date he will never forget in a hurry in his life. Uzoigwe, is still suffering from the shock, devastation, and embarrassment of his life, following the […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Lokoja – The armed Fulani herdsmen have invaded North Miza community located in Kupa land of Lokoja Local Government Area of Kogi State, central Nigeria The attack, which was carried out Saturday, was hinged on allegation of killing of cows belonging to the herdsmen by the council’s residents. Earlier, the residents of […]
Ayodele Ayodele, Abuja – The end may not be in sight for the crises rocking the Akwa Ibom state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) aftermath of the gubernatorial primary election conducted on December 8 2014 gubernatorial primary of the party, as notable party chieftains from the state to defect to other parties. […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – The Bauchi state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has arrested 471 suspects and impounded a total of 1,035.938kg of assorted drugs in the last one year. The State commander of the agency, Mohammed Malami Sokoto who disclosed this yesterday while giving the scorecard of the agency in 2014 […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested a 25 year-old man for allegedly raping an 8 years old girl. The suspected rapist, Auwalu Abdullahi a resident of Tilden Fulani in Toro LGA in Bauchi state was arrested by police detectives from Toro division. According to Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO) of […]
