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Tuesday, April 14th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Dozens of Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, on Monday unleashed mayhem on innocent residents of Owerri, the state capital. The PDP supporters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, demanded that Governor Rochas Okorocha, should vacate the Government House for […]
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Monday, April 13th, 2015
The Maku Campaign Organisation has rejected the result of the Nasarawa State governorship election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His words: “The outcome of the election results is unacceptable. This is because there were of the widespread fraud, conspiracy and collusion between INEC, the police, the military and the Al-Makura Regime, which […]
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Monday, April 13th, 2015
From Abdul Gafar Bello After a long delay, the Taraba State Returning Officer of the Saturday Governorship election, Professsor Muhammad Kyari has declared the exercise inconclusive. Professor Kyari made the declaration Monday, in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital after the arrival of the last local government – Sadauna. The reason he adduced, was similar to […]
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Monday, April 13th, 2015
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Niger state, Alh Abubakar Bello, has been declared winner of the election in the state. Alh. Bello polled 593,702 votes to defeat Alh. Umar Nasko of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 239,772 votes. In Plateau state, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, […]
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Sunday, April 12th, 2015
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Saturday Sokoto State governorship election. Tambuwal defeated his main rival, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Abdalla Wali with 647,609 votes as against Wali who polled 269,074. The Returning Officer, Prof […]
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Sunday, April 12th, 2015
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said that he had dreamt of coming back home to lead Adamawa state to greater strides after years of underdevelopment but the voice of the majority has not given him the chance.” This was how the former EFFC boss described his loss […]
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Sunday, April 12th, 2015
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has been declared the winner of yesterday’s governorship election in Ogun state. According to the state returning officer, Prof. Duro Oni said Governor Amosun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 306,988 votes to defeat the PDP candidate Gboyega Isiaka who got 201,440 votes while the SDP candidate came a distant third […]
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Friday, April 10th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki – Less than 24 hours to the gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly polls across Nigeria, the Special Election Team from the Zone 6 Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a man with a total of 813 Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs. The team was put in place by the […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
By Akin Soneyin – The embattled Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s hope of remaining on the exalted seat was dimmed Thursday, as the 19 opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) moved the motion and directed the State Chief Judge, Justice A. Daramola, to constitute a panel of investigation to unravel alleged misconduct against him. The opposition […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Chairman House Committee on Diaspora Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa has urged residents of Lagos State to go out en-mass and vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday, as well as all APC’s House of Assembly candidates. Following the emergence of APC as the ruling party […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Abia State chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) executive committee members and other leaders of the party in the state have adopted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for the April 11th governorship election in the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as their sole candidate for Saturday’s governorship elections. Addressing a press conference […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has embarked on an indefinite strike. African Examiner gathered that the judiciary workers downed tools to press home their demand for the implementation of an Abuja Federal High Court judgment, which ordered the federal and state governments to comply […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President-elect has assured teachers in the country of free tertiary education when the All Progressives Congress (APC) government takes charge of the running of government next month. Osinbajo was speaking at a consultative meeting with members of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Lagos on Wednesday, saying that continuous education for […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidates of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo States. The socio-political group, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Olawale Oshun, also thanked Yoruba voters across Nigeria for speaking eloquently and peacefully with their votes during the March 28 Presidential and […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – A notorious armed Robbery kingpin identified as Emeka Odo alias (LANDLORD) who has been a thorn on the flesh of motorists and residents of obolloafor in Udenu council Area of the state and environs was on Tuesday lynched to death by angry mob. The mob African Examiner gathered pounced on […]
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos has asked Ndigbo in Lagos to ignore and forget the unfortunate statement credited to the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu when he addressed some Igbo Chiefs in Lagos over the weekend. In a statement signed by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, the State Publicity Secretary of […]
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – As the gubernatorial draw closer, the Plateau State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says despite the gang up of the oppositions All Progressives Congress ( APC), Labour Party (LP) and the Mega Progressive Peoples Party (MPPP), yet, they cannot claim to having strong grip of the North central State, to guarantee […]
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
By Akin Soneyin, Ado-Ekiti – The impeachment drama of the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, recorded a major casualty Tuesday as a pro-governor Protester was killed by unknown gunmen in Efon Alaaye. Identified as Modupe Olaiya, the protester, our source in Ado Ekiti, the State capital, indicated was shot dead, as he and others resisted […]
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Tuesday, April 7th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The police in Enugu has arrested a teenager, Ifeanyi Ihejika, for allegedly killing his cousin, Izuchukwu Ihejika. He blamed the gruesome act on Satan. African Examiner reports that the incident took place in Amankpunato village, in Oji River Council Area of Enugu State, on Easter Sunday. It was gathered that […]
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Monday, April 6th, 2015
Lagos Oba, Rilwan Akiolu has made a u-turn over his threat that any Igbo man who votes against the candidacy of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode will die. The Oba says he never made such statement, but African Examiner can confirm that the oba actually said any Igbo man who votes against […]
