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Sunday, December 21st, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba
, Lafia – Having lost in the recent PDP gubernatorial Primary in Nasarawa State, the
immediate past Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku is plotting to hijack the Labour Party’s ticket instead. Instead of to remain in his party, PDP, to either support the winner or challenge the primary in court, Mr. Maku […]
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Sunday, December 21st, 2014
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of Akpor Kingdom to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Chief Nyesom Wike in the 2015 elections for allegedly desecrating the Akpor Kingdom, a strong hold of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality in the […]
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Saturday, December 20th, 2014
Not lesser than 80,000 chickens, 100,000 bags of rice and cash gift were distributed to the people of Ekiti State between Thursday and yesterday under the stomach infrastructure progamme of Governor Ayodele Fayose. According to a press statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Idowu Adelusi, issued in Ado Ekiti yesterday, people […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
Four governorship aspirants on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue, have dragged before an Abuja High Court, Comrade Abba Yaro, Dr. George Akume, the APC and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over the imposition of Dr. Samuel Ortom as the APC governorship candidate for 2015 elections. They prayed the Court […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has launched its own new Vehicle number plate in Nsukka, Enugu State. Shortly after the launch Friday, the group called on all Igbos in Nigeria to embrace the new product, adding that they should also see its as the identity […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state has enjoined the Igbo race to embrace the opposition All progressive Congress (APC) insisting that the people are better off in the party. He also stressed the need for Igbos to imbibe team spirit and unity of purpose in their quest to be in […]
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Friday, December 19th, 2014
By Adamu Mohammed, Bauchi – The Bauchi State Police Command has warned against use of knock-outs, fire crackers and fireworks as it would cause panic in the state. The statement stressed that individuals and groups plotting to breach public peace should desist as security agencies are adequately prepared to content any security situation. Command’s spokesman […]
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Thursday, December 18th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, of Delta state on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N327.68bn for 2015 to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The proposal is made up of recurrent estimates of N161.6bn and a capital estimate of N166.07bn. The 2015 estimates are lower than that of last year, […]
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu, The Anglican Bishops under Enugu Ecclesiastical Province on Wednesday threatened to resist any attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to field a Roman Catholic tickets in the 2015 governorship election in the state. They insisted that since the PDP candidate in the state, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a Roman Catholic by […]
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2014
By Funmilayo Omidiji, Lagos – The Lagos State Chapter of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked the incumbent Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Oluranti Adebule as running mate to his 2015 governorship candidate, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule was born in Lagos State to the family of […]
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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
Kwara State Government is to establish and Independent Power Project (IPP) next year in the North Senatorial District of the State. The State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed said this on Monday at the flag-off of 32.8km Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Road project in Baruten local government area of the State. Governor Ahmed said the power plant expected to […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has threatened a show down with the Elders Council of the organisation over its plan to enthrone a new leadership in January 2014. African Examiner reports that the Ohaneze Elders Council led by former Minister of Aviation, chief Mbazulike Amaechi, […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2014
An Abia High Court sitting in Ohafia, has adjourned the N5 billion libel suit instituted by Engr. Chinedu Orji against Ebere Wabara and the Sun Publishing Limited to 26th January, 2015 for ruling on applications before it. Three applications were argued following applications filed by the counsels to the defendants asking the court to strike […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2014
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Barely a week after his emergence as the Plateau PDP gubernatorial flag bearer, Senator Gyang Pwajok has picked Mr. Yilji Gomwalk as his running mate for the 2015 elections. Until his nomination, Gomwalk who is the son of the late visionary leader of the old Benue-Plateau State, Joseph Deshi Gomwalk, […]
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Monday, December 15th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The local government chairman of Igbo-Eze North council area of Enugu state, Mr. Bonaventure Onuh, who was served impeachment notice last month over alleged 1.75 billion budget fraud has been impeached. African Examiner reports that Onuh was served impeachment notice by 16 of the 20 councilors in the council Area over […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, at the weekend joined other peoples Democratic party PDP aspirants, including ex- governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, in rejecting result of the gubernatorial primaries held on Monday 8th, December, 2014. The electoral committee for the primary election, had announced Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka […]
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Sunday, December 14th, 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has criticized Governor Fayose and his aides’ diatribes against former President Olusegun Obasanjo on behalf of Ekiti people, saying they spoke in their individual capacity or at best on behalf their party. Reacting to Fayose’s condemnation of the visit of five PDP Governors to former President Obasanjo […]
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Saturday, December 13th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A man identified as Elijah Nwankwo, from Ikwo council Area of Ebonyi state has allegedly died after consuming eight cans of bullet energy drink. African Examiner gathered that the deceased consumed the drinks as a result of betting. A source hinted that the late Nwankwo, had on Friday, boasted to drink […]
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Friday, December 12th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri A major tragedy was on Thursday averted in Imo state, as the police discovered two improvise explosive devices (IED) planted in a popular restaurant situated at Ikenegbu Layout, in Owerri, the state capital by unknown persons. According to the police, One of the explosive devices was planted in- between the split unit […]
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Thursday, December 11th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The Department of State Security (DSS), in Anambra has arrested a pastor of one of the new generation churches, two nurses and 13 others for alleged child trafficking and kidnapping in the state. They were paraded Wednesday at the Anambra DSS headquarters in Awka, by the state Director, Mr. Alex Okeiyi. The […]
