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Saturday, November 29th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The Imo state government has dismissed rumour making the rounds in some quarters that the recent collapse of the state multi-million naira Film Academy in Owerri, was as a result of sub standard material used in the construction of the edifice. Our correspondent reports that the building, located along Egbu Road Owerri, […]
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Friday, November 28th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As the battle for the governorship of Plateau State continues to gather momentum ahead of the 2015 polls, a group under the aegis of Equity and Justice Forum, has called on the National Leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party to dissolve the State Exco of the party, for what it describe as […]
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Friday, November 28th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara Police in Rivers State have apprehended a final year student of Rivers State University of Science and Technology, RSUST, while undergoing cult initiation. The initiation exercise, the police said, was taking place in a nearby bush close to the back gate of the university before the security operative swooped on them. A […]
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Less than one week after a fatal road crash which claimed the lives of over 15 persons along the Enugu Onitsha old road, another fatal road accident occurred Wednesday in Abia State South Eastern Nigeria, leaving seven persons dead, while several others sustained injuries. The accident, which involved a Hiace commercial […]
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Thursday, November 27th, 2014
Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson on Wednesday presented cheques worth N16.7 million to scholars studying Izon language under the pilot programme for the teaching and learning of the Ijaw language, just as he declared N2.2 billion as total funds available for spending at the end of October 2014. Making the presentation at the Monthly […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
By Eric Ojo The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Mike Okiro has reiterated the need for a system of revenue collection in Nigeria that guarantees the highest degree of public confidence in government’s integrity, efficiency and fairness. The Chairman said such a system must also comply with current statutory provisions and revenue generation […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
The Kwara State Government has lodged a formal complaint to the Commissioner of Police, Kwara State Command about some miscreants sponsored by some Peoples Democratic Party leaders in Kaiama Local Government Area who attacked Government Abdulfatah Ahmed’s convoy Tuesday this week. In a letter signed by the Senior Special Assistant Security Intelligence to the Executive […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Men of the Military Special Task Force (STF) responsible for the maintenance of peace in Plateau State and the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), task force officials, Wednesday clashed over an attempt to seal off the Hill Station Hotel, in Jos, the State capital, by the tax enforcement team. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
The Abia state government has denied media reports that PDP Abia screening committee has disqualified Governor’s orji’s son from participating in the forthcoming state assembly election due to his membership of secret society. A statement issued by Mr Charles Ajunwa, Chief Press Secretary to Abia State Governor, declared that the publication was not only false […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers State has debunked rumours by mischief makers and political opponents that the All Progressives Congress (APC) is an Islamic Party. Speaking during an interactive session with students at the Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (UOE) in Port Harcourt, Amaechi said the APC is not an Islamic Party and has no […]
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Wednesday, November 26th, 2014
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has told his predecessor, Orji Uzor Kalu to stop pointing accusing fingers to his direction for his (Kalu’s) political woes. Governor Orji who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Ajunwa, denied allegation by Kalu that he (Orji) had handpicked all the candidates for various elective positions in the […]
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has restored all the privileges of former Governor Olusegun Oni, which were stopped by the administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi. A statement in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said Governor Fayose took the step in appreciation of the contributions of past leaders […]
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
One of the PDP governorship aspirants in Rivers state, Tonye Princewill is not a happy man at this time over his disqualification from the race by the PDP South – South screening committee. To this end, the politician is accusing the former Minister state for Education, Nyesome Wike of being responsible for his disqualification. A […]
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Ahead of 2015 general elections, more controversies have continued to trail claims that some prominent ruling PDP stalwarts including the former Governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye, Dame Pauline Tallen, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, Engr. Jimmy Cheto and a host of others have returned home – to the PDP. This was confirmed when 61 stakeholders […]
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Monday, November 24th, 2014
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has presented a budget of N489.69 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget is the same as that of 2014, which stood at N489.69 billion. The budget retains its zero deficit in order to ensure that […]
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Monday, November 24th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following the security challenges facing the North Eastern part of the Country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North Central zone, said over 35,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Adamawa, Yobe, Borno and Taraba States have fled to Plateau State due to the raging attacks. This was contained in a press statement […]
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Barely two weeks to the governorship primaries of the PDP, a group, Equity and Justice Forum
founded by a former PDP Chairman in Plateau State
Prof. Dakum Shown appears to be in a state of quandary. The group is
the umbrella body for aggrieved politicians who are against the choice of Governor […]
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Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Two suspects, a man and woman who have been parading them selves as senior police officers, as well as duping unsuspected members of the public, especially in Anambra state and environs, on Friday met their waterloo, as they were nabbed by detectives from the Special Anti-Robbery Squad SARS of the Anambra […]
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Friday, November 21st, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole has condemned the action of seven PDP lawmakers who impeached Speaker Ekiti state House of Assembly on Thursday. The seven PDP lawmakers out 26 members impeached speaker, Dr. Adewale Omirin and Deputy Speaker, Mr. Tunji Orisalade in a plenary session in the House of Assembly Chamber in […]
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Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
The Bayelsa State Government on Tuesday called on the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) to ensure that, the Nigerian Content Policy is translated into the creation of employment opportunities, particularly for Bayelsans to reflect the state’s contributions to the development of the national economy. Governor Seriake Dickson made the assertion, while declaring open the 4th […]
