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Friday, September 5th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State government Friday dismissed reports that an Ebola patient was receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, (FETHA), saying the information was misleading. African Examiner Correspondent gathered that the rumour report threw many residents of the state into panic and anxiety. Reacting in a statement, the State Commissioner for […]
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Friday, September 5th, 2014
The Lagos State Government has declared October 15 of this year horn-free day, a day in which no motorist will use horn. The government said it has concluded plans to set a date aside to be observed as a horn free day every year. Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opeifa disclosed this on Friday in […]
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Crime Watch, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State
Friday, September 5th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Two notorious armed robbery suspects belonging to a gang that have been terrorizing Enugu and its environs were on Thursday shot dead by operatives of the state Police Command, at the Akagbeugwu community, in Nkanu West local government Area of the state. They were killed during a gun dwell with the police […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
By Niyi Adeyi The South Western Executive Council of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fired its Zonal Chairman, Mr Ishola Filani for lack of confidence and anti party activities. Filani was however replaced with the former zonal Treasurer, Mr. Lanre Orimoloye as the zonal Acting leader. An Ex-officio member, Mr. Ayotunde Olowofoyeku, disclosed […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos Chapter has said that the Lagos State Government took a hard decision to reverse the LASU school fees in the overall interest of 25 million Lagosians so that Lagos PDP will not continue to use it to score cheap political points. In a release signed by the State Publicity […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
…Gives Occupants 7 Days Ultimatum Vacate Properties Agabus Pwanagba As part of efforts to correct anomalies perpetrated by the administration of impeached Governor of Adamawa State, Murtala Nyako, Acting Governor Rt. Hon. Ahmadu Fintiri has revoked the sales of all government residential houses and lodges at Dougirei quarters in the State capital. The houses and […]
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Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Operatives of the Department for State Security Service DSS in Anambra state have arrested three kidnap suspects including a Herbalist, in connection with the abduction of one Charles Onyido at Ogbunike, in Oyi council Area of the state. The suspects were also accused of kidnapping an Onitsha based legal practitioner, Barrister Ejike Efobi at Nkpor, […]
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Vice Chancellor of University of Jos (UNIJOS), Professor Hayward Mafuyai has warned the students against examination malpractice and campus cultism. The VC who threatened expulsion as punishment for any of the act urged the undergraduates to be security conscious in view of the prevailing security challenges in the country as well […]
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Tension has mounted in the entire Enugu city, following the murder Tuesday, of a serving Chief Magistrate, O J Nwani. African Examiner gathered that the jurist was killed by unknown suspected assassins. Our Correspondent further learnt in Enugu that the Magistrate, who served in Enugu South Area of the state, Magisterial […]
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia The Transition Committee Chairman of Isiala Ngwa North Council Area of Abia State, Chief Ginger Onwusibe has denied media reports (Not African Examiner) that he and his aides recently attacked the Senator representing Abia Central Senatorial District, Nkechi Nwaogu. Onwusibe was accused by the Federal lawmaker, of using hoodlums to hurt […]
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Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Ahead of Saturday, September 6, Adamawa governorship primary, the state Acting Governor, Ahmadu Finitiri’s hope of clinching the ruling People Democratic Party (PDP) ticket, Tuesday became brighter as one of the party’s prominent aspirants and former Nigeria Ambassador to Tunisia, James Barka stepped down for him. Similarly, African Examiner Correspondent reported that […]
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Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
The battle for the Governorship of Plateau State is already heating up with several aspirants springing up especially from the ruling PDP, with the latest being, Engineer Jimmy Zingtim Chetto. Chettto a Former Director of Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), has thrown his hat into the gubernatorial race. In his declaration in Jos, Cheto promised […]
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Ebola News, Latest Headlines, News From The State
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Barely a week after the confirmation of the country’s sixth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) casualty in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, another 19 year old teen, suspected to be infected with Ebola has been quarantined in a special centre in Kaduna state, North Western Nigeria. Sources at the Ahmadu Bello University […]
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014
Written by Obinna Akukwe The Boko Haram insurgents have finally chased away the predominantly Christian community of Gwoza and hoisted their black and white flag in the conquered territory. Succinctly put, they have captured the Christian community of Gwoza and declared it an Islamic state. This is just the beginning. There are reports that they […]
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014
A socio-political group made up of young Nigerians across the country, Democratic Young Patriots, DYP, has called on PDP delegates in Adamawa to support the governorship aspiration of former Lagos state military administrator, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa in the interest of the state and the North East zone. The group in a statement released in […]
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Sunday, August 31st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The South- east governor’s forum on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the commitment and efforts of the federal and state governments in tackling the dreaded Ebola scourge in Nigeria. Rising from its one day meeting held in Enugu, the forum said, “we commend the federal and state governments for their efforts to arrest […]
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Saturday, August 30th, 2014
From Ignatius Okpara Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state has confirmed the death of the kidnappers who killed former state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Kenneth Nwosu, in a gun battle near Ikwuano council Area. Orji made this known Friday at the funeral service of the late Nwosu, held at St. the Peter’s Anglican Church, Amizi-Olokoro, […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola All the Fourteen governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) for Adamawa governorship bye-election are working round the clock to ensure their victory at the primaries. African examiner’s correspondent gathered that the report of the waiver will be ready Today (Friday). The PDP Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha while addressing […]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2014
Ayo Balogun Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has told residents of the state not to panic as government has the machinery to curtail the spread of the disease. The governor, in a Statewide broadcast on Thursday said the people of the […]
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Thursday, August 28th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of Rev. Ifeanyi Raphael Nwoye as the new Deputy Governor of the state. He is from Ishiogbo Nara in Nkanu East council Area of the state. The new deputy Governor, is from same community with the impeached Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi. […]
