IGNATIUS OKPARA in Umuahia Abia state Commissioner for Transport, Mr Ikechukwu Emesobum has disclosed that two communities in the state had donated 1,500 hectares of land for the state airport project. Emesobum, made this known Saturday while speaking with newsmen on how far the state government had gone in the process of acquiring land for […]
The Nigeria military on Friday shut hundreds of kilometres of Nigeria’s border with Cameroon to stop Islamic extremists popularly Boko Haram using Nigeria as a haven for their attacks. Brig. Gen. Rogers Nicholas of the Armored Brigade said during a press conference that the action was necessary due to the porous border of Nigeria with […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, ONITSHA Two people were on Friday send to their untimely graves, just as several others sustained various degrees of injuries, following a free for- all- fight staged by two factions of motor park touts in Onitsha. The bloody clash which took place at the Aba central park, upper Iweka Onitsha, Anambra state was between […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki At least about 20,000 applicants in Ebonyi state have besieged the state Secondary Education Board in Abakaliki to obtain recruitment forms for teaching jobs. Most of the applicants, who were scrambling to collect the forms from officials of the board, said they have been unemployed for several years since after graduation form […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The killing of innocent civilians in the hinterlands of Plateau State has continued unabated as 13 people were reportedly killed and 5 others injured in another early morning attack on Thursday by unknown gunmen. African Examiner gathered that the attackers stormed Rapyem Village in Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government of […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A Delta High Court sitting in Effurun Wednesday sentenced two persons including a Civil Servant in the state to 33 years with hard labour for kidnapping a prominent Deltan born Hotelier. The said kidnappers had demanded N10 million-naira ransom from family of their victim, which was paid to them by the wife, before […]
…As Tractors Pulled Down Residential Homes Ignatius Okpara The people of Ezza Nkomoru Onugba-Nike in Enugu east council area of Enugu state currently homeless have called on Enugu state government, corporate and organizations to as a matter of urgency come to their aid. Professor Nnaji, according to the community, had last Friday allegedly used tractors […]
The Ogun State Government has set aside about N11 billion for large-scale farming and improved agricultural production this year, with planned expansion of state-owned cocoa, oil palm, cotton, kolanut and cashew plantations located across the state. The state government intends to install a 15,000-capacity hatchery and engage in massive production of point-of-cage pullets. Speaking on […]
By Agabus Pwanagba Despite the security challenges bedeviling the North- Eastern part of the country, a group under the aegis of North East Progressive Youth for Jonathan (NPYFJ) has expressed it desire to support President Goodluck Jonathan’s if he decides to contest the 2015 Presidential election. This was stated by the Zonal Coordinator of the […]
…Kill 2 members of their Abductors IGNATIUS OKPARA in Aba The Anti Robbery Unit of the Aba Area Police Command, Abia state on Saturday killed two of the kidnap suspects that recently abducted a Chinese national and her husband in the commercial city. Apart from the abduction of the foreigner, Mrs Tang Bing, married to […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Port Harcourt Mr. Johnson Babatunde Ogunshakin, the new Rivers State commissioner of police CP, has resumed office at the state police headquarters in Port Harcourt. The CP on his resumption Thursday had convened a meeting with top officers of the command where he expressed his readiness to take police in the state […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state Thursday announced the immediate suspension of the commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development Mrs. Nma Onyechere, The governor also suspended the Transition Committee Chairman of Oguta Local Government area, Chief Henry Igbomezie. According to the Governor who made the announcement through his Senior Special Assistant, […]
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji on Wednesday praised the immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Onyeabor Ihejirika (rtd), for his immense contributions and supports, which he said, led to the restoration of peace and security in the state. Governor Orji who disclosed this during the pull out ceremony in honour of Lt. […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu There are strong indications that Enugu state governor Sullivan Chime may dethrone two traditional rulers who participated in a recent solidarity visit to the Deputy senate president, (DSP) Ike Eweremadu. Our correspondent gathered that the Monarchs, were part of a delegation of Ezeagu Local Government Stakeholders and Leaders of Thought, which paid […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos No fewer than 299 retired public servants have received the sum of N1.2 billion as their pensions from the Lagos State Government. The pensioners were presented retirement bond certificates under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) on Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria The Director General of the Lagos State Pension Commission Mr. Rotimi Hussain […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu State police command on Tuesday declared one Chidi Akabuogu wanted for allegedly defrauding the Enugu State Government to the tune of N53 million naira. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu who disclosed this to African Examiner in Enugu,the suspect, is being accused of forgery and […]
Agabus Pwanagba There was a pandemonium in Bukuru metropolis of Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State on Tuesday morning following the killing of a widow allegedly killed by Muslim youths in the area. African Examiner gathered that the victim was a widow and a Christian in which her death sparked off reprisal attack […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Aba For short changing customers through metre adjustment, the Abia state office of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), Monday sealed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mega station in Umuahia and seven other independent filling stations in the state. The DPR action came after a surveillance exercise carried out by its field […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Enugu The Enugu state police command says operatives of its criminal investigation Department CID have commenced full scale investigations into the recent alleged murder of one mr. Ogbonna Idoko and his wife victoria Idoko of Okpowo Okpo Enugu Ezike in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu state. According to the state […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended its nationwide membership registration by two days to accommodate the millions of Nigerians who have turned out to register but could not yet do so. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party said […]
