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Sunday, June 8th, 2014
The south east Governors forum on sunday expressed shock and deep sorrow over the sudden demise of former Minister of information, professor Dora Akunyili. The former Director- General of National Agency for food Drug Administration and control NAFDAC passed on last saturday in far away India during a protracted cancer related ailment. Besides, the governors, […]
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Thursday, June 5th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka The police in Ogidi Anambra state have arrested two young ladies identified as Chioma from Umudioka in Dunukofia council area, of the state and one Amaka for allegedly engaging in lesbianism. The suspects, according to a police source, were caught while indulging in the unholy act in a beer parlour belonging to […]
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Thursday, June 5th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As the battle for who to replace Governor Jonah Jang begins to heat up, posters of Senator Victor Lar, a current serving senator representing the Southern Senatorial zone, are pasted all over Jos City and Environs as an aspirant for the governorship seat. Lar is a force to reckon with, but has […]
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
No fewer than eight students of the Lagos State University (LASU) have been arrested and arraigned in court embarking on protest to demand the reduction of their school fees by the Lagos State Government. This is coming as the Committee set up by Governor Babatunde Fashola to review downward the school fees said it had […]
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2014
The Kwara State government had spent N3.7billion for remoulding, reconstruction, staffing and modern medical equipment of five general hospitals in Ilorin, Share, Omu-Aran, Offa and Kaiama. Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatai Ahmed disclosed this on Monday during the inauguration of the Omu-Aran and Offa general hospitals in Kwara State. Ahmed described quality health care as a […]
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Monday, June 2nd, 2014
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa on Sunday said that his administration was using security vote to pay over 1,400 youths engaged by the state government under the Nasarawa Youth Empowerment Scheme. The Governor disclosed this in Lafia while speaking to journalists shortly after inspecting some abandoned road projects initiated by the previous administration in Adudu, […]
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Sunday, June 1st, 2014
By Tajudeen Balogun Following the arrest on Tuesday, 200 officers of the Federal Task Force, in Alausa Ikeja, the Lagos state government has appealed to the State Police Command to be more vigilant, check vandals and be at alert to foil attempt to unleash terror on residents of the state. The call was against the […]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2014
Jacob Oyewale Bayelsa State government has disclosed that the government will partner with some Israeli to boost agriculture sector in the state. The Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson stated this on Friday when the Israeli Ambassador, Mr. Uriel Palti paid him a courtesy call at the Government House in Yenagoa. Governor Dickson said that […]
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Saturday, May 31st, 2014
Senate Spokesman, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has declared that Abia State particularly Aba is strategic in industrial development of Nigeria. Abaribe also said it requires a clear headed personality to sustain the various legacy projects, which foundation have been laid by Governor T. A Orji. The senator who is aspiring to govern the state come 2015, […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Ignatius Okpara, Benin Edo state police command on Wednesday apprehended a 31- year-old man, Akharamen Ehizokhai, who allegedly hacked into the website of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) recently. The alleged fraudster was said to have opened a website where he posted fake questions and answers of Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for candidates […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Onitsha The medical Director of Nkemefuna Hospital and Maternity, Umunachi in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra state, Dr. Ikebuilo has been arrested by the police over alleged involvement in child trafficking. Dr. Ikebuilo, who hails from Ogidi, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State is presently undergoing interrogation in the […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Kwara State Governor, Dr Abdulfatah Ahmed has vowed not to rest until the state achieves its maximum potentials of sustainable development, especially the necessary infrastructure requirement. Governor Ahmed said this while commissioning the Oro-Ijomu Oro road in Irepodun local government area and Ijara-Isin-Isanlu-Isin road in Isin local government area of the State as part of […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Barely a week after 3 explosions rocked the city of Jos, 4 people are reported to have been killed in an early morning attack by unknown gunmen in Wat village of Kuru District in Jos South LGA of Plateau State. African Examiner gathered that the attackers came around 1am Wednesday morning and […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Dozens of primary and secondary school children in Enugu state Tuesday joined their counterparts across Nigeria to mark this year’s National Children Days celebration amidst tears and grief as they wept openly while praying for the safety and speedy release of the over 200 female students of the Government Secondary School, […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has condemned the N100 million pension bill just passed into law by the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, following prompting by Governor Godswill Akpabio, describing it as immoral, unfair, unconstitutional, unreasonable, and a rip-off on a massive scale. The organization said Akwa Ibom must be the only […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Series of protests shook Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday as several groups used the Children’s Day celebration to protest the abduction of 234 secondary school girls in Chibok, Borno State. Various groups thronged the Lagos State Governor’s Office protesting the abduction of the girls and calling for their release. The groups, which took […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba As the 2015 general elections get closer, supporters of the 2011 Bauchi State President Goodluck Jonathan campaign Coordinator, Alhaji Shu’aibu Ahmed Gardama have threatened to dump the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, unless positive steps are taken to correct the anomalies bedeviling the party in the State. Supporters of the PDP Chieftain led by […]
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Monday, May 26th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki The people of Ihietutu community of Ishiagu in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State on Sunday staged a protest over the non-compliance with the terms of agreement in the land lease signed by the community and a private. Mining firm. The aggrieved community, had during the protest which featured over 2, […]
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Sunday, May 25th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Erstwhile Sole Administrator of Onuimo local government area of Imo State, Hon. Jeff Imo and Managing Director of LUFRANZA Construction Services have been declared wanted, following their involvement in a failed and abandoned road contracts. In a letter signed by Chairman of the Task Force Committee on Rural Roads in Imo State, […]
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Saturday, May 24th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to arrest those making inflamatory statements about the country, especially those saying “they will make the nation ungovernable”. Governor Jang made the statement during a visit to the scene of the twin bomb blast that rocked Jos on Tuesday. Jang, who […]
