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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU , NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely eight months the Enugu State House of Assembly summoned some former Commissioners and contractors that handled various projects during the administration of ex- Governor Sullivan Chime, the Legialative House has again, called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to revoke with immediate effect all contractual agreements […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a former ally of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele who is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on his alleged role in the handling of over N1.2 billion to […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Nsima Ekere as Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Also nominated is the former senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba as the Chairman of the NDDC board. Senator Egba is from Cross Rivers state. Our correspondent reports that Mr Ekere […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has approved the sum of N241,455,285,471 billion as budget for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2016 fiscal year. From the amount, the sum of N52,982,280,360billion is for personnel costs; N34,388,260,823billion for overhead costs while the balance of N154,084,744,288 is for capital expenditure, representing 64 percent. […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday confiscated a total 152 cartons of unregistered Dizapam tablets B.P. 10mg valued over N25million. Enugu State Coordinator of the agency, Ikechuku Okoye, disclosed this to newsmen before displaying the drugs in his office at the Enugu Federal secretariat. […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has hailed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the removal of erring judges, including an Osun jurist, Justice Oloyede Folahanmi, declaring that the judiciary will earn its deserved respect if all the bad eggs can be fished out and severely […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Strong indication that there is a major crack within the Leadership of House emerged Wednesday as the Speaker Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara sacked the Chairman House Committee on Appropriation Hon Abdul Mumin Jibrin. Hon.Jibrin is a strong ally of Dogara and played a strong role in routing […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is scheduled to attend the 2016 International Leaders Forum (ILF) during the United States Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania slated for July 25-28, 2016. This follows Chief Odigie-Oyegun’s acceptance of an invitation by the President of the National […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rift between Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC Lagos Central) and Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West) over alleged assaults against each other at the executive session of the Senate last week Tuesday got messier on Tuesday with Tinubu alleging that Melaye wanted to rape her. Tinubu in a petition forwarded to […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
The Bayelsa State Government has called on students of the Niger Delta University (NDU) to blame their lecturers for the continuous shut down of the institution, government has done its part to end the strike. The advice came following reports that some students of the university were planning to take to the streets this Wednesday to protest the […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Eric Ojo, Abuja WASH Global Ambassador and a member of the Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) Steering Committee, Engr. Ebele Okeke, has lent her voice to the call for the establishment of a full-fledged office of the Council in Nigeria. The WASH Ambassador said as Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria deserves a […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the ongoing trial of the Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, over alleged forgery of the Senate Rules, saying it was a deliberate plot to tarnish the personality and Office of his office. Speaking on […]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
– As briefed by CBN Gov; Fin. Minister Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday acknowledged the pains being faced by many Nigerians as result of the dwindling fortunes of the country’s economy, lamenting to the leadership that the people are suffering. The Senate’s concern came as the Finance Minister, […]
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Tuesday, July 19th, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to discerning Nigerians to ignore orchestrated attempts to sully the integrity of Ministers and other senior government officials, who are being tarred with the brush of corruption without any concrete evidence. Reacting to reports, particularly by an online media, that the immediate past Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National […]
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Monday, July 18th, 2016
Ayodele Adegbuyi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Bukola Saraki on Monday restated his loyalty to the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Saraki alongside reiterated his belief that President Muhammadu Buhari’s government will redeem its electoral promises made during the 2015 general elections. The Senate President spoke at the 10th […]
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Monday, July 18th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About three weeks after he left office, a discordant tune has ensued between the immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase and his successor acting Ibrahim Idris as the allegation and counter over the number of cars Arase left with rage. The acting IGP has alleged that […]
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Monday, July 18th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the spate of delay tactics being deployed in the hearing of various alleged criminal cases in the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the judiciary to be in the forefront of efforts to develop rights based jurisprudence as an element in the multi-disciplinary approach advocated […]
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Monday, July 18th, 2016
As part of its philanthropic gesture, the Dangote Foundation has delivered food items to alleviate the suffering of the vulnerable and the indigent in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The food items, worth millions of Naira, was last Thursday presented to the Minister of FCT Malam Muhammad Musa Bello. Receiving the items, the Minister said […]
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Saturday, July 16th, 2016
By Akin Soneyin OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Dino Melaye alleged verbal assault on his Lagos colleague, Oluremi Tinubu has continued to draw reactions, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Women wing has condemned the action and called for stiff punishments against the Kogi Lawmaker. The Osun chapter of the group in a […]
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Friday, July 15th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Committee charged with investigating the Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to 2015, for further investigation of those involved, after the committee found a number of irregularities in the contract awards. The approval followed the Third Interim Report of the Presidential Committee […]
