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Tuesday, May 19th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun with Agency Reports – The embattled Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has fired two top officials in his cabinet, including the Ministers of Defence and Foreign in connection with last Wednesday foiled coup against his government. President Nkurunziza’s Spokesperson, Gervais Abayeho, confirmed this Tuesday, announcing that Emmanuel Ntahonvukiye, was named Monday to replace […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja Tuesday to attend the 47th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government holding in Accra, Ghana. A statement from the president’s spokesperson said the summit, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of ECOWAS, will receive reports on the current situation in Burkina Faso and […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
Market men and women from Idi-Ose Market in Apapa area of Lagos, Nigeria on Monday protested vehemently at the Lagos State House of Assembly over the planned demolition of their market by Oba Fatai Aromire Ojora. The traders, about 100 said the royal father had given them till Thursday 21 May, 2015 to vacate the […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – The governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia, the Abia state capital has received two separate petitions from two candidates laying claim to the ticket of the All Progressives Grand Alliance APGA in the state. The gubernatorial candidates are, Dr. Alex Otti, who was officially recognised by the Independent National […]
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Monday, May 18th, 2015
Mrs Patience Jonathan, has challenged women to always be responsible, and to use their positions to positively impact on the society and the less privileged. She gave the challenge on Sunday in Abuja, at the Miss United Nations Nigeria Pageant 2015, while congratulating Miss Precious Chikwendu who won the 2014 edition of the pageant in […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP), has thrown its full weight behind the nation’s president- Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari in fighting corruption, when he assumes office. Buhari, had some time ago, declared that “if Nigeria does not kill corruption, corruption will kill Nigeria”. CNPP, in a press statement issued […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
By Collins Amadi- Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Amaechi has vowed that a former Deputy Commissioner of Police in the State, just promoted as the Commissioner of Police, John Amadi will be returned to the State for embarrassing the incoming ruling APC and the President-Elect, General Muhammadu Buhari (rted) as well as account for […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
The North -East Caucus in the House of Representatives at the weekend pledged their supports for theMinority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila (APC Lagos) as the Speaker of the 8th House. The caucus also endorsed Hon. Mohammed Tahir Monguno from Borno State as their choice of candidate for the position of Deputy […]
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Sunday, May 17th, 2015
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The wife of the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan, Dame Patience has confirmed she suffered a serious health challenge and had a major surgical operation in Germany in January while the Presidential electioneering campaign was on. Mrs. Jonathan, disclosed this Sunday, while she was speaking during a farewell service organized by the […]
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Saturday, May 16th, 2015
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Niger State Governor Babangida Aliyu and his Jigawa’s counterpart, Sule Lamido of getting stuck in the pre-election mode, urging them to wake up to the reality that electioneering campaign is over and it is time for nation building. In a statement issued in Lagos Saturday by […]
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Saturday, May 16th, 2015
*60,000 houses, mosques, churches and schools at Akute, Adiyan threatened Elders and community leaders of Akute, Baale Akin-Osin and Oke-Aro communities in Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State have sent a Save-Our-Souls appeal to the Ogun and Lagos State governments over a seven-day demolition ultimatum issued to landlords and occupants of the 60,000 houses, […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
*says it’ll reduce indiscipline, engender sanity Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has described the decision of the State House of Assembly to declare the four seats of its members, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress, APC, as a step in the right direction. The Governor in […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
By Eric Ojo, Abuja – As the flurry of agenda-setting for the incoming administration of Nigeria’s President-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari gathers momentum, health experts and women rights activists in the country have insisted that the new government must prioritize and frontally tackle the high rate of maternal and infant mortality rate in Nigeria. Nigeria currently […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
The ongoing political crisis and confusion in Burundi rage, as the renegade General and former Defence Minister, Gen Cyrille Ndayirukiye, two Police Commissioners and about 12 other Police officers, Friday were arrested in connection with the Wednesday purported “overthrow” of embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza’s administration. Security Minister Gabriel Nizigama confirmed this, while the President’s Spokesperson, […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
Abia State government has handed back a total of 100 primary schools to their original owners to enhance qualitative education under the first phase of the programme. Of the number, the Catholic Church has 25 schools, Anglican Church 26, Methodist Church 16 and Qua Iboe Church 12 schools. The Seventh Day Adventist Church has 8 […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
An Aide of the Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly has threatened to deal with Kenneth Uwadi, the President of Youths for Human Rights Protection and Transparency Initiative (YARPTI) who is also the Coordinator of YAHVCP . The offence of Uwadi was the petition he sent to the Nigerian President Elect where he called […]
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The lingering rift between Governor Sullivan Chime and 15 members oa the Enugu state House of Assembly has worsened, as the Speaker, Eugene Odoh, on Thursday raised the alarm over alleged grand conspiracy by the governor and police to arrest and poison him in the cell. African Examiner reliably learnt […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2015
The Administration of Criminal Justice Bill has been assented to, by the outgoing President Goodluck Jonathan. Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Mr. President, Dr. Reuben Abati, confirmed this Thursday in Abuja, while fielding questions from journalists. It would be recalled the bill which among others is aimed at addressing the challenge of delay […]
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Thursday, May 14th, 2015
Confusion still ensues in the Bujumbura, the Burundian capital, just as the rival soldiers still battle for control, as controversies still trail the “overthrow” of President Pierre Nkurunziza’s government, while his plane has been refused landing at the country’s airport. Following the stalemate, fighting broke Thursday around the state television station and Bujumbura airport, as […]
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Wednesday, May 13th, 2015
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Wednesday said it has been vindicated by the decision of an Abuja High Court which ordered Col. Sam Inokoba (retd), from parading himself as the State Chairman of the party. A statement issued in Yenagoa by the Secretary of the party’s State Working Committee, (SWC), Mr. […]
