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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam-No fewer than six persons were feared killed and about 35 victims were seriously injured Sunday, in yet another suicide bomb explosion in Potiskum, Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent in Damanturu, State capital gathered that the blast occurred around 1:20pm in front of the residence of the Peoples’ Democratic Party […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – As the country’s general elections approach, Imo state indigenes residing in some parts of the North have started returning home massively out of fear of post-elections violence. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent observed that most of the major motor parks in various towns in the state, such as Orlu, Owerri, and […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the DSS and the Police over their loud silence on the threats of war by ex-militants if President Goodluck Jonathan loses February 14, election, saying their failure to act is an indication of double standard and lack of fairness
. APC in a statement issued in Lagos Sunday by its […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
Daniel Sturridge returned from a lengthy injury layoff with a goal as Liverpool bounced back from their energy-sapping League Cup loss at Stamford Bridge in midweek with a comfortable 2-0 win over West Ham United at Anfield. It was another impressive performance by Brendan Rodgers’ men as they dominated for long periods and continued their […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
A political earthquake shook Rivers State on Thursday and Friday, prompting the ruling party in the State, the All Progressives Congress (APC), to declare the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) dead in the State. With relative ease, the campaign train of APC governorship candidate, Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, and his running mate, Hon. Honourable Asita […]
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Sunday, February 1st, 2015
Eric Ojo – A coalition of civil society organizations (CSOs) and legal practitioners engaged in the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act have said that effective implementation of the Act will ensure the enthronement of participatory democracy in Nigeria. The coalition noted that Nigeria’s hope of having a democratic process that is participatory and […]
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Saturday, January 31st, 2015
Ayo Balogun – Following his sterling track records, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Ekiti Bibiire Coalition, North America Chapter, has thrown its weight behind the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) in the February election. “Successful Presidents are hardworking and persistent. They set ambitious goals for themselves and move heaven and earth […]
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Friday, January 30th, 2015
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari was at the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu’s palace in Lagos Island on Friday where he promised the compensate Lagos State over long period of neglect as the nation’s former capital. Buhari was accompanied by his running mate, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, National leader of […]
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Friday, January 30th, 2015
Audu Limun, Gombe – Former governor of Gombe state Senator Danjuma Goje has donated 29 Volkswagen Sharon busses, 500 motorcycles to supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state to strengthen the party’s campaign machinery in Gombe state. The state leader of the party, Senator Goje also donated 1000 sewing machines to the […]
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Friday, January 30th, 2015
The embattled governor of Bauchi State, Malam Isa Yuiguda is said to have continued his romance with the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) through nocturnal meetings at a private residence in Abuja. The secret parleys which usually hold deep in the night from 12 midnight are aimed at perfecting their game plan ahead of the crucial February 14 presidential […]
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Friday, January 30th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin- City Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, of Edo state, on Thursday accused the Peoples Democratic Party PDP -led Federal Government of short changing Nigerians, by selling kerosene N150 per litre instead of N50. The governor, leveled the accusation while receiving scores of members of the PDP, who decamped to the ruling All Progressives […]
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Thursday, January 29th, 2015
The AirAsia jet that crashed into the Java Sea in December, killing all 162 people on board, was being piloted by the plane’s co-pilot, not its captain, Indonesian officials said at a news briefing today. Mardjono SiswoSumarno, chief investigator at the National Transportation Safety Committee, said the cockpit voice recording indicated that the co-pilot, French […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) affirms that it is not a party to the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan’s re-election bid as misrepresented in different media reports. In a press statement signed by its publicity secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, the group described the use of its insignia to promote the said endorsement as fraudulent and an […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has advised the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state, Senator Simon Ajibola to stop telling lies in a desperate attempt to show he has performed as the Senator representing Kwara South. Responding to claims by Senator Ajibola that he contributed money towards […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, on Wednesday attacked the former Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, for negative assessment of President Goodluck Jonathan’s management of the country’s economy. The Minister, in a statement by her Special Adviser on Media, Paul Nwabuikwu, accused Soludo of single-handedly mismanaging the country’s banking […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka – Residents of Anambra state, south east Nigeria, are now living in perpetual fear as the deadly Cholera disease which hit the area has killed eight persons, while 25 others had been hospitalised. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Akabuike, who made this known to newsmen on Tuesday in his […]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin-City – The entire Arougba village in Oredo Council Area of Edo State, has been thrown into anxiety and confusion as unknown assailants on Tuesday beheaded the assistant Head, of the community , Chief Uwumahongie, over alleged land dispute. African Examiner Online gathered that the killers were said to have left with […]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
Elder statesman and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih, has said that Nigeria must remain united during and after the forthcoming general elections regardless of the nation’s existing religious, regional and ethnic fault lines. In a statement titled, “2015 Elections: Nigeria must keep moving forward […]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised alarm over what it described as plot to ridicule the state traditional rulers at President Jonathan’s rally slated for Wednesday in Port Harcourt. A statement issued Tuesday night in Port Harcourt by Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya reads: “It has come […]
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Tuesday, January 27th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The APC Presidential Campaign Organisation has alerted the country’s security agents of a plot to use thugs to embarrass the party’s presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari who is scheduled to hold his campaign rally in Taraba State on Wednesday, January 28, 2015. A press statement issued by the Directorate of Media […]
