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Crime Watch, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State
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
Oyewale Oyelola President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered security forces to launch a full-scale operation to put an end to the impunity of Boko Haram insurgency in the country. President Jonathan made this declaration in address to the nation on 15years celebration of fourth republic on Thursday. According to him, “I am determined to protect our […]
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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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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia The entire Umuode community in Osisioma Ngwa local government area of Abia state was on Wednesday thrown into confusion when a middle aged man, Hanson Jacob lost his life four days after his lover’s husband, Mr. Frank Aro attacked him with an iron rod. African Examiner gathered that the incident, which took […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Deputy Speaker of the House Representatives, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha has sued for peace among Nigerians and called on all to remain faithful to the ideals of nationalism and nation-building against all odds. This is the crux of his message to Nigerians to mark this year’s May 29 Democracy Day. Noting that this is a […]
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Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Oyewale Oyelola Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the former Egyptian Army Chief is leading as votes counting begins after Egypt presidential election the lasted for three days-Monday to Wednesday. According to electoral commission Sisi has polled 91.8 percent of votes casted in 50 percent of polling stations as at Thursday morning. Sisi only opponent leftist politician Hamdeen […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
The Yoruba Socio-Cultural group, Afenifere has passed a vote of no confidence on the administration of Governor Babatunde Fashola in the last seven years, describing it as being too elitist. Spokesman of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin at a Democracy Day Colloquium organized by the Lagos state Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos, Nigeria […]
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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
By Tajudeen Balogun Despite daily influx of people from various parts of the country into the city, the Lagos State government has renewed its pledge to deliver best welfare programmes to the citizenry. The State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Lateef Aderemi Ibirogba, made the pledge on Wednesday, in Alausa, at a Ministerial briefing […]
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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
Proceedings at the plenary session of the National Conference were mournfully adjourned on Wednesday following the news of the death of Maryamu, the wife of the Conference Chairman and retired Chief Justice of the Federation, Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi, GCON. Maryamu, aged 70, died at the National Hospital in Abuja at about 2 am on […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
The National Conference on Tuesday resolved that in order to distance government from involvement in religious matters, henceforth, no government, at any level, should use public funds in sponsorship of any religious programme, especially pilgrimages for any category of citizens, including government functionaries. It was also agreed that apex religious bodies in the country be […]
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Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
…UNICEF Seeks Collective Responsibility In Protection Of Children Kayoed Adelowokan The women wing of the International Transport Worker Federation (ITWF) on Tuesday called on Nigerian government to speed up action to bring back the abducted school girls in Chibok, Borno State. The Nigerian children are expected to join their counterpart in the world to celebrate […]
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Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin Angered that the president Goodluck Jonathan’s led Federal Government has not appointed an Edo State indigene as commissioner into Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), scores of youth from the state’s oil-producing communities Monday disrupted commercial activities at the Benin Airport. The protesters had also vowed to shut down […]
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Ayo Balogun, education, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola has begged the Islamic terrorists, Boko Haram to release the 234 secondary school girls abducted in Chibok over a month ago. Fashola made this call at the celebration of Children’s Day at the Police College, Lagos, Nigeria, describing as unfair for the group to continue to […]
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Aviation, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
Kayode Adelowokan In a bid to bring sanity to the Nigerian Aviation sector, the Senate committee on Aviation today assured that work would soon resumed at all the 22 airports across the country. This is according to the Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Hope Uzodima, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, during a […]
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education, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State
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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Business News, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, May 28th, 2014
The Federal Government Securities have continued to enjoy investments from the pension sector as about N2.64 trillion which is 63 per cent of N4.13 trillion contributors’ funds, have been injected into them as at the end of March this year. The pension assets have jumped to N4.3 trillion by the end of April. The Acting […]
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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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Tuesday, May 27th, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following the recent bomb blasts in Jos city, a security source has hinted that over 100 suicide bombers may have been deployed to Jos. This is besides the fact that rumours have being making rounds of possible explosive attack in the city since the twin blast last week. A senior security officer […]
