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Saturday, November 16th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The All Progressive Congress, APC, has raised the alarm that one of its chieftains and former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Malam Nasiru El Rufai has been placed under house arrest at Fino Hotel Awka by operatives of the State Security Service {SSS} since his arrival in Anambra state Friday. […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
The African Examiner The Presidency has denied any knowledge of bribe money allegedly collected by a serving minister describing the allegation as “much regret, grossly irresponsible, false and mischievous.” Governor Lamido had alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan had refused to act on information that a serving minister recently collected a bribe of $250 million from […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has written to the Inspector General of Police demanding the immediate release of the 120 observers arrested by the police in Imo State, Nigeria. APC, in a letter written on its behalf by its counsel, Festus Keyamo said the the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Muhammed […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
…As Governor declares open Liveable City Conference in Lagos Kayode Adelowokan The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) has flagged off the Lagos Liveable City Conference 2013 declaring that in grappling with challenges of managing the Mega City that Lagos has become the well-being of the people including the man on the street remains […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The Imo state police command has confirmed the arrest of a total of 203 fake Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) officers in Owerri, who were on their way to Anambra state for the Saturday’s governorship election. Disclosing this to African Examiner via telephone Friday, the state police public Relations Officer PPRO, Joy Elemoko, […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN), Thursday flagged off a three-day meeting of the National Council on Transport in Lagos advocating the creation of an enabling environment in the sector to attract private capital investment. Addressing the stakeholders in the nation’s transport Sector, including the Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Umar, […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Abuja Women of Ozu-Abam in Arochukwu Local government Area of Albia State has staged a protest match against what they described as rising cases of rape in their community by some male youths whom they claimed usually attack them at farmlands Africanexaminer gathered that women of the community decided to break their silence […]
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Friday, November 15th, 2013
… As security beefed up in Awka Ignatius Okpara, Awka All is now set for Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state, as heavily armed security operatives have mounted check-points in all the nooks and crannies of Awka, the state capital. However, the state office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), located along the state […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has thrown its weight behind the enforcement of the section of the traffic law which restricts commuter bus drivers (Danfo Drivers) from driving for more than eight hours daily. The Lagos State Government had said that from next year, it would begin […]
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Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Leaders of thought, in the south- east geo political zone of Nigeria, Thursday in Enugu inaugurated committees to harmonize the position of Igbos ahead of the proposed national conference. The meeting was attended by religious, traditional, and political leaders from various states of the region. It however, resolved that the Igbo race […]
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Thursday, November 14th, 2013
By Ruth Bamidele, Lagos One Dr. Olufemi Oladipo Folorunsho who was accused of forging documents of a company belonging to a former Lagos Branch Chairman of the Pentecostal Fellowhsip of Nigeria, Bishop Joseph Olanrewaju Obembe has denied all the allegations. This was contained in his testimony before Justice Lateefat Okunnu of a Lagos High Court […]
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Thursday, November 14th, 2013
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Lagos State Government has asked an Ikeja High Court for more time to settle out of court over the ban on wearing of Hijab by female Muslim students in the state’s primary and secondary schools. The Muslim Student Association of Nigeria (MSSN) had dragged the state government to court over the ban […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos There was pandemonium on Tuesday night at the popular Katako Market in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State due to outbreak of fire that destroyed properties worth millions of naira. The popular Katako market located at Laranto is known for the sales of fairly used clothes, building materials and grains. Bala an eye […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Nigerian government has flagged off solar powered project tagged “Operation Light-Up Nigeria”, in Durumi, a community in the nation’s capital Abuja. The Minister of Power, Chinedu Nebo, said that Operation Light Up Rural communities in Nigeria, is an initiative of President Goodluck Jonathan, to make sure every rural communities are electrified. […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has confiscated two boxes of fake Dano Tetanus vaccine drugs valued at 3 million naira. The fake vaccine was smuggled into the country by an Ethiopian airline that landed at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The agency’s Head at the Airport, Mr […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
From Reuters The United States formally designated the Nigerian Islamist militant groups Boko Haram and Ansaru as foreign terrorist organizations on Wednesday, making it a crime to provide them with material support. The White House directed U.S. agencies to block financial transactions with the two groups, which it blamed for thousands of deaths in northeast […]
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Anambra Election, Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
… As IGP Warns Anambra Politicians Against Misconduct Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday in Awka hinted that all sensitive materials to be used for conduct of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra state have been modified with security features. The INEC boss, explained that the […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
…As ASUU Chased Away Gov. Wada from Hospital Ayo Balogun, Lagos Human rights activist, Bamidele Aturu has lamented the death of Comrade Festus Iyayi, saying his murderers in the Kogi State Government House must be prosecuted and that the matter must not be swept under the carpet Aturu, in a statement said lamented that Iyayi […]
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Anambra Election, Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over its 22-hour no-movement order for Saturday’s Anambra State governorship poll, wondering why such an extended curfew should be imposed because of an isolated election. INEC had said that from 12 midnight on Friday to 10 pm on Saturday, […]
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Wednesday, November 13th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has deplored the disruption of the much-publicised colloquium organised by the Executive Secretary, Anti-Corruption Network, Otunba Dino Melaye by some men of the Nigeria Police in Abuja on Tuesday. The heavily-armed policemen, allegedly acting on the directive of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Abubakar, stormed Nicon […]
