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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, Muyiwa Bamidele, News
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgency compensate victims of Boko Haram attacks and killings. Interim National Chairman of APC, Chief Bisi Akande, who spoke in Sokoto, Nigeria, said the APC disagreed with President Goodluck Jonathan’s stand that the Federal Government would […]
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Agabus Pwanagba, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Management of Nigerian National League side, Plateau United Football Club of Jos said it sacked nine players of the team due to aging and low productivity. This was disclosed in a press statement signed by the club’s Media Officer, Albert Dakup, and made available to African Examiner in Jos on Wednesday. […]
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has requested for a six-month extension of the state of emergency rule in the three northern states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe states, all in North-East Nigeria. President Jonathan had declared a state of emergency in the three states about six months ago following unprecedented Killings by by Islamic […]
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Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
By Eric Ojo Ekiti Focus Group, a non-governmental organization (NGO) has condemned the recent upsurge in political violence and murder in Ekiti State, saying such dastardly acts should not be condoned in the state. The group said the outbreak of political violence which led to the death of a member of Ekiti Bibire Coalition, Mr. […]
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Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, November 6th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The former minister of state for health, and a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Silas Arinze Ilo, is dead at age 73. This was announced Wednesday in Enugu by the deceased eldest son Chukwudi Ilo. The junior Ilo said “He died in the early hours of Thursday 31st […]
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Featured, Lagos, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has received clearance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to open a 7-year N87.5 billion bond, maturing in November 2020. The bond is rated A+ by Agusto & Co. and AA- by Global Credit Ratings. It is the second and final tranche of the Lagos State Government’s N167.5 […]
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Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All Progressives Congress {APC} South East, Nigeria chapter has hailed the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the zone for banning political rally in churches within the region. “We agree entirely with the submission of CAN that no politician is henceforth allowed to carry his campaign train to the […]
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Featured, Femi Kehinde, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Femi Kehinde, Lagos Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has appointed Prince Gbade Lana, one of the sons of the Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Samuel Odulana, as a commissioner designate. Prince Lana, who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state was until his nomination the Chairman, Oyo State Library […]
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos An anti-corruption crusader group, Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has condemned the arrest of the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, Honourable Dino Melaye, by the men of the Nigeria Police. The ex-lawmaker was whisked to the Federal Capital Territory Police Command by a Special Team, led by one Patrick Ejoh, an Assistant […]
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Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
The African Examiner All-conquering Golden Eaglets of Nigeria have humbled their Swedish opponents with 3 goals to nothing to qualify for the final of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in United Arab Emirates. (UAE) Taiwo Awoniyi broke the deadlock in the first half of the game, while Samuel Okon, and Chidera Ezeh sealed the game for […]
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Agabus Pwanagba, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Gunmen struck in early hours of Tuesday in Plateau village killing four family members in Rantis village of Garshish District of Barkin Ladi Local Government Area of the State. African Examiner gathered that the deceased persons included a father, his wife and two of his children. Investigation by our correspondent revealed that […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Cholera has claimed another life in Lagos State, Nigeria, despite government’s insistence that there are no more cases of cholera in the state. The recent case occurred in Yaba area of Lagos, where a couple ate the locally made African salad, popularly known as ‘Abasha.’ While the wife was infected with cholera, […]
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Anambra Election, Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Tuesday, November 5th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The southeast chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi and National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Victor Umeh to accept responsibility for the Uke adoration tragedy, which claimed the lives of at least 28 people and injured scores of others. In a […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Another tragedy struck in Victoria Island area of lagos State, Southwest Nigeria late on Monday as four-storey building under construction caved in and killed four people, injuring many and about 25 people rescued There was weeping and wailing at the scene of the tragedy at No. 8 Muri-Okunola Street, Iru/Victoria Island Local […]
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Monday, November 4th, 2013
The African Examiner, Ex-Lawmaker and the Executive Secretary of Anti-Corruption Network, Mr. Dino Melaye has again been arrested by the police, this time around, over “criminal intimidation and threat to life.” In this new arrest, the police armed with an arrest warrant dated Sunday November 4, 2013 and issued by the senior magistrate court, FCT […]
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Ayo Balogun, Featured, Femi Kehinde, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Femi Kehinde, Lagos Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun has announced a minor reshuffle in membership of its Executive Council. The Changes involve four Commissioners and four Special Advisers to the Governor. In a release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Barr.Taiwo Adeoluwa, those affected include Dr. Lanre Tejuoso, former commissioner of Environment who […]
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Featured, Femi Kehinde, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, November 4th, 2013
By Femi Kehinde, Lagos President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday took over the Federal Government’s negotiations with Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) with the sole aim of ending the four month-old strike. The meeting with the ASUU representative took place at the First Lady Conference Room in the Presidential Villa. Other members of the Federal […]
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Featured, Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, November 4th, 2013
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The southeast zonal chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has banned political campaigns in churches across the zone. Besides, the Christian umbrella body in the area has also asked the Federal Government to immediately set up a panel of inquiry to investigate the remote causes of the incident that happened […]
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Monday, November 4th, 2013
Agency Report (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants fired on a convoy of people returning from a wedding party in northeastern Nigeria, killing 30 of them, including the groom, local government authorities said on Monday. But the military in charge of the area denied the report, saying only five people had been killed in the attack […]
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Breaking News, Featured, Femi Kehinde, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, November 4th, 2013
By Femi Kehinde, Lagos The Great Nigeria House, a 25-storey building along Martins Street, off Balogun, on the Marina, Lagos Island is on fire. It housed banks and other businesses. As at the time of at the time of filing this report, properties worth millions of Naira have been destroyed. The Federal and State Fire Services […]
