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Monday, October 2nd, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro- Democracy and Non-Governmental organisation-HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has dismissed the 57th Independence broadcast by President Muhammadu Buhari as substantially deficient in statesmanship and portrays the President as someone with some deep seated grudges and unmitigated hatred for the over 50 million Igbo speaking people of South East […]
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Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following regular boat mishaps on its waterways, the Lagos Government is set to donate life jackets to residents of some rural communities in the State. The Chairman of the State’s Ferry Services Corporation Mr. Paul Kalejaye and the General Manager, Ms. Abisola Kamson in a joint statement […]
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Tuesday, August 22nd, 2017
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government assured residents, especially shoppers and commuters especially those doing business on the Lagos Central Business District (CBD) area of their safety during the forthcoming Sallah festival. Special Adviser to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode on CBD, Mr. Agboola Dabiri, gave the assurance while monitoring the traffic situation on […]
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Friday, August 18th, 2017
Ekiti Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has cautioned the federal government over its categorisation of hate speeches to act of terrorism, “This appears as another plot to silence the opposition and I make bold to say that saying the truth concerning the country and its rulers cannot be termed as hate speech.” The governor, who accused the All Progressives Congress […]
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Wednesday, July 26th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed that the death toll of collapse building in Lagos Island has risen to six, the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA) has warned building Owners and Developers to desist from adding other floors or structures to old and existing […]
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Tuesday, July 18th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr. Doyin Okupe, the Spokesperson to Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan has formally joined the opposition ACCORD Party. Okupe who made the announcement Tuesday in a press statement posted on his Fecebook wall said his decision followed various consultations with political associates, family and friends. […]
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Tuesday, May 16th, 2017
*Buhari Has Done Well in 2 Years – Information Minister (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared that after two years in office, the APC Federal Government has not executed a single meaningful project in the state. Flagging off the construction of the Elele-Alimini internal roads in Emohua Local Government Area on […]
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Monday, May 23rd, 2016
Lagos, Nigeria – The operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) have arrested aFulani herdsman, a phone dealer and nine phone users over 65 stolen phones valued at N2.5 million, which were carted away at a burgled shop in Ogba area of Lagos State. The suspected herdsman and burglar, Musa Abdullah, 30, who hails from […]
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Friday, June 12th, 2015
Bayelsa Democratic Forum Imgbi Road, Yenagoa Bayelsa’s Squalid Nuisance Of late certain political jobbers and power prostitutes, operating under the aegis of a so-called BAYELSA PEOPLES CONSULTATIVE ASSEMBLY, have stepped up their nefarious activities in Bayelsa State having been cut off from sources of their unmerited largesse at the centre. Members of these […]
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Monday, May 4th, 2015
The substantive Speaker of the Enugu State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Eugene Odoh, has decried the rumour making the round that he has been impeached by the factional members (G-9) led by Hon. Chinedu Nwamba. Odoh described the speculation which was circulated on social media Monday afternoon, as legislative recklessness and impunity on the […]
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Sunday, April 26th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Congress, APC on Saturday defeated his main rival, Emeka Ihedioha, of the peoples Democratic party, PDP in the governorship rerun election. With the development, the governor, has secured the mandate of Imolites, to pilot the affairs of the state for another […]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2015
Over 131 lawyers including Ricky Terfa (SAN); Femi Falana (SAN) and civil rights activist, Festus Keyamo, have offered free legal services to Senator-elect for Kogi West Senatorial District, Otunba Dino Melaye. Melaye contested the election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and defeated incumbent occupant of the seat and former chairman of […]
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Saturday, April 25th, 2015
INEC will today (Saturday) hold supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Imo and Taraba states as well as National Assembly elections across 11 states. Recall that governorship elections in the 3 states were declared inconclusive because the margin between the leading candidate and the second place was less than the number of cancelled votes. In Imo […]
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Tuesday, April 21st, 2015
The campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside in Rivers State has concurred to the prayer of Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, that in the case of the governorship of election, God would complete what He had begun. Wike made the reference to God during a celebratory feast organised by […]
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Monday, April 20th, 2015
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate in Rivers State, Chief Nyesome Wike, and Nigeria’s First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, have been accused of endangering peace in the state through their open support for political brigandage. Making the allegation on Monday in Port Harcourt, the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused Chief Wike […]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2015
Views expressed recently in a press briefing, by Mrs. Eno Udensi, President of a South African-based Non-Governmental Organisation that elections in Rivers State were free and fair, have been dismissed and described as an afterthought from a biased observer. Mrs. Udensi, who, according to media reports, said the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, deserved commendation […]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2015
A Coalition of civil society groups in Abia state is prevailing on the Independent National Electoral Commission to outrightly cancel the results of the April 11 elections in Abia state which were allegedly characterised by malpractices and undue interference. The group says the Abia state election results released by INEC were not a true reflection […]
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Sunday, April 19th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is to be overhauled following President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat as well as the party’s failure at the just concluded elections, African Examiner has learnt. According to sources within the party, the results of the elections have been analysed by a group that has the backing of […]
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Articles/Opinion, Latest Headlines, News From The State, Nigeria 2015 Election
Sunday, April 19th, 2015
By Aminu Mohammed – The April 11 Governorship elections in Gombe have been won and loss. But, like a huge stone cast into a still ocean, it has continued to generate spiral effects across the length and breadth of the state. And this is understandably so for many reasons. First, it reawakens the pending issues […]
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Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has inaugurated a 9-man commission of inquiry to commence investigations into the Politically Motivated Killings in Rivers State. Members of the commission include; Professor Chidi Odin-Kalu as chairman, Sir Samuel Egbe secretary and Professor Nlerum Okogbule. Others are; Professor Owunari A. Georgewill, […]
