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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has made it compulsory for all serving Commissioners in his administration to go into rice farming. To this end, they have been allocated plots of lands at the Ezillo Government Farm in Ishielu Local council Area of the state, as part of the first […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Venus Williams for the first time since her 2009 victory over Kazakhstan’s Yaroslava Shvedova has reached the Wimbledon semi-finals. Eighth seed Williams, 36, the oldest Grand Slam semi-finalist for 22 years defeated unseeded Shvedova 7-6 (7-5) 6-3. As the situation presently stands, an all-Williams final appears real, especially as top seed […]
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Bayelsa Election 2015, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the Bayelsa State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja prepares to deliver judgement on the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Candidate in the last election, Chief Timipre Sylva against Governor Seriake Dickson, a human rights advocacy group has raised fresh alarm that Sylva was lobbying in high places to […]
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Wednesday, July 6th, 2016
Pilots of the EgyptAir jet that crashed in the Mediterranean Sea in May battled to extinguish a fire, the cockpit voice recorder reportedly shows. The data, revealed by sources close to the investigation but not yet made public, backs up evidence from the flight recorder of smoke in the cabin. Recovered wreckage also showed signs […]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has extended the Eid el-Fitr holiday till Thursday, July 7 2016. The announcement was made Tuesday in a statement on behalf of FG by the Minister of Interior, Lt. Gen. Abdul Rahman Dambazau. The statement which was issued by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr. […]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has called on Muslims, across the country to preach love for one another, peace and uphold the tenets of Islam as well as the teachings of Holy Prophet Mohammed. According to him, it is only by doing such that Nigeria could remain a peaceful nation and achieve its targeted […]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have launched a manhunt on a herbalist who specializes in treating Armed Robbery suspects that sustained injuries during gun battle with security men. The Command disclosed that the herbal clinic is located at Orba, the home town of Enugu […]
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Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has saluted China’s decision to support Nigeria in its quest to actualize the transition from Analogue to Digital broadcasting. The Minister made the statement while responding to comments by the Vice-President of the StarTimes Group of China, Ms. Zhao Yueqin, who […]
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Ebonyi, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State
Tuesday, July 5th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki, EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely two months Governor Dave Umahi, led administration in Ebonyi state uncovered job scam in its local government system involving 838 workers, the state Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), has again fished out another 250 ghost workers in the establishment. State Chairman of the commission Chief […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman, Senate Committee on Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West has raised the alarm on what he called a plan by certain individuals to doctor the Police report on the investigation of allegation of forgery leveled against the leadership of the Senate so […]
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Banking & Finance, Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Monday, July 4th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monday confirmed the resignation of Mr. Timothy Oguntayo as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Skye Bank and his replacement with Mr. Tokunbo Abiru. The change of baton followed the dissolution by the CBN of the Bank’s Board of Directors and Management Monday. CBN […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Manchester United Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has certified that Ryan Giggs has done enough to serve the club, therefore it is necessary for him to leave as he has qualities to breakthrough in management. Giggs’s 29 years career ended as the new Man U Manager Jose Mourinho decided not […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Death toll in Sunday’s suicide bomb attack in Baghdad, the Iraqi’s capital has risen to 165. This was confirmed by the officials of the Interior Ministry. Following the sad event, government has declared three days of mourning as a mark of respect to the victims and families of the heavy […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNP). A statement from presidency says the new board of is composed of the following: Chairman -Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum; B. Group Managing Director -Dr Maikanti Kacalla Baru; C. The Permanent Secretary […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on Monday nullified the election of a People’s Democratic Party(PDP), representing Ado Constituency 1, Mr. Musa Arugundade and declared Mr Toyin Obayemi of the same party as the validly elected candidate in the April 11, 2015 general elections. The Court held that after the disqualification of […]
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Monday, July 4th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has denied having hands in the raging constitutional crisis rocking Abia State. Malami promised that the crises would soon be resolved by the law court. He therefore urged all parties involved to wait for the outcome of […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), has denied media reports that he was behind the legal stalemate over the Abia state governorship seat, saying “those canvassing the position have no basis to do so.” While insisting that so far, nobody has approached him to proffer […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has appealed to ex-militants to be calm and exercise patience with the Federal Government over delay in the payment of their stipends. He also called on the Presidential Amnesty Office to urgently pay whatever was due the ex-agitators. The Governor”s call is coming amidst plans by the ex=agitators […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
How are you, my brother? I thank God, just hunger and fuel scarcity. Hunger is everywhere for sure; that was the gift Badluck left for the masses. You got that right. He supervised the looting of the treasury to the very last day of his kleptocracy. But that is about to change. Are you serious? […]
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2016
…Kick Against Proposed Gracing Reserve Commission. By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu Nigeria, (African Examiner) – The three Roman Catholic church Bishops in Enugu state on saturday led members of their Dioceses on a protest rallies over the menace of fulani herdsmen in the state, and elsewhere The protest, which held simultaneously in the Dioceses of […]
