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Sunday, June 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abkaliki ABAKALIKI, EGONYI STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Ebonyi state south east Nigeria, Weekend confirmed that 12 students of Ginger International School based in the state had been hospitalised after taking anti-hermetic tablets. According to the state police public Relations officer, PPRO, George Okafor, who made this known saturday, the drugs […]
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Sunday, June 19th, 2016
…As Natives Allege Foul Play By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Anxiety and fear has gripped residents of Nguru Umuaro community and environ in Ngor Okpala local government Area of Imo State, South East Nigeria over the alleged release from detention a suspected notorious kidnap gang leader. The kidnap kingpin and two others, who hails from the […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
By Leo Igwe A recent survey by the Pew Research Center has revealed that Ethiopia is the world’s most religious nation. According to this survey, nine-eight percent of Ethiopians thinks that religion is the most important part of their life. This development should not surprise anyone because Christianity and Islam are the dominant faiths in Ethiopia, and […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) Friday said troops of Sector 5, 27 Task Force Brigade, 3 Division, in conjunction Civilian JTF from Maiduguri have arrested a suspected Boko Haram terrorist, Ibrahim Jagwal, at Gishiwa Dabua area of Potiskum, Yobe State. The 38-years-old suspected terrorist who was identified […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate families, relations, and sympathisers, on Friday wept uncontrollably, as the remains of victims of the April 25, 2016 herdsmen attack on Nimbo community, Uzo-Uwani council Area of Enugu State were buried enmass in the locality. The community, it would be recalled, was severely attacked in […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
Teachers under the auspices of Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUUS) has commended the Bayelsa State Government for the payment of 50 percent salary to workers in the state. The teachers also backed the on-going staff verification exercise. They expressed confidence that the verification will flush out ghost workers from the pay roll. The […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA Abakaliki Nigeria, African Examiner – The Ebonyi state police command has nabbed a 33-year-old man, whose name was given as Monday Nweke, for allegedly defiling a 5-year-old girl at Amuda community in Ezza South council Area of the state. According to the security operatives, the suspect was said to have lured the […]
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Friday, June 17th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On the occasion of his 80th birthday, Benson Idonije, who is arguably Nigeria’s most informed analyst of jazz music and an enthusiastic promoter of popular culture and music has released for public review and consideration an absolutely well-informed biography of Fela, the Afro-beat music maestro. The book is a useful contribution […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA Enugu, Nigeria, (African Examiner) – Enugu State House of Assembly has passed an executive bill authorising the State Government to raise internal loans of about N15 billion from the Capital Market through the Issuance of Securities in the form of Registered Bonds. The loan, will be for Specific Developmental Projects, as authorised by […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday alerted Nigerians to the existence of a newly-launched mobile application developed by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria for propagating Jihad to children. In a statement issued in Abuja, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said the mobile application, tagged ‘Huroof’ is […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The House of Representatives has said it will within the next 48 hours issue bench warrants on the chief executives of 14 companies for failure to appear before the Ad-hoc Committee investigating the handling of rail projects in the country from 2010 to 2014. Committee Chairman Johnson Agbonayinma (PDP-Edo), told newsmen in Abuja on Thursday that […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso on Thursday at the Party’s National Secretariat announced that 2873 delegates will elect the Party’s Edo State governorship candidate at the primaries scheduled for June 18, 2016 in the Edo State capital, Benin City. Also, the party’s Deputy National Chairman (South), Engr. Segun […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate on Thursday took a bold step towards enforcing the patronage of made in Nigeria goods in the award and implementation of government contracts, as it passed for third reading, the Bill seeking to Amend the Public Procurement Act (2007). It also recommended for immediate constitution of the National […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 50 per cent payment of salaries to Bayelsa State civil servants had commenced in May, while the backlog of arrears would be cleared, whenever funds were made available, the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Jonathan Obuebite He made the clarification in an interview with journalist on the outcome of […]
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Thursday, June 16th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human Rights Watch says Ethiopian security forces have killed more than 400 people in a crackdown on protests in the Oromia region since November. The rights group said in a report released Thursday that tens of thousands of others have been arrested. It urged Ethiopian authorities to urgently support an […]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to ex- President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Emmanuel Dudafa and a bank official, Iwejuo Joseph Nna (aka. Taiwo A. Ebenezer and Olugbenga Isaiah) were today Wednesday June 15, 2016, docked by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before Justice M.B. Idris of the Federal […]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new documentation system for all staff, including security operatives working at the Presidential Villa, Abuja is currently in progress ahead of a comprehensive welfare package been prepared for presidential staff. Our correspondent reliably gathered that the new documentation process is aimed at institutionalising the welfare system in the presidential villa […]
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Wednesday, June 15th, 2016
Full Text of MURIC Press Statement BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Christian students of Baptist High School, Adeeke and those of Salvation Army Middle School, Alekuwodo, Iwo, State of Osun on Saturday attended school in church garments. The Osun State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria had earlier vowed to order Christian students in […]
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
The Federal Government on Tuesday assured the people of the Niger Delta that the on-going efforts aimed at addressing the issue of insecurity were not cosmetic but intended to achieve enduring peace and stability in the region. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), […]
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Tuesday, June 14th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to put smiles on the faces of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the North Eastern part of the country during the on-going Ramadan, the Dangote Foundation has commenced the distribution of food items and other relief materials in Borno State. Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, who flagged […]
