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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The National Assembly (NASS) has fully taken over the legislative activities of the Kogi State House of Assembly, following the festering political crisis which has engulfed the Legislative House in recent time. Consequently, NASS has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, to seal off the premises of the State’s […]
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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Ibadan now has an ultra-modern subsurface research centre that will boost the development of top rate manpower for the nation’s oil and gas industry, thanks to a donation by The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operated Joint Venture. The centre has 15 fully-networked workstations, a high-end server […]
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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
Governor of Bayelsa State, Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson, has said that the media has a constitutional responsibility to guard and entrench the liberty of the society for the deepening of the nation’s democracy. Hon. Dickson, who stated this when the South-South Zonal Executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists paid him a courtesy visit at […]
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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Findings from the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) in Abuja have shown that the FCT Minister, Mallam Muhammad Musa Bello, may have been deliberately misled by certain officials of the ministry in his recent statements before the National Assembly concerning the on-going Centenary City project. A senior staff of the […]
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Sunday, March 20th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, on Sunday announced the cancellation of elections in two more local government areas in Saturday’s rerun polls in Rivers state. It specifically cites alleged irregularities such as violence, snatching of ballot box, non compliance to electoral law as reasons for the cancellation. The two […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By Idowu John Bakare – President Muhammadu Buhari’s forthcoming visit to China in April, is expected to bring about more frequent exchanges and closer cooperation between the two countries in the field of culture and education, Cultural Counselor at the Chinese Embassy, Mr. Yan Xiangdong has said. Mr. Xiangdong who is also the Director of […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Interview by Edmund Obilo The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu in an exclusive interview granted to IVOTES’ Editorial Board Chairman ,Edmund Obilo , has declared that he is not the president’s man. He spoke on a range of issues like the recent inconclusive elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states and […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
As part of efforts to create a conducive environment for investments in Bayelsa, Governor Seriake Dickson has re-constituted the state Volunteer service to complement the conventional security agencies in the fight against kidnapping and other criminal activities. Also inaugurated were the Centre For Youth Development (CYD) and Senior Special Assistants on Youths for the 8 […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 7 people were said to have been killed on Saturday during the National and State legislative re-run elections in Rivers State even as soldiers arrested and paraded top aides to Governor Wike over electoral offences. Our correspondent said the deaths occurred at Abalama in […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson at the weekend in Yenagoa inaugurated an 11-member Special Task Force on Identification and Recovery of Government Property with a mandate to recover government property illegally acquired by private individuals, communities and corporate organizations within and outside the state. The Taskforce has two weeks […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Counting of votes in Saturday’s rerun election in the 23 council Areas of River state has commenced. The election took place in the three senatorial districts of the state, 12 federal constituencies as well as 22 state constituencies. At various polling units including those of Bera in Gokama council area […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has sacked the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Jude Ejiogu. Though, there was no reason given for the sack of Ejiogu who was a member of Okorocha’s kitchen cabinet. However, sources in Owerri said Ejiogu’s sack might be connected with his ambition to succeed the governor in 2019 governorship […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State police Command has dismissed allegations by the peoples Democratic party PDP that three of its members were killed in parts of the state during today’s (Saturday) rerun election in the state. The Command spokesman, Ahmed Mohammadu, said the rumours were untrue and […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun Collaboration between the Doha-based international broadcaster, Al Jazeera and the government-owned media organizations, especially the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), in the area of capacity building for journalists is underway. Nigeria and the Doha-based international broadcaster, Al Jazeera are to collaborate in the area of capacity building for journalists in the government-owned media […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt Contrary to fears that the Rivers state rerun election may be likely be marred by violence,the exercise has been peaceful and calm in parts of the state. AFRICAN EXAMINER correspondent covering the election, observed that apart from alleged cases of use of fake result sheets in some election centres, the […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By Seun Adebosin One person has been confirmed critically injured, while many others are still trapped in the rubbles, as a two-story building in Mile 12, Lagos suburb, gave way Saturday morning. Reasons for the house collapse located on Ali close of the area, is yet to be ascertained as at the time of filling […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt The All progressive Grand Alliance APGA candidate for Phalga federal constituency in the rerun polls in Rivers state, Barrister Brave Nwobo, has expressed disappointment over the late arrival of electoral materials in parts of the state. Addressing newsmen at his Elekahi ward 19, the APGA flag bearer, said “this non […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt Ahead of today (saturday) rerun election in Rivers state, South- South Nigeria, the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations, Sotonye Wakama, has accused politicians in state of hiding criminals and cultists in various hotels in the state capital with the hope to use them to rig the poll. He, […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Port Harcourt The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, says it is fully set for today’s (saturday) rerun election in Rivers state, as it commenced distribution of election materials to the 23 local government areas in State on friday after receiving the sensitive materials from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Our Correspondent […]
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Saturday, March 19th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Finance on Friday confirmed the indefinite suspension of the Executive Secretary/Director General of The Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD), Mrs. Nellie Mayshak and three other senior staff of the directorate. Mayshak was placed on suspension by the Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and a director from […]
