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Monday, March 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has come under fire from the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for stopping the free education policy and scholarship scheme introduced by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile Governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of Transportation. Wike announced the […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos Following the crisis in the Mile 12-Ketu area of Lagos State last week, the State House of Assembly has called on the state government to consider a relocation of the Mile 12 market. Reacting to the crisis that occurred in the market last week, where some people lost their lives and […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wife Of The Nigeria’s President Mrs Aisha Buhari says there was need for proper rehabilitation and Psychological Therapy for those women and children victims of insurgency as a way of improving their living conditions . Mrs Buhari in a Message to the 2016 international women’s Day noted that the […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu State Police Command on monday paraded over 30 criminal suspects arrested in various parts of the state who have been terrorizing innocent citizens of the area and environs. The state Commissioner of Police, Ekechukwu Nwodibo, who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the state police headquarters in Enugu, said […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
The Yobe State Deputy Governor, Abubakar Ali, has involved in an auto crash. The crash, source indicated it occurred Monday, in Daka – Tsalle town, along the Kaduna-Kano expressway. The FRSC and State Government are yet to confirm the incident.
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted request by the prosecution Counsel in the suit filed against the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to allow witnesses line up and testify against the accused behind the screen. Justice James Tsoho in his ruling Monday, held that the screen prayed for […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. Mrs. Orelope-Adefulire served as Deputy-Governor of Lagos […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By Seun Adebosin The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday toured the National Museum Onikan Lagos, preparatory to the plan on redesign and modernization of the edifice into a world-class historical hub and tourist site. Monday’s visit is a follow-up to the promise by […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
…Condemns Murder of Rivers APC Chieftain Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday expressed deep shock and disbelief over the demise of Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Chief James Ocholi, his wife and eldest son in a road mishap along the Abuja – Kaduna road on Sunday. Saraki also condemned the […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Former Chief Defence Staff (CDS) Alex Badeh has been remanded in Kuje prison, by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Badeh is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over 10 count charge alleged financial crime. The former CDS lost in his bail application last Friday in another […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s foremost sugar refinery, Dangote Sugar Refinery has successfully obtained the Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000) Certification). The certification which is a standard fully recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) comes on the heels of other standards already obtained by the refinery which include ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zenner has said that the German government through its embassy in Nigeria promotes cultural activities with the aim of building mutual understanding and friendship between Germany and Nigeria. Mr. Zenner noted that besides political and economic relations, cultural relations form the third […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared that even if the State was invaded by one million armed men of the Department of State Service (DSS) on the order of President Mohammadu Buhari, the government and the people of the State will never be intimidated to surrender governance of […]
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Monday, March 7th, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and emerging godfather of Kogi State politics, Senator Dino Melaye, has explained his last discussion with the late Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), who died with his wife and son, on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway while on their way back […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has declared the Change agenda of the present administration is working. Alhaji Mohammed disclosed this Saturday while speaking on the topic, ”The Change Agenda: The Journey so far,” at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos, […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The secretariat of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Owerri, the Imo State capital, was on Saturday thrown into pandemonium, as members of two factions of the party engaged themselves in a free-for- all fight. PDP in the state has been in a serious crisis since 2015 general elections, a […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Barrister James Ocholi (SAN), who together with his wife and son were killed in a car crash in Abuja on Sunday, March 6, 2016. President Buhari described the Minister of State for Labour’s death […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos, nigeria (African Examiner) – The three kidnapped girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu were on Sunday rescued by the police and other security agencies. The girls were rescued around Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, with three suspects arrested by the police in connection with the kidnap. It was […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi has died in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday on Kaduna-Abuja road. Ocholi was said to have died Sunday afternoon while on his way to Kaduna. His son also was said to have died on the spot while his wife is in […]
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Sunday, March 6th, 2016
By Eric Ojo, Abuja As preparations for the Southern Africa Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS) holding in Maputo, Mozambique, gather momentum, there are strong indications that the Summit will break new grounds in consolidating regional co-operation. This year’s SAEIS which is slated for 4th to 6th of May, will among other things, celebrate regional co-operation […]
