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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
Governorship aspirants from eleven registered political parties in Bayelsa State, under the aegis of United Governorship Forum for Credible Elections, have expressed concern over the miscarriage of justice in the re-scheduled election in Southern Ijaw LGA. They therefore demanded the immediate redeployment of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungun, State Commissioner of Police, […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism…Joe Biden Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual; the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country…Karl Kraus The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference…Bess Myerson A few in our society […]
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Lagos, Latest Headlines, News, News From The State
Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday, slammed life sentence and 24 years imprisonments on two drug convicts. The convicts – Messrs Aluagwu Lawrence, 32, caught with 220 grammes of cannabis got life imprisonment with hard labour while Ameachi Igwe, 37 was found in possession of 2.7 grammes of cocaine was […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
Former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has lost his wife, Kate. Kate, as confirmed by Keshi died Thursday in the United States (US) after illness The immediate past Super Eagles handler, also confirmed that late Kate’s ailment has lasted for some time, before breathing her last. The burial arrangement is expected to be made public […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has sent list of commissioner nominees, including son of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, former gubernatorial aspirant of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Dr. Vitalis Ajumbe ex- National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By Eric Ojo Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mr. Denys Gauer has expressed his worries over the spate of human rights violations in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. The French Ambassador, said cases of serious violations of fundamental human rights reported across the country in the last twelve months, are very disturbing and mind-boggling. Speaking […]
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Abia, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia Crisis is brewing in the Abia State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over alleged marginalization and neglect of members by Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that some members of the State Working Committee (SWC) and party stalwarts are embittered with the Governor, who they accused of tactically […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I floated through the stores of a new mall opened in Abuja twelve days ago. It is sprawling; taking one side of the only water/river in Abuja. This ordinarily should have been some public water front park. But the mall has it. The crowds were thick and various food and […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to deliver a keynote address Friday, December 11, 2015, at the 15th session of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe lecture series at the International Conference Centre (ICC) FCT, Abuja. Mr. President, according to his SA on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina, will be speaking on topic: “Incorruptibility: A Spiritual Premise for […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mommoh Jimoh Lawal has been impeached. Lawal was sacked Thursday alongside with his Deputy. The former North central State first Lawmaker was shown the way out over alleged incompetence and for being too harsh. The Speaker, who is of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi Amidst messy controversy on the arms purchase scandal, the immediate past Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has finally admitted she transferred the sum of $322 Million, part of recovered late Gen Sanni Abacha’s loot to the former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col (rted). Sambo Dasuki. […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the return of persons displaced by the Boko Haram insurgency to their home communities will begin next year. Speaking Wednesday in Abuja at an audience with a delegation from the International Rescue Committee (IRC) led by former British Foreign Minister, Mr. David Miliband, Buhari promised that his administration would […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
By Eric Ojo, Abuja Participants at the 2015 Africa Finance and Investment Forum (AFIF) have reaffirmed the continent’s rising profile in terms of growth and attraction of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). In the last ten years, the African continent has attracted ever increasing amounts of FDI, reaching an aggregate amount of $470 billion between 2005 […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
About 48 hours after the cancellation of the rescheduled governorship election in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, the whereabouts of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Baritor Kpagih, still remains unknown. “Kpagih has fled Yenagoa to unknown destination for fear of his life. The Office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
The Nigeria Under 23 also referred to as Dream Team VI has made it to the final of the ongoing African Nations Cup holding in Senegal. The team defeated their Senegalese counterpart by 1-0. The only goal of the match was scored at the 76th minutes by Etebo Oghenekaro. With the Wednesday victory, Samson Siasia […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
…Say Security Agencies aided Hijack of INEC Personnel, Materials The 14 political parties in Bayelsa State that contested the December 5th Governorship election have condemned in its entirety, the electoral fraud that marred the exercise in Southern Ijaw local government area. The parties are Social Democratic Party (SDP), African Democratic Congress )ADC), Allied Congress Party […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday warned residents to desist from holding open processions during the yuletide season, urging them to limit such gatherings to the enclosure of the venue. Briefing Government House Correspondents shortly after an emergency State Security Council meeting, the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, said the Council decided to […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
At least 53 churches, mosques and hotels have been shut over noise pollution and environmental nuisance in Lagos, Nigeria. Officials of the Lagos State Government stormed the worship centres on Wednesday and shut them down, some for converting residential apartments to places of worship. According to Adebola Shabi, General Manager, Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, […]
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Abia, Featured, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – civil rights organisation, Lawyers in Defence of Democracy, has asked the Federal Government to investigate the alleged role of security agencies, particularly the military “in the whole episode of electoral corruption in Southern Ijaw” during the Bayelsa State governorship election. Such investigation, it advised, must also look at the role […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2015
A Non-Governmental Organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Federal Government (FG) over the submission of N500 billion Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for social welfare package. The package targeted at students, former youth corps members and the vulnerable in society and which is part of the proposed N6.04 trillion 2016 fiscal year, […]
