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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
* Dogara Receives 2015 Elections EU Observer Report * Approves Independent Candidates For Future Elections Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has disclosed that the fourth constitution amendment bill would be re-transmitted to the President for assent. A statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia At last, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Wednesday submitted list of his Commissioner Nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list was submitted to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Chijioke Nwakodo and […]
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Thursday, October 15th, 2015
The Senate Thursday announced postponement of screening of the remaining Ministerial Nominees till Tuesday next week. The development was made public before the plenary, by the Senate interim Chairman Committee on Media and Publicity, Dino Melaye. He added that the exercise would be rounded off Wednesday next week. Senate President, Bukola Saraki announced thursday that […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Wednesday announced the setting up of a committee to plan for the burial rites of Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the first civilian governor of the State, who recently passed on at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday urged the executive arm to abolish the presentation of evidence of tax payment by expectant mothers, as a precondition for accessing the state Free Maternal and Child Healthcare Programme in state-owned health facilities. The Free Maternal and Child […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
President Muhammadu Buhari has again expressed confidence that by December, the Boko Haram’s ability to attack, seize, ravage and hold any Nigerian territory will have been completely obliterated. The assurance was given by President when having an audience with the Commander of United States Africa Command, Gen David Rodriguez. He said with greater support from […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The people of Umunenshi Amechi- Uwani, Community, in Enugu South Council Area of Enugu State, have appealed to president Mohammadu Buhari, to come to their rescue, over the alleged intimidation and harassment by the state Commissioner of Police, Adamu Abubakar Mohammed. They also urged him to as a matter of urgency, […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
A socio-cultural organization, Ijaw Solidarity Union, has criticised the nomination of Heineken Lokpobiri by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as minister representing Bayelsa State, describing him as “a gangster.” A statement issued on Wednesday by the General Secretary of ISU Hon. Friday Adolphus Yeri, condemning Lokpobiri’s nomination, said it was an embarrassment to have such […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the creation of a committee on Internally Displaced Persons IDPs, Refugees and Initiatives of the North East zone, thereby increasing the number of its standing committees to ninety. Following the creation of the new committee, the House resolved to move matters of refugees and internally […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
APC Inciting Violence In Kogi, Bayelsa To Disrupt Polls – PDP The opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is inciting violence in Kogi and Bayelsa states with a view to cause confusion, frustrate the electoral process and possibly impede the forthcoming governorship elections in the states. The […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Senate Wednesday evening officially confirmed 19 out of 21 names in the first batch of President Muhammadu Buhari Ministerial Nomination. Those that sailed through were the former Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola (SAN); his Ekiti counterpart, Dr. Kayode Fayemi; former Senator Udo Udoma; the ruling APC National Publicity […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to withdraw the nomination of former Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto. The letter is said to have been received by the Senate President Wednesday. Reason for the action is yet to be officially disclosed. However, the development has been […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Abdul Gaffar Bello Barrister Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan, Wednesday at the Senate, during her screening, denied the allegation that her nomination was a swerve for her ongoing legal battle at the Election Petition Tribunal to regain her mandate. Al-Hassan, a Ministerial Nominee from Taraba State, North Central, stressed that the rumour was, a fluke, adding […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Victims Support Fund (VSF) set up to assist victims of terror attacks and others, said it has donated over N170 millions to hospitals handling victims in the North-East, Abuja and Plateau State. This was disclosed by General Theophilus Danjuma, while presenting a cheque of N20 million to the Jos University […]
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With less than two months to the governorship election in Kogi State, an advocacy group in All Progressives Congress (APC), Positive Transformation Ambassadors (POTRAM), has condemned the alarming rate of infrastructural decay in Kogi State, with a call on the Kogites to make a statement with […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate will resume the screening of ministerial nominees on Wednesday with the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, the distinguished alumnus of the University of Nigeria (UNN) and Harvard University, tipped to be the star attraction. Kachikwu is appearing on the same […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ehamufu Community in Isi Uzo local government Area of Enugu State, was on Tuesday thrown into confusion, as no fewer than nine persons were hacked to death by a man identified as one Onyekachi Ugwu of Ngelefi in the locality. Meanwhile, the state police command, says […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has mandated the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS to give effect to the letters of employment issued to relatives of those that lost their lives as a result of stampede as well as the injured during last year’s nationwide recruitment exercise. The decision followed […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has announced the postponement of the official flag off of his governorship campaign earlier scheduled for this Saturday in Yenagoa in honour of the first civilian governor of the state, Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha. He also declared a seven day mourning period during which […]
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2015
By Funmilayo Omidiji BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “These are very difficult times. Times in which all Nigerians of goodwill must come together to work with Mr. President to salvage the situation. The elections are over. We must now all work together for the betterment of our country. As President Buhari said in 1983, ‘This […]
