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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I wish to begin this commentary with an aspect of Thursday’s Nigerian 55th Independence Anniversary, significantly for its relevance on the focus today. The area that inevitably caught my attention was many anniversary (venue) pictures (as posted on social media) of President […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State in the 2015 general elections, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has dismissed as totally false and without any basis in facts, a publication in the social media which claims that he, Mr Umana, has criticised and rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nomination for […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, Friday paraded a woman identified as Nchechi Isioko, for allegedly attempting to sell her one month old baby boy for One Hundred Thousand Niara (100,000), along side ten young suspected prostitutes who were arrested in […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenneth Akubue, an Assistant Police Commissioner who was earlier accused by police officers under him of brazen support for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP during the April election has appeared before the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja. Akubue, whose subpoena essentially entailed tendering evidence and not testifying, […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mangrove Boys of Bayelsa, a group of young elements in the creeks of Niger Delta canvassing for improved economic benefits for the Ijaw nation, is set to stage a 10,000-man march to protest the emergence of former governor of Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, as candidate for the December 5 […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State on Thursday dismissed the ambition of a former governor of the State and governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the December 5 election, Timipre Sylva, describing him as unelectable. The State Secretary of PDP, Keku Godspower, who made this […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has described as untrue, misleading and a calculated attempt by the All Progressives Congress, APC and its cronies to score cheap political points, the allegation that, the Government was responsible for the death of one Mr. Peter Ogiero. The deceased was said to have committed suicide […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Petroleum Resources in the immediate past administration, Mrs. Deizani Alison-Madueke, has been arrested in London by the operatives of the United Kingdom (UK) National Crime Agency. Allison-Maduekwe, who has been outside Nigeria for over three months ago, was reportedly picked up by the Agency’s […]
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Friday, October 2nd, 2015
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several people were killed and injured late Thursday as many female suicide bombers stormed Sageri, Ajilari and other communities in the outskirts of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, North East Nigeria and detonated explosive devices fixed on their bodies. The deadly attack which occurred around 7.35pm, […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress ( APC ), governorship candidate in Kogi state, Abubakar Audu, has been described as an anti thesis to everything the party stands for. A group called ‘ Concerned Professionals in Kogi APC’ made this declaration in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to the group, […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian troops have launched more offensives on Sambisa forest, Borno State, North East, the latest move leading to killing of two suspected Boko Haram terrorists and seizure of many weapons and supplies. Defence Headquarters (DHQ) revealed Thursday that troops laid ambush at the insurgents’ crossing […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
By Abubakar Ahmed Kurfi Nigeria’s decades of stagnation and its associated upheavals are traced to intrusion of political interest that some of our elders who have proved not to be successful in their main endeavours, both past and present. This time around, they seem to be out to distract the good mission of President Muhammadu […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
*Says Firm Has No Safety Measure In Place The Lagos State Safety Commission has put stop-work-order on Hongxing Steel Company Limited to stop operations for safety violations. The stop order, according to a statement by Lola Jagunmolu, head of press/public relations unit of the commission, was placed on Wednesday, 30th September, 2015, when Director General, […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S 55th YEAR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION BROADCAST ON THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER, 2015 October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has again said his government is not out to witch-hunt anybody adding that people should only fear the consequences of their wrong actions. Addressing the nation on the occasion of her 55th year independent anniversary, Buhari reiterated that neither he nor his administration […]
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Thursday, October 1st, 2015
Premier League leaders Manchester United earned their first win of the Champions League group stage as they came from behind to beat Wolfsburg. With Chelsea and Arsenal losing in the competition on Tuesday, United were in danger of going the same way when Daniel Caligiuri finished off a six-pass move for the opener. But Juan […]
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the December 5 governorship election. Chief Sylva polled 981 votes to defeat, Mr. Godknows Powell, who scored 39 votes in a rescheduled primary conducted at the state […]
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
*As APC Felicitates With Nigerians By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria marks her 55th Independence anniversary, President Muhammadu Buhari will Thursday, October 1, 2015, at 7am, make a nationwide broadcast as part of the programme of activities to mark the historic occasion. In line with this, Mr. President’s SA on Media […]
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- As Nigeria celebrates 55 years of independence and Bayelsa marks 19 years of its creation, Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has urged Bayelsans and Nigerians to remain focused and be supportive to the Governments at all levels. The governor in a statement issued on Wednesday night by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel […]
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Wednesday, September 30th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has said it is still bewildered by the kidnap saga of one of Yoruba’s foremost Yoruba leaders, Chief Olu Falae. The body blasted the police for not being able to handle the issue as it remained helpless in cases involving kidnappers. ARG […]
