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Friday, May 8th, 2015
*Blames Mischief Makers, Reaffirms Support For Gov Dickson A former Governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha has described as complete fallacy and an act of mischief, media reports that, he is planning to run for the governorship of Bayelsa State under the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC). Alamieyeseigha, popularly called “Governor-General of […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated Prime Minister David Cameron and the Conservative Party of Great Britain on their victory in the country’s general elections. As Prime Minister Cameron and the Conservative Party prepare to form a new British Government backed by the clear majority in Parliament which they won in yesterday’s elections, President Jonathan assured […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
The Debt Management Office, DMO has told the Federal High Court in Lagos that its role in the management of the subsidy regime is purely administrative as “ Physical custody of the funds used for the payment of subsidy claims by oil marketers are, at all material times, kept and domiciled with the Central […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau – After a critical assessment of its performance in the first four years in office (2003); the contradictions and so many misgivings that are associated with some of his members and leaders, my aversion and reservation for the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has not abated. My position […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
Rivers State Governor Chibuike Amaechi, has expressed the readiness of his Administration to handover on May 29. Amaechi who dismissed rumours he would not be handing over the reign of governance on the date, wondered what he would be doing in office after May 29. The Rivers state Governor averred that the entire cabinet has […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
By Our Reporters – The British Prime Minister, David Cameron and his Conservative Party are coasting to victory in the country’s general elections which commenced Thursday. With projections and partial results released Friday morning, there are strong indications that the Conservative will at a minimum, win overall majority in the Parliament. With emerging results, the Conservatives fall […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
By Eric Ojo, Abuja – The spate of malnutrition amongst children in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation, has remained a source of worry to stakeholders in the health sector of the Nigerian economy in recent times. Due to its grave implications for the mental, physical, growth and development of children, malnutrition which manifests in some […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, has condemned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Independent National Commission, INEC, for taking another incestuous step in rubbishing Nigeria’s democracy, particularly in Rivers State. PDP and INEC, Thursday, the campaign outfit alerted the public, sponsored some persons to the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, where they […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
*It is N250,000 to append his signature, 20% of every executed project, N6 million Naira for rectorship etc Special Adviser to the Lagos State Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga is allegedly enmeshed in a multi-million scam involving the appointment of a new Rector for the Lagos State Polytechnic (LASPOTECH). Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, […]
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Friday, May 8th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu has raised the alarm over lots of sycophants already surrounding the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, warning the incoming president to beware. Akiolu spoke at the 2,900 days of Governor Babatunde Fashola in office held in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. The monarch said “a lot of things […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
The chairman of Lee Engineering and Construction Company, Chief Leemon Ikpea, has called on the Nigeria Government to further strengthen the local content law to enable more indigenous companies, especially those in the oil and gas sector, participate in the development of the Nigeria economy. Speaking to a group of senior editors, in Houston, Texas, […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
*Asks Both National Assembly, Executive To Maintain status quo By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – Following a suit filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Mohammad Adoke on the subject – 2015 Constitution Amendment Bill, the Supreme Court Thursday, stopped the National Assembly (NASS) from going ahead on assenting the bill, […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria As Nigeria rolls on to change its leadership from Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ) to General Muhammad Buhari (GMB) on May 29, 2015 the question of what the future holds for Nigeria and its people become most paramount. Indeed the entire world is turning upside down and the […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The ever busy Agbani Road in Enugu metropolis, was on Wednesday thrown into anxiety, following the discovery of the dead body of a 65-year-old, woman, Agnes Elue, killed by her sales boy. A source in the area told African Examiner that trouble began when Agnes ordered her sales boy, identified […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
General polls to usher in new Prime Minister and new parliament are underway in the United Kingdom (UK). The elections which opened Thursday at 0600 GMT and expected to be rounded of 2100 GMT is being contested by the Conservative party, which formed alliance with the Liberal Democrats in 2010 polls and put an end […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin City – Armed men suspected to be cultists have killed two middle age women and a 25 year old boy during their attack on the residence of some of their targets in Benin city, the Edo State capital. African Examiner gathered that the latest attack came following a recent call by […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
A fresh crisis is looming in Bayelsa State between loyalists of the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan and supporters of Governor Seriake Dickson over who should control the political soul of the state. Already, a socio-cultural organization, Niger Delta Solidarity Forum, has accused the First Lady and her godson/presidential aide, Waripomowei Dudufa, of planning to […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Written by Obinna Akukwe @ObinnaAkukwe Yar’adua , Nigeria’s fourth democratically selected president. Yar’adua , Nigeria’s most unassuming president. Yar’adua , Nigeria’s most frail president. Yar’adua , Nigeria’s most educated president . Yar’adua , Nigeria’s only president with leftist ideology. The manner of your exit equals the manner of your entrance. Mysterious appearance and mysterious disappearance. […]
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Thursday, May 7th, 2015
Ayodele Afollabi, Abuja – In what appears to be an unusual step to demonstrate his leadership style, the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed police and military security personnel attached to him to respect traffic regulations during his movements. In a statement released by his media team in Abuja, General Buhari said law abiding would be […]
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Wednesday, May 6th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Enugu State governor-elect, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has waded into the ongoing rift between governor Sullivan Chime and members of the state House of Assembly, calling on the two factions to sheath their swords and return to status quo for the amicable resolution of the contending issues. African Examiner reports that […]
