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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau If I was initially puzzled by the very offensive and shocking so called correspondence by the PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to the country’s (Nigerian Auditor General) rejecting the forensic audit report on the missing $20 billion oil revenue which took it – PWC, so long a time to prepare […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – The Kebbi State government has condemned last Thursday impeachment of the Speaker of State House of Assembly, Alhaji Hassan Shalla. Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Garba Rabiu Kamba in a statement over the weekend, described the development which he indicated was carried out by a faction of the house, […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Muhammad Saad Abubakar; the entire Nigerian Muslim community and the Abuja Muslim Jamaah (community) on the demise of the Chief Imam of National Mosque, Abuja, Alhaji […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
The killing at the weekend in parts of Plateau state by armed men in military fatigue of over 500 villagers has drawn strong condemnation from a pro-democracy civil society group- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA ). Against the backdrop of recent mass killings by suspected armed hoodlums especially in the North Central region […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
An ex-staff of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Mohammed Khalid Yakubu, who last Wednesday accused the Management of the hotel of wrongful termination of his appointment based on his political affiliation, has withdrawn the accusation. Yakubu has, instead, commended the Management of the hotel for the steps taken to address his issue, saying he has discovered that […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Incoming Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode is to inherit N418.2 billion from Governor Babatunde Fashola, African Examiner authoritatively reports. In 2007 when Fashola took over from his predecessor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, he inherited just N15 billion from him, but he is bequeathing on his successor a whooping N418.2 […]
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
Floyd Mayweather claimed a unanimous points verdict over Manny Pacquiao to win the richest fight in boxing history and maintain his perfect record. Mayweather, unbeaten in 48 professional fights stretching back to 1996, retains his WBC and WBA welterweight titles and takes the WBO belt from Pacquiao. The American was caught with the odd good […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has berated the State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for allegedly sponsoring political killings in the State, and rushing to court to stop the sitting of the Commission of Enquiry set up by the State Government to investigate the killings. “The […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
Leo Igwe – People across the world are slowing being coerced into treating Islam with ‘respect’ or better with fear. We are gradually getting to a point where criticising the Islamic faith is a form of death sentence. The reason which some people give for this ugly development is that ‘Many people believe in Islam’ They […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
By Muhammad Ajah – President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, GCFR, would have made history when he hands over power to the President-Elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, on 29th May, 2015 according to the nation’s constitution, not on 28th May, 2015. Whatever people may say and however these episodes of the general elections may have […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba – In 2009, Bishop Desmond Tutu was on the campus of the American University of Nigeria as a guest speaker. In his speech, he apologized to Nigerians for the xenophobic attacks on black Africans the previous year. More than five years later today, South Africans are shamelessly slaughtering their fellow African brothers […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
By Eric Ojo – The government of France has harped on the need to intensify efforts geared towards promoting public awareness about climate change, its impact and how best to mitigate it in Nigeria. The French government said it is imperative to raise the awareness of Nigerians on what climate change is all about and […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Dozens of aggrieved farmers in Enyimba and Agbudu communities both in Awgu council area of Enugu state Thursday went on rampage, as they barricaded the premises of the state owned farms popularly referred to as “Sancarlos Farms” located in the area’ over alleged government inability to fulfil the terms of […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar over the weekend commenced lobby for the candidacy of Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB). A statement issued by the Atiku Media Office in Abuja said that Atiku Abubakar’s shuttle diplomacy to shore up much-needed support for […]
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Saturday, May 2nd, 2015
The Ijaw professionals in Diaspora, a socio-cultural group dedicated to preservation of Ijaw interest worldwide has cried out against what it calls a conspiracy to destroy the ijaw cause through pulling down it leaders following the loss of the Presidency by President Goodluck Jonathan. The Group rose from an extraordinary congress at Atlanta Georgia last […]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – President Goodluck Jonathan has declared that if members of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) remain committed to the vision of its founding fathers and work very hard, the party will return to power at the Federal level in 2019. Speaking after receiving the report of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization at […]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
From Collins Amadi, Port Harcourt – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised an alarm on the alleged attempt by the Rivers State PDP candidate in the April 11, 2015 Governorship Election and Governor-elect, Nyesom Wike, to dump his party and join its fold. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the State capital […]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – Lagos – The last is definitely yet to be heard of the forensic audit report by the PriceWaterHouse Coopers (Pwc) on the missing $20 Billion oil money, as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of Economy, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Thursday again distanced herself and denied she did not engage […]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
By Tajudeen Balogun and Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – Fuel scarcity has hit harder in most cities across the country, prompting long queue at the few filling stations that sell, while the fuel racketeers are having field days. The situation which has been on for some months with serious effects on the socio-economic activities in […]
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Thursday, April 30th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia – As the election battle shifts to the courts, the Election petition tribunal, sitting in Umuahia, Abia State has received at least 10 petitions from various candidates, regarding the March 28 National Assembly polls in the state. African Examiner gathered that the election petition tribunal would hold its sittings at the […]
