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Friday, April 10th, 2015
Former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Chibudom Nwuche, has joined the train of those jumping off the train of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nwuche has decamped from PDP to APC barely two days to the governorship election. Nwuche, who announced his departure from […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
By Funmilayo Omidiji – Preparatory to the Saturday’s Governorship and States House of Assembly Elections, the Nigeria Police Force Thursday deployed some high ranked officers to the States considered as flashpoints to supervise the exercise. In a statement issued Thursday by the Public Relations Officer in the Force headquarters Abuja, Emmanuel Ojukwu, States to be […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has commended the State Joint Security Taskforce on the arrest Thursday evening of about five persons with three AK-47 riffles, ammunitions and assorted indian hemp at ‘Barracks’, behind Wimpey in Rumueme area of Port Harcourt. Information available to us indicates that those arrested are likely hired thugs and […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with President Goodluck Jonathan over the demise of his Special Adviser on Strategy and Documentation, Mr. Oronto Douglas. In a condolence message to the President and made available to the media by the Directorate of Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign in Abuja, General Buhari […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
*Bans Movement Of Motorcyclists In Omoku Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says the renewed upsurge in militancy in parts of the state ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections is as a result of the quest of Mrs. Patience Jonathan to control […]
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Featured, Latest Headlines, News From The State, Nigeria 2015 Election
Thursday, April 9th, 2015
By Akin Soneyin – The embattled Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s hope of remaining on the exalted seat was dimmed Thursday, as the 19 opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) moved the motion and directed the State Chief Judge, Justice A. Daramola, to constitute a panel of investigation to unravel alleged misconduct against him. The opposition […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
By Ayo Balogun – Son of the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs II, (Musiliu Obanikoro), Ibrahim Babajide drew large support Thursday in Ikoyi area of Lagos State, as he rounded off his campaign, for the State House of Assembly under the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ibrahim who is otherwise called […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association has called on the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, (rtd) to scrap the outrageous allocations for meals and diesel consumed by public office holders in Nigeria, including from the Presidency “because the President of the USA pays for his meals.” According to MDCAN, a comprehensive reform of the political structure […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Chairman House Committee on Diaspora Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa has urged residents of Lagos State to go out en-mass and vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday, as well as all APC’s House of Assembly candidates. Following the emergence of APC as the ruling party […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
*Calls For Redeployment of State REC A former Minister of Information and APGA governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku has debunked rumours making the rounds that he stepped down for the PDP candidate, Yusuf Agabi in the Saturday’s gubernatorial polls. Mr. Maku also called for the immediate redeployment of Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Research, Documentation and Strategy, Mr Oronto Douglas, is dead. Douglas, 49, a presidency source said, passed on at the State House clinic at 4:58 a.m Thursday. Oronto Douglas, who passed away after a protracted battle with cancer, was President Jonathan’s personal aide for close to a decade. […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Former External Affairs Minister and Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina and ex – Ondo State PDP Governorship candidate, Mr. Olusola Oke have dumped the ruling party for the leading opposition APC. While Zwingina defected Wednesday with the PDP Chieftains like serving Senators, Bello Tukur, Ahmed Barata and Sadiq Haske, Oke […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
The Abia State chapter of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) executive committee members and other leaders of the party in the state have adopted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for the April 11th governorship election in the state, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu, as their sole candidate for Saturday’s governorship elections. Addressing a press conference […]
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Thursday, April 9th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria has embarked on an indefinite strike. African Examiner gathered that the judiciary workers downed tools to press home their demand for the implementation of an Abuja Federal High Court judgment, which ordered the federal and state governments to comply […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President-elect has assured teachers in the country of free tertiary education when the All Progressives Congress (APC) government takes charge of the running of government next month. Osinbajo was speaking at a consultative meeting with members of Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Lagos on Wednesday, saying that continuous education for […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
Dr. Dakuku Peterside, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Rivers State has called on the people of the state to take advantage of a new dawn created by the emergence of president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari by voting massively for the APC. Peterside who spoke in Port Harcourt during a campaign stop, warned […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidates of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, Ogun, and Oyo States. The socio-political group, in a statement signed by its National Chairman, Olawale Oshun, also thanked Yoruba voters across Nigeria for speaking eloquently and peacefully with their votes during the March 28 Presidential and […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
By Uche Igwe – In the immediate aftermath of the General Muhamadu Buhari’s resounding victory over President Jonathan, I expect that the people of the Niger Delta should adjust their political strategy. They should identify channels to begin to re-engage the Federal Government. They are very lucky to have Governor Amaechi who played a visible role in […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
By Niyi Adeyi – Four days to the Governorship and States Assemblies Elections, the Nigerian Police boss, (IGP) Suleiman Abba, has warned Politicians against using police escorts, to accompany them to the polling units during the Saturday polls. Mr. Abba handed down the warning Wednesday in a statement issued in Abuja by the Force Public […]
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2015
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – A notorious armed Robbery kingpin identified as Emeka Odo alias (LANDLORD) who has been a thorn on the flesh of motorists and residents of obolloafor in Udenu council Area of the state and environs was on Tuesday lynched to death by angry mob. The mob African Examiner gathered pounced on […]
