Ruth Bamidele The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned one Richard Onomeh Akaighe Manager of Upstream Solutions Limited, on Tuesday, before Justice Abubakar of the Federal High Court, Warri on one count charge bordering on obtaining money by false pretence. The defendant allegedly obtain the sum N28, 312,570 from one Anuwa Jeremiah to supply […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Special Task Force responsible for the maintenance of peace in Plateau State has identified cattle rustling as one of the major security challenges bedeviling the State. The Commander of the STF, Major General David Enetie disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists while on a visit to the NUJ press centre […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu State Government has declared that it would provide electricity to the few remaining communities in the state that are yet to be electrified before the end of the administration in May 2015. The State Governor Mr. Sullivan Chime stated this in an address at a workshop on community Administration organised […]
A muslim Group named Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC has blasted the Nigerian senate over its position on some squatters killed recently in Apo area, Abuja by Nigerian security forces tagging the position of the Upper Chamber as “double standard.” The group in a statement signed by its executive director Prof. Ishaq Akintola and made available […]
The African Examiner Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has charged 21 officers of Abia origin who recently graduated from the Nigerian Navy Basic Training School, Onne, Rivers State, to be good ambassadors of the God’s Own State. The governor who gave the charge when he received some members of the Batch 22 AK of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Like his People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and All Progress Congress APC counterparts, the labour party candidate in the in-conclusive November 16 Anambra state governorship election, Dr Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah has said he would not participate in the supplementary election as proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). The LP candidate made this […]
The Presidency has denied reports that a presidential jet was used to convey the Niger Delta Warlord Asari-Dokubo from Benin Republic to Nigeria after he was released by the Benin Republic security operatives describing the report as “packaged lies.” Speaking to State House Correspondents in Abuja, the president’s spokesman, Dr Reuben Abati said that the […]
…Assures of Transparency and Accountability in Bid Process The Federal Government has flagged off the second oil marginal fields licensing round aimed at deepening the participation of indigenous oil companies in the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry. The Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, who declared the bid round open at […]
…Asks Jega to make public his travel log in October Ignatius Okpara, Lagos Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called on political parties to boycott the supplementary election fixed by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra State on Saturday, November 30th . The Professor Atahiru Jega led electoral body had scheduled the supplementary […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Five officials of the Lagos State International Trade Fair have been docked before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja on Thursday for an alleged fraud. The suspects, Bassey Dominic, Okafor Ngozi Eunice, Francis Datla, Okocha Ajele Lazarus, Kolo Banabas, are standing trial for offences bothering on conspiracy and stealing. The accused persons were […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A socio cultural organisation under the aegis of Nzuko Imeobi Association of Idemili North and South local Government area of Anambra state has challenged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to ensure that the Saturday’s supplementary election in the state is devoid of all forms of electoral malpractices. According to the group, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos, Nigeria says the State will need at least N51 billion annually to achieve effective patrol of the 9,000 streets in the State. According to the Governor, “N45 billion for the purchase of 9, 000 patrol vehicles and N6.3 billion for the fueling of the cars”. He lamented […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has held a Completion Meeting for its N87.5 billion Programme 2 Series 2 Bond rounding off its N167.5 billion Issuance Programme. The offer recorded a stellar 139 percent total subscription of N121.72 billion which the State did not accept given the limitation of the programme size and the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The ongoing political feud between the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate in the inconclusive Anambra state governorship election, Comrade Tony Nwoye and leadership of the party, has taken a new twist, as the party announced immediate suspension of two principal officers of the candidate’s campaign organisation for attacking National Publicity Secretary of […]
Rivers State Governor Rotimi Amaechi has been invited to speak at a Special High Level Panel on Security and Human Rights Challenges in the Niger Delta Region at the United Kingdom House of Commons on the 28th of November. The Panel is expected to review the current security challenges in the region especially in the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Contrary to a recent statement credited to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Anambra state gubernatorial poll, Tony Nwoye that the party will boycott the supplementary election fixed by INEC for 30th November, the National Publicity Secretary of the Party Chief Olisa Metuh, has reaffirmed that PDP would fully participate […]
Ignatus Okpara, Enugu Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state has sworn in the executive officers of the State Council of Traditional Rulers’ with Eze Eberechi Dick as its chairman. Speaking at the ceremony which took place Wednesday in Umuahia, the state capital, the governor commended traditional rulers in the state for maintaining law and order […]
…As FEC Approves Purchase of 70,000 Voters Card Readers for 2015 Polls As part of measures to realize its revenue projection of N2.2 trillion for 2014, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, November 27, 2013, approved the appointment of a consultancy firm to collect the additional N75 billion tax revenue in 12 months, for […]
… Warns his men against misconduct Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The new Anambra state Commissioner of Police Mr. Usman Akila Gwary, has vowed to rid the state of criminal elements, just as he assured the people of the command’s readiness to protect lives and property in the area. Besides, the new CP promised that the command […]
…Wants Governor Orji’s Immediate Intervention Ignatius Okpara The Aba branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has expressed worry over the alarming indiscriminate arrest of residents of the commercial city by the state government revenue agents, calling on the Governor, chief Theodore Orji to intervene in the matter. Addressing a press conference in Aba, Tuesday, […]
