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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Following the declaration of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that the governorship election in Anambra State is inconclusive, the Ekiti State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised the alarm that the conduct of last weekend’s governorship election in Anambra State is an indication of danger lurking in the […]
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Tuesday, November 19th, 2013

No fewer than two soldiers and two suspected terrorists were killed Tuesday morning as multiple explosions and sporadic gunshots rocked Gayawa village, Ungogo Local Government area of Kano state. African Examiner gathered that Joint Task Force, JTF, operation was on the heels of terrorists at their hideout. Details later…
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to urgently begin a thorough and efficient investigation into allegations of corruption following a shortfall in the remittance of accrued funds for the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) projects of over N500 […]
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Worried by reports of collapse buildings and bridges across the country, and also the infiltration of quacks into the profession, the Nigerian Society of Engineers has taken practical measure to check the norms. The team, led by Engr. Marfem Danladi Bongkat, is in Jos to undertake an assessment tour of various projects […]
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 42-year-old estate agent, Michael Kayode Olabameji, was on Monday sentenced to 15 years imprisonment, by a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja, for defrauding 100 accommodation seekers of N29.8 million. The presiding judge, Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo found Olabameji guilty of the 99-count charge of obtaining money by false pretences preferred against […]
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

Ruth Bamidele, Lagos At the resume trial of alleged fuel subsidy fraudsters, Walter Wagbatsoma, Adaoha Ugo – Ngadi, Fakude Babafemi, Ezekiel Ejide along with their firm, Ontario Oil and Gas Limited, defence counsel, E.D. Onyeke has established that the short term certificate issued by Obat tank farm is not in line with the Petroleum Products […]
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

…Insists On Total Cancellation Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that it will hold a supplementary election after declaring last Saturday’s governorship poll in Anambra inconclusive, insisting that only the total cancellation of the grossly-tainted and widely-manipulated election will be acceptable. In […]
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Monday, November 18th, 2013

By Eric Ojo Stakeholders in the energy sector of the Nigerian economy will on Tuesday converge in Abuja of the flag off of the 2013 National Energy Efficiency Summit (NEES). The summit which is the third edition of the event is being organised by the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN) and the United Nations Development […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

By Sunday Fase, Abuja A Muslim group known as Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has condemned the alleged harassment of members of the opposition during Saturday’s Anambra governorship election. The group in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday and made available to African Examiner urged the security agency to immediately release the former Minister of […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

By Oludare Sunday Fase, Abuja The Presidency has blasted the World Bank over its reports on poverty rate in Nigeria arguing that “Nigeria does not have 100 million destitutes.” In a statement issued by Dr. Nwanze OKIDEGBE, Chief Economic Adviser to the President, the presidency insisted that the World Bank got its statistics adding that […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Ignatius Okpara Reporting From Awka The three candidates of the opposition parties that participated in the Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election have jointly declared that they would not accept whatever result that may be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC. The candidates are that of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Tony Nwoye, Labour party […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

(Reuters) – A French engineer who had been held hostage by Islamist militants in northern Nigeria for almost a year has escaped his jailers, President Francois Hollande said on Sunday. “This man showed exceptional courage. At the risk of his life, he took advantage of an opportunity and then, in conditions worthy of an adventure […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

From Ignatius Okpara, reporting from Awka The Candidate of People’s Democratic Party PDP in Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra state, Mr. Tony Nwoye and his labour party counterpart, Ifeanyi Uba have both called for total cancellation of the poll, alleging it was seriously characterised by electoral frauds and manipulation. Addressing newsmen Sunday in Awka, Nwoye, […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The National chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has said that the party is gearing up to retake Lagos state, and reclaim the south west region of the country from the All Progressive Congress (APC). He also stated that the PDP and President Goodluck Jonathan will give their […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

The Alhaji Baraje led faction of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged the Federal Government to account for the $5 billion which has allegedly disappeared from the nation’s Excess Crude Account (ECA). The faction says it threw out the challenge “after a careful study of the disclosure made by the Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All Progressive Congress, APC has called for total cancellation of the Anambra governorship election, saying the exercise was marred by all manners of electoral irregularities. The opposition party, also announced that it would not participate in today’s (sunday) rescheduled election in 65 polling units in Obosi, Idemili North council area of […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Ignatius Okpara, Enugu As the results of Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election are being awaited, there are unconfirmed reports that the candidate of the ruling All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, is leading in 16 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. The APGA candidate, Dr. Willy Obiano, is said to have won […]
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Sunday, November 17th, 2013

Ignatius Okpara, Awka The inability of the People’s Democratic Party PDP candidate in the governorship election in Anambra state, Tony Nwoye, and business mogul, chief Arthur Eze to vote in the poll has continued to generate mixed reactions in the state. African Examiner reports that the duo of Nwoye and his political God father and […]
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Saturday, November 16th, 2013

…Reschedules election for Sunday Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has cancelled the Saturday’s Anambra state Governorship election held in 65 polling units of Idemili North local government area in Anambra central senatorial district of the state. According to the state Resident Electoral Commissioner, (REC), Professor Chukwuma Onukaogu, who announced this at […]
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Saturday, November 16th, 2013

Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned that it will not accept the results of Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State if voting does not take place in all local governments, especially in the party’s strongholds of Idemili North and South as well as Akwa South. In a statement issued in Lagos […]