Ignatius Okpara, Enugu A group under the aegis of Movement for Better Anambra State has insisted on total cancellation of the 16th November controversial Anambra state gubernatorial polls, just as it rejects the independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega’s apology on the inconclusive election. The group however, advised the electoral body to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu, The supplementary election of the contentious Anambra governorship polls will now hold on November 30th 2013. The new date was made known on Friday at a press conference addressed by Professor Attahiru Jega, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the governorship election held on […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Hell was let loose in Abbi Community, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State Friday as the entire village was thrown into a battle field over an alleged power tussle between some its indigenes and the Vice Chairman of the council, Mr. Maxwell Odoakpa, who also hails from the area. On […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu State Government has formally taken over the two properties of the Nigerian Coal Corporation (NCC), it purchased from the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) under the Federal Government privatization of the landed properties of the Corporation. The two properties are the Headquarters of the Corporation located along Okpara Avenue and the […]
Ignatius Opara, Enugu The United Nations Children Education Fund, UNICEF, has called on Enugu State government to pass the Child Rights Act, noting that she is the only state in the South East geo-political zone of Nigeria that is yet to pass the law. But the Governor Sullivan Chime led administration has explained that […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At least fifty former workers of Non-Consolidated Banks in Nigeria have lost their lives following the failure of the nation’s apex Bank Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Ngerian Deposit Insurance Corporation, (NDIC), Ministers of Finance, among other concerned authorities to facilitate payment of their terminal benefits since they were relief of their duties […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared last Saturday’s Anambra state governorship election inconclusive. Announcing this in the early hours of Monday, the chief returning officer for the election and Vice chancellor, University of Calabar, professor James Epoka, explained that the electoral body took the decision because the margin between the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The All progressive Congress APC,candidate in the Anambra state governorship polls, Senator Chris Ngige, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)of disenfranchising the people of his senatorial district in the election. Ngige, who represents Anambra Central in the upper chambers of the National Assembly NASS, (senate) alleged that INEC deliberately refused […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Lagos based Constitutional lawyer, chief Olisa Agbakoba, senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has advised Nigerians irrespective of political, ethnic, and religious affiliation, to embrace the proposed National conference (CONFAB), saying it will be an opportunity to address most of the age long injustices meted on some segments of the nation. He noted […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Mallam Aminu Maigari, has challenged state governments in Nigeria to start investing in sports development in their respective states. The NFF boss, noted that as a unifying instrument, there is need for state governments to always accord serious attention to the sector. Speaking Thursday in Enugu during the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka The Imo state police command has confirmed the arrest of a total of 203 fake Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) officers in Owerri, who were on their way to Anambra state for the Saturday’s governorship election. Disclosing this to African Examiner via telephone Friday, the state police public Relations Officer PPRO, Joy Elemoko, […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Leaders of thought, in the south- east geo political zone of Nigeria, Thursday in Enugu inaugurated committees to harmonize the position of Igbos ahead of the proposed national conference. The meeting was attended by religious, traditional, and political leaders from various states of the region. It however, resolved that the Igbo race […]
… As IGP Warns Anambra Politicians Against Misconduct Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Professor Attahiru Jega, National Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Wednesday in Awka hinted that all sensitive materials to be used for conduct of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra state have been modified with security features. The INEC boss, explained that the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At least four persons were allegedly shot dead Monday in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state, when members of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB clashed with a joint security team. But Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, leader of MASSOB, who spoke through the Director for Information, […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Residents of Mbanugo, in coal camp area of Enugu city, were Monday afternoon thrown into fear and panick as a robbery gang trailed a vehicle belonging to tele communication giant, MTN to the street, killing the driver, and a tricycle operator, as well as injuring scores of innocent passersby. According to the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The seemingly protracted rift between Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state and his wife Clara, took another twist on Sunday, as the Governor allegedly used security operatives to forcefully eject the first lady from the governors lodge to her mother residence at the coal city garden estate Enugu. African Examiner’s correspondent gathered […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC), has called for the arrest and prosecution of Chairman of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC), Dr. Boniface Eneh, for disobeying the order of an Enugu High Court restraining him from conducting the just concluded council polls in the state. It would […]
