(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu Command on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 arraigned one Chidi Ogbodo before Justice V.N Ajogwu of the State High Court, Enugu on one count charge bordering on personation. The defendant sometime in January 2022 allegedly fraudulently presented himself as the owner of a plot of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unspecified number of people have been injured after a passenger train crushed a Lagos State Government staff bus in the PWD area of the state. The incident happened around past 7am on Thursday. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, Taofiq Adebayo, said rescue operation was ongoing. “The accident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria premier football league NPFL, top flight club, Rangers Inter. FC of Enugu Wednesday trashed Amateur INGAS FC 5-1 in the 2023 edition of the State F.A/Aiteo cup final match played at the Rangers Practice Pitch Enugu. African Examiner Sports reports that players of Ingas F.C of New Haven, Enugu could not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the March 11, Governorship and State Houses of Assembly in Nigeria, some human rights groups, under the platform of ‘International College For Rights And Democracy And Eastern Democracy And Rights Coalition have raised the alarm of alleged plots to cause violence and compromise the exercises in Enugu and Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst widespread concerns over rumors of possible use of violence in Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Enugu State, the Labour Party (LP) Governorship flag bearer in the State, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga, has urged voters to defend their votes as means of eliminating politicians that have turned the economic resources […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Abakpa, a highly populated axis in Enugu city and environ were on Monday thrown into apprehension , following the killing of one person and burning of two Sienna vehicles as well as five tricycles, popularly known as (Keke Napep) by criminal elements who claimed to be members of the proscribed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The younger brother of the recently murdered Enugu East Senatorial District Candidate for Labour party, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu, Mr Kelvin Chibuzor Chukwu, has been elected to replace the deceased in the rescheduled senatorial election of 11, March 2023. Barr. Oyibo Chukwu, it would be recalled, was allegedly assassinated by unknown assailants along […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is an air of uncertainty among Deposit Money Banks as they await further instruction from the Central Bank of Nigeria over the recirculation of old N500 and N1,000. The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that the old naira notes should be allowed to circulate along with the new notes until December […]
……Says He’s the Best (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governorship ambition of the people’s Democratic party PDP flag bearer in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, weekend received a boost, as Ex- Governor of the State, Barr. Sullivan Chime endorsed him, saying he is the best the State can offer now”. He stated this at his Enugu […]
…Congratulates Tinubu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly NASS, the Enugu State Chapter of a political pressure group, under the banner of Like Minds Initiative (LMI), has called on the Senate Chief Whip, Senator Orji Uzo Kalu of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, to vie for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government said it would oppose exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos, who died during the school’s inter-house sports, in February. The government made the disclosure in a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs in the state’s Ministry of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr Shehbaz Sharif, has felicitated the Nigerian President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu on his victory at the Feb. 25 presidential poll. This is contained in a statement from by the Pakistan High Commission in Nigeria and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Gubernatorial Candidate of the Labour Party LP, Barr Chijioke Edeoga has said his mission is to restore the social, cultural and economic fortunes of the state if elected governor. Edeoga, who spoke shortly after appearances on two radio programs broadcast on Solid FM and Family Love FM, lamented the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Campaign Council of the Enugu State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed allegations of planned rigging of the March 11 governorship and State House of Assembly elections in the state leveled against it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Frank Nweke Jr., […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Dumebi Kachikwu says the victory of Sen. Bola Tinubu of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Feb. 25 election was a case of consistency, preparation and opportunity. Kachikwu said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “The victory of Tinubu in […]
….Says I’m Most Experienced Among Candidates. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State governorship Candidate of the opposition All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, and ex -Nigerian Minister of information, Mr. Frank Nweke Jr has dismissed reports in some quarters that he stepped down for the people’s Democratic party PDP flag bearer, Dr. Peter Mbah. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the just ended election, Peter Obi, has filed a suit at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, Abuja, against the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the winner by the Independent National Electoral commission. The petition which has since gone […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday has directed that old N200, N500, N1,000 notes remain in circulation till December 31, 2023. Also, the apex court nullified the Federal Government’s naira redesign policy saying that it is an affront to the 1999 Constitution. Justice Emmanuel Agim, who read the lead judgement, stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of old Anambra State , and Elder Statesman, Dr. Jim Nwobobo, has condemned in its entirety a comment recently made by the Senator elect for Enugu North Senatorial district, Chief Okey Ezea, who said that the forthcoming March 11, governorship and House of Assembly election will be a do or […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the March 11, governorship and State House of Assembly election, the Nsukka Journalists Foundation (NJF), has called on various political parties and their candidates to evade violence in Enugu North Senatorial district of Enugu State. Our correspondent reports that there have been reported threats of looming violence by some political […]
