By Steve Orji Good leadership is not a work of fiction. Good leadership is about productive expressions. Actions by someone or group of persons that affects the day-to-day life of the commoners-those who in their lifetime, may never have direct contact with the people who make crucial decisions that affect their life and well-being. Perhaps […]
Femi Kehinde, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau who was declared dead by the Nigerian JTF, is reported to have posted a new video to claim that he is alive. In a tweet sent via the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) official twitter handle (@BBCHausa), the news agency claimed “the leader of jama’atu […]
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has pulled out of today’s All Progressives Congress, APC primaries in the Delta Central Senatorial by-election, Delta State, Nigeria, describing the primaries as fraudulent. Keyamo, in a letter to the Chairman, APC Delta Central Senatorial Bye-Election Primaries’ Committee, said he had taken a painful but necessary decision not to participate in […]
By Femi Kehinde, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu as the governorship candidate of the PDP in November poll in accordance with the latest order as delivered by the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/296/2013 – Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu vs. Dr. Tony Nwoye & 3 Ors. […]
The African Examiner A High Court sitting in Benin City, yesterday, awarded N25m damages for a libelous publication in favour of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State against Dockland Communications Limited, publishers of News of the People magazine. In suit no B/556/2011 Justice Efe Ikponmwonba ruled that Dockland Communications failed to prove the veracity of the libelous publication of the […]
The African Examiner, Senators Smart Adeyemi and Danjuma Goje today had a shouting match over the name, “New PDP” on the floor of the senate. Goje, who represents Gombe Central Senatorial District, while contributing to a motion on the demise of a former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, described himself as a member of the […]
By Eric Ojo The Osun State chapter of the Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights (CDWR), has called on students, parents and teachers in Osun to collectively reject and organize a mass protest against the proposed rearrangement and merger of primary and secondary schools in the state. The call is coming at the heels of the […]
The African Examiner, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has said that the massive ongoing gas pipeline projects across the country will provide a veritable platform for individual homes and estates to be linked with gas pipelines to enhance its domestic use. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Engr. Andrew Yakubu disclosed this during […]
Nigeria’s minister of Trade and Industry Olusegun Aganga has appealed to Nigerians in diaspora not to miss out in the ongoing massive investments drive under the transformation agenda of the present administration. Aganga who spoke in New York at a lunch between President Goodluck Jonathan, members of the executive council and the Nigerian Professionals in […]
Members of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing (LGIF) have commended Nigeria for its inspiring leadership of the 63-nation strong body in the promotion of creative financing mechanisms to complement development aid. Delegates from many member nations including France, Finland, Italy and international organisations who spoke at the 68thUnited Nations General Assembly side event in […]
Femi Kehinde The new Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) led by Abubakar Baraje has warned President Goodluck Jonathan not to seek re-election in 2015. The faction said doing so would be against the interest of the country and its people and it decided to advise Jonathan after reviewing the state of the nation and the pulse of […]
The African Examiner, The Former Presidential spokesman Ima Niboro has hailed the emergence of Chief Emmanuel Agwariawvodo as PDP candidate for Delta central senatorial by-election saying it is “victory for all Urhobos, and victory for democracy.” In a statement made available to African Examiner, Niboro added that Agwariawvodo is a tried and tested patriot, a […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha Tuesday declared that the battle for Anambra gubernatorial polls come November this year is between Senator Chris Ngige and seat of power in Abuja, insisting that victory must go to the people and not to Abuja. The Governor, spoke at the inauguration of the National Committee for […]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) will soon introduce policies that will check excess inflow of the U.S dollar into the economy ahead of the 2015 general election. The CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi gave the indication today in Abuja at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting. The governor, noting that though […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The entire ever busy Okpoko area of Onitsha commercial city of Anambra state, was thrown into confusion tuesday as a gang of armed robbers killed a popular member of the vigilante group in the area. The private security man, simply identified as (Stubborn) was gunned down by the dare devil robbers operating […]
The African Examiner, Governor Theodore Orji of Abia State says there is no going back on the 30th September deadline for the relocation of traders to the new Ubani Ibeku Ultra Modern Market Umuahia. The Governor who was fielding questions from newsmen after inspecting the readiness of the market says there is nothing that will […]
President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in New York made a strong case for Nigeria’s election to the United Nations Security Council. Addressing the world leaders and other delegates at the opening of the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, President Jonathan declared that Nigeria’s commendable performance on previous occasions when it held a […]
By Oluwatodun Amosun The recent call by the group National Coalition Against Tobacco, asking Governor Fashola to reject the Tobacco Company’s investment in the State appears misguided and inappropriate. Whilst many perfectly understand the need to regulate the tobacco sector, it is also well known and accepted that tobacco is a legal industry and hence […]
All may not go down well with the President, Goodluck Jonathan and his Rivers strong man and Minister for State,Education, Nyeso Wike due to the Minister’s secret alliance with the embattled Senator and Governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, in Anambra State, Andy Uba. Information reaching us has it that while Wike is said […]
By Femi Kehinde The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Hon. Muazu Usman Gangara, and his deputy, Hon. Dogara Mato, has been impeached. This is coming several months after the move to impeach them commenced. They were removed on Tuesday from office. Meanwhile African Examiner gathered that the 18-member of Kaduna state House […]
