The African Examiner, USA Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola on Thursday flagged off statewide registration of about 20 million Lagosians in a bid to capture their data for policy formulation and planning for the populace. The governor urged residents in the State, irrespective of state of origin, to get involved in the exercise at any […]
The African Examiner, USA The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has flayed the proposed national conference enunciated by Senate President, David Mark in the speech he delivered to declare open a new legislative session. The group, in a statement said Mark’s speech espoused good judgment to an extent, marking a major detour from the one he […]
By Dr. Joshua Olagunju, California It is with great pain, embarrassment, sadness, and shame that I am reluctantly writing this negative piece on Nigerian affairs. I am not one of those who dive easily into criticizing my country of birth. I know the easiest thing for me to do is nothing – just walk away and […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, The State Security Services has paraded two suspects, Lawrence Dennis and Hamza Abubakar for attempting to kidnap the daughter of late President Umar Musa Yar’Dua at a construction site in Kado area of FCT. The suspects, with the help of a guard in the construction site got information about the lady, collaborated […]
By Eric Ojo, South-Africa Disturbed by the nefarious activities of those involved in illegal bunkering and oil theft in Nigeria, civil society organizations (CSOs) in the country have called for the prosecution of culprits by the relevant agencies of government as a deterrent to others. The CSOs said oil thieves whether small or big […]
The African Examiner-USA The Ondo state Government has fixed the 4th of October for the interment of the immediate past Governor of the state, Dr Olusegun Agagu whose death occurred on Friday the 13th of September 2013. In a 3-day burial programme announced by the State’s Commissioner for Information Mr Kayode Akinmade,, the burial events […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Heavy floods that submerged the Ariaria international market in Aba, the commercial city of Abia state on thursday has sacked virtually all the Patent medicine dealers in the area. Our Correspondent gathered that the devastating flood destroyed drugs valued over 180m with the Ochendo Health and Jesus is the overall zones […]
The Baraje led- New PDP says it has learnt of the plan to impeach the headships of the National Assembly headed by Senator David Mark and Speaker Aminu Tambuwal. The splinter PDP made this Known in statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze. According Chief Eze, “We have learnt of the […]
The African Examiner The Alhaji Abubakar Baraje-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday urged Nigerians to discountenance what it calls “tissue of lies and propaganda” from the Alhaji Bamanga Tukur faction of the party on the outcome of their meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential Villa last Sunday 15th September, 2013. The splinter […]
By Ignatius Okpara FOR the senior pastor in charge of City of Liberation and comfort international Ministries (AKA), seed of life Holy Ghost city Enugu, Prophet (Dr) Ginika Obi, and the entire fateful of the Pentecostal church located at Amaechi Akawnaunaw axis, along the Enugu Port Harcourt express way, Monday 16th, September 2013, is a day they will not forget in […]
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy (CME) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that a prudent approach would be adopted in implementing the 2014 budget. Okonjo Iweala who said this at a press briefing in Abuja on the state of the economy noted that it was important the country begins to plan its […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has ordered that military troops be deployed to Nasarawa state to help police put an end to the lingering crisis in the state. The Director, Army Public Relations Department, Brigadier General Ibrahim Attahiru made this known at a news briefing in Abuja saying the troops, will join the police to stem the […]
The African Examiner The authorities of the Nigerian Army, Navy and the Airforce formations in Lagos on Wednesday called for increased vigilance among residents in order to identify and assist law enforcement agents in bringing to book undesirable elements who impersonate military officers. Addressing newsmen at the headquarters of the 9 Brigade, Ikeja Cantonment, the […]
TEXT OF JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN STUDENTS (NANS) AND THE NATIONAL YOUTH COUNCIL OF NIGERIA (NYCN) ON THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA AND THE WAY FORWARD Protocol: Nigeria is our only country and we must all do all we can to ensure its rapid development. That is the basis on which we are […]
The African Examiner Piqued by the recent unguided and gratuitous comments against Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, the President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) by Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Christian Youth Vanguard has warned that it will no longer sit back and tolerate insults directed at the leader of their faith. Mallam El-Rufai had granted […]
No fewer than 1,246 Lagos State indigenes at the Lagos State University (LASU) have receivedN95.46 million bursary from the Lagos State Government. Those who benefitted from the bursary are the 2011/2012 set of indigene students as well as Law School and Maritime Academy students. Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Otunba Fatai Olukoga disclosed […]
Nigeria will play in group A with Mali, South Africa and Mozambique in the forthcoming Orange African Nations Championship billed for South Africa in Jan. 2014 The draw also put Zimbabwe, Uganda, Burkina Faso and Morocco together in group B while Ghana play in Group C alongside Ethiopian, Libya and Congo. South Africa and Mozambique will […]
By Kenneth Uwadi I have been frowning many, many times ever since I heard that Chief Rochas Okorocha the governor of Imo State signed into law a bill legalizing abortion in Imo State . The bill was sponsored by zombie members of the Imo State House of Assembly and was cited as the Imo State of Nigeria, Violence Against Persons […]
Rwanda’s ruling party held onto power with a widely-expected landslide victory in parliamentary elections, provisional results showed on Tuesday, reinforcing President Paul Kagame’s grip on the country. The National Electoral Commission said Kagame’s Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) had won 76.2 percent of the vote with all ballots counted. Final results are expected on Thursday. Two […]
Winners of the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, CANAN have emerged after a rigorous search, scrutiny and selection process, a statement signed by Mr Laolu Akande, an Executive Director of the association has said The CANAN TOP TEN winners who would be honored on Sunday evening Sept 22 at Marriot Hotel, LaGuardia New York at an event […]
