IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state Police, Command, Friday apprehended nine persons including a native doctor, in connection with the abduction and death of 84 years old octogenarian wife of the traditional ruler of Igogoro Community in Igboeze North Local Government Area of the state. Our correspondent gathered that the arrest of the suspects followed […]
By Leonard Karshima Shilgba Obasanjo’s December 2, 2013 excoriating letter to President Jonathan has elicited diverse reactions from Nigerians. While some see the letter as appropriate, others have asked what “moral right” President Obasanjo has to write such a letter to President Jonathan. First of all, I should provide what to me were highlights of the […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Lagos state police have declared wanted one Abiodun Imole for his alleged involvement in human trafficking. Before absconding, Imole was the manager of Francis Inn Hotel, in Ikotun area of Lagos State. In a statement, the police said Abiodun, the manager of the Hotel located at Olu Odunusi Street, off Abiola Adeyemi […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC on Thursday urged a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja to issue a bench warrant on Oluwaseun Ogunbambo and grant it power to verify a medical report claiming that the defendant is medically unfit to stand trial. Oluwaseun Ogunbambo is presently standing trial alongside Mamman Nasir […]
The sign-language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service, who sparked outrage when it was revealed his signing was fake, was also accused of murder in 2003, according to a new local news report. Citing court documents, the Johannesburg-based news station eNCA reports that Thamsanqa Jantjie was charged with murder, attempted murder and kidnapping in 2003. […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee has shared a total of N675.7 billion as statutory revenue allocation for the month of November. The minister of state for finance and Chairman of FAAC, Yerima Ngama said total revenue available for distribution among the three tiers of government, including the value added tax, VAT, collection of […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Eng. Andrew Yakubu has described the letter written by the CBN Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to President Goodluck Jonathan on the missing $49 billion as a calculated attempt to ridicule the corporation. Engineer Yakubu made this known at a news conference […]
…Now Free To Aspire To Any Political Office in Nigeria Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Supreme Court of Nigeria on today (Friday) nullified the conviction of Chief Bode George in 2009 by a Lagos High Court in a case having to do with contract scam and corruption when he was chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority, […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the President Goodluck Jonathan administration not to take Nigeria back to the dark days of the late Gen. Sani Abacha regime, when perceived opponents of the government were targets of rampaging murderous gangs and the country turned to a pariah nation through unbridled human rights […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Joint efforts of the Anti-Robbery Squad of the Aba Area Command and Zone 9 of the Nigerian Police, Umuahia on Thursday yielded fruitful result as the security operatives smashed a kidnap gang and rescued one of their victims, a bank manager, Mr. Akwara Stanley in Aba. African Examiner reports that the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu For failing to pay their various forms of taxes and approved levies, the Imo State government Thursday sealed up bank premises found wanting in Owerri, the Imo State capital, leading to the total paralysing of commercial and social activities in the area. However, the Governor Rochas Okorocha led government’s action compelled […]
Less than 24 hours after he released to the media a controversial letter which has gone viral on the internet, Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo paid a surprise visit to President Goodluck Jonathan in Kenya where both leaders met and had breakfast together. African Examiner gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan and his aides were shocked […]
The African Examiner The allegation by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, that President Jonathan does not indicate any willingness to fight corruption has been described as wild and a futile attempt to divert attention from the corrupt activities in the House. A group, the New Vision Organisation, in a statement yesterday, said […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana has described the first civilian Governor of Plateau State and first National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Late Solomon Daushep Lar as a man of great vision. Gana, who is the Chairman of the Lar’s Funeral Committee, stated this during a valedictory […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos One Isiaka Ali Pantami, a 41 year old man has been arrested in Bauchi for impersonating as an official of the State Security Service (SSS).The Assistant Director of SSS in Bauchi, Olu Justin while parading the suspect said the impersonator was arrested following information received from the public. According to him, the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Professor Ben Nwabueze led Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought Thursday insisted that the outcome of the proposed National Conference be subjected to a referendum before it could form the new Nigerian constitution. The Igbo leaders hinged their position on the premise that many countries of the globe that evolved new constitutions toed the […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A coalition of non-governmental women’s group under the auspices of Oyo Women Arise for Development (OWAD), has called on women in the state especially wives of public office holders to emulate the good deeds of the wife of the Executive Governor of Oyo state, Mrs Florence Ajimobi (JP) The group in a […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has called on Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to strive towards a successful general elections in 2015. INEC Chairman said this on Thursday at the quarterly meeting with the RECs in Abuja. He stated that the recent participation in an election skill management seminar […]
Ruth Bamidele The trial of former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, was on Thursday stalled due to the unavailability of the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa who was said to be away on an official assignment. Nnamani and seven others facing a 105 counts charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N5billion […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos In a bid to bring sanity to end fake motor insurance certificates that flooded the country, the Nigerian Insurers Association (NIA), is set to launch the second module of the Nigerian Insurance Industry Database (NIID) in Marine business by first quarter of 2014. This is coming three years after the introduction of […]
