Agabus Pwanagba, Jos In its frantic efforts to curtail the activities of criminals which had hitherto led to loss of lives in various communities in Plateau State, the State had over 2 years ago introduced a neighbourhood watch “Operation Rainbow”, which in collaboration with the International Security Academy had trained over 1000 persons in order […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 24 year old man, Yusuf Lawal was on Thursday remanded to prison custody by a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, for conspiracy with other, robbery and possession of firearms which is latter found to be a toy gun. State prosecutor, Adejumo Kester, said the defendant on the 14th day of August, 2011 at Raji Oba in […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any reliance on Wednesday’s judgment of a Federal High Court, nullifying the take-over by the National Assembly of the functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly, to perpetrate any mayhem or unconstitutional acts in Rivers State. In a statement issued in […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos In its continued determination to decentralize its activities and bring it closer to the contributors and retirees, the National Pension Commission, (PenCom) has officially opened its North-West zonal office in Kano. The commission’s Head Communication Unit, Emeka Onuora disclosed this in a press statement made available to africanexaminer.com that the office has […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Police operatives attached to the Uwani division of the Enugu state command Wednesday arrested four notorious armed robbery suspects that have been terrorising residents of Uwani and environs, particularly Mary Land axis of the area. The hoodlums according to the police, had for a long time been on the wanted list of […]
Ignatius Okapara, Enugu The lingering leadership tussle in Okpoko community in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State Tuesday took a dramatic twist as leader of one of the rival group, Chief Innocent Ogbuefi, allegedly used thugs to invade the “elephant house” Okpoko Community office and dethroned the President-General of the area, Chief Emesinwe. A […]
The police in Rivers State has continued their open display of gross partisanship in the ongoing political quagmire in the state. Pro-Chibuike Amaechi lawmakers, journalists and several persons today received the brute wrath of the policemen who fired direct teargas at them, injuring several. As at the time of this report many of the injured […]
OBASANJO’S LETTER UNBECOMING, SELF-SERVING AND HIGHLY PROVOCATIVE We have noted the publication on several websites today of a letter recently written by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo to President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. The Presidency acknowledges that it has indeed received the said letter from Chief Obasanjo. We however find it highly unbecoming, mischievous and provocative that a […]
Agabus Pwanagba The Bauchi State Chapter of the Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools (ASUSS ) has kicked against moves by the state government to re-instate the former Commissioner of Education, Alhaji Aminu Mohammed Yashi accusing him of corruption and incompetence. Speaking with journalists before the protest, Chairman of the ASUSS, Abdullahi Tanko Ningi, alleged […]
The African Examiner An Interim Executive Council (EXCO) has been elected by the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It comprises members of both the APC and the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) which merged with the party on November 26, 2013. The Interim State EXCO which was set up on […]
Full Text of Obasanjo’s Letter To President Jonathan Before It Is Too Late I am constrained to make this an open letter to you for a number of reasons. One, the current situation and consequent possible outcome dictate that I should, before the door closes on […]
The African Examiner The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has said the political struggles he has been engaged in within the past two years in Nigeria have conditioned him to be more militant. He said being militant has pre-disposed him to withstand pressures from adversaries, who according to him preferred […]
The African Examiner Governor Rotimi Amaechi has sacked the commissioner for Urban Development Mr Tammy Danagogo over alleged anti-party activity Though no reason was given for the sack, however, African Examiner gathered that the commissioner was booted out because he was no longer loyal to the governor and the administration. A statement issued by the […]
The African Examiner President Goodluck Jonathan has blasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo describing his much publicized letter as self-serving and highly provocative. In a strongly worded statement issued by the President’s spokesman Dr Reuben Abati, President Jonathan was very furious that Obasanjo’s letter was “deliberately leaked to the mass media” and thus described such leakage […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Njoku family in Umuodiri-Umunumo Umuchoke Autonomous Community, in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo state was on Tuesday thrown into mourning, when a young palm wine tapper, Mr. Joseph Njoku was shot and killed by his elder brother. A source in the village told our correspondent that the victim, whose […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja Opposition Caucus in the Nigerian Senate has demanded full scale investigation into the alleged missing 4.9 billion dollars crude oil proceeds. Senate minority leader, Senator George Akume who made the call at a news conference in Abuja said the volume of money involved is so huge that the matter cannot be […]
At the resume trial involving the sum of N855million, A prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chukwuma Orji while tendering documents before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday demonstrated how three top management staff members of the Keystone Bank PLC in connivance with an Indian national, Ashok Isran, allegedly converted […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The entire headquarters of Abia state police command, Umuahia was thrown into confusion Monday, as two of its serving Inspectors, Jimmy Johnson and Kingsley Etuk were shot dead by a notorious armed robbery gang who waylaid them at Ohiya village along the Umuahia Enugu Expressway. African Examiner gathered that the late police […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleging that it withheld the sum of $49.8bn representing 76% of the total crude oil revenues from January 2012 to July 2013. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Media Relations […]
The African Examiner Lagosians have been advised to desist from trading on roads, median and sidewalks constructed by the state government. Equally, auto mechanics in the state have been warned to desist from turning roads constructed by the state government into their workshops. This advice and warning were given on Tuesday by the duo of […]
