Gunmen believed to be members of Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of the governor of Adama State, Murtala Nyako. The incident occurred early today at Shuwari area of the State, as the governor was returning from paying a condolence visit to victims of Boko Haram attacks two days ago. The governor reportedly escaped […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The United Nations Children Education Fund UNICEF, has expressed shock over the recent brutal killing of some 45 children, between 13 and 17 years old, by unidentified gunmen at the Federal Government College of Buni Yadi, Yobe State, Nigeria. A statement issued by UNICEF Regional Director for West and Central Africa, Manuel […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has absolved the Rivers state government of complicity in the kidnapping of three PDP chieftains and in the killing of one other person. The abducted men include the Port Harcourt Local Government PDP Chairman, Ikechi Chinda; a former member of the House of Representatives representing Port Harcourt […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Lagos based constitutional lawyer, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, on Thursday appealed to the Igbo nation to see reasons with him and former vice president, Alex Ekwueme, on why the they can not attend the forthcoming national conference, scheduled to take place in Abuja. The elder statesman, who tendered unreserved apologies to Igbos on […]
By Eric Ojo President Goodluck Jonathan has urged French companies to invest in Nigeria in order to cement the ongoing favourable trade and investment relationship between both countries. Trade between Nigeria and France has been on a rising growth path over the years and it is one of the fastest growth rates that have been […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The perceived ongoing cold war between Enugu state government and the Anglican Dioceses of Enugu over alleged moves by the Governor Sullivan Chime led administration to repossess some schools belonging to the church, Thursday took a new twist as over 200 priests and members of the church staged a protest over the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has sharply criticised President Goodluck Jonathan for devoting his broadcast to the nation on Wednesday night to the centenary celebrations instead of the national tragedy involving the cold-blood murder of over 40 school children in Yobe State. In a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by its […]
Family of the late activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi has rejected the Centenary award President Goodluck Jonathan intends to accord the demised activist and social crusader. The family, in a letter addressed to Chief Anyim Pius Anyim, Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria has the caption: Re-Centenary Award to our Late Father, Chief Gani Fawehinmi […]
Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has unveiled the delegates of the state to the national conference, charging them to champion among other issues the need for true and fiscal federalism, decentralisation of police as well as security and devolution of power. “We must get these right and clearly define the basis of our existence […]
The horrendous massacre of little children by Boko Haram insurgents and the cluelessness of the security agencies are scary. Since Boko Haram began its frenzied, indiscriminate and callous murder of innocent citizens, our government at the centre has always been caught flatfooted. Initially, the nauseating refrain from its officials was that they were on top […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos As part of its corporate social responsibility, Dana Airline in partnership with Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) took pupils on an educational excursion of airport facilities, which includes a first hand experience of how an air plane works. The week long expedition programme saw the airline opening its aircraft doors to over […]
Ignatius Okpara, Lagos A middle age man, identified as Ogadinma Chukwu, on Thursday lost his life while satisfying his sexual urge with a commercial sex worker at a popular brothel, called New Nigeria City Hotel, located along Saint. Michael’s road, Aba, Abia state. A close Source to the brothel told African Examiner that the deceased […]
An Abuja Federal Court has turned down moves by the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to immediately return to office. In his ruling Wednesday, Justice Gabriel Kolawole, said: “It is unsafe, judicially speaking to embark on far reaching interim orders which have all the attributes of a mandatory […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged Coca-Cola Limited and the Nigerian Bottling Company Limited to the United Nations, UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights over serious breaches of corporate responsibility to respect the right to health of Nigerians and the failure to provide effective remedies to victims. The organization said […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos As the nation prepares to mark the Centenary anniversary, President Goodluck Jonathan says the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern Protectorate by Lord Lugard in 1914 was not a mistake. The president, in a national broadcast on Wednesday on the Centenary celebration said “I have often expressed the conviction that our amalgamation […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Monday night’s horrific attack on the Federal Government College in Yobe State, in which over 40 students were reported to have been brutally murdered by blood-thirsty insurgents. In a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Guaranty Trust Bank plc has begun preparations for its 4th annual Autism seminar with the themed: “On the road to future inclusion”, will take place from March 22nd to April 2nd, 2014. The bank said this in a press statement made available to African Examiner Newsonline on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, that the 4th […]
Ruth Bamidele 54-year-old Ghanaian comedian,Musah Iddrisu aka Charles Udunehi and a 20-year-old citizen of Congo DRC, Inana Cedrick who claimed to be a secondary school student has been apprehended by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for being in possession of narcotic drugs. According to Chairman/Chief Executive of the NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, […]
By Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Nigeria Customs Service Zone ‘A’ Ikeja-Lagos on Wednesday said it seized goods worth over one billion Naira in 2013. In a statement made available to African Examiner, the Unit’s Public Relations Officer, Uche Ejesieme, stated that the Unit made a total of 3,553 seizures of assorted prohibited goods valued at N1,294,211,018 […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Former Lagos Deputy Governor, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has been freed of the criminal charge against her as a Federal High Court Lagos, on Wednesday, dropped the charge of N130 million fraud against her. At the hearing on Wednesday, the prosecutor, Mr Effiong Asuquo made an oral application for the charge to be […]
