Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Justice Ibrahim Buba of a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on Friday restrained the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar and the State Security Service (SSS) from arresting the suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi. Sanusi’s Lawyers- Ikem Isiekwena, Mrs V.O.M. Longe, Bashiru Ramini, […]
Posted by African Examiner
education, Latest Headlines, News
Friday, February 21st, 2014
…As Students Destroyed N51 Million Properties Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, on Friday directed the re-opening of the Lagos State University (LASU) from Monday February 24, in the overriding best interest of the students. This is after the state government put the value of properties destroyed by the students during the last protest at […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Ayo Balogun. Lagos Justice Lateefat Okunu of the Ikeja High Court has sentenced Akolade Arowolo to death by hanging for killing his banker wife, Titilayo Omozeze. Arowolo was said to have murdered his wife on June 24, 2011 at their residence, No. 8, Akindeinde Street, Isolo, Lagos, while the matter was charged to court. His […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News From The State, Uncategorized
Friday, February 21st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, ONITSHA Two people were on Friday send to their untimely graves, just as several others sustained various degrees of injuries, following a free for- all- fight staged by two factions of motor park touts in Onitsha. The bloody clash which took place at the Aba central park, upper Iweka Onitsha, Anambra state was between […]
Posted by African Examiner
Ignatius Okpara, Latest Headlines, News
Friday, February 21st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]
Posted by African Examiner
education, Latest Headlines, News From The State
Friday, February 21st, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki At least about 20,000 applicants in Ebonyi state have besieged the state Secondary Education Board in Abakaliki to obtain recruitment forms for teaching jobs. Most of the applicants, who were scrambling to collect the forms from officials of the board, said they have been unemployed for several years since after graduation form […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Friday, February 21st, 2014
A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state, senator Iyiola Omisore has assured governorship aspirants of the party in Ekiti state that he has no hand in the state candidate election process, advising them to direct their energies to democratically emerge at the party Congress . Reacting to text messages and […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 21st, 2014
The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied the news of her purported resignation making the rounds on the web. The minister in a statement issued by her Special adviser, Paul Nwachukw said: “It has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported […]
Posted by African Examiner
Agabus Pwanagba, Latest Headlines, News From The State
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The killing of innocent civilians in the hinterlands of Plateau State has continued unabated as 13 people were reportedly killed and 5 others injured in another early morning attack on Thursday by unknown gunmen. African Examiner gathered that the attackers stormed Rapyem Village in Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government of […]
Posted by African Examiner
Ayo Balogun, Featured, Latest Headlines
Friday, February 21st, 2014
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has faulted the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Governor; Mallam Sanusi Lamido, describing the action as illegal. The governor, who reacted to the development after the official commissioning of the Lagos Asphalt plant at Imota in Ikorodu area Lagos, Nigeria said Sanusi’s suspension […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service. The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails from […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Following his suspension, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday seized the travelling documents of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi at the Execute Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Mallam Sanusi’s document was seized when he arrived Lagos from […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
By Bamidele Aturu News filtering in about the purported suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by the President is the most egregious desecration of the rule of law and the principle of legality in Nigeria to date. It is unsurpassed in its blatant illegality and immorality. The […]
Posted by African Examiner
News, News From The State
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A Delta High Court sitting in Effurun Wednesday sentenced two persons including a Civil Servant in the state to 33 years with hard labour for kidnapping a prominent Deltan born Hotelier. The said kidnappers had demanded N10 million-naira ransom from family of their victim, which was paid to them by the wife, before […]
Posted by African Examiner
Articles/Opinion
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
By Hamisu Abubakar Is there something wrong with elders these days that they think with their anus? Everywhere we turn these days in Nigeria, our elders are spewing forth what is less than elderly. If it is not from Niger Delta region where an elder has run riot with his tongue, then it is from the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has sent the name of Godwin Emeifele to the Senate to be confirmed as the substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) In a letter read on the floor of the senate, President Jonathan told the senate that the tenure of the suspended CBN governor will […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 40 year old drug trafficker Amobi Okoye has been nabbed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the departure hall of the Murtalla Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The suspect, a Nigerian living in Ancona, Italy was arrested while trying to board an Alitalia flight. He was […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Femi Kehinde, Latest Headlines, News
Thursday, February 20th, 2014
By Femi Kehinde President Jonathan Thursday morning suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from office. He has been asked to hand over to the most senior Deputy Governor of the CBN, Dr Sarah Alade who will serve as Acting Governor until the conclusion of on-going investigations into breaches of enabling laws, due […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A Lagos High Court, Ikeja has scheduled Friday, February 21, to deliver judgment in the case of alleged murder, filed against Akolade Arowolo, charged with stabbing his wife, Titilayo to death. Prosecution and Defence counsel were issued a Hearing Notice, which contained the February 21st date. The date has been communicated to […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, Politics
Wednesday, February 19th, 2014
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has reacted to Tuesday judgment by the Edo State Local Government Election Tribunal, which nullified the October 22, 2013 election in Esan North East Local Government Area, describing it as a “detour by the All Progressive Congress-controlled state government to cover its track.” Chairman of the PDP in […]
