In fulfillment of the promise by President Goodluck Jonathan for more federal presence in the state, a team from the Federal Ministry of Lands and Housing, Abuja Wednesday visited Ekiti State to begin work on a Federal Secretariat in the state. A statement in Ado-Ekiti by the Chairman of the Transition Committee, Chief Dipo Anisulowo, […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Sequel to outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the West African sub region in March this year and the alarming rate of its casualty, the Saudi Arabia authorities have suspended granting visas to workers from Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leon. The measure which was taken by the Saudi’s Ministries of Foreign […]
The All Progressive Congress (APC) National leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has replied the allegations levelled against him by Chief Tom Ikimi, describing him as a traitor planted in the party by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to destabilise APC. Tinubu, in a statement issued on Tuesday in which he personally signed said ordinarily he would […]
By Niyi Adeyi Former Vice President (VP) and Presidential candidate of the defunct Action Congress (AC) is set to formally declare his Presidential ambition under the platform of the leading opposition, the All Progressives Congress (APC). African Examiner’s investigations indicated that the formal declaration which is bill for later this month in the Federal Capital […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned Saturday’s Pro-Jonathan rally organised in the Rivers State capital, Port Harcourt, by the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria (TAN), a group alleged to be secretly sponsored by the Presidency to promote President Goodluck Jonathan’s third term ambition. “President Jonathan and […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked Ms Fatou Bensouda, Prosecutor, International Criminal Court (ICC) to use her office and position to urgently investigate allegations that certain high ranking public officials and politicians are among the sponsors of Boko Haram that has continued to engage in unlawful killings and destruction of civil property, […]
By Ayo Balogun The Federal Government says it has ordered for the Ebola experimental drug from Japan to be tested on three Ebola patients in Nigeria. Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu disclosed this on Monday at the 2nd National Council of Health meeting in Abuja, adding that 278 contacts under surveillance in Lagos have […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen/Ayo Balogun The Federal Government has convened third emergency meeting of the National Council on Health (NCH), in Abuja on the outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). The meeting, it was gathered is at the instance of the latest Ebola casualty, Dr Ike Enemuo, in Rivers State. It was specifically meant to check […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen A week after declaring Gwoza town as part of an Islamic Caliphate, Boko Haram’s insurgents have reportedly struck again Monday by attacking another troubled settlement – Bama, in Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. Our correspondent reports that BBC indicated that members of the group this morning launched fresh attack on the town. […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Contrary to its decision, the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) screening committee, which disqualified the Adamawa state Acting Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, has rescinded its decision and given him go ahead to contest the primary slated for Saturday, September 6, 2014. The party’s governorship screening appeal panel gave the latest approval Sunday, after […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Federal Government has been called upon to beef up security in the Nigerian borders and ports so as to avoid further spread of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country. The call was made Sunday in a communiqué issued at the end of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) National Executive Council […]
Oyewale Oyelola Dangote Cement Plc has assured Nigerians that the price of cement will soon reduce due to increase production in all its three key plants in the country with simplify distribution network. The company in a statement made available to African examiner on Sunday said the planned production increase would result to crash the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan is expected to leave for Nairobi, the Kenya capital today, to participate in a meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council scheduled for Tuesday. The Nairobi meeting according to a statement issued Sunday by Jonathan’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati is a follow-up talks by Mr. […]
