Ganiyu Nasirudeen – As the Christmas and new year celebrations approach, the Inspector General of Police, Suleimon Abba has directed all Zonal Assistant Inspectors General of Police (IGP) and commissioners of Police across the State of Federation, to put in place extended Police visibility and patrols to ensure security of lives and properties during the […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – A Lagos High court has adjourned till January 12, 2015 further hearing on the suit filed by the Founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor T.B Joshua, seeking court to rule against his summon by the Lagos State Coroner, Toyin Ayinde. Justice Lateefat Okunnu gave the ruling Monday as […]
By Madubuko Hart, Lagos – Clerics are not known as troublemakers, but peacemakers. The latter is not the attribute of one Rev. Ndukwe Oka who has recently published garbage against Governor Theodore Orji government and called it critique. I want to believe that this Reverend is fictitious, because in the cause of research for this […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The leadership crisis currently rattling the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo worsened on Sunday as members of the Elders Council and other stake holders drawn from all the states that make up the organization, went ahead to set up a 19- member caretaker committee to run the affairs of the […]
Collins Amadi – Port Harcourt – Governor Chibuke Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers, has again called on indigenes of the State to troop out and collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) ahead of the 2015 general elections. Ameachi made the call Monday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital at the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area […]
The fate of long serving President of the world Football Governing body FIFA, Sepp Blatter is unpredictable for now, as he and top officials of the body have engaged in secret talks with respect to continuity or otherwise of his tenure. Already, Blatter has indicated interest to re-contest FIFA Presidential election in May 2015, making […]
By Audu Limun – Dozens of people were reportedly killed in the latest Gombe Motor Park explosion which went off at about 9 am, Monday. The Dukku motor park in Gombe town, is usually a busy motor park as passengers traveling to all the eleven local government go through the park. It could be recalled that […]
The first set of the Dangote Cement bags, the 3x Premium, will hit the Cameroun market in January 2015, the management of the company has said. Conducting the Cameroonian media round the 1.5 million metric tonnes per annum capacity plant in Douala, the General Manager of the Plant, Engineer Baba Abdullahi said the plant was […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – Price of food items in various markets in Bauchi state have gone up as the Christmas and New Year celebrations draw nearer. A market survey conducted by African Examiner correspondent in Bauchi, North-East, Nigeria shows that the prices grain, rice, beverages, perishables and wines have gone up. While at the Wunti, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja, – The House of Representatives has given an indication that it would appeal against the ruling of an Abuja Federal High Court, which prevents it from summoning the Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke for questioning over her role in the N10 billion Jet scandal. The presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, had […]
Agabus Pwanagba , Lafia – Having lost in the recent PDP gubernatorial Primary in Nasarawa State, the immediate past Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku is plotting to hijack the Labour Party’s ticket instead. Instead of to remain in his party, PDP, to either support the winner or challenge the primary in court, Mr. Maku […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – The Nigerian Military has announced to the public that, a large number of the terrorists have died during the ongoing mopping operations between Damboa and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. In a post on the Defence headquarters, the Military stated in the process, the terrorists IED laden Hilux vehicle was […]
The Ekiti state chapter of the People’s Democratic party has carpeted the former speaker of the Ekiti state house of Assembly, Dr Adewale Omirin on his admittance of collecting money from the state Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose. The party challenged him to explained the purpose of the money he confessed to have collected from the […]
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria’s Governors Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has called on the people of Akpor Kingdom to vote out the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and Chief Nyesom Wike in the 2015 elections for allegedly desecrating the Akpor Kingdom, a strong hold of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality in the […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Christmas is a time for thinking about the new beginning. It is not just the beginning of another set of twelve calendar months but that God is the beginning of the new creation and Jesus Christ the Messiah is the New Adam in the new creation. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling peoples Democratic party, PDP at the weekend declared that the request for an Anglican Deputy governor slot recently made by leaders of the church in the state was belated. African Examiner reports that Anglican Bishops in Enugu state had last week during a media […]
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the All Progressives Congress (APC) and People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to court over “failure to disclose their sources of spending on their respective electoral campaigns and other operations linked to the February 2015 general elections.” The suits filed last week at the Federal […]
The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly condemned the acts of intolerance by Gombe State Governor, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, whom it accuses of working hard to obliterate the party’s presence as well as victimize its members in the North Eastern State. In a statement issued in Lagos Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji […]
Ignatius Okpara, Port Harcourt – The Rivers state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Sunday dedicate its mandate to God at an interdenominational service holding at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre in Port Harcourt. A statement issued and signed by Mrs. Ibim Semenitari, Chairman, Media & Publicity Committee, APC Governorship […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress [APC], Rivers State chapter has profoundly congratulated the ‘fiercely courageous, dexterous and hardworking’ governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi AmaechI on his appointment as the Director-General of the Buhari Campaign Organisation. The party in a press statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Mr Chris […]
