By Akin Soneyin – The embattled Ondo State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has been impeached by the State House of Assembly. His impeachment at the early Monday morning plenary session, was carried out by 24 out of the 26 members, who supported the sack motion. The impeachment motion was moved and seconded by the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Contrary to permutations that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC has zones the National Assembly positions, the party is yet to reach any “agreeable consensus among its leaders”, a source has said. An impeccable source in the party told African Examiner that sharing the position has become a nightmare […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Congress, APC on Saturday defeated his main rival, Emeka Ihedioha, of the peoples Democratic party, PDP in the governorship rerun election. With the development, the governor, has secured the mandate of Imolites, to pilot the affairs of the state for another […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Since the inception of the nation’s ongoing democratic rule, on May 29, 1999, the Enugu state House of Assembly had been synonymous with its docile, inactive, and toothless bulldog nature. Ordinarily, legislators, be it at the state or national level, ought to be men of sound minds charged with making […]
By Inibehe Effiong – Since Monday the 20th of April, 2015 there has been no electricity supply at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The avoidable blackout has completely hindered all medical services which are electricity dependent. With this unfortunate state of affairs, the lives and safety of patients seeking […]
Over 131 lawyers including Ricky Terfa (SAN); Femi Falana (SAN) and civil rights activist, Festus Keyamo, have offered free legal services to Senator-elect for Kogi West Senatorial District, Otunba Dino Melaye. Melaye contested the election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and defeated incumbent occupant of the seat and former chairman of […]
INEC will today (Saturday) hold supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Imo and Taraba states as well as National Assembly elections across 11 states. Recall that governorship elections in the 3 states were declared inconclusive because the margin between the leading candidate and the second place was less than the number of cancelled votes. In Imo […]
By Oludare Sunday Fase, Washington, DC – Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat during the just concluded presidential election is good for Africa even as he claimed that African leaders were happy with the results of the election. Speaking at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC, […]
Funeral rites for the late Oronto Natei Douglas, former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation, and Strategy, who died at the State House Clinic, Abuja on Thursday, April 9, 2015 has been released by the family. The high point of the six-day burial programme is his burial on Saturday, May 2 at […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial re- run polls in Imo state, the South East chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has urged Imo electorates to return Governor Rochas Okorocha, as the only APC’s in the geo political zone. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the April 11 governorship […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Truth is constant. It is natural and fundamental. In a way, truth can be likened to foundation of a building, suggesting that whatever its state looks like, will certainly be evident and determine the quality and live-span of the structure. In contrary, deceits are weak and often […]
History Repeated As Barcelona Pair With Bayern Munich In UEFA Champions Semi Final. The first cracker is between Barcelona and Bayern Munich, while the second decisive encounter will be staged between Juventus and Real Madrid. The first legs were scheduled for May 5 and 6, while the second legs hold on May 12 and 13.It […]
Agabus Pwanagba – The Bauchi State Campaign Council of the PDP in the just concluded general election has alleged that National Officers of the party from the State sabotaged their campaign activities which led to the failure of the party in the state. The Coordinator of the Jonathan/Sambo Campaign Organisation in Bauchi South Senatorial District, Alhaji […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Controversy has continued to trail the poor performance of the PDP in the recently concluded general elections, as a Former Governor of Plateau State and Chieftain of the Party, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, disclosed that he and some other party chieftains openly worked against the party in the state in the recent elections. […]
As the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) prepares for a rerun election in some polling units at the nine local government areas in Abia state, a socio-political group known as South East Progressives Assembly(SEPA) has berated the South West chapter of Ohaneze Ndigbo for ‘being driven by sentiment to campaign for the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) […]
The Greater Together Campaign Organisation, GTCO, the campaign outfit of Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, has condemned attempts by Mr. Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers State to re-write history by turning head-down the sequence and facts of pre and post-election events in the state. It has also said that such […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives Thursday passed the 2015 Appropriation bill of N4.493, 363, 957, 158 trillion. The budget was made up of N2, 607, 132, 491, 708 trillion for recurrent expenditure and N701, 415, 465, 449 billion for capital expenditure. Also, the sum of N375, 616 billion was included in the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives has said President Goodluck Jonathan lied to Nigerians by saying that the National Assembly did not meet the constitutional requirement for amending the constitution. It said on Thursday that four- fifths of 360 membership of the House is 288 and 317 members voted in support of the […]
From Mustapha Abdul salaam – A notorious and top Boko Haram insurgents Commander, Abu Mojahid has been killed Tuesday morning alongside others in an encounter with troops in the outskirt of Alagarno, Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. In a post on defence official blog Thursday, Military indicated that the terrorists had staged a daring attack […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has directed the PDP Presidential Campaign Organization and the various associations that coalesced into the Jonathan/Sambo Support Group to immediately begin the process of removing the posters, billboards, banners, signs and other campaign materials in support of his re-election bid which still adorn the landscape in major cities across the country. This, […]
