Attempt by senior Lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, (SAN), challenging in court, his alleged unlawful arrest and three others by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), suffered a setback Monday, due to inclusion of new evidence. Tarfa had approached the court asking it to award N2.5 billion as damages against the EFCC over […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has ordered the repatriation to her place, of the 14 year old girl, Ese Oruru, allegedly abducted by one Yinusa (also called Yellow) of Kura local government area of Kano State. Teen Oruru was taken away by Yinusa, a tricycle operator, on August […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Nigerian Army Monday inducted a combat motorbike battalion at the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade, Damboa, Borno State, so as to meet up with the renewed strategy to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East zone. Similarly, it simultaneously launched the second set of 100 […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The younger sister of Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has been rescued after spending over two months in the hands of kidnappers. A statement issued on Monday by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, said 26 year old Nancy Dickson, was rescued on Sunday evening […]
By Niyi Adeyi President Muhammadu Buhari has shelved the plan by his party to pay N5000 monthly stipend, to the vulnerable and unemployed youths as well as urged Nigerians living in diaspora to be more focus and diligent on their means of livelihood. Buhari said these over the weekend at two different interactive for in […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered former Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro to be remanded in prison till ruling on his bail application. Moro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 11 count charge, including alleged N675m fraud on the aborted March 15, […]
A Photo journalist, Sunday Aghaeze has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as his Personal Assistant, State Photographer. According to the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, Aghaeze’s appointment, was effective from June 1, 2015. Buhari’s new aide is an award-winning photo-journalist; once served as a Photo Editor with Thisday Newspapers Abuja. […]
By Ayo Balogun At least, 46 members of dreaded cultists popularly known as “Awawa” confraternity in Agege and its environs have been arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, along Agindigbi Road, Ikeja and Agege areas of the State. The operations, which lasted three hours […]
By Ignatius Okpara Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit, otherwise known as (petrol) has hit Enugu State, leading to almost 50 percent increase in transport fare and some commodities. When AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent who has been monitoring the development went round Enugu, the State capital Saturday, it was observed that the product was being sold for […]
By Ayo Balogun For alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari’s ongoing visit to Saudi Arabia is a plot to Islamize Nigeria, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) said it is now convinced that the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose is an “unrepentant rabble-rouser…whose only good quality lies in his high nuisance value”. Reacting to the Governor’s latest […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister, David William Donald Cameron, 49, bounced around Friday, February 19, 2016 like a Caesar who had just won a decisive battle. After two days of grueling talks with his European brothers and sisters during which he was reported to have had only three hours sleep, he snatched […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki The Ebonyi state police command has arrested an indigene of Amasiri community in Afikpo North council Area of Ebonyi State, identified as Mr. Ikiri Okugo for allegedly inflicting severe machete cuts on a police officer (name withheld). Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO of the command, George Okafor who made this known […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the case of the State and Rev. Chukwuemeka Kingsley Ezeugo, the Supreme Court a few days ago, upheld the rulings of the lower courts and ruled that the bearded, self-styled “little god”, “Jesus Christ of our time”, and founder of the Lagos-based Christian Praying Assembly (CPA), deserves to be […]
By Ayo Balogun/Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise referred to as petrol supply has again declined in some parts of the country, as long queue of vehicles has returned to some gas stations in the Lagos metropolis. A window to this sudden development AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondents was observed penultimate […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has approved the appointment of a new Secretary to the State Government, Chief (Barrister) David Serena Dokubo-Spiff. Dokubo-Spiff, who was until his new appointment, the Acting Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State, is also the Amadabo of Ada-Ama, Twon-Brass in […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the disturbing trends in foreign exchange market in Nigeria, a team of experts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called for the removal of restrictions on foreign exchange recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to protect country’s reserves. The IMF […]
Gianni Infantino has succeeded fellow Swiss Sepp Blatter as president of world football’s governing body FIFA. The UEFA secretary general polled 115 votes, 27 more than closest rival Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa. Prince Ali bin al-Hussein (four votes) and Jerome Champagne (0) were third and fourth respectively. Blatter, who had led Fifa since 1998, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing sale of properties belonging to the state. He also constituted a three-man committee to ascertain the level of compliance with due process in the sale of such assets. A statement issued by the Chuef Press […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was a surprise at the end of round one voting of the ongoing FIFA Presidential election in Zurich, as Gianni Infantino polled the highest votes, but not up to the required two third. With 88 votes at the extraordinary congress, the UEFA Secretary General failed to garner enough figure […]
BALTIMORE, MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting to elect new world football governing body – FIFA President is underway, in Zurich as one of the five contesting candidates, Tokyo Sexwale, withdrew from the race. With Sexwale’s withdrawal at the extraordinary congress, four candidates including Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa, Gianni Infantino, Prince Ali bin al-Hussein and […]
