By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The inaugural public hearing of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry (JCI) set up by the Kaduna State Government to investigate clash between the Military and Shiat’s group – the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) could not take off proper, due to the absence of representatives of IMN. Representatives of the Nigerian […]
The Supreme Court Monday adduced lack of “locus standi” in the appeal filed before it, by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Governorship candidate, Hajia Aisha Alhassan in the last year poll, as the major reason, why it affirmed the election of Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State. The apex Court had Thursday, February 11, […]
ABAKALIKI, EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi State Government is to within the next one year collapse the multi-campus structure of the state University, Abakaliki into a single campus university. Governor David Nweze Umahi disclosed this in Abakaliki while inaugurating a committee on Higher Education headed by a former Deputy Governor of the state, Prof. […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),Sunday threw their weights behind the federal government’s ongoing war against Corruption in Nigeria. They said: “We support the federal government’s war on corruption” calling on president Muhammad Buhari to sustain the effort. The […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated former Senate President, David Mark on his victory in the last Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial re-run election. The PDP noted that this development left no one in doubt of the popularity of Senator Mark and that of the PDP […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a petition to Ms. Monica Pinto, UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers requesting her to use her offices and position to urgently prevail on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to suspend the judge involved […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After an extensive investigation, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has said that it has substantiated allegations of violations of consumer rights by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited in the provision of its Digital Satellite Broadcast Television (DStv) service. A statement from the office of the Director General, Dupe Atoki […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With few months to its forthcoming election, tension is mounting within the Christian Association of Nigeria following alleged plots by President Muhammadu Buhari to install a successor to its current President, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, whose tenure expires in July 2016. This appeared to be a repeat of what transpired during the administration […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose has called for the devaluation of Naira, saying; “with the gap between the official rate of N199 and open market rate of over N400 to one dollar, Naira has already been devalued”. President Mohammadu Buhari in view of the ongoing, Fayose said should stop deceiving himself and short-changing Nigerians, especially States […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Crisis not yet averted in Senate as Senator Kabiru Marafa (APC Zamfara Central), whose case was transferred to Ethics Committee for allegedly disparaging the Senate as an institution, in a recent interview, published by one of the national dailies, has boasted that nobody could suspend him from the upper Legislative Chamber. The […]
*Chimaroke, Ken Nnamni, Nwodo, Others On The List By Igantius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu State chapter of the People’s Democratic party, (PDP) is likely to suffer soon, another serious setback, as the former National Chairman of the party, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, and some of its chieftains in the area might have concluded plans to dump […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar tomorrow, Monday, February 22, 2016, for talks on stability of crude oil price. Mr. President who will be accompanied the Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and […]
Uganda’s electoral commission has named incumbent President Yoweri Museveni the winner in Thursday’s election, but the main opposition party is rejecting the results as fraudulent. Mugisha Muntu, the chairman of the Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) party, said election results announced at the national tally center in Kampala were “inconsistent” with results declared at polling […]
The Independent National Election Commission, INEC, has declared former Senate President, David Mark, as the winner of the Saturday’s Benue South Senatorial District Re-run election. Mark polled a total of 84,192 to defeat his closest rival, Daniel Onjeh who got 71, 621 votes. He won in five local government areas while Onjeh won in four. […]
Donald Trump has won the South Carolina primary in the Republican race for president, cementing his status as the man to beat for his party’s nomination. In the Democratic contest, Hillary Clinton beat Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders in a tight race in Nevada. Both results will be key ahead of the “Super Tuesday” round on […]
By Reuben Abati BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About three weeks ago, 27-year old Olajumoke Orisaguna was a complete unknown on the streets of Lagos, hawking bread. A loaf of bread is about N100, and even with a full tray such as she carried in her first public embrace of fame, her whole ware for a […]
The re-run poll in the Benue Southern Senatorial zone is underway with impressive turn out in some Local Government areas and wards of the State. A court of Appeal sitting in Makurdi late 2015, sacked Mark, on the ground that his election did not comply substantially with the Electoral Act. As early as 9am, accreditation […]
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has restated the commitment of his administration to the existing counterpart funding arrangement between the state government and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The decision is to enable the interventionist agency perform more complementary role in tackling the development needs of the state. The Governor, […]
The Federal Government (FG) has appealed to University teachers across the country to support the ongoing war against corruption by adding their voices to the campaign. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the call Friday, when he paid a courtesy visit to the Vice Chancellor, University of Lagos (UNILAG), Prof. Rahamon […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Commercial sex workers popularly known as (Ashawo) in local parlance operating in Delta state, South-South Nigeria, have expressed worry over low patronage of clients, blaming the situation on fall in oil price which is also affecting Nigeria seriously. Presently, two married men are being detained for not paying for services rendered […]
