Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Media Office of Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has alerted members of the public of the renewed attempts being made by forces behind his on-going trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to muddle up the case and blackmail key individuals and groups involved directly and indirectly in the case. […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Five people have been confirmed dead and six others rescued as a 5-storey building collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria at the early hours of Tuesday. The collapsed building might not be unconnected with the heavy rainfall that lasted for hours at the early hours of Tuesday. The building collapsed […]
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, is provisionally suspended from 12 March pending further action. “I did fail the test […]
By Emeka Chiakwelu The value and worth of a currency is determined by the wealth of a nation. In this era of global capitalism, a wealth of nation goes beyond the conventional valuation based on the natural and human resources. A nation’s image, perception, security and stability also played an important role in the determination […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has come under fire from the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for stopping the free education policy and scholarship scheme introduced by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile Governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of Transportation. Wike announced the […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos Following the crisis in the Mile 12-Ketu area of Lagos State last week, the State House of Assembly has called on the state government to consider a relocation of the Mile 12 market. Reacting to the crisis that occurred in the market last week, where some people lost their lives and […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wife Of The Nigeria’s President Mrs Aisha Buhari says there was need for proper rehabilitation and Psychological Therapy for those women and children victims of insurgency as a way of improving their living conditions . Mrs Buhari in a Message to the 2016 international women’s Day noted that the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu State Police Command on monday paraded over 30 criminal suspects arrested in various parts of the state who have been terrorizing innocent citizens of the area and environs. The state Commissioner of Police, Ekechukwu Nwodibo, who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the state police headquarters in Enugu, said […]
The Yobe State Deputy Governor, Abubakar Ali, has involved in an auto crash. The crash, source indicated it occurred Monday, in Daka – Tsalle town, along the Kaduna-Kano expressway. The FRSC and State Government are yet to confirm the incident.
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted request by the prosecution Counsel in the suit filed against the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to allow witnesses line up and testify against the accused behind the screen. Justice James Tsoho in his ruling Monday, held that the screen prayed for […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. Mrs. Orelope-Adefulire served as Deputy-Governor of Lagos […]
By Seun Adebosin The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday toured the National Museum Onikan Lagos, preparatory to the plan on redesign and modernization of the edifice into a world-class historical hub and tourist site. Monday’s visit is a follow-up to the promise by […]
…Condemns Murder of Rivers APC Chieftain Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday expressed deep shock and disbelief over the demise of Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Chief James Ocholi, his wife and eldest son in a road mishap along the Abuja – Kaduna road on Sunday. Saraki also condemned the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Former Chief Defence Staff (CDS) Alex Badeh has been remanded in Kuje prison, by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Badeh is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over 10 count charge alleged financial crime. The former CDS lost in his bail application last Friday in another […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s foremost sugar refinery, Dangote Sugar Refinery has successfully obtained the Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000) Certification). The certification which is a standard fully recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) comes on the heels of other standards already obtained by the refinery which include ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zenner has said that the German government through its embassy in Nigeria promotes cultural activities with the aim of building mutual understanding and friendship between Germany and Nigeria. Mr. Zenner noted that besides political and economic relations, cultural relations form the third […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared that even if the State was invaded by one million armed men of the Department of State Service (DSS) on the order of President Mohammadu Buhari, the government and the people of the State will never be intimidated to surrender governance of […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and emerging godfather of Kogi State politics, Senator Dino Melaye, has explained his last discussion with the late Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), who died with his wife and son, on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway while on their way back […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has declared the Change agenda of the present administration is working. Alhaji Mohammed disclosed this Saturday while speaking on the topic, ”The Change Agenda: The Journey so far,” at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos, […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The secretariat of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Owerri, the Imo State capital, was on Saturday thrown into pandemonium, as members of two factions of the party engaged themselves in a free-for- all fight. PDP in the state has been in a serious crisis since 2015 general elections, a […]
