By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki ABAKALIKI, EBONYI (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A policeman serving in the Ebonyi state command simply identified as Harrison, was on Wednesday seriously stabbed by members of a deadly robbery gang during a gun battle in Abakaliki. The incident happened when policemen, acting on a tip-off, laid ambush on the robbers who had […]
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered security chiefs to hunt down those who perpetrated the Monday attack on Ukpabu Nimbo community in Uzo-Uwani area of Enugu State. Buhari gave the order Wednesday, in Abuja in his address at the public presentation of a book entitled “Who Will Love […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki has insisted that Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Justice Danladi Umar lacks moral to occupy his position and preside over his trial, bothering on the alleged false assets declaration. The accused, through a member of his Counsel team, Mr. Ajibola […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government on Wednesday said it had successfully completed the restructuring of its N167.5billion Programme II, Series 1 and 2 Bonds. The State Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Akinkunmi Mustapha, said the restructuring which was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week, was achieved […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja urged the World Bank to do all within its powers to facilitate speedy repatriation to Nigeria, of all stolen funds still being held by Swiss authorities. Buhari made the call while speaking at a meeting with the visiting Managing Director of the World Bank, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The House of Representatives on Wednesday stopped the plan to raise a Federal Government secured bond of N309 billion to finance the alleged shortfalls in the Nigerian Electricity Market. The House also called on the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing and the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, Nigerian Bulk Electricity Trading […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Judge handling the alleged Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) employment scandal against the immediate past Minister of Interior, Comrade Abba Moro has withdrawn from the case. Justice Anwuri Chikere of a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, who at the last hearing in February, adjourned hearing proper […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICANEXAMINER) – Inspector General of police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, has vowed to unmask the Fulani herdsmen who allegedly attacked and killed scores of people at Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu state on Monday. The police boss, who addressed members of the affected community Wednesday […]
ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has reportedly involved in an auto crash in Enugu, South East Nigeria. The accident occurred Monday when the son of popular artiste, Peter Edochie’s car slipped off the road and plunged into a ditch in Udi, Enugu. It would be recalled young actor Edochie was […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, leaders of the National Assembly (NASS) have reached truce with President Muhammadu Buhari on the 2016 budget tussle. The agreement to resolve the contentious aspects of the Appropriation Bill was reached last night at a meeting held inside the First Lady’s Conference Room, between Mr. […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector- General of police (IGP), Mr. Solomon Arase, has arrived the Akanu Ibiam international Airport, Enugu enroute to Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu state which was attacked Monday by Fulani herdsmen. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent who was at the airport, observed that […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death toll in Monday’s attack on Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani council area of Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen has increased to over 40, just as Enugu state government donates 5 million naira to affected area. This followed Tuesday’s discovery of more dead bodies in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joe Hart kept Manchester City’s hopes of reaching their first Champions League final alive with two brilliant late saves that ensured their semi-final first leg with Real Madrid finished goalless. With star striker Cristiano Ronaldo missing because of a thigh injury, a cautious Real side offered little goal threat until […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven men, including eight soldiers, were killed at a military barracks in Cape Verde. Officials in the West African nation said Tuesday that a disgruntled soldier, now missing, is suspected of killing the soldiers and three civilians, including two Spanish nationals. A statement posted on the government website said “personal […]
South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar returned Tuesday to the capital after fleeing two-and-a-half years ago as civil war broke out. Now back in Juba, he was sworn in as the country’s top vice president under President Salva Kiir. Machar’s and Kiir’s forces have waged a brutal war against each other since December 2013, a […]
By Femi Fabiyi (femif826@gmail.com) Nigerians are one of the most religious people in the world. By noon on Fridays, Muslims all over the country close shops and offices, and head to the mosques for prayers. On Sundays, streets and shopping malls are deserted while Christians are glued to churchprograms, praying for Shelter, Prosperity, Grace, Wisdom and […]
Washington, DC, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tony Elumelu, Chairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation has called on African governments and donors to treat the agricultural sector in Africa as a commercially viable sector with a potential to create millions of jobs and dollars in revenue. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A political pressure group in the South West ,the Ibile Political Forum ,has faulted agitation by some leaders of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the South West for the chairmanship of the party. Aside supporting the zoning of the chairmanship to the North,the group in a statement by its […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has again reiterated his desire for a military led patrol of the Nigeria maritime domain to curb the rising incidences of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. The DG maintained that the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Despite mounting opposition to the Grazing reserves bill, the Federal Government has insisted that for the now escalating clashes between Fulani herdsmen and farmers to stop, Ranches must be provided to stop the roaming of men and animals to forestall further conflicts. Agriculture Minister, chief Audu Ogbe stated this Tuesday at a […]
