Bayelsa Pays N100Bn Bonds, Loses N24Bn Annually to Payroll Fraudsters –Dickson

YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER)  – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday put the amount being lost by the state government annually to the activities of payroll fraudsters at about N24 billion. He also cited the deductions made at source, adding that, over N100 billion has so far been paid by his administration […]

N200bn: Ex-Enugu LG Boss Dismisses Allegations Of Fraud

*Says “I’m Being Maligned Because I Refused To Share Council Allocations” By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Local Government chairman of Nkanu East council Area of Enugu State, Pastor Sam Iyiogwe has dismissed allegations of N200 billion frauds leveled against him during his tenure in office, describing the allegations as […]

OPINION: Niger Delta Need to Follow Issac Boroh’s Example, By Owei Lakemfa

Message by Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme on Issac Boroh Day,  16th May, 2016. Today, May 16,  the Issac Boro  Day  is a well deserved commemorative date for  the late Major Issac Jasper Adaka Boro, the legend of Niger Delta […]

What Does China’s One Belt One Road Strategy Mean For NigComSat -1R

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China’s partnership with Nigeria in satellite technology is yielding dividends, but can Nigeria leverage President Xi’s One Belt One Road Initiative to further consolidate its space technology drive?, asks Idowu John Bakare The NigComSat-1R project was considered ambitious when it was first conceived. For a country in dire need of […]

Update: Civil Service Commission Queries Perm Sec. Agric Ministry Over Illegal Postings

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Civil Service Commission has blasted Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Shehu Ahmed, describing his conduct in the recent posting of a director in the ministry as “unprofessional”. The Commission, in a letter to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Audu Ogbeh, noted […]

CNPP Disagrees with Labour with Over New Fuel Price, Planned Strike

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has warned Nigerians not be deceived again ahead of planned industrial action by the organised labour over increase in pump price of petrol alleging that that the labour leaders have already been compromised. CNPP equallly urged Nigerians not to trust the Labour unions […]

OPINION: Fulani Herdsmen Deadly Attacks, By Adewale Kupoluyi

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deadly dimension the ongoing onslaught by the Fulani herdsmen in the country calls for an urgent attention before it completely gets out of hand. Over the years, Nigerians have been generous as to allow herdsmen to navigate their domain but this has resulted into their farmlands being destroyed, family […]

Dickson Inaugurates Physical planning Tribunal, says Era of Dependence on Oil Gone

Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson has inaugurated a seven-member Physical Planning and Development Tribunal with, a mandate to assess all landed properties and corporate businesses and ensure the payment of appropriate taxes and rates. The governor who inaugurated the Chairman, Mr. James Benimo Lockie and the six other members of the tribunal, at the […]

Wike’s Condemnation of Oil Installation Vandalism, Mobilisation of Security Agencies Hypocritical –APC

The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it received with shocking disdain reported condemnation of oil installation vandalism by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers State because of the governor’s antecedent in inciting young people against the President Buhari-led Federal Government in the night and calling for understanding in the day. Disclosing this […]

EXCLUSIVE: Imo PDP Crisis Worsen As Ihedioha, Ohakim, Udenwa, Chikwe, Others Shun South-East Zonal Congress

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The peace recently brokered in the crisis-ridden Imo state chapter of the  Peoples’ Democratic Party PDP, by its Peace and Reconciliation Committee, led by Bayelsa State Governor,Seriake Dickson,has completely collapsed leading to its renewed factionalization. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that the reconciliatory committee held a crucial meeting on  wednesday, March 8, 2016 […]

NULGE Commends Dickson On Payment of Backlog Salary

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) in Bayelsa State has commended Governor Seriake Dickson for his intervention in the payment of salaries of local government workers in the state. Local government workers had been experiencing salary delays in the state but will start to receive […]

Equatorial Guinea, Gabon Deporting Illegal Central African Migrants

Several hundred people from Central African nations are stranded in southern Cameroon after being expelled from neighboring Equatorial Guinea and Gabon this month. Equatorial Guinea and Gabon say they are expelling foreigners who do not have proper identification papers. The majority of those being expelled are economic migrants from around Central Africa.  They complain that […]

PHOTO NEWS: 2nd Regional Security Summit, Abuja 2016, Saturday, 14th May 2016

OPINION: There was a Labour Movement

By Philip Agbese Labour finally marshalled the courage to stand against the people. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Unions Congress (TUC) are calling for strikes and widespread protests against the deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum sector as implied by the removal of subsidy that brought petrol to N145 to the […]

OPINION: Scapegoating Homosexuals: Is Buhari Really Committed to Changing Nigeria?

By Leo Igwe The recent arrest of six young men in Nigeria for the ‘supposed crime’ of homosexuality has once again demonstrated the misplaced priorities of the Buhari-led government. The arrest casts serious doubt on its supposed commitment to transforming Nigeria. Going by recent developments, hope is fading very fast and disillusionment is setting in […]

Petrol Pump Price May Still Increase Considerably

By. Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria The recent  increase in pump price of a litre of petrol from N 86. 50 to N145. 00  is not  even a referendum on the new APC in government of Buhari but an index of institutional failure. The politicians are allowed to make any level of […]

Free-for-all-fight Mars South-East PDP Congress As Ebonyi Governor’s Brother Emerges New Zonal Chair

By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu  BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The peoples Democratic party, PDP south- east zonal congress, held at the Michael Okpara square Enugu Saturday, turned rowdy, as supporters of Ebonyi state governor,Dave Umahi, and his younger brother, Austin Umahi, as well as that of one of the chairmanship candidate, Odefa Ali, engaged themselves […]

FRSC Set to Commission Operational Vehicles, Ambulances, Tow Trucks

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Further to its renewed determination towards creating safer motoring environment across the country, the Federal Road Safety Corps has concluded plans to formally unveil vehicles comprising operational vehicles, ambulances and a heavy duty tow truck, next week Monday, 16th, May, 2016 at the Peace Park by International Conference Centre  in […]

Election Tribunal: Stop Blackmailing Judiciary, PDP tells Sylva

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has raided the alarm over attitude of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva to destroy the image of vital agencies of the state. The PDP in a statement issued on Saturday in […]

Herdsmen: South-East Monarchs Advocate Establishment Of Cattle Ranches

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The South-East traditional Rulers Council have advocated the establishment of cattle ranches in Nigeria by private investors, as a measure to check the incessant feud between herdsmen and farmers. Dr. Eberechi Dick, Chairman of the council, made the suggestion in Enugu Friday when some of its members, paid a solidarity visit […]