BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkey is about five hours away from Nigeria by air, about 2, 634 miles from here, but the night there was a coup attempt in Turkey, July 15, with soldiers shutting down parts of Ankara and Istanbul, you’d think Ankara is a city somewhere in Nigeria and Istanbul is an […]
By Olawale Rasheed Turkey is a great country increasingly regarded as a model of a modernised Muslim state thriving under secular rule and enjoying economic prosperity. With a delicately crafted parliamentary constitution, the state structure was designed for inclusivity and secularity for a long lasting stability. Under the presidency of former President Abdulahi Gul when […]
A new group, Network for the Sustainable Development and Empowerment in Borno South (NSDE) has emerged with an avowed determination to champion Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Reintegration and Resettlement while stressing the position of reconciliation in Southern Borno which has been ravaged by the Boko Haram insurgency. A statement by its coordinator, Brig. Gen. DB Shaljaba (rtd) the new […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has described the late Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice NikI Tobi, as “an ambassador of the Ijaw nation” who lived a life of selfless devotion, integrity and honour in the service of the nation. He died on June 17 at the National Hospital, Abuja, barely one month to his […]
By Akin Soneyin OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Dino Melaye alleged verbal assault on his Lagos colleague, Oluremi Tinubu has continued to draw reactions, as the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Women wing has condemned the action and called for stiff punishments against the Kogi Lawmaker. The Osun chapter of the group in a […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Parents of the two young sisters that died recently at Oakland Amusement Park Enugu, following the alleged malfunctioning of its Roller coaster machine while on motion with the deceased and family members, may likely drag the park owner to court over the incident. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Another history was made in UK Wednesday, July 13, 2016. On that day, the immediate past Prime Minister (PM) Mr. David Cameron ‘acted’ his earlier resolve to exit 10 Downing Street due to his opposition to #Brexit which his country’s Wednesday, June 23, 2016 referendum favoured. Right […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA ASABA NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 50 year- old woman, identified as Felicia Otor has met her untimely death in Delta state, as she was electrocuted by electricity cable which fell as a result of a blast from a nearby transformer. African Examiner gathered that the woman before the unfortunate incident was waiting […]
“Have you been to Bourdillon? Or rather I should ask when are you going to Bourdillon?” “What’s happening?” “I hear people are paying solidarity visits to the Tinubus to express their dismay over Senator Dino Melaye’s assault on Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the APC National Leader.” “Assault?” “That is precisely what it is. Assault. […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the recommendation of the Committee charged with investigating the Defence Equipment Procurement from 2007 to 2015, for further investigation of those involved, after the committee found a number of irregularities in the contract awards. The approval followed the Third Interim Report of the Presidential Committee […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari said the country is in a hurry to see projects take off in the agricultural sector to enhance food security and create jobs for teeming unemployed youths. Buhari disclosed this Thursday at State’s House, Abuja, while receiving Ambassador Nasser Bourita, a Special Envoy of King Mohammed […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has fixed the commencement of inoculation exercise for all the State’s intending pilgrims for the 2016 Hajj to Thursday, 14th July, 2016 at the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board (LSMPWB), Old Secretariat, GRA, Ikeja. LSMPWB Executive Secretary Mr. Muftau Okoya said the exercise is compulsory for […]
YENAGOA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was palpable tension in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital on Thursday following jubilation of supporters of the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last election, Timipre Sylva, over reports of an impending favourable ruling in his favour by the election petition tribunal. Sylva had filed a petition […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Unfazed by barrage of condemnations trailing his alleged threat to beat Senator Oluremi Tinubu (APC Lagos Central) and impregnate her during a Senate executive session on Tuesday, Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West) Thursday said he was forced to react the way he did because Tinubu called him “dog” and “thug” at the session. This is just as he replied the husband […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja After almost months of putting the communication in abeyance, the senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, on Thursday read a letter from The Presidency seeking the screening and confirmation of Magu Ibrahim Mustapha as executive chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The letter, dated June 17 and received at the Office of […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An indication that the raging Leadership crisis which has polarized the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) might soon become a history, on Thursday emerged as the estranged and factional leaders of the party – Senator Ali Modu-Sheriff and Ahmed Markarfi met at a closed door meeting. The meeting which held […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world Football Governing body FIFA has further ranked Nigeria National team low. With the rating, Nigeria slides by nine positions, making it to currently remain at 70th position. Last month ranking put the country’s at 61st position on the global chart, while it remained at the 17th in Africa. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has berated the newly-appointed British counterpart Boris Johnson, describing him as a liar with. Ayrault accused his colleague, challenging that “his back against the wall”. In a public comment the France’s Minister alleged Mr. Johnson lied to the British people during the recent #Brexit referendum […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam ZAMAFARA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured men of Nigerian Army of the Federal Government (FG) resolve and continued support to enhance the operational efficiency of the Nigerian Armed Forces to effectively discharge their constitutional roles. Buhari made the assurance late Wednesday in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, Mr. Tony Attah has been appointed as the new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) Limited. In a statement signed by the NLNG General Manager, External Relations, Kudo Eresia-Eke, the company’s Board […]
