ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2016 Olympic Games opens in Rio De Janeiro, President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed optimism that Team Nigeria will put up an impressive showing to the delight of fellow countrymen. In a message to the Nigerian contingent Friday, President Buhari said he hoped that the victory of Nigeria’s […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the security agencies to deal decisively with all acts of banditry and criminality perpetrated in the name of herdsmen/farmers clashes. The President said this Friday in his address at the graduation ceremony of course 24 at the National Defence College in Abuja. “On […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau The ongoing alleged budget padding scandal which is tearing apart and rocking the Nigerian House of Representatives is not the first of its kind in the history of the National Assembly (NASS). Certainly, the seemingly irresistible immediate past Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. AbdulMumin Jibrin is […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been given a clean bill with regard to alleged wrongdoing and misconduct in his previous dealings with the world Football body Infantino is being investigated by the FIFA’s ethics Committee over his expenses, recruitment and alleged sack of whistleblowers. The Committee in its […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the Enugu State House of Assembly Thursday passed the Child Rights Bill into law. AFRICAN EXAMINER reports that the 275 section bill was passed after it had scaled the First and second reading and went through public hearing. Following a report of the House Joint […]
RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for being part of the ongoing determined efforts to tackle the various challenges facing the country, especially in the area of the economy. Alhaji Mohammed gave the commendation Thursday while speaking at the All Nigerian […]
By Niyi Adeyi RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the announcement Wednesday, the Federal Government (FG) Thursday described as cheap propaganda the report that the so-called ISIS has appointed a new leader for Boko Haram. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital by Information and Culture Minister, Alhjai Lai Mohammed, the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected militants have attacked a convoy of 12 foreign tourists in Western – Herat, Afghanistan. In the melee, six other victims and a local driver were injured. Giving the breakdown, Herat’s Governor Spokesman Jailani Farhad, confirmed that the tourists included eight Britons, three Americans and one German. Officials said the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERI (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a former ally of Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose – Mr. Abiodun Agbele as he is currently standing trial over his role on the alleged N4.6billion allegedly used to prosecute Fayose’s election in June 2014. Justice […]
– Ex-Speaker Anaekwe Chairs Screening Appeal Committee Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Organising Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Osita Izunaso on Wednesday at the Party’s National Secretariat in Abuja inaugurated a high-powered seven-member Screening Committee and three-member Screening Appeal Committee for the 2016 Ondo State Governorship […]
…Dismisses Faleke, Wada Appeals By Abdul Gaffar Bello ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal, in the Abuja Division has upheld the victory of Kogi State Governor, Yahya Bello. The five-man panel led by Justice Jumai Hannatu Sanke Thursday ruled that the appellant, Mr. James Abiodun Faleke failed to convince the learned judges […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muslims Rights Concern (MURIC) has urged the newly appointed Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar Prof Ishaq Oloyede to urgently give a human face to the national examination body. While rejoicing with him on his new appointment, MURIC in a statement issued Wednesday in Lagos by its Director Prof Ishaq […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday vowed that the State Government would deploy its entire arsenal to ensure that militants and vandals threatening the peace are flushed out of the State once and for all. The Governor who spoke when he received the Acting Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Kpotun Ibrahim, who […]
I have followed the drama and intrigues being played out by the sacked Chairman of the House Appropriation Committee, Hon Jibrin Abdulmumin with restrained but keen interest. I have also looked at the gamut of documents and records (that actually are injurious to collective privilege of the house under the law) and found nothing criminal […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Wednesday urged the Nigerian delegation to the 2016 Rio Olympics to make the country proud by winning many medals in various events while the games last. Saraki who stated this when he received the executive and members of the Football Club Owners […]
By Ignatius Okpara ANAMBRA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Anambra State, have apprehended a- 31-year-old man, identified as Vincent Chidiebere, for allegedly trafficking a deadly hard drug estimated at N1.78 billion. The security men picked up the suspect with methamphetamine weighing 25.2kg following a tip-off that […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan has again visited his successor, Muhammadu Buhari and had with him, a brief closed door meeting. Former President arrived the Presidential Villa Wednesday afternoon, in a Black Range Rover marked KWL 86 CN. While leaving after the closed-door meeting, Jonathan explained […]
…Abolishes Leave Allowances By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite threat by the Imo state chapter of Nigeria Labour congress (NLC), to resist plan by Governor Rochas Okorocha to reduce the working days of civil servants in the State, the Governor has gone ahead to announce the decision. Workers in the state […]
DUBAI, UAE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Emirate airline enroute Dubai from India has crash landed at the Dubai International Airport. Authority confirmed through Dubai official Twitter handle that despite the crash being followed by thick smoke, all 276 passengers and four crew members on board were safely rescued. The Boeing 777 flight was traveling from […]
Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson has asked political and opinion leaders, across the state and the Niger Delta to show more understanding and cooperate with the security agencies in their current efforts at maintaining peace, law and order. While urging the youths of the region to be law abiding, he told them to […]
