(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief John Odigie Oyegun, former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) must be having a good laugh wherever he is. If he is just finishing a meal, he can afford to pick his teeth and belch from the deepest part of his biological system, and even turn up his nose […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The post-congresses crises of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has worsened as the Ogun State Governor Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has taken a swipe at the party’s Leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and a former Governor of the state, Aremo Olusegun Oshoba, over alleged complicity in electoral fraud in the South West State. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group under the aegies of Enugu State,Youth Coalition for Good Governance, has raised the alarm over alleged plans by members of an opposition political party in the state “to destroy all billboards erected in strategic locations in Enugu by supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)-led state […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A body, operating under the banner of South-East Renewal Group (SERG) has lambasted runaway leader of proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, for declaring that there will be no election in South- Eastern Nigeria which he claimed to be Biafra land in 2019. They however, urged […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has remanded the immediate past Governor of Ekiti State Mr. Ayodele Fayose in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged N2.2bn fraud. Justice Mojisola Olatoregun while granting on Monday the prayer by a former Attorney General of the Federation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has disclosed that 23 people were killed and 17 injured in various parts of Kaduna metropolis during the violence that took place on Sunday. The Executive Secretary, SEMA, Ben Kure, disclosed this on Monday, during an assessment tour of affected areas. According to him, no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, is outraged by the continued killing and abduction of civilians by armed groups in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), his spokesman said on Monday. Guterres condemned Saturday’s killing of at least 11 civilians, including one boy, as well as the injury and abduction […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Canadian airplane maker, Bombardier Inc, has sued the aircraft unit of Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd , saying former Bombardier employees passed on trade secrets to help Mitsubishi’s oft-delayed regional -Jet project. Bombardier filed the lawsuit late weekend in a federal court in Seattle against Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation, Seattle-based Aerospace Testing Engineering […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) warned Kenyans on Monday against online foreign exchange trading through unlicensed entities, saying they risked losing their investments. Paul Muthaura, CMA Chief Executive, said in a statement in Nairobi that he observed several individuals and entities trading online without the relevant licence by the authority. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Gbenga Daniel, Director General, Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, says the position of Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) will go to the South West, if Atiku wins the presidency. Daniel, a former governor of Ogun, made the declaration in an interactive session with newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. The […]
…Urges Buhari To Call Oshiomhole To Order (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called on political leaders in the All Progressives Congress, (APC), especially President Muhammadu Buhari to urgently call the Chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole and members of his National Working Committee (NWC) to order and refrain from meddling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cried out, alleging that some forces within the party are plotting against him. The former Edo State Governor raised the alarm in a statement issued Sunday in Abuja by his Chief Press Secretary Mr. Simon Ebebgulem. Oshiomhole alleged that suggestions in some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew on Kaduna town and environs with immediate effect. The Senior Special Assistant to the state governor on Media and Publicity, Mr Samuel Aruwan stated this on Sunday in Kaduna. He advised residents to comply with this directive, saying “the decision has been taken in […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress APC, has wielded its big stick on ex- Secretary to the Enugu State Government, SSG, Onyemuche Nnamani, as it announced his expulsion from the party. He was expelled for dragging the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole led National leadership of the party as well its National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I spent the better part of last Tuesday, October 16, focusing on developments in Ekiti State. It was the day of John Kayode Fayemi’s return to office as Governor of Ekiti State and his inauguration for a second-term, after an interregnum of four years, 2014-2018 during which former Governor Ayo Fayose reigned. It […]
…. Visits Ugwuanyi, Ohaneze President General From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party PDP, and ex- Anambra state Governor, Mr. Peter Obi, has declared that his candidacy is about Ndigbo, Nigerians, and not him as a person, just as Enugu governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi described him as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho Saturday was involved in a furious touchline bust-up after Ross Barkley’s 96th-minute equalizer rescued Chelsea’s unbeaten Premier League start at Stamford Bridge. Mourinho’s side looked on course for an outstanding win over his former club after two goals from Anthony Martial who overturned the first-half lead given to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After unresolved squabbles with his State Governor, a human right activist, turned politician Senator Shehu Sani has finally quit the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The situation is however directly opposite his Rivers State colleague, Senator Magnus Abe who has since been leading parallel APC in the South-South State – denying Saturday, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has commenced investigation into alleged financial misappropriation involving at least five officials of the Ministry of Finance in Abia. The state’s Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi, made the disclosure on Friday in Umuahia during a joint news briefing with the Commissioner for Finance, Mr […]
(AFRICAAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress, Delta State legal team lead by Barr Fred Okpowhoro Olokor, Esq has threatened to initiate contempt proceedings against APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole and anybody who violates the order of Federal High Court, sitting at Asaba for parties to maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of […]
