ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after the prosecution Counsel presented his application, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Adamu and the Director-General of Police to effect the arrest of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr. Walter Onnoghen. The Chairman of CCT three-man […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the embattled former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen continues to stay away from the court, the prosecution Counsel has applied to the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to issue warrant arrest on him. Tuesday’s absence was the fourth time the suspended CJN has failed to appear in court. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Judicial Council, NJC, has issued a fresh query to the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The query was sequel to the petition sent to the council by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The NJC, which took the decision after its meeting in Abuja on Monday, asked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor òf Bayelsa State, the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson has raised the alarm that leaders of the All Progressives Congress, Chief Timipre Sylva and Minister of State for Agriculture, Mr. Heineken Lokpobiri are trying to use the proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Bayelsa to foment crisis. The Governor said […]
…As Nigerian Immigration Service Fails to Syncronise it for Validation By Ayo Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For over three months, a customer of one of the commercial banks has not been able to reactivate his dormant account as the bank says it is unable to validate his Nigerian International Passport presented for identification. The customer, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says the social media report on the death of the abducted Dapchi school girl, Leah Sharibu, is fake and ploy by political opposition to tarnish the Administration’s image ahead of the general elections. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the government’s position at a media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress, APC, party, will hold a special meeting with its candidates for the general election coming up in few days. A statement by its Deputy Director, Press and Information, Edegbe Odemwingie, said the meeting would take place at the party’s National Secretariat today, Sunday 10th of February, 2019. The […]
…To Finance PDP Campaign (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha is in secret talks with the leadership of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) for the realisation of the governorship ambition of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, sources said in Abuja on Saturday Sources in Imo State Government House said that in the unfolding scenario, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rising from an Extra-Ordinary Board Emergency meeting on ‘State of the Nation in Nigeria and 2019 Elections’ at the end of its 6th Annual General Convention, Nigerian-American Press Association has called for credible, free and fair election in 2019. The group also urges the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that […]
Photo: The Olowu of Owu-Okuta, Oba Adekunle Oyelude Makama …Urges Politicians to Leave Military Out of Partisan Politics (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the countdown to Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election holds in February 16 to elect Africa’s most populous black nation’s president between the two main contenders, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari under the aegis of All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not intend to postpone any of the elections as a result of court orders coming close to election schedules, the Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has said. Yakubu made the position known at a National Stakeholders’ Forum for 2019 General Elections, organised by the Commission on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and Lebanon are in the process of increasing the investment potentials of their Diaspora for the development of both countries. The Lebanon Ambassador to Nigeria, Amb. Houssam Diak gave this assurance when he paid a courtesy visit on Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Adamu has ordered the posting of the newly promoted Assistant Inspectors-General of Police (AIGs). A statement by the Force Spokesman, ACP Frank Mba disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja. He said AIGs Wilson Inalegwu was posted to Zone 9, Umuahia, Abdul Danwawo, AIG Maritime, […]
…Set Up Campaign Council By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state governorship candidate of the All progressive congress APC, Senator Ayogu Eze, has faulted Tuesday’s Abuja Federal High Court judgement delivered against him, describing it as an atrocity, just as he inaugurates his campaign council. Justice I. Ekwo of the Federal High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc on Monday commenced full banking operations in Mali, extending its footprint and fulfilling the aspiration of deepening banking penetration in Africa. The launch of UBA Mali brings to 20, the number of African countries, where the Group currently operates, with global […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the general elections, the people of Brass local government have been urged to vote for candidates of the People’s Democratic Party in order to attract more development to their area. The State Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd) made the call on Monday when he led members of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal on Monday in Port Harcourt granted a stay of execution on the judgment of a Federal High Court which nullified the primaries of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers. Justice Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court had declared APC ineligible to present candidates for the general elections […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s representative in the CAF Confederation cup, Rangers International Football Club of Enugu, on Sunday defeated Salitas Football Club of Burkina Faso 2-0 in the first leg match of the group stage of the continental soccer played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe stadium Enugu. African Examiner Correspondent who covered the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State government South -East Nigeria, via its Ministry of Women and Children Affairs says it has taken up the case of a 15-year-old girl forcefully married to a 56-year-old man from Ozobulu area of the state, said to be mentally challenged. Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Ndidi […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The amalgamation of town unions in the South east geopolitical zone of Nigeria, under the auspices of Association of South East Town Unions (ASETU) has endorsed the Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Peter Obi. They said the […]
