(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Government has commenced moves to engage the Federal Government towards upgrading and expansion of Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri in order to boost aviation activities and economic growth of the state Imo State Governor, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha made this known when the Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office have arrested Joseph Oyediran, one of the internet fraudsters wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). EFCC’s spokesman Mr Wilson Uwujaren in a statement in Abuja on Friday quoted the Zonal Head of the commission Mr Isyaku Sharu as disclosing […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Endorse Ugwuanyi’s Security Measure (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of the ongoing alarming insecurity in parts of Nigeria, a group of political parties in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, under the platform of Forum of Progressive Political Parties, FPPP, has urged the federal government to increase funding for security agencies in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the second time in four days, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its Bayelsa governorship primary to between Tuesday and Wednesday in compliance with an interim order of a State High Court restraining the party from using direct primary. A statement by APC spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Saturday morning said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Local authorities, reported that the Moroccan authorities on Friday foiled a mass attempt by over 400 Sub-Saharan migrants to storm into Spain’s North African exclave of Melilla. According to the local authorities, nine migrants sustained minor injuries and were rushed to Fnideq’s hospital, of M’diq-Fnideq. The authorities said over 90 others were […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On a daily basis, one keeps ruminating over the litany of moral decadence afflicting our society. What seems more disturbing is the prevalent cases of rape and defilement of children, toddlers and babies across the land. Rape should never be tolerated. It dehumanises and is emblematic of degradation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina state has approved the appointment of Abdussamad Badamasi as the new Chairman of Katsina United Football Club. This was contained in a statement signed by the acting Permanent Secretary, state Ministry of Sports and Social Development, Alhaji Sirajo Gide, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Taiwan says it is “extremely concerned” by reports about the arrests of three pro-democracy leaders in Hong Kong. Presidential Office spokesman Ting Yun-kung made the government’s position known in a statement on Friday. “We urge both Beijing and Hong Kong authorities to adopt dialogue rather than suppressing arrests,” Ting said. He added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda Airlines on Thursday inaugurated its direct flights from Entebbe to Somali capital, Mogadishu, joining the growing list of international airlines that fly into the Horn of Africa nation. The Somali Minister of Education, Abdullahi Barre, while welcoming the inaugural flight said Uganda was a popular destination for Somalis seeking education opportunities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The contractor handling repainting of the headquarters building of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Mr. Success Venture, has apologised for the failure of his workers to use the safety gear provided for them while working on the church’s headquarters building. The photograph of some painters on a ladder working on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo Governor, Godwin Obaseki said the nation lost about 22 million barrels of its crude oil production to oil theft between January and June 2019. Obaseki disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Ndu Ughamadu, the Spokesman for the Nigerian National Petroleumcorporation( NNPC) in Abuja on Thursday. He said that if […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo state government on Thursday ordered a citizen’s arrest against Sen. Rochas Okorocha, over alleged assault on a government official, Mr Jasper Ndubuaku. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Uche Onyeaguocha, gave the order after the Chairman of the Recovery of Government Properties, Mr Jasper Ndubuaku, was allegedly assaulted at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 16 Governorship election. Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries conducted by the party in Lokoja. Gov. Abubakar Badaru […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are bashing the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for saying that the 9th National Assembly will not fail President Mohammadu Buhari. Mr Lawan at a town hall meeting in his native home, Gashua told his audience that the national assembly will cooperate with the President in order to achieve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved, Mr Babatunde Irukera, a Kogi governorship aspirant, to contest the party’s governorship primary. The party in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu, in Abuja on Wednesday, said Irukera successfully met the conditions provided by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Wednesday nullified the election of Mr David Ogewu of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and declared Mr Samson Okwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Obi/Oju Federal Constituency election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice A.A Adeleye, therefore, directed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved reduction in Visa charges payable by U.S. citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommended by a committee set up to conduct due diligence. The minister, who announced this in a statement by the Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, Mr Mohammed […]
…Says PDP Does Not Need Any Deal To Defeat APC (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has enjoined members and leaders of the All Progressives Party (APC) in the state to leave the state Governor, the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson our òf their internal problems. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Media Relations, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In 2017, the Nigerian agriculture sector witnessed a revolutionary discourse on the economic benefits of sustainable agriculture value-chain as an alternative source of economic development and foreign exchange with the launch of FirstBank Agric Expo. It was a first-of-its-kind initiative that afforded the bank the opportunity to aggregate top players in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House Assembly on Tuesday set-up a committee to investigate the purchase of 820 buses by the administration of former governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the state. According to the House, it was important to investigate the purchase of the 820 buses out of the 5,000 buses proposed by former governor […]
