Oil workers have shut down the operations of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) nationwide until further notice following the unbundling of the corporation. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Group Executive Councils of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) and Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of […]
By Tom Garba,Yola BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some soldiers fighting Boko Haram insurgents in the North East of Nigeria have said to have manhandled the District Head of Gulak in Adamawa state, Muhammadu Bello Ijadi Sumda, beating him to a state of coma. Eyewitnesses said on Saturday soldiers had molested some civilians an hour […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) on Tuesday added a new dimension to election re-run held in Abia North Senatorial district in Abia state, describing it as “robbery”. In the re-run election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and ordered by the court, the PPA candidate and former governor […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it would no longer tolerate the illegal activities of land grabbers otherwise known as Omo-Onile, just as it warned that anyone found using such to disturb public peace and illegally disposes people of their property would be prosecuted in accordance with relevant criminal […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African President, Jacob Zuma has said that being the two largest economies on the African continent, there is need for Nigeria and South Africa to forge a strong strategic partnership, that would insulate their economies from the volatility of the global economy. Zuma who made […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday called for the immortalisation of the late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi (SAN) who died in a ghastly road accident which also claimed the lives of his wife and son. This was a fallout of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi has restated the country’s commitment to ensure safety standard in the nation’s maritime sector. The Minster who stated this in his address at the regional training on Ports State Control (PSC) for West and Central Africa in Lagos, said because merchant ships often trade […]
By Ayo Balogun The Lagos State Government has vowed it will apply all relevant laws to ensure more voluntary tax payment and warned that evaders and defaulters would be prosecuted. State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem, said this Tuesday at a press conference held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre in […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has appealed to the Voice of America (VOA) to ensure a more balanced coverage of the Boko Haram insurgency by its Hausa Service Alhaji Mohammed made the appeal in Abuja Tuesday while receiving a delegation from the African Division of the VOA, led by its Director, […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Death toll has risen to 10 in the 5-storey building which collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria this morning. Also, the number of those rescued is now 10 while rescue operation is still going on as at 4:21pm on Tuesday. General Manager, Lagos State Emergency […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old Pastor, David Ibe of the Christ Command Mission, Onicha Igboeze, in Onicha Council Area of Ebonyi State, for allegedly raping a 23-year-old girl, Nnennaya Okute. According to the Police, the Pastor committed the illicit act at last weekend, in an uncompleted building […]
By Collins Amadi The alleged abductor of Ese Oruru, Yinusa Dahiru (Yellow) has been arraigned before a Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital. Yinusa and 14-year-old Ese were moved last week from Kano to the police Force headquarters in Abuja. The accused was slammed with a five count charge, including: […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Media Office of Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki has alerted members of the public of the renewed attempts being made by forces behind his on-going trial at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) to muddle up the case and blackmail key individuals and groups involved directly and indirectly in the case. […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Five people have been confirmed dead and six others rescued as a 5-storey building collapsed in Lekki area of Lagos, Nigeria at the early hours of Tuesday. The collapsed building might not be unconnected with the heavy rainfall that lasted for hours at the early hours of Tuesday. The building collapsed […]
Former world number one Maria Sharapova has revealed she failed a drugs test at the Australian Open. The Russian, 28, tested positive for meldonium, a substance she has been taking since 2006 for health issues. Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion, is provisionally suspended from 12 March pending further action. “I did fail the test […]
By Emeka Chiakwelu The value and worth of a currency is determined by the wealth of a nation. In this era of global capitalism, a wealth of nation goes beyond the conventional valuation based on the natural and human resources. A nation’s image, perception, security and stability also played an important role in the determination […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has come under fire from the State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for stopping the free education policy and scholarship scheme introduced by Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, erstwhile Governor of Rivers State and incumbent Minister of Transportation. Wike announced the […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos Following the crisis in the Mile 12-Ketu area of Lagos State last week, the State House of Assembly has called on the state government to consider a relocation of the Mile 12 market. Reacting to the crisis that occurred in the market last week, where some people lost their lives and […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wife Of The Nigeria’s President Mrs Aisha Buhari says there was need for proper rehabilitation and Psychological Therapy for those women and children victims of insurgency as a way of improving their living conditions . Mrs Buhari in a Message to the 2016 international women’s Day noted that the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu State Police Command on monday paraded over 30 criminal suspects arrested in various parts of the state who have been terrorizing innocent citizens of the area and environs. The state Commissioner of Police, Ekechukwu Nwodibo, who paraded the suspects before newsmen at the state police headquarters in Enugu, said […]
