The Yobe State Deputy Governor, Abubakar Ali, has involved in an auto crash. The crash, source indicated it occurred Monday, in Daka – Tsalle town, along the Kaduna-Kano expressway. The FRSC and State Government are yet to confirm the incident.
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted request by the prosecution Counsel in the suit filed against the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, to allow witnesses line up and testify against the accused behind the screen. Justice James Tsoho in his ruling Monday, held that the screen prayed for […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire as his Senior Special Assistant on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. Mrs. Orelope-Adefulire served as Deputy-Governor of Lagos […]
By Seun Adebosin The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, and the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, Monday toured the National Museum Onikan Lagos, preparatory to the plan on redesign and modernization of the edifice into a world-class historical hub and tourist site. Monday’s visit is a follow-up to the promise by […]
…Condemns Murder of Rivers APC Chieftain Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki on Monday expressed deep shock and disbelief over the demise of Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, Chief James Ocholi, his wife and eldest son in a road mishap along the Abuja – Kaduna road on Sunday. Saraki also condemned the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Former Chief Defence Staff (CDS) Alex Badeh has been remanded in Kuje prison, by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja. Badeh is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over 10 count charge alleged financial crime. The former CDS lost in his bail application last Friday in another […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s foremost sugar refinery, Dangote Sugar Refinery has successfully obtained the Food Safety Systems (FSSC 22000) Certification). The certification which is a standard fully recognized by the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) comes on the heels of other standards already obtained by the refinery which include ISO 9001:2008, ISO 22000:2005 […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zenner has said that the German government through its embassy in Nigeria promotes cultural activities with the aim of building mutual understanding and friendship between Germany and Nigeria. Mr. Zenner noted that besides political and economic relations, cultural relations form the third […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has declared that even if the State was invaded by one million armed men of the Department of State Service (DSS) on the order of President Mohammadu Buhari, the government and the people of the State will never be intimidated to surrender governance of […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and emerging godfather of Kogi State politics, Senator Dino Melaye, has explained his last discussion with the late Minister of State for Labour, Mr. James Ocholi (SAN), who died with his wife and son, on the Abuja-Kaduna Expressway while on their way back […]
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has declared the Change agenda of the present administration is working. Alhaji Mohammed disclosed this Saturday while speaking on the topic, ”The Change Agenda: The Journey so far,” at the Annual General Meeting of the Alumni Association of the National Institute (AANI) in Kuru, near Jos, […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri The secretariat of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Owerri, the Imo State capital, was on Saturday thrown into pandemonium, as members of two factions of the party engaged themselves in a free-for- all fight. PDP in the state has been in a serious crisis since 2015 general elections, a […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness at the death of Barrister James Ocholi (SAN), who together with his wife and son were killed in a car crash in Abuja on Sunday, March 6, 2016. President Buhari described the Minister of State for Labour’s death […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos, nigeria (African Examiner) – The three kidnapped girls of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu were on Sunday rescued by the police and other security agencies. The girls were rescued around Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos, Nigeria, with three suspects arrested by the police in connection with the kidnap. It was […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Minister of State for Labour and Productivity, James Ocholi has died in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday on Kaduna-Abuja road. Ocholi was said to have died Sunday afternoon while on his way to Kaduna. His son also was said to have died on the spot while his wife is in […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja As preparations for the Southern Africa Energy and Infrastructure Summit (SAEIS) holding in Maputo, Mozambique, gather momentum, there are strong indications that the Summit will break new grounds in consolidating regional co-operation. This year’s SAEIS which is slated for 4th to 6th of May, will among other things, celebrate regional co-operation […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This is really exciting time in America; watching the drama of the 2016 Presidential nomination process from a distance, I find the contests, the debates, the arguments, the hustling and jostling on both sides of the mainstream political aisle, most instructive, and intriguing. The world’s most advanced democracy is proving […]
By Owei Lakemfa African-American life in the last fifty years can be signposted by seven events which bring to fore, the struggles of a people. The first is the February 21, 1965 assassination of Malcolm X who advocated black self-defense, economic empowerment and consciousness. The second was African-Americans securing the right to vote following […]
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, said it has become clear to it and other Rivers people why Nyesom Wike killed and maimed his way to power as Rivers State Governor. The APC noted that the revelation is coming to light as information now revealed that the governor allocated a whopping N15 […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The lingering war between Governor Ayodele Fayose and the Federal Government is gradually assuming a dangerous twist, as the Ekiti State House of Assembly has alleged the arrest of four of its members by the Department of State Services (DSS). It also fingered President Muhammadu Buhari for allegedly deploying state machinery to […]
