From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Despite a court injunction restraining the Plateau State House of Assembly from adopting the correspondence containing the list of caretaker committee for the 17 local Councils of the state send to it by the State Governor, Simon Lalong, the House Tuesday went ahead and adopted it. The communication which was […]
By Ayo Balogun – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade is dead. The Oba died on Tuesday evening in a London Hospital. He was said to have died around 5pm after battle with illness which led to him being flown abroad. The monarch was said to have been flown out of the country few […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Brigadier-General P.T. Boroh (rtd.) as the Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme for former Niger Delta militants. Brig. Boroh, whose appointment takes immediate effect, is to take over the responsibilities of the former Special Adviser to President Jonathan on Niger Delta who also doubled as Coordinator of the […]
By Ayo Balogun – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed strong support for President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to probe the immediate past Federal government, noting that the alleged emerging mind-boggling corruption instances have made such a probe imperative. In a statement issued in Abuja Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai […]
*As Senate Moves To Constitute Standing Committees Ayodele Afoabi, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Senate to confirm the appointment of Service Chiefs. Buhari in a letter, which was read by the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, said the request was in accordance with the provisions of Section 18 (1) of the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – After several weeks of crisis, the House of Representatives has appointed Femi Gbajabiamila as majority Leader. African Examiner gathered this was as result of the meeting that APC house members held with President Buhari and the APC national chairman, Chief John Oyeigun at the presidential villa. Also appointed is Alhassan Ado […]
NAIROBI, Kenya, July 27, 2015 — An impressive collection of organizations have come together to answer President Barack Obama’s call at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit yesterday in Nairobi, Kenya, to advance entrepreneurship and economic growth around the world. Representatives of the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) participated in […]
The Kwara State government has denied claims that Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, and the crisis at the National Assembly are responsible for the delay in constituting the state executive council. In a statement by Dr Muyideen Akorede, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communication to the state Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, the state […]
By Ayo Balogun – The Nigerian Senate has announced other Principal Officers with the former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio emerging the Senate Minority Leader. Also announced Tuesday by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki were Senator Emmanuel Bwacha as the Deputy Minority Leader and Senator Phillips Aduda, the new Senate Minority Whip. The upper […]
A Libyan Court has sentenced to death son (Saif al-Islam) of the late country’s strongman, Muamma Gaddafi over 2011 crisis. Saif who was absent in court, but sent his evidence through video link was convicted Tuesday with eight others. They were sentenced for their roles in about 10 months civil unrest that engulfed the country […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Five different groups in South East Nigeria, including students organisations on Monday staged a peaceful rally in support of the recent renewed call on the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to expedite action in the trial of ex-governors, that have case to answer, especially that of Abia, Orji Uzor […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The leadership crisis rocking the House of Representatives may have finally been laid to rest following the intervention of President Mohammadu Buhari. The crisis which has divided the All Progressives Congress House members into two factions, started on June 9, 2015, when against the wishes of the party, Yakubu Dogara and […]
A minister in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration stole $6 billion, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole said yesterday, quoting United States (U.S.) officials. Oshiohmole, in a chat with State House correspondents shortly after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said: “The PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) destroyed the country. I mean from the […]
By Ayo Balogun – The acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has formally taken over from his predecessor, Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi. At the handover ceremony which held at the Agency’s headquarters Monday, the former DG pledged his unreserved loyalty to Jauro and enjoined NIMASA staffers to […]
The US President Barack Obama’s visit to East Africa continued Monday with commendation to the Ethiopian Government on coordinated fight against the al-Shabab militant group and call for improvement on Human rights record. While describing Ethiopia as an “outstanding partner” in the anti-terrorist war, President Obama after audience with his host PM Hailemariam Desalegn, indicated […]
Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has again floored Governor Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike. The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Holden in Abuja on Monday assumed jurisdiction in the matter brought before it by Peterside challenging the declaration of Wike winner of the April 11 election. Wike […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Following the Chlorine explosion at a water treatment plant in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, which killed 8 persons and left over 100 persons hospitalized, Governor Simon Lalong, said the State Government will set up an independent committee to investigate the cause of the explosion. Lalong disclosed this Monday, when he […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to court over “outrageous cut-off marks decisions”. The organization is seeking an order stopping JAMB, UNILAG and others from implementing the decision. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1139/2015 filed today at the Federal High […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the management and staff of the African Examiner, a front line Online News medium, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Guild of Editors, on the demise last Thursday, of African Examiner’s Managing Editor, Mr. Femi Kehinde. MURIC in a release issued Monday by its Director, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Lasun has insisted he has no plan to resign from office. Pressure has been mounting on him to resign so as to pave the way for Femi Gbajabiamila who is the party’s controversial anointed candidate. The Deputy Speaker who stated this when […]
