By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The Enugu House of Assembly has approved the list of 12 Special Advisers submitted to it by the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. The 24 man Assembly made the approval during the inaugural plenary session. Leader of the house, Hon. Ikechukwu Ezeugwu who presented the Governor’s request justified it was important […]
By Uche Igwe – I have just read the report titled: Nigeria: Stars on their shoulders. Blood on their hands: War crimes committed by the Nigerian military, published by Amnesty International on alleged human rights abuses and extrajudicial killing committed by the Nigerian Army in the fight against Boko Haram insurgents. The horrifying details of […]
By Chuks Ehirim – The crisis rocking the All Progressives Congress[APC] over the leadership row at the National Assembly, has taken a new turn as an attempt to rubbish the National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, by another party member, has met with very stiff resistance. The group operating under the aegis […]
Contrary to Monday report, the United States Diplomatic Mission to Nigeria has corrected that the United States (US) government’s contribution to the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) war against Boko Haram insurgents is $5 million, not $5 Billion. In a press statement issued by the Public Affairs Division of the US Consulate it was that […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo – One of our problems as a people, as a society, is our intrinsic inability to be sincere, even with ourselves, and from this derives dishonesty, which leads to corruption, deceit, deception and fraud, and of course we know where this eventually leads to, or rather, has led to – the […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja – The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), an Abuja based non-governmental organization (NGO) has urged President Mohammad Buhari to expedite the implementation of the recommendations of the annual reports of the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) in the past 10 years. The cardinal objective of the NEITI Audit Report […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has challenged Chief Nyesom Wike, the Rivers State Governor, to declare his assets “in keeping with the requirement of the office he is temporarily occupying and in line with the mantra of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to promote transparency and accountability.” The party […]
By Ignatius Umuahia – Eldest son of the immediate past Governor of Abia state, Theodore Orji, Chinedu has emerged the Majority Leader of the State’s House of Assembly. Speaker of the State’s House Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, disclosed this Monday during a courtesy visit to the state Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu. He told the Governor that […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as uninformed, hollow and laughable the statement by the Lagos State chapter of the PDP that Governor Akinwumi Ambode should declare his assets or be regarded as a pretender governor. The party said that Lagos PDP is lost […]
Campaign against the Nigerian dreaded Boko Haram insurgents has received another big boost as the United States (US) Monday announced a contribution of $5 billion to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) for its operations against the terrorists. The US Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, made the announcement at a news briefing […]
By Odimegwu Onwumere – It was barely a week on the saddle as Governor of Abia State that Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu formally directed all Nigerians and foreigners through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Godwin Adindu on June 5, saying that the designations, His Excellency and Executive Governor, be plunged into a ditch in all official […]
By Collins Amadi – The Bayelsa State’s chapter of the ruling APC has announced different punitive measures, including expulsion and suspension against nine of its members. The State’s Secretary, Mr. Marlin Daniel disclosed this Monday at a press Conference in Yenagoa, the State’s capital. According to the Scribe, while Godwin Sidi, Fred Akamu, Rosemary Okeazi, Chief […]
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has sacked 76 Managing Directors, General Managers and all heads of Government Parastatals and Agencies as he dissolves all boards of parastatals in the State. Affected by the sack are the General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA); former Governor Babatunde Fashola’s sisters, Ms Olayinka Fashola; Managing Director, […]
By Abdul Gafaar Bello – The newly-elected Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, has appointed an ex-colleague in the lower Federal legislative chamber, Hon. Jerry Manwe as his Chief of Staff (COS). The appointment which was made public Monday, was stated in a letter signed by Dogara, dated June 15, 2015, […]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has signed for four bills into law with a pledge to redouble efforts to improve the welfare of the people despite the downturn in the national economy. The new laws are: A Law to Amend The Environmental Sanitation Law, A Law to Repeal the Kwara State Transport Corporation, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – A member of the Board of the Subsidy Reinvestment Programme (Sure-P) has asked the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC to probe the 36 States to recover over N300 Billion sure-P money allocated to them between 2012 and 2014. Okogwu who gave the charge in an interview aired on AIT on […]
Another two bomb explosions have erupted in Potiskum, Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria, killing not less than 10 people, while many were also injured. Among the victims according to eye witness accounts were security officers and members of vigilante groups. The explosions took place at a drinking joint in the ancient town. Meanwhile, Defence Headquarters […]
By Ignatius Okpara – Unknown gunmen at the weekend abducted a Senior Resident Pastor of Winners Chapel Church, Mr. Seyi Adekunle, along IBB Way Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The kidnappers, who stormed the church premises at about 8.00pm, were said to have opened sporadic fire before whisking the cleric away to an unknown […]
By Ignatius Okpara – Heavily armed hoodlums suspected to be sea pirates at the weekend shot and killed a naval officer in Akassa, Brass Council Area of Bayelsa State. African Examiner gathered that the gunmen, who were three in number, opened fire on a Navy crew that were on a routine checkpoint in Akassa area […]
The Lagos State Chapter of PDP has given the new state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, till 29 June, 2015 to personally make public in the media, his Asset as at when sworn in as the present governor of the State. The Governor is also tasked to make public in the media, the details of the handover […]
