An anti-corruption group, Citizens Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has petitioned President-elect Muhammadu Buhari to stop Senator-elect and former Governor of Kwara State, Bukola Saraki’s bid to become Senate President. In the lengthy letter, CACOL said allowing Saraki aspire for the position of Nigeria’s number three citizen not only will soil the country’s image but also […]
* No indication Chibok girls were among the rescued groups The Nigerian Army Tuesday said it has rescued 200 girls and 93 women from Sambisa forest in Borno State North eastern Nigeria during a military operation to wrest back the Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram Islamist militant group. The army Twitter feed however failed to […]
Ayo Balogun – National leader, All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has denied ever apologising to Bode George or beg for forgiveness as being claimed by the PDP chieftain. Tinubu, in a statement said he was informed about a recent interview by Bode George in one of the national dailies and felt it necessary […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – President Goodluck Jonathan has slammed suspension on the permanent Secretary (PS) of Foreign Affairs in connection with the last weekend controversial recall of Nigerian Envoy to South Africa, Ambassador Danjuma Sheni. The recall which was also twisted by the same Ministry as a mere summon to the Diplomat to brief the […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Barely four weeks to his inauguration, the Plateau State Governor-elect, Barrister Simon Lalong has assured people of the State that his administration will carry along the 53 ethnic groups in the State when he takes over the mantle of leadership. Lalong disclosed this Tuesday, when he in company of his […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam – The Nigerian Defence Headquarters has debunked media reports speculating that the Boko Haram terrorists are presently in control of Mafa and Marte in Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. The development, the Defence has indicated was an attempt by a group of fleeing terrorists who strayed towards the town and engaged […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that all accredited media organizations in the country, including the African Independent Television (AIT), are free to cover the activities of the President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rted). APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a press statement issued Tuesday in Abuja, affirmed […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has predicted that the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, will be eventually vindicated in his efforts as the State APC Leader to upturn the declaration of Chief Nyesome Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the April 11 gubernatorial election […]
*Okays Gwarzo As DG Sec, Peter Obi as Chairman SEC President Goodluck Jonathan has relieved the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Dr. Femi Thomas of his appointment with immediate effect. The President has also approved the appointment of Mr. Olufemi A. Akingbade as Acting Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of […]
By Akin Soneyin – The embattled Ondo State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi has been impeached by the State House of Assembly. His impeachment at the early Monday morning plenary session, was carried out by 24 out of the 26 members, who supported the sack motion. The impeachment motion was moved and seconded by the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Contrary to permutations that the leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC has zones the National Assembly positions, the party is yet to reach any “agreeable consensus among its leaders”, a source has said. An impeccable source in the party told African Examiner that sharing the position has become a nightmare […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressive Congress, APC on Saturday defeated his main rival, Emeka Ihedioha, of the peoples Democratic party, PDP in the governorship rerun election. With the development, the governor, has secured the mandate of Imolites, to pilot the affairs of the state for another […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Since the inception of the nation’s ongoing democratic rule, on May 29, 1999, the Enugu state House of Assembly had been synonymous with its docile, inactive, and toothless bulldog nature. Ordinarily, legislators, be it at the state or national level, ought to be men of sound minds charged with making […]
By Inibehe Effiong – Since Monday the 20th of April, 2015 there has been no electricity supply at the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital (UUTH), Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The avoidable blackout has completely hindered all medical services which are electricity dependent. With this unfortunate state of affairs, the lives and safety of patients seeking […]
Over 131 lawyers including Ricky Terfa (SAN); Femi Falana (SAN) and civil rights activist, Festus Keyamo, have offered free legal services to Senator-elect for Kogi West Senatorial District, Otunba Dino Melaye. Melaye contested the election under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and defeated incumbent occupant of the seat and former chairman of […]
INEC will today (Saturday) hold supplementary governorship elections in Abia, Imo and Taraba states as well as National Assembly elections across 11 states. Recall that governorship elections in the 3 states were declared inconclusive because the margin between the leading candidate and the second place was less than the number of cancelled votes. In Imo […]
By Oludare Sunday Fase, Washington, DC – Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat during the just concluded presidential election is good for Africa even as he claimed that African leaders were happy with the results of the election. Speaking at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC, […]
Funeral rites for the late Oronto Natei Douglas, former Senior Special Adviser to the President on Research, Documentation, and Strategy, who died at the State House Clinic, Abuja on Thursday, April 9, 2015 has been released by the family. The high point of the six-day burial programme is his burial on Saturday, May 2 at […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial re- run polls in Imo state, the South East chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has urged Imo electorates to return Governor Rochas Okorocha, as the only APC’s in the geo political zone. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the April 11 governorship […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Truth is constant. It is natural and fundamental. In a way, truth can be likened to foundation of a building, suggesting that whatever its state looks like, will certainly be evident and determine the quality and live-span of the structure. In contrary, deceits are weak and often […]
