By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (Presentation at the Manifesto Campaign) Fellow Nigerians, it gives me greatest pleasure to address you today on this historic occasion. I present myself before you, to canvass your support as I desire to contest the number one position of our great country. I do so because we […]
Oyewale Oyelola – Just as 219 girls of Government Secondary School, Chibok abducted by Boko Haram sects on April 14, 2014 spent their Christmas in the terrorists’ den, some of escaped girls have resumed school in United states of America. African Examiner gathered the girls were relocated to US as parts of re-integration measure to […]
From Vatican comes another message from the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis of peace and end to terrorism in Nigeria, Libya, South Sudan and other parts of Africa. In his Christmas remarks, the Pope demanded for peace and aid for the families of the 132 children killed last week by the Taliban insurgents […]
Color white has always been synonymous with purity and peace, or at least presumptively so. Nigeria’s edifice that housed the sitting government, the Aso Rock is painted white which supposedly symbolize governmental peace and national unity. However, the occupants of this mansion have stained and polluted it. They have redefined it to depict impurity, insanity […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party has called on the opposition All Progressive Congress, APC, to stop inciting statements capable of leading to disaffection within the rank and file of the military. The party gave the warning in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh. PDP warns against politicising […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau The wolf cries have been made, plus assaults and abuses at one another; torrent allegations have been made, as well as the counters and now, the last of the two weeks tirades have been heard, issues involved dead, shrouded, buried and rested forever! Certainly, the rest is […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has reached out to Nigerians in the spirit of the festivity season, with assurance that the coming Christmas celebration will be the last under the bondage of insecurity, corruption, unemployment, widespread hopelessness and poor leadership. The party in a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday by […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked a group of five United Nations human rights independent experts to individually and jointly use their offices and positions to urgently request the Nigerian government and its military authorities not to carry out the mass death sentences imposed on 54 Nigerian soldiers for what the government […]
Although fate may defeat the efforts of virtue to avert misfortune, it cannot deprive us of the power to endure it with equanimity.’ Funke Akindele’s production outfit, Scene One Production in conjunction with Adekaz Production LTD presents a new Yoruba movie titled ‘Sababi Eda(Fate). fully subtitled in English. Sababi Eda depicts the life of a […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Calabar – No fewer that 23 people Wednesday morning lost their lives in a ghastly auto- crash which occurred along the Calabar-Awi-Akamkpa Expressway of Cross River State, South South, Nigeria. The tragic incident which happened in the wee hours involved a gold coloured Picnic car and a 14-seater Hiace commercial bus. AFRICAN […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – In line with United Nations (UN) Decade of Action against road crashes,, National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, Wednesday flagged- off the 2014, operation “Eagle eye” exercise in south east zone. Speaking at the event held at 9th mile corner, in Udi council area of Enugu state, South east zonal coordinator of […]
After over three months of the similar incident, which sparked days of violent protests, another black teenager has been shot dead by the St Louis city Police in the United States (US). The St Louis County Police explained that the deadly shooting which took place very close to the spot where another unarmed black teenager, […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – A non-governmental organization (NGO), House-to-House Educational Initiative, has opted out of the incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign train but instead pledges to rally support for Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) in the 2015 Presidential contest. The group’s National Coordinator, Mr. Kunle Ehinlanwo made this known to public Tuesday, at a press briefing […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Less than 48 hours that police in Udi council Area of Enugu state killed two members of a deadly armed robbery gang, their colleagues in Nsukka have nabbed another two notorious suspects while trying to withdraw money with a stolen ATM card. The hoodlums, who gave their names as Okwudili Christian […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Hearing proceedings at the Lagos Coroner over the Friday, September 12, 2014 six storey building collapse in the complex of the Synagogue Church of All Nations Ikotun, a Lagos suburb, is presently unfavorable to both State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) as they have been alleged […]
The re-emergence of General Mohammed Buhari to the presidential race against President Goodluck Jonathan has begun to create concerns within select circles of the Nigerian population – considering the bloody outcome of the previous election in 2011 when supporters of Buhari launched a violent attack on the many innocent workers of the Independent National Electoral […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Presidential flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress, APC, General Mohammadu Buhari has said that the masses of Nigeria would fund his campaign. Buhari who stated this in Abuja added that for probity and accountability, he would be the sole signatory to such account aand that every kobo would be […]
By Niyi Adeyi – The rumblings in the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) are very far from over as the leadership in the glass house and other resenting interests are again locked in the confusion whether the Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen Keshi’s contract be renewed or closed. AFRICAN EXAMINER learnt that, a section of the […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – No fewer than 70 shops and FCMB branch situated in Bauchi Central market were razed down in a fresh explosion that rocked the Bauchi Central market on Monday. The Chairman of the Central Market Traders’ Association office Alhaji Adamu Musa Noma, disclosed that 15 persons including traders’ and customers were killed in […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji, Lagos – The opposition All progressives Congress has fired back at the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), accusing it of derailing from its push for issues based elections campaign, declaring the description by it, of its Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) as a ‘semi-literate jackboot’ as contradiction of the standard it […]
