The Abia state government has refuted a story in 2 national dailies saying that Ebola virus killed a woman in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of the state. The Chief of Staff to the governor of Abia State, Cosmos Ndukwe stated in a statement sent to African Examiner that “these stories are the very […]
Oyewale Oyelola The incumbent Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregebesola has been declared the winner of yesterday governorship election. The Chief Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Professor Bamitele Omole declared the Governor who is the flagbearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the head office of Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), […]
Sunny Ofili, Publisher of the Times of Nigerian, also double as the Special Adviser to the Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, on Information and Communications Technology, is dead. Reports say Ofili died on Saturday in a ghastly road crash on the Asaba-Benin Expressway. The Obi of Issele-Uku town of Delta State, HRH Henry Ezeagwunam […]
Nigeria took control of Group C at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 after defeating Korea Republic 2-1 in Moncton Saturday. USA based Courtney Dike scored the fastest goal in the history of FIFA women’s tournaments after she took advantage of Korea Republic’s lacklustre defending. Dike, who was starting her first match of […]
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria Developing an appropriate model for the spread of this deadly virus called Ebola will be useful in different frontiers of its upsurge, possibility of its containment or eradication. We need to be able to describe, explain or forecast the conception and distribution of the virus so that […]
Counting of votes in the polling units of today’s Osun governorship election is ongoing across the state. Summarily, some results indicated that the incumbent Governor Rauf Aregbesola is leading in Osogbo, the state capital while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Iyiola Omisore is leading in Ife area of the state. Some results are as […]
By Chief (Sir) Don Ubani, ksc, JP As the Holy Bible puts it in the Book of Ecclesiastes, ‘to everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven’. This implies that, as it is with many other human engagements and enterprises, there is a time for a State Governor to […]
After accreditation of voters in the Osun governorship elections, voting has commenced in all the polling booths across the state. Governor Rauf Aregbesola who voted in polling unit 1, Ward 8 in the Ilesa East local Council area of the State urged the people of Osun State to be firm and proceed to exercise their […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos ‘How time flies’ the saying goes. The four years constitutionally recognized tenure of the current democratic dispensation of Osun State, South Western Nigeria gradually winds up. This has automatically kick started yet another frenzy and multi – dimensional political activities. So far, the politicking by the gladiators, power brokers, party stalwarts other machinery and apparatus have been […]
The people of Osun State troop out this morning to vote for the candidate of their choice in today’s gubernatorial election. Twenty parties fielded candidates for the election. Electorates came out as early as 6:00am to be accredited. At Ajewole Housing Estate polling Unit in Olorunda local government, where our correspondent visited at 7:45 am, […]
Oyewale Oyelola As the people of Osun state would from 8am on Saturday visit their various polling stations for accreditation ahead voting in the afternoon, the presence of security officers across the state and allegations by participating political parties is causing tension among the electorates. African examiner correspondent in Osun state gathered that all business […]
The National President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Kayode Obembe has resigned his appointment. Responding to request for clarification on two conflicting posts on the NMA blog about the association’s nationwide strike which was called off yesterday, Dr Obembe declared categorically that “the strike was suspended” adding: sequel to his “integrity and honour” […]
The Director of Iyiola Omisore campaign organization, Prince Diran Odeyemi has spoken with sharpedgenews.com rejecting allegations of being caught with electoral materials. Prince Odeyemi in telephone interview said that he would take legal actions to seek redress concerning reports of his alleged involvement in perpetrating electoral fraud. Odeyemi said the allegation betrayed the desperate tales […]
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Friday announced the indefinite shutdown of its clinic in the Muri Okunola area of Victoria Island, Lagos, following a suspected case of Ebola virus on admission at the clinic. It was discovered that the patient visited the First Consultant Medical Centre during the period the […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As 2015 election draws near, reports indicate that the immediate past Governor of Plateau State and Senator representing Plateau Central Senatorial District, Senator Joshua Dariye is set to rejoin the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Sen. Dariye was Governor of Plateau State between 1999 to 2007 under the platform of the PDP, but […]
The Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc Mr. Phillips Oduoza has called on financial institutions in Africa to seize the opportunity provided by the President Obama led US-Africa Business Leaders Summit and the enthusiasm about Africa, to grow capacity. According to him, much of the challenges of financing growth and development on the continent lie in […]
The Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters has announced that its Special Forces are currently conducting counter-terrorism campaign in which they have cleared troubled communities of Delwa, Mustafari, Manga, Wanga and Damboa, North Eastern Nigeria of terrorists. The operations in the enclaves which have been repeatedly invaded and attacked by the insurgents, according to its Director of Information, […]
The Federal Government has confirmed that two news cases of Ebola infection in Lagos, Nigeria. The government also said 139 people who had secondary contact with Ebola victims in Lagos had been put under surveillance for the next 21 days to see if they would develop symptoms of the disease. With the two new cases […]
US President Barrack Obama has explained that Nigeria’s request for Ebola drug was rejected as it would be improper for the US to share such vaccine which was still at the experimentation level. The decision to approach the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in Atlanta, was first disclosed on Wednesday in Abuja […]
