After three years of bloody civil war, Syria on Tuesday holds its Presidential election amid tight security. The war which started during Arab spring had consumed tens of thousands of Syrians, while many others were either declared missing or displaced. The incumbent President, Bashar al-Assad has been widely speculated to coast home victory in the […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Public Finance Committee at the ongoing National Conference has called for total removal of fuel subsidy. The Chairman of Conference Finance Committee, Adamu Aliero stated this while presenting the report of committee to conference plenary session on Monday. Aliero said fuel subsidy is not really bringing succor to the masses as selected […]
Nigeria’s Super Eagles Coach Stephen Keshi has released the list of 23-man squad who will play in the 2014 world cup in Brazil. Those who made the cut are the following: GOALKEEPERS: Vincent Enyeama, Austin Ejide, Chigozie Agbim DEFENDERS: Joseph Yobo, Elderson Echiejile, Juwon Oshaniwa, Godfrey Oboabona, Azubuike Egwuekwe, Kenneth Omeruo, Efe Ambrose, Kunle Odunlami […]
Jacob Oyewale APC stalwart and former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode has defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from All Progressives Congress (APC), noting that majority of APC members have have sympathies for Boko Haram who have killed over 10,000 innocent Nigerians. Fani-Kayode released a statement confirming his defection to PDP on Monday. He accused […]
Oyewale Oyelola Mr. Chidi Onyeukwu Ajaegbu (FCA) has emerged as the 50th President of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Ajaegbu before his election at special council meeting of the leading accounting regulatory body in Nigeria was the Vice President of the Institute. He will take the oath of office on Tuesday at the […]
The Kwara State government had spent N3.7billion for remoulding, reconstruction, staffing and modern medical equipment of five general hospitals in Ilorin, Share, Omu-Aran, Offa and Kaiama. Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatai Ahmed disclosed this on Monday during the inauguration of the Omu-Aran and Offa general hospitals in Kwara State. Ahmed described quality health care as a […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the National Assembly to probe the financial allocations to the military and the utilization of allocations in the sector. The NLC President, Abdulwahed Omar made this call in a statement made available to Newsmen in Abuja on Monday. Omar advised President Goodluck Jonathan to exercise […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Onitsha An uncompleted 4-storey building has collapsed in the commercial city of Onitsha, Aambra state, killing four persons, just as many escaped death. The ugly incident, occurred on Monday at St. Christopher Anglican Church premises, along old cemetery road, Onitsha South Local Government Area at about 1:15 pm. African Examiner reports that the […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun state has picked a former Speaker of Osun House of Assembly, Hon Adejare Bello, as its deputy governorship candidate. This was announced in a statement in Osogbo issued by the state PDP Chairman, Alhaji Gani OlaOluwa. He said the decision was reached after wide consultations with stakeholders in the […]
By Tajudeen Balogun The revolution in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has taken yet another interesting dimension as a new lifestyle mobile application – MallforAfrica.com debut. The newest application has been ranked the third highest lifestyle App on the Apple App Store, making it the peak mobile application the firm ever targeted at African […]
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State will on Tuesday receive the Associated Fellowship of the United Nations Institute for Training & Research in Geneva Switzerland. The award is given for his contributions in the Education sector placing Rivers state as the best state in Nigeria with 21st Century Educational facilities. It is also for his […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following attacks in some motor parks, especially the Nyanya attack which led to the death of scores of people, the North Central Zone of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has called for better security at motor parks in the zone. Mr. Danjuma Jeji, who is the Zonal Chairman of […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu . As various ethnic nationalities in Nigeria articulate their common position at the ongoing National Delegates conference in Abuja, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, Sunday reiterated its stand on six zonal structure arrangement in the country. The Igbo umbrella body, in a communique issued after its caucus meeting held at […]
… As group unveils multi million cenotaph for fallen heroes. IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Leaders of defunct state of Biafra, including scores of its aged war veterans have vowed to realize the Republic in 2015, just as they unveiled a multi- million naira cenotaph in memory of its fallen Heroes killed during the Nigerian/Biafran civil war. […]
Jacob Oyewale, Abuja As the abduction of over 200 school girls in Chibok, Borno state by Boko Haram sect on April 14, 2014 continue to attract both local and international condemnation, the international communities have described the abduction as evil and attempt to stop girls education in northern Nigeria. The African Union delegates would on […]
Traditional rulers in the Borno State Emirate Council stayed away from the burial of the late Emir of Gwoza, Alhaji Shehu Mustapha Idrisa Timta, who was killed by Boko Haram gunmen last Friday. The late emir was buried on Saturday. Newspot Nigeria’s findings revealed that none of the Emirs from Borno state turned out for […]
The River state government has berated the National Judicial Council, (NJC) over its moves “to go through the back door” to appoint Justice Daisy Wotube OKOCHA as the Chief Judge of Rivers State. A statement issued by Mrs Ibim Semenitari, Commissioner for Information and Communications, blasted the action of the NJC whom she accused of […]
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has said his administration is ready for downward review of the skyrocketed school fees of students of the Lagos State University (LASU), saying his government is not inflexible. There have outcry in several quarters over increment in school fees being paid by students which rose up by over 1,000 percent, […]
Agabus Pwanagba Due to Saturday’s heavy rainfall at Zadawa, district in Misau LGA of Bauchi State, about 150 houses have been destroyed as well as properties worth millions of naira destroyed. African Examiner gathered that the rain, which started around 4:00 pm in the area, lasted for about an hour. A resident of the area […]
Governor Umaru Al-Makura of Nasarawa on Sunday said that his administration was using security vote to pay over 1,400 youths engaged by the state government under the Nasarawa Youth Empowerment Scheme. The Governor disclosed this in Lafia while speaking to journalists shortly after inspecting some abandoned road projects initiated by the previous administration in Adudu, […]
