Scores of parents and old students of Unity Schools in Nigeria on Monday stormed the office of the Lagos State Governor in Ikeja, Nigeria to protest the massacre of 59 students in Yobe State by Boko Haram recently. The protesters were all dressed in black attire chanting different dirge and urged the Federal Government, State […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed Honourable Justice Legbo Kutigi (rtd) as the Chairman of the National Conference while Prof Bolaji Akinyemi will serve as the Vice Chairman. Dr (Mrs) Nanadi Azenge is appointed as the Secretary of the Conference. A statement issued by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Anyim Pius Anyim […]
The 2014 Forbes Billionaires’ List, which was released recently, ranked the President/Chief Executive, the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, 23rd in a list of 1,645 richest people in the world, with a personal fortune of $25billion. This is an improvement on his 43rd position in 2013 (with networth of $16billion), and places him among the […]
By Kayode Adelowokan The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ogun State chapter has described the rumour that it has merged with Labour Party of Nigeria (LP) as a mere speculations. The party chairman said this while receiving about 2,000 defectors from other political parties into the PDP in Ota, Ado Odo/Ota Local Government Area of the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has vowed to henceforth jail residents for one year if they present fake means of identification in the ongoing residence registration exercise. The government said this became necessary in view of the large number of Lagosians presenting fake means of identification to the Lagos State Resident Registration Agency […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Thousands of Nigerian women are gearing up for what is dubbed ‘Mother of all Protest’ in Lagos, Port Harcourt, Benin and Abuja to protest against massive killings of school children and others in Yobe and some northern states. The protest has been fixed for Thursday, with all protesters to be in black […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has signed N225, 058,026,306 billion 2014 budget into law even as he noted monitoring is the major bane of any budgetary implementation. The budget, which is tagged “budget of continuity and inclusive growth” was signed into law on Monday at the Government House Rayfield in Jos. […]
Ignatius Okpara in Owerri There are strong indications that Imo state Governor Rochas, Okorocha has dumped his 2015 presidential ambition so as to allow him concentrate on his second term bid. Close sources to the Okorocha’s led government who do not want his name in print told African Examiner in Owerri on Monday that the […]
African Examiner The Kwara State Government has advised the Peoples Democratic Party in the state to stop politicising issues that concern the welfare of workers and indeed all Kwarans. It advised the party to provide credible alternative to government programs rather than playing to the gallery with weighty issues. “We reject the PDP’s attempt to […]
The searing drama “12 Years a Slave” was named best picture at the 86th Academy Awards on Sunday night. The story of Solomon Northup, a free African-American man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery, won just three awards, but they were all major: best picture, best supporting actress (Lupita Nyong’o) and best adapted screenplay […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Bauchi State Police Command has confirmed the abduction of three Polio workers on duty on Sunday in Darazo Local Government Area of the State. Confirming the incident, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed said three polio workers were abducted; two men and a woman, but a […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Mrs. Ifeoma Nneji, an Enugu magistrate, is now in police net with her husband, over alleged abduction of a 9-year-old child. According to the police, apart from the abduction offence, the magistrate, attached to Oji River Magisterial Division was also arrested alongside her husband, Mr. Ifeanyi Nneji by the Enugu State Police […]
(Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants have killed at least 85 people in northeastern Nigeria, witnesses and officials said on Sunday, in a further setback to President Goodluck Jonathan’s military campaign. Twin bomb blasts in the city of Maiduguri killed at least 46 people on Saturday evening while, around 50 km (30 miles) away, dozens of […]
Rivers State Governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi said his administration has disbursed one billion Naira to contractors to effect speedy completion of the Ogoni-Andoni-Opobo unity road project. Amaechi disclosed this Sunday when he led his wife Dame Judith Amaechi and the Federal Lawmaker representing Andoni-Opobo in the National Assembly, Hon. Dakuku Adol-Peterside to inspect […]
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress has blasted the federal government over what it called insensitivity of the federal government towards security issues and oil theft in Niger Delta Region. The party in a press statement issued on Sunday by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka noted that, “of particular worry to us is the Federal […]
It’s a great exercise in Quackery -Presidency Ayo Balogun, Lagos “When asked, If the election were held today, would you vote for Goodluck Jonathan or the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, the APC candidate held a ten-point lead over the President. By a margin of 44% to 34% (with 22% undecided), the APC candidate […]
President of the Senate Senator David Mark has renewed his call for draconian measures against kidnappers submitting that the perpetrators do not deserve to live among normal human beings. Senator Mark in apparent call for the application of Hammurabi’s ancient Mesopotamian law of ‘an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth’ said “if […]
AN OPEN LETTER TO MR. PRESIDENT, AGF, SENATE, HOUSE OF REPS, EFCC, ICPC, SSS, POLICE, SGF, COS INTRODUCTION Expectedly, since the suspension from office of Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), a lot of reactions have greeted the action – some in support of the step taken by […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The police in Anambra have apprehended a Calabar based woman child trafficker, and her syndicates in Onitsha. African Examiner gathered that the woman whose identity was concealed by the police, had been in the unholy business of stealing and selling children for quite some time. It was gathered that after allegedly stealing […]
Abia state governor, chief Theodore Orji says contract for the Arochukwu- Ohafia federal road has been awarded while work has commenced on the road. Governor Orji who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in his office was reacting to a statement credited to one Onwuka Ukwa of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in which he […]
