(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stephen Eze on Wednesday gave voice to his disappointment at not making the Super Eagles’ Russia 2018 World Cup list, after being dropped from the trip to England. Eze, alongside home-based forward Junior Lokosa, goalkeeper Dele Ajiboye and defender Uche Agbo were cut from a 26-man provisional list released on Wednesday. The […]
Photo: Ben Nwoye (L) and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama …Seeks APC, Buhari’s intervention By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly re-elected Chairman of the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye has raised the alarm over alleged plot by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, to […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Taraba state Governor, Jolly Nyame, to 14 years in prison without an option of fine. Justice Adebukola Bankole slammed Nyame the jail term Wednesday as he was found guilty of 27 out of 41 counts of alleged diversion of public […]
…Sponsors Mass Protest in Abuja, Yenagoa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has accused a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a former Governor of the State, Chief Timipre Sylva, of sponsoring acts of destabilization in the state. The Special Adviser on Security, Dr. Boma Spero-Jack, described Sylva as an agent of destabilization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The member representing Kachia/Kagarko, Federal Constituency of Kaduna State, Rep. Adams Jagaba has defected from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Jagaba formally announced the defection in his letter to the House of Representatives at Wednesday’s plenary. The lawmaker said he left the APC following his suspension […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the Cross Rivers State House of Assembly Hon. Steven Ukpukpen Wednesday slumped and died in Calabar, the State capital. Reports said the late Lawmaker who represented Obudu Constituency died around 7:00am along Moore Road in Calabar, during an early morning workout. The Legislator was said to be rushed to a nearby Navy Clinic, but […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West on the platform of the All Progressives Party (APC) made a dramatic appearance at the floor of the Nigeria senate and defected to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). He announced his defection on the floor of the Senate even as he asked for a seat to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti says the defection of former Minister of State for Works, Mr. Dayo Adeyeye from the PDP to APC will not affect the party’s fortune. The governor stated this in a statement issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communication and New Media, Mr Lere Olayinka in Ado […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 4,600 people have been killed by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. The figure, according to estimates by a Harvard University study, was 70 times more than official toll, which toll stands at 64. Researchers said a third of deaths after September’s hurricane were due to interruptions in medical care caused by power […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja As the world marks this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day today, WaterAid has called on governments around the world to prioritise better toilets and washing facilities in schools, and to provide accurate information around menstruation in order to ensure girls’ rights to education and equality. The call comes as nations prepare for […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB has announced the release of the results of the 2018 rescheduled UTME examination. JAMB’s Head of Media, Dr Fabian Benjamin, made the announcement Tuesday in an interview with the NAN in Abuja. The mop up examination which was conducted last Saturday, May 26, 2018 included candidates […]
EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former interim National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Adeyeye who announced his defection Tuesday said his decision was to collaborate with the APC and its candidate, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, to win the Saturday, July […]
Photo: Lagos Lawyer, Femi Falana (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Leader of the APC, Chief Bola Tinubu, has called on Mr Femi Falana (SAN) and veteran journalist, Mr Kunle Ajibade, to join hands with the party to move Nigeria forward. In a birthday message to the duo, Tinubu described Falana and Ajibade as icons in their […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Property owners in Enugu state South-East Nigeria, would soon get a reliefbas Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has put machinery in motion to eliminate issue of multiple taxes on properties. To this end, the governor, had on Monday inaugurated a 10-man Land Use Charge Assessment and Appeal Tribunal. The tribunal is a […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An amalgamated of Human Rights groups in South East Nigeria has berated the President Muhammadu Buhari led federal government over alleged lack of commitment in stemming the tide of killings of harmless citizens across the country by armed herdsmen and other insurgents. Operating under the umbrella of “South […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Post Primary School Management Board PPSM, has expelled nine female students of Urban Girls secondary school Enugu over their membership of various cult groups It therefore, warned students in the state against all manner of social vices, particularly cultism, insisting that the state has zero […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has described 19 years of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria as one of the best things to happen to the country since it attained independence in 1960. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson stated this in a statement released to journalists in Yenagoa to commemorate the 2018 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Osun state deputy governor, Senator Iyiola Omisore has commended Nigerians for sustaining democracy for 18 uninterrupted years despite the challenges the country has faced in recent times. In a statement released on his behalf by Jide Fakorede and made available to newsmen in Osogbo on Monday to commemorate this year democracy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tunisia’s ruling coalition has failed to agree on a new economic reform plan and a cabinet reshuffle, officials said on Monday. This new political setback happened as the International Monetary Funds (IMF) prepares to review the next loan tranche. The North African country has been hailed as the Arab Spring’s only democratic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan authorities arrested the head of a government agency and 53 others on Monday in a corruption investigation into the theft of nearly 99 million dollars, a rare move to hold officials to account for graft in a nation where it is widespread. President Uhuru Kenyatta’s pledged to stamp out graft when […]
