BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, Youths for Total Change, has queried the rationale behind the insistence of the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, Justice Danladi Umar, to sit over the trial of the President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki. The group, in a statement by its President, Yusuf Baba, […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji OGUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abducted former Minister of State for Education, Mrs Iyabo Anisulowo has been released. The former Senator regained her freedom Tuesday around 7pm. The combined team of RRS, Ogun State Policemen and Military carried out the rescue operation. Ogun State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Dayo […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 13 civil society organizations on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over the recent killing of scores of indigens of Nimbo community in Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen, just as the state government is to open internally displaced camp (IDP) in the area. Addressing […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has restated the Federal Government (FG) commitment in upholding the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act as a necessary instrument in the fight against corruption and promoting transparency in governance. The Minister made the remarks in Abuja Tuesday in his message to […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Governors Tuesday paid a condolence visit to Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, over the recent attack on Nimbo community in Uzo Uwani council area of the State. Led by its chairman and Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, the progressive Governors, […]
By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Nigerian popular female singer, Tiwa Savage after her marriage debacle, has returned to her music business. Savage’s final outburst on her sour relationship and resolve to break way from her former heartthrob, as well as Manager, Tunji Balogun (Tee Billz) went viral on both social and conventional media […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has nominated the immediate past Chief Judge of the State, Justice Ayotunde Philips as the new Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC). The Governor, in a letter addressed to the State House of Assembly, which was read on the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Bishops of Nigeria has requested President Mohammadu Buhari to declare the rampaging Fulani herdsmen as insurgents as well as treat them as such. This was parts of the demands by the Bishops when they met Buhari last weekend. The Bishops also asked Mr. President to […]
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State House of Assembly Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mr. Victor Edoror and his Deputy, have been impeached. They were sacked Tuesday by their colleagues, who accused them of gross misconduct. However, Hon Elizabeth Ative has been elected the new Speaker. The development heralded sporadic gunshots within the State House of […]
NAIROBI, KENYA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescue and humanitarian workers have found alive, a six-month-old girl trapped in the debris of a collapsed building, four days after the disaster, in Nairobi, Keyan capital. The toddler, Dealeryn Saisi Wasike, had since been reunited with her father, Ralson Saisi Wasike. Kenya Red Cross confirmed that the lucky baby […]
By Seun Adebosin BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Torrent calls by ethnic groups and individuals from the South East and the South West for Northerners to leave the region, has been considered improper as a viable solution to end the bloody clash being prompted by the suspected Fulani herdsmen in the two regions of the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the background of reports of continued attacks on communities across the country by armed herdsmen, President Muhammadu Buhari restated his administration’s resolve to deal decisively and expeditiously with the matter. Speaking at a meeting with members of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), President Buhari confirmed that heads […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has donated assorted relief materials to Nimbo community, in Uzo-Uwani council area of Enugu State recently attacked by the suspected Fulani herdsmen. It would be recalled the community last week Monday, April 25, was early in the morning attacked, leaving […]
By Nelson Ekujumi On May 1, 2016, Nigerian workers just like their counterparts all over the world celebrated workers day, which is a day set aside globally for reflections on the working conditions of the worker with a view to proffering ameliorative solutions. Here in Nigeria, the day was commemorated at the federal and state […]
…As Senior Staffs Want Change of Leadership BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the National Pension Commission (PENCOM) Chinelo Anohu-Amaz has been accused of running the commission like a personal property even as many senior staffs want the president to remove her from office. The crisis, which has lingered for some time, […]
Leicester City have won the Premier League title in one of the greatest sporting stories of all time. Tottenham’s 2-2 draw at Chelsea on Monday confirmed a stunning achievement for Claudio Ranieri’s side. Leicester started the campaign as 5,000-1 outsiders for the title after almost being relegated last season. But they have lost just three […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Board of Directors of Fidelity Bank has appointed Alhaji Mohammed Balarabe as the Acting Managing Director of the bank. Until his appointment, Alhaji Balarabe was the Executive Director, North. A statement issued on Monday by the bank said the appointment is with immediate effect but subject to regulatory approval. […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo (akinadejum@aol.com) BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decline in government funding of higher education, the economic downturn, the long decades of unforgivable neglect, along with rapidly rising costs of the different services and products that universities have to provide, have led to steady increases in student and parents outlays over the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka Police in Anambra state, southeast Nigeria, have arrested one Chukwudi Mmaduakor, for allegedly killing his 18 year old younger brother, Chinecherem Mmaduakor and buried his corpse in a bush. He was apprehended at the weekend by officers attached to the Umuchu Divisional Police. The Divisional Police Officer, DPO, Ojo Anthony Olusola […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A socio-political organisation, Yoruba Youth Council, has rejected the agitation for grazing reserves for Fulani cattle rearers across the country, with a call on Southerners to go and defend their lands against external aggressors. The group also condemned the recent atrocities of Fulani herdsmen in some parts of the South […]
