(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday said it had seized 44 assets valued at N14.7 billion. Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Okoduwa said the assets, located in the Federal Capital Territory, comprised two mansions, 27 pieces […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has sacked Sunday Adeleye, the embattled Technical Director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), making him the first casualty of radical reforms taking place in the sports ministry. Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Gov. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha, retired John-Jonah, Gov. Nyeso Wike of Rivers and Mr Timi Alaibe, who came second in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP primaries in Bayelsa, were absent at the party’s mega rally. The mega rally, which was held on Wednesday at the Oxbow Lake Pavalion […]
Photo: Sacked APC Senator, Dayo Adeyeye (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti has hailed Wednesday’s Appeal Court judgment which upheld the Tribunal verdict that sacked Sen. Dayo Adeyeye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in favour of Mrs Abiodun Olujimi This is just as the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue has granted pardon to more than 500 prisoners in the last four years, according to justice commissioner Michael Gusa. Gusa told newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi that those pardoned were natives of the state. He spoke shortly after the inauguration of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of […]
Phto: Acting MD of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Gbene Joi Nunieh (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Gbene Joi Nunieh has cancelled the monthly payment of N1 billion to a consultant that collects money from International Oil Companies, IOCs, on behalf of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr (Mrs) Sarah Omotunde Alade, as Special Adviser to the President on Finance and the Economy, domiciled in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Dr. Alade, who holds BSc (Economics) and PhD in Management Science (Operations Research), retired from the Central Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered an illegal rehabilitation centre at Olore Central Mosque in Ojo area of Ibadan, where it rescued over 200 inmates. Addressing journalists on Monday in Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu, said that the illegal centre was discovered following a tip off by an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of sustained efforts to promote ethical values and professionalism within the bank, Fidelity Bank Plc, weekend disclosed plans to participate in this year edition of the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week. Commencing on November 3 and running up until Friday, November 08, the bank has organised series engagement initiatives that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders from South South have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to return the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). A statement signed by APC National Vice Chairman, South South, Mr Hilliard Eta said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered investigation into a plate number with inscription Kano “Chip Whip”. African Examiner reports that the said plate number is going viral on the internet with users blaming the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) for the bad error. Dr Oyeyemi […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Army has urged the media in the country to continue to properly inform and educate the public on issues of National security interest without biases, devoid of parochial interests, subjectivity and sensationalism. It regretted that some section of the Nigerian media derives joy in projecting the nation’s Army in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four persons escaped death following the collapse of four uncompleted two-storey buildings at about 4:10 p.m. at Glover Court, Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday. The Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, told Journalists that all the four collapsed buildings were under construction. “LASEMA officials have already activated the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …As Human Rights Body Condemns Use Of Brutal Force On Residents (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Owners of buildings, shops, and various structures recently demolished by the Enugu state government in parts of the metropolis have condemned in its entirety the action which came without any prior notice, describing it as “wicked and in human. They […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Ohimai Ovbiagele of Benin High Court on Wednesday remanded in prison custody two officials of the Federal Road Safety Commission ( FRSC), Onotu Joseph, 33, and Francis Igboh, 35, for alleged murder of Mr Samuel Odion. Earlier, Police prosecutor, Peter Ogumba, in motion exparte applied for the transfer of the accused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal challenging President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the Feb.23 general election. Justice Tanko Mohammad, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), led six other justices to unanimously dismiss the appeal for lacking in merit. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the other justices on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Wednesday led five other Justices of the Supreme Court to hear about six appeals in the case filed by the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 23 poll. The other […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ….We’ve Lunched Manhunt On Abductors, Says Police (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The alarming insecurity situation in Enugu state South- East Nigeria which recently reduced to the barest minimum, has again resurfaced, as another Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Arinze Madu has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen. He was abducted near the gate of Queen of Apostles […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Enugu Zonal Office said on Monday that it has arrest 27 suspected internet fraudsters. EFCC’s Spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said the suspects were arrested at Eura Hostel, Naze-Obibiezena Road, Nekede and Bloomnesdays Plaza Hostel, Nekede, in Owerri, Imo. Although Uwujaren did not give the names […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool recovered from the shock of going behind in the first minute to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday and restore their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Jordan Henderson equalised after the break before Mo Salah tucked away a penalty to complete the comeback as Liverpool’s […]
