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Ambode Unveils CMR Website for Lagosians

IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has unveiled the Citizens Relations Management (CMR) – portal for use by members of the public with a call to Lagosians and other stakeholders in the State to explore the features of the new application for effective service delivery and a participatory relationship […]

Col Umar Wants NJC, Senate to Insist on Onnoghen, Drums Support for Southern CJN

By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has been warned not to forward any other name to President Muhammadu Buhari for recommendation as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). Similarly, the Senate has been cautioned not to confirm any other nominee than the one already sent – Acting CJN […]

Senator Andy Uba Dumps PDP For APC

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka Nigeria (African Examiner) – The Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial district has dumped the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),  for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He announced this while speaking with newsmen Wednesday at his country home, Uga, in Aguata council Area of Anambra state, South- East Nigeria. He disclosed that he joined […]

APC Members Protest Against Outgoing Governor Mimiko’s Plan to Present 2017 Budget

By Akin Soneyin AKURE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the hint they received that the outgoing Governor Dr. Olusegun Mimiko is presenting the 2017 Budget Bill today (Wednesday) members of Ondo State All Progressives Congress APC stormed the Akure, the State capital and marched in protest against the move to the State House of Assembly […]

INEC Constitutes Committees to Review Electoral Constituencies, Diaspora Voting, Others

Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has constituted an eight -man Committee on the Review of Electoral Constituencies in Nigeria, as well as four (4) other key Committees to assist the Commission in its quest to improve on the electoral process. In a letter signed by the Acting Secretary […]

Recession: Enugu IPAC Seeks God’s Intervention

By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA  (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the ongoing political and economic challenges confronting Nigeria, the Enugu state chapter of Inter Party Advisory Council, IPAC, weekend staged an inter- denominational service to seek God’s intervention. The State Chairman, Barrister John Nwobodo, told newsmen that the Spiritual exercise became necessary because of the present hard time […]

Ambode Appoints Three New Permanent Secretaries

IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the appointment of three new Permanent Secretaries in the Public Service. The State’s Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Folasade Adesoye, in a statement issued Monday announced that the newly appointed Permanent Secretaries include Engr. Temidayo O. Erinle who will now […]

Abia Police Arrest, Parade 4 Notorious Rape Suspects

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Umuahia, Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia state police command has arrested and paraded four suspected notorious rapists that have been terrorising women in one of the council Areas in the state. They were apprehended by operatives of the Anti-kidnapping section of the State Intelligence Department in Umuahia, the  state capital. The […]

IDPs Accidental Bombing: Setting Up Investigation Committee Unnecessary, Says Ex-Delta MILAD

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A one-time Military Administrator (MILAD) of Delta State, Sout-South Nigeria, Air Commodore Luke Ochulor (rtd) has faulted the setting up of an investigation committee to probe the recent Air Force accidental bombing of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp at Rann, Bornu State, saying it was quite unnecessary, just […]

Lagos Constitutes 12-Member Economic Advisory Committee

IKEJA, LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a 12-member Economic Advisory Committee headed by renowned accountant and financial expert, Dr. Bode Agusto to spearhead the State Government’s drive to improve the business environment and advance the economic development of the State. The move was made public Wednesday in a statement issued […]

Sokoto Establishes Task Force On Petroleum Products’ Distribution

Ayodele Afolabi In the midst of debilitating fuel scarcity bedeviling the state, Sokoto Government has established a task that will monitor the distribution of petroleum products in the state. A statement issued Tuesday in Sokoto by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the task force will monitor and ensure effective dispensing of petroleum products by […]

Ekiti PDP Crisis: Court Sacks Pro-Fayose’s Faction

Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday sacked a faction of the People’s Democratic Party’s State Working Committee loyal to Governor Ayodele Fayose. In the judgement, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ruled that Mr. Williams Ajayi–led faction being allegedly bankrolled by the Senator representing Ogun East, Mr Buruji […]

Presidency Blasts Junaidu Mohammed for Criticizing Buhari

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian presidency has blasted a former member of the house of representatives from Kano state, Dr. Junaidu Mohammed for attacking President Buhari’s achievements and integrity in an interview he granted recently. A statement from the presidency said Dr Junaidu “misrepresented facts about the concrete achievements of the Buhari administration in the […]

Fayose Unfit to be Chairman of PDP Governors Forum — Kashamu

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Prince Buruji Kashamu has faulted the choice of Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose as the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. In a statement he issued in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State on Sunday, Kashamu said, “It was a […]

Police Nab Lady Who Conspired With Boyfriend To Kidnap, Sell Sister’s Baby For N350k

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA,  (AFRICAN EXAMINER)  – The Enugu state Police command has nabbed a lady identified as chinedu chukwu, in Oji River council Area of Enugu state for allegedly conniving with her boy friend to kidnap and sell her elder sister’s four year old daughter for a paltry sum of 350, 000 […]

Exclusive: Acute Kerosene Scarcity Hits Enugu, Litre now Sells For N600, Restaurants Hike Food Price

By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The present acute scarcity of kerosene being witnessed in parts of Nigeria, has worsened in Enugu state, south- East Nigeria, as a litre of the essential commodity is now sold for 600 naira and above, as against the official pump price of 150. African Examiner Correspondent […]

Ex-Ministers’ Solidarity Visit to Wike Shameful, Bad Omen, Says Rivers APC

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has expressed schock over the recent solidarity visit to Governor Nyesom Wike by former ministers who served in the administration of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The party in a statement signed by the State Chairman, Chief (Dr.) Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, described […]

Gambia: Jammeh Declares 90-Day State of Emergency As Nigeria Deploys Warship, Senegal to Lead Ground Troops

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With 24 hours to the expiration of his mandate, President Yahya Jammeh is digging in. He has declared a 90-day state of emergency. But Nigeria has deployed a warship in readiness to launch an attack. The warship, NSS Unity is on the move in readiness to launch an attack. The […]

Lagos Says Investigation Ongoing On Slain LASTMA Commander

LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has allayed fears of residents on suspected explosive substance which was allegedly dropped in a manhole in one of the Streets in Agege area of the State, saying that the development was nothing to worry about. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fatai Owoseni, who briefed […]

Anti-Corruption: Magu Must Quit to Save Nigeria From Global Embarrassment –Coalition

BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil rights movement under the aegis of Coalition for Good Governance and Change Initiative (CGGCI), on Sunday expressed pessimism that the continued preoccupation of office by the acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial ‎Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was denting Nigeria’s image in the international community. The organisation wondered why President […]

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