BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the Federal Government to fast-track the ongoing peace process in the Niger Delta, with a view to building consensus on the economic, political and security issues to achieve lasting peace in the region. Governor Dickson, who made the call at the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Days after the Minister of information, Sheriff Bojang left Yahya Jammeh’ s cabinet, another closest ally of the president, Abdou Kolley, a Minister of Finance on Sunday tendered his resignation letter. Kolley’ s decision to quit Jammeh’s government is coming amid political tension with the president refusing to handover power […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji OGUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two staff and three students of the Nigerian Turkish International College, Ogun State, were late Friday abducted. The school is sited in Isheri enclave, along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The whereabouts of the victims is yet to be ascertained. However, the Ogun State Police Command, Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, […]
ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, scores have been killed in an early morning bomb blast in Madagali town, in Madagali Local Government Council area of Adamawa State. An eye witness, who simply identified himself as Baba, NAN reported, said the blast occurred near a checkpoint at the entrance of the town. “We heard three […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s lower house voted on Thursday to offer embattled Gambian President Yahya Jammeh asylum if he steps down, lawmakers said. The House of Representatives approved a motion to authorise President Muhammadu Buhari to offer Jammeh asylum if he handed over power to Adama Barrow, who won Gambia’s Dec 1 elections. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Activist lawyer Morakinyo Ogele has forwarded a letter to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the copies of documents submitted by members of Ekiti State House of Assembly before the last general elections. Ogele in a letter dated 11th January, 2017 a copy of which was made […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu Nigeria, (African Examiner) – Founder of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), chief Ralph Uwazuruike has lambasted detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, describing him as an “internet fraudster”,who is not genuinely interested in the […]
NIGER STATE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four people have been confirmed dead while several others were injured during a clash between farmers and herdsmen in Sabon Daga area of Bosso local Council area of Niger State. The clash which started on Tuesday morning lasted several hours. The fight which started Tuesday morning and […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Former Minister of information and Aviation, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has emerged president- General of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo. He polled 242 votes to defeat his only rival, Professor Chiwelite Ejike, a former Vice chancellor of Anambra state university of science and Technology, (ASUTEC) who garnered only 13 votes. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro-democracy and Non-Governmental Organization- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has condemned the planned six weeks shut down of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and the diversion of all flights to Kaduna Airport as disclosed by the minister of State for transportation in charge of Aviation. The group said it has […]
MAIDUGURI, BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Borno State Police Command has confirmed the multiple suicide bomber attack, Sunday in Maiduguri, the State capital which left eight people dead. The Command’s Spokesperson, Mr. Victor Isuku, explained Monday that there were two separate attacks which occurred between 8.20 p.m. and 10.30 p.m yesterday (Sunday). According to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has directed that all specialized universities are to stick to their core mandates which they were set up to carry and desist from running programmes which have no bearing to their foundation. Specialised Universities are University set up to pursue specific courses/ programmes to steer the need […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Iworiso-Markson is the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State. In this interview, he speaks on his newly published book: Bayelsa’s Landmark Election: How Dickson Deployed People Power To Defeat Federal Might, and the governor’s administration, among other issues. He spoke with The New Telegraph. You […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed six of its officers attached to the Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike over alleged misconducts during the last State’s and National Assembly (NASS) rerun. The Force Public Relations Officer DCP Donald Awunah disclosed this at a press briefing he addressed in Abuja […]
By Ignatius Okpara OWERRI NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Imo State South East Nigeria, have arrested the dethroned traditional ruler of Lagwa autonomous community in Mbaise, in Aboh Mbaise council Area of Imo state, Mr. Cosmas Onyeneke over alleged robbery and attempted kidnapping. The suspect, who is other wise known as “Ise of […]
By Ignatius Okpara UMUAHIA NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Teachers in Abia state, South- East Nigeria have accused the State government of issuing bounced cheques for their 2016 July salary. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered on Tuesday that local Government Education authorities began to issue salary cheques to the teachers on Wednesday, December. 28th, 2016. Some teachers in […]
By Ignatius Okpara ASABA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Anti-Robbery and Anti-Cult units of the Delta State Police Command was on Monday raised down by a mysterious fire. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the inferno which came from a nearby bush also burnt four cars, two tricycles and some motorcycles parked in the police unit. […]
DUTSE, JIGAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Jigawa State House of Assembly has impeached its Speaker, Idris Garba. Garba after his impeachment Tuesday morning was immediately replaced with Isa Idris representing Gwaram constituency as the new Speaker. Earlier, the Clerk of the house, Hussaini Ali announced that he received an impeachment notice signed by 25 […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Anambra, Nigeria (African Examiner) – The popular Zik’s Avenue area of Fegge, in the commercial city of Onitsha Anambra state South East Nigeria, has been thrown into tension, following the death of a 30-year-old man, Abalise Adimonye, who reportedly lost his life during a marathon sex with his 18 year old lover […]
PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly Ibani Ikuinyi-Owaji, has again emerged the first Lawmaker of the South South State. It would be recalled the new Speaker resigned his position (December 18, 2015) after the State Governor Nyesom Wike presented the 2016 budget under a circumstance […]
