From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Barely a week after the confirmation of the country’s sixth Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) casualty in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, another 19 year old teen, suspected to be infected with Ebola has been quarantined in a special centre in Kaduna state, North Western Nigeria. Sources at the Ahmadu Bello University […]
Written by Obinna Akukwe The Boko Haram insurgents have finally chased away the predominantly Christian community of Gwoza and hoisted their black and white flag in the conquered territory. Succinctly put, they have captured the Christian community of Gwoza and declared it an Islamic state. This is just the beginning. There are reports that they […]
A socio-political group made up of young Nigerians across the country, Democratic Young Patriots, DYP, has called on PDP delegates in Adamawa to support the governorship aspiration of former Lagos state military administrator, Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa in the interest of the state and the North East zone. The group in a statement released in […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The South- east governor’s forum on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the commitment and efforts of the federal and state governments in tackling the dreaded Ebola scourge in Nigeria. Rising from its one day meeting held in Enugu, the forum said, “we commend the federal and state governments for their efforts to arrest […]
From Ignatius Okpara Governor Theodore Orji of Abia state has confirmed the death of the kidnappers who killed former state Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Kenneth Nwosu, in a gun battle near Ikwuano council Area. Orji made this known Friday at the funeral service of the late Nwosu, held at St. the Peter’s Anglican Church, Amizi-Olokoro, […]
Oyewale Oyelola All the Fourteen governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) for Adamawa governorship bye-election are working round the clock to ensure their victory at the primaries. African examiner’s correspondent gathered that the report of the waiver will be ready Today (Friday). The PDP Organising Secretary, Alhaji Abubakar Mustapha while addressing […]
Ayo Balogun Following the outbreak of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, Governor Rotimi Amaechi has told residents of the state not to panic as government has the machinery to curtail the spread of the disease. The governor, in a Statewide broadcast on Thursday said the people of the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu State House of Assembly has confirmed the nomination of Rev. Ifeanyi Raphael Nwoye as the new Deputy Governor of the state. He is from Ishiogbo Nara in Nkanu East council Area of the state. The new deputy Governor, is from same community with the impeached Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi. […]
The Kwara State Council of the National Union of Road Transport Workers Union( NURTW) has endorsed the State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed for a secord term as the Excecutive Governor of the state. The Chairman of NURTW in the state, Alhaji Aliyu Isa Ore, made the endorsement on behalf of the union in a speech […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Lafia Scores were on Wednesday feared killed while several others displaced in a renewed communal clash between the Alago and Eggon natives of Tudun Adabu area of Obi local government area of Nasarawa state. The skirmishes, which started Tuesday between the Eggon and Fulani herdsmen in Assakio, the seat of the Lafia […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Over 250 retirees from the 17 Local Governments areas of Plateau State have staged protest against the non-payment of their entitlements, including gratuities and pension from October, 2011 to date. The retirees who headed to the State House of Assembly turned out enmass, clad in black and lamented that every appeal […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Mass defection of aggrieved members of the ruling peoples Democratic party, PDP to the All Progressive Congress APC is looming in Enugu state. African Examiner gathered that scores of unhappy PDP members including some serving national Assembly (NASS) lawmakers are already into secret serious discussion with the opposition party, which is […]
The Kwara State Chapter of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has endorsed Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed for a second term in office. Speaking on behalf of hundreds of Musicians who stormed the Government House, Ilorin to call on the Governor to seek re-election, the Governor of the PMAN, Alhaji Saka Danfo appealed to Governor […]
Ignatius Okpra, Umuahia The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics, ASUP has suspended its 12- day old strike at the Abia state Polytechnic, Aba. African Examiner reports that the union had on August 12 embarked on an industrial action, following the failure of the governing council and management to pay lecturers’ their salary arrears. Chairman of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu To demonstrate their love as well as pay last respect to Nigeria’s late ex-minister of Information, professor Dora Akunyili, scores of Nigerians from different walks of life on Saturday defied a heavy downpour to attend the deceased wake-keep in Enugu. Present at the event were, Enugu state Governor, Sullivan Chime, represented by […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka Residents of Onitsha, Anambra state, south East Nigeria, have called on chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, professor Atahiru Jega, to investigate the alleged sale of permanent Voters card in the state. They made the accusation in Onitsha in an Interview with African Examiner’s correspondent. According to some residents of the […]
Factional deputy national chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA), Ogbuishi Benjamin Oborota, has described the recent press attack by former Abia State governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, on incumbent Governor Theodore Orji as “myopic and an afterthought”. Reacting to Kalu’s description of Orji as a chameleon, Oborota said the write up was “an expose to […]
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Residents of Oko-Amakom community in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Thursday staged a protest over alleged neglect and non-payment of compensation to them by the federal government on the 2nd Niger-bridge. The protestants, made up of mainly indigenes of Anambra and Delta States, had also kicked against what […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday swears in Hon. Justice Funmilayo Atilade as the new Chief Judge of Lagos State, saying the leadership of the State Judiciary would remain a critical arm to the success of government in maintaining Law and Order and protecting human life and property. Sixty-two-year old Atilade takes over […]
Over 5,000 people were displaced as fire razed 100 shanties, five buildings and a sawmill at Oko-Baba area of Lagos, South-West, Nigeria. Five bungalow buildings and a sawmill were also razed in the overnight inferno that started around 10:30pm on Tuesday. Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service battled for hours to put out the […]
