(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Douye Diri has emerged the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Bayelsa governorship election. Diri pulled 561 votes to beat his closest rival Mr. Timi Alaibe who got 365 votes in primary held on Tuesday at Gabriel Okara Cultural Centre, Yenagoa. Declaring the result, Gov. Darius Ishaku of […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says Arrest of Perpetrators Not Enough (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Whip of the Ninth Nigerian Senate , Dr Orji Uzor Kalu has condemned in its entirely the attacks meted out on Nigerians residing in South Africa, calling on the people to stand firm and retaliate rather than waiting on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians not to attack South African companies operating in Nigeria in retaliation for the ongoing xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, described as deeply disturbing the reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Benin Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it arrested no fewer than 113 internet fraud suspects in eight months through its ‘Operation Re-wire’. Mr Muktar Bello, Head of Operations, EFCC in the zone, said this on Monday during a news conference in Benin. Bello said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has told the Federal Government to jettison the planned RUGA scheme, saying the association was opposed to the implementation of the programme anywhere in Nigeria. On May 21, the Federal Government approved what it termed the RUGA settlement scheme, to curb open grazing of animals nationwide. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to checkmate the present insecurity ravaging parts of Nigeria, governors of South East geo political zone of the country on Saturday announced the banning of Herdsmen who move about with AK47 riffle and Cutlasses in the area. Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office have arrested Joseph Oyediran, one of the internet fraudsters wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). EFCC’s spokesman Mr Wilson Uwujaren in a statement in Abuja on Friday quoted the Zonal Head of the commission Mr Isyaku Sharu as disclosing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the second time in four days, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its Bayelsa governorship primary to between Tuesday and Wednesday in compliance with an interim order of a State High Court restraining the party from using direct primary. A statement by APC spokesman, Lanre Issa-Onilu, on Saturday morning said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Nov. 16 Governorship election. Bello emerged winner of the governorship ticket by polling 3,369 votes to beat eight other aspirants who contested the governorship primaries conducted by the party in Lokoja. Gov. Abubakar Badaru […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are bashing the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan for saying that the 9th National Assembly will not fail President Mohammadu Buhari. Mr Lawan at a town hall meeting in his native home, Gashua told his audience that the national assembly will cooperate with the President in order to achieve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and State Assembly Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi on Wednesday nullified the election of Mr David Ogewu of All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and declared Mr Samson Okwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Obi/Oju Federal Constituency election. The Tribunal Chairman, Justice A.A Adeleye, therefore, directed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved reduction in Visa charges payable by U.S. citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommended by a committee set up to conduct due diligence. The minister, who announced this in a statement by the Director Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Interior, Mr Mohammed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a 16-member new Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). In a statement in Abuja, Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary, General Services Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, noted that the appointment was subject to the confirmation of appointees by the Senate. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. government has announced that it is imposing a reciprocity fee on Nigerians seeking to travel to the United States to reciprocate a similar one by the Nigerian government on Americans seeking to travel to Nigeria. According to the US government, the new additional fee will only apply to Nigerians whose […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate termination of the appointment of Rev. Tor Uja as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC). In a statement issued by Mr Willie Bassey, Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), in Abuja on Tuesday, the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has declared free transportation services for staff and management of the ministry. Amaechi said the decision was to help ameliorate the challenges faced by the staff in the discharge of their civic duties. The Minister stated this at an interactive session with staff and management of […]
…Frowns At Attack From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to claims by runaway leader of outlawed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, Nnamdi Kalu that ex- Deputy president of the Nigerian senate, Ike Ekweremadu, did not play any role in his release from prison, his former Lawyer, Barrister Vincent Obeta, has counter the claim, […]
…Says They Would Be Tortured, Dehumanized By Nigerian Govt (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fearing that the current administration of President Muhammadu Buhari would subject them to torture and dehumanizing conditions under indefinite detention in the underground cells of the department of State Services(DSS), a leading Pro-democracy and Non-Governmental organization body- HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Dino Melaye on Friday described the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal judgment nullifying his March 22 election, as a miscarriage of Justice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal sitting in Abuja, while delivering judgment in the petition filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi, nullified the election and ordered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Our attention has been drawn to a press briefing made by the National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Bishop Emma Isong, where he reportedly disclosed that the investigation into the rape allegations levelled against the Founder and Senior of Commonwealth Of Zion Assembly (COZA), Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, was declared inconclusive due […]
