(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun Government says it had discovered 769 workers in the state’s civil service working with fake and forged school certificates. In a statement issued Friday by Mr. Adelani Baderinwa, who is supervising the Information and Strategy Ministry, confirmed that the discovery was made after five years of screening carried out by a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The head of Legal team to the convicted former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Walter Onnoghen, Mr. Okon Efut, has described as ‘’unconstitutional’’ the judgment of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), which indicted the immediate past CJN. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has therefore indicated that Onnoghen’s conviction would be appealed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Thursday convicted Justice Walter Onnoghen, suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) for false and non-assets declaration leveled against him by the Federal Government. Delivering judgment, Justice Danladi Umar, Charmian of the tribunal held that the prosecution was able to prove the allegations against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has finally signed into law, the new National Minimum Wage Repeal and Re-Enactment Act, 2019. The President assented to the Act Thursday in Abuja. “I expect them (workers) to be more committed to their work at which ever level. “I will like with the cooperation of the Nigeria Labour Congress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has lamented on further decline in the standard of education and called on the Nigerian Police to parade the ‘’professional examination writers’’ allegedly involved in the writing of Joint Admissions Matriculations Board (JAMB) just concluded 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). . These were contained in the MURIC reaction to […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra state police command on Wednesday in Awka, arrested a man, identified as Mr. Onyeachonam Chinwuba, for allegedly bathing his wife Mrs. Añurika Chinwuba, with harmful substance believed to be acid. According to the state Commissioner for Children and Women Affairs, Lady Ndidi Mezue, who disclosed to newsmen in Awka, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has declared Friday, April 19 and Monday, April 22, as Public Holidays to mark the 2019 Easter celebration. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior Mrs Georgina Ehuriah, announced the holiday Wednesday in a statement issued in Abuja, on behalf of the Minister, Lt. Gen (rtd) Abdul Rahman Dambazau. The Minister […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Ebonyi state, southeast Nigeria has apprehended five suspected hoodlums for allegedly beheading a herdsman, and masterminding the burning to death of six family members from Ikwo council Area of the state. According to the force, the suspects beheaded the herdsman at Onunwakpu, in Izzi local Government Area of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has arrested two biological children of an accredited Computer Based Test (CBT) centre owner in Lagos, over alleged examination malpractice. The arrest was made during a monitoring tour of various CBT centres in Lagos State on Tuesday by the board’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede. Prof Oloyede […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, and International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) on Tuesday, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on data and information sharing under West African Police Information System (WAPIS) platform. Minister of Interior, Lt.-Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (Retd), who signed for the government at the ceremony in Abuja, said that the agreement and implementation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday gave workers in the state a special gift ahead of this year’s May Day celebration, as he lifted the embargo on implementation of promotion in the state. The governor as a show of commitment directed the immediate implementation and payment of promotion […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SAN), under the aegis of Justice Reform Project (JRF) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to subject all other judges to the same type of probe the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mr. Walter Onnoghen went through. The body said its advocacy was […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says 18 People Killed, 530 Injured in Southeast (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu based nongovernmental organization (NGO), Women’s Aid Collective (WACOL), has released its final report on the just concluded Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, with a revelation that a total of 18 persons were killed in various electoral related violence in south east region […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that it will begin full implementation of the Penalty Point System on traffic offenders from June 1. A statement by FRSC’s Public Education Officer, Mr Bisi Kazeem on Wednesday, said that the Corps Marshall, Mr Boboye Oyeyemi made this known at a critical summit on […]
Photo: Ambassador Tunde Adetunji (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s foremost distinguished cultural ambassador, Tunde Adetunji has been inducted into the prestigious Martin Luther King Jr. College of Ministers and Laity at Mo rehouse College Atlanta, Georgia. The induction ceremony which took place on the 4th of April at the Martin Luther King Jr. chapel Morehouse college hosted array of “cream Dela cream” respectable dignitaries and influential personalities all over the world whose work and philosophy align with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Justice Taiwo Taiwo has withdrawn from the suit filed by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State in respect of his Certificate of Return as a Senator-elect. The embattled Governor had gone to court seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the last general election in Imo State, south east Nigeria, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, has approached the state Election Petition Tribunal, asking for an order to void the Certificate of Return issued to Hon. Emeka Ihedioha of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Atiku Abubakar has disowned campaign posters titled “The Pukka’’ that festooned some of the major streets of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. Atiku disowned the posters in a statement issued by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, Wednesday. Pukka, an Hindi word, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has cut short his trip to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as he returned to Abuja Tuesday night, a day ahead of schedule. Investigations revealed that President’s decision to round hastily round off his official engagements in Dubai might not be unconnected with ravaging insecurity in Zamfara, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Nov. 2 for the conduct of the governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. The commission disclosed this in a statement issued by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, on Tuesday in Abuja. Okoye said that the […]
