By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours of another and latest indictment against him on the mishandling of the economy, the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan has replied the Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo that he lacks the moral to accuse his administration and political party – the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of poor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday re-arraigned a former Chief of Air Staff, retired Air Marshall Adesola Amosun, before a Federal High Court in Lagos, over alleged N21.4 billion fraud. Amosun was re-arraigned alongside AVM Jacob Adigun and Air Commodore Olugbenga Gbadebo, on a 13-count charge. The trio was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two medical unions at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos, on Tuesday called on the management of the institution to pay the outstanding three months salaries of doctors. The associations are Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) and the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD). Dr Babatunde Bamigboye, the Chairman, MDCAN LUTH Chapter, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Impeached Speaker of the Anambra State House of Assembly Rita Maduagwu has dared her opponents, describing her impeachment as a ruse and sheer illegality. The embattled Speaker who was aided Tuesday to gain access to the Legislative chamber by some government officials, including the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Solo Chukwulobe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After being frustrated on her failed trial abroad, Nigerian anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has called for the extradition of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke from the United Kingdom (UK), so as to commence her prosecution. EFCC acting Chairman Mr. Ibrahim Magu made the call […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to leave Abuja Friday for Paris, France to participate in the first edition of the Paris Peace Forum. According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the Peace Forum is slated for November 11 to 13. The forum according to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Mr. Bamidele Oloyelogun and his Deputy, Mr. Iroju Ogundeji, have been impeached over alleged ‘’gross misconduct’’. The State’s chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) disclosed the sack Friday, on its Twitter handle @Ondo_APC. A lawmaker, Mr. Sunday Olajide (APC-Akure Constituency 2), moved the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State has dismissed rumours that he and Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo are behind the alleged detention and grilling of All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole. Oshiomhole was reportedly detained and questioned on Nov. 4 by the Department of State Services (DSS) over the fallout […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Authorities say 12 people, including a sheriff’s deputy, were killed and multiple people were injured after a gunman opened fire at a California bar. The shooting happened around 11:20 p.m. Wednesday local time at the Borderline Bar & Grill. Witnesses report at least 30 shots were fired, according to the Los Angeles […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the Southeast, Nigeria have rejected the police burglary claim on the alleged recent assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, calling on thorough investigation on the issue. They said that the zone was not satisfied with the police preliminary investigation into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has reportedly transmitted the Electoral Act (amendment) Bill to President Muhammadu Buhari. It would be recalled that Mr. President had on three different occasions withheld his assent to the controversial bill, which has provisions to improve the country’s electoral process ahead of the 2019 general elections. The Clerk to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kaduna High Court has refused the bail application filed on behalf of the Nigeria’s Shi’ite Leader, Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky and his wife. The head of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) was arrested in December 2015 over alleged attempt on the life of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai by Shi’ite […]
Photo: NNPC GMD, Maikanti Baru ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Senate has announced that it has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate the spending of the sum of $3.5bn alleged petroleum subsidy. The announcement was made Tuesday through a tweet from the upper Legislative chamber twitter handle – @NGRSenate. The Senate tweeted: “Senator Bassey Akpan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Diaspora Commission. The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, read President Buhari’s letter to members of the red chamber seeking Senate’s Confirmation for Mrs. Dabiri-Erewa’s appointment. The National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour leaders, who have called off a planned nationwide strike, have agreed a new national minimum wage at the end of negotiations with a Tripartite Committee, set up by the Federal government. The agreed figure will be kept under wraps until 4.15 pm on Tuesday, when it will be revealed in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court of Nigeria on Monday in Abuja dismissed a prayer for a fresh order barring organised labour from proceeding on its planned nationwide strike slated for Nov. 6. The court had on Nov. 2 restrained the organised labour from proceeding on the nationwide strike scheduled for Nov. 6, over […]
Photo: Late Biafran Warlord, Odumegwu Ojukwu From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The eldest son of late Biafran warlord, Dim Chukwuemeka Mr. Debe Sylvester Ojukwu, Odumegwu Ojukwu is dead. According to a family source who craved anonymity, the deceased passed on yesterday (Friday) after he slumped at a private hospital in Lagos, South- West Nigeria. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court of Nigeria has ordered the organized labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) not to embark on its planned indefinite strike scheduled to commence on Tuesday, November 6, 2018. Justice Sanusi Kado gave the order Friday in a ruling on an ex parte […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A reporter with the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) has jumped into Lagos Lagoon. Later in the morning Friday, the Lagos Rapid Response Squad (RRS) posted on its Facebook wall that a man has jumped into the Lagoon and its men with the support of the marine policemen have discovered the person […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have killed 13 people and sacked two villages overnight in the restive town of Konduga in Borno, North East Nigeria. The Acting General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 7 Division of the Nigerian Army, Brig.-Gen. Bulama Biu, confirmed the attack Thursday in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Biu however, […]
