From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra state, Southeast Nigeria, has sacked 18 of his commissioners in a major cabinet shake up. The announcement made on Wednesday in Awka, the state capital also affected some political appointees in various ministries, departments and agencies. In a memo signed by the Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State All Progressives Congress has kicked against the elongation of tenure of the party’s national and state executives, saying it is against the country’s and APC’s constitutions. Rising from a Consultative Forum held at State House Marina, Lagos and attended by party elders from across the state, the leaders said […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to call the Minister of foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama to order, accusing him of incessantly using security operatives to harass its members. The party alleged that the Minister, […]
By Abdul Gafaar Bello (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 24 people lost their lives while many houses were set ablaze during a clash between the suspected herdsmen and youths in Omutu community in Okpokwu local government area of Benue state, north central Nigeria. The Benue State Police Command Spokesman, ASP Moses Yamu confirmed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has described President Mohammadu Buhari’s plan to visit Benue, Taraba and other states where Nigerians were killed by insurgents and Fulani herdsmen as an afterthought. A statement on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan also said the planned visit was a fresh device to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will Monday depart for Accra, Ghana to attend the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary celebrations holding at the Independence Square on Tuesday, March 6, 2018. A statement issued by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser (Media) to the President stated that the president will use the opportunity to reaffirm the long-standing warm […]
By Ayo Balogun (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Embassy of Nigeria to the United States has announced a two day US-Nigeria Investment Summit to highlight to U.S. investors and corporations many untapped investment opportunities in Nigeria. A statement issued by the embassy and made available to Journalists stated that the event will hold at J.W. Marriot […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian government has extended ongoing search for the 110 girls who were abducted from the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State, to the neighbouring countries. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this Friday in a statement he issued in Abuja. Alhaji Mohammed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sad the attack on humanitarian workers in Rann, Borno State, shows Boko Haram insurgents as godless, brutish, and utterly to be despised. “As I have always maintained, no true religion advocates hurting the innocent. To now further attack and kill those offering humanitarian aid is the height of […]
Photo (L-R): Chairman NDDC Board, Victor Ndoma-Egba; Chairman Heirs Holdings Mr Tony Elumelu; Publisher, Persecondnews.com, Mr Femi Soneye (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman Heirs Holdings Mr Tony Elumelu was Wednesday honoured with the Per Second News 2017 ‘Philanthropist of the Year’ Award in recognition of his charitable service that has improved the lives of people of Africa. […]
…Seeks Lasting Solution to Lingering Power Challenges (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State government has assured that, efforts are being made to address the issue of prolonged power outage towards ameliorating the plight of electricity consumers in the state. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson gave the assurance on Wednesday, while briefing […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief John Odigie-Oyegun-led National Executive Committee NEC’s tenure of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has been extended for one year. APC National Working Committee NWC approved the extension at its meeting (Tuesday) in Abuja. Kogi State Governor Mr. Yahaya Bello disclosed this while briefing journalists as the […]
By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has set up a 12-member committee to unravel circumstances surrounding the abduction of 110 students of the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC) in Dapchi, Yobe State, following the attack on the school by insurgents on February 19, 2018. According to the Minister […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has officially released the names and other details of the 110 girls who have yet to be accounted for, following the attack on the Government Girls Science and Technical College (GGSTC), Dapchi, Yobe State. The abduction occurred last Monday, February 19, 2018. The […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This week’s meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) which is supposed to hold Wednesday, February 28, 2018 has been put off. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina made this known Monday in a statement issued in Abuja. The cancellation according […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) 0 The Federal Government has confirmed that 110 students of the Government Science and Technical College in Dapchi, Yobe State, are so far unaccounted for, after insurgents believed to be from a faction of Boko Haram invaded their school on Monday 19 Feb, 2018. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters has taken a swipe at the Amnesty International (AI) over its recent reports on Nigeria military abuses saying the information was ill conceived to frustrate the on-going US-Nigerian anti-terrorism cooperation. The Acting Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General John Agim, in a statement in Abuja, lamented that the report […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Rochas Okorocha led administration in Imo state, South-East Nigeria, says it has began investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recent death of a 15-year old student of Army Day Secondary School Obinze, Owerri, identified as Miss Queendalin Ekezie, whose death was allegedly caused by a soldier […]
Photo: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has replied the Transparency International over its recent report that punched the president’s anti-corruption crusade. The Agency in its new corruption index report revealed that perception of corruption in Nigeria has worsened between 2016 and 2017 and ranked Nigeria 148 out of 180 countries […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has restated the Federal Government’s commitment to the freedom of the press, saying the media has nothing to fear from the present Administration. The Minister stated this in Abuja on Thursday when he received a delegation from the International Press Institute (IPI) on […]
