By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has claimed that the Boko Haram factional leader, Abubakar Shekau could no more bear the pressure being mounted on him by troops and has therefore resorted to disguising like a woman to escape. Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Sani Kukasheka Usman, in a statement […]
AKURE, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen Tuesday morning stormed the secretariat of the Akure South Local Government of Ondo State and chased the workers out of the premises. Trouble started when one of the Council’s staff was allegedly attacked by the suspected herdsmen. The development escalated to the extent that the State Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen, on Monday shot and killed two officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, who were on special operations at the Guma Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident reportedly occurred at Awamye near Kasseyo village in the local government area. The victims were said to have […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian governors Forum has thrown their weight behind the proposed creation of state police to tackle security challenges across the country. Chairman of the forum and Zamfara state governor Abdulaziz Yari made this known to Journalists in Abuja at the closing session of two days security summit put […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) at the weekend sealed four filling stations in Anambra state, South East Nigeria, over alleged involvement in fuel diversion. Similarly, operators of two other outlets were reprimanded for selling the product above the official government pump price of N145. African Examiner reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria, Rev. Prof. Paul Emeka has dragged a lawyer, Mr Eleazar C.N Igbokwe of “Mastersons Solicitors”, Port-Harcourt, Rivers state to the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the Attorney General of the Federation over alleged professional misconduct and felony. The Cleric, accused Igbokwe of […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ratified the compulsory retirement of Justice Adeniyi Ademola of a Federal High Court, the Abuja division. Similarly, Mr. President has approved the dismissal of Justice O.O Tokode of the Benin Division of the Federal High Court. The confirmation was announced in a statement […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Perturbed by the state of insecurity in some parts of the country, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria CBCN has come very hard on President Muhammadu Buhari over the perceived ineptitude and declared that the goodwill which earned the President victory in 2015 has remarkably waned. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Military authority in Benue State Thursday confirmed that its men have arrested two suspected Fulani herdsmen militia who among others were plotting an attack on Governor Samuel Ortom’s fish farm and other villages in Guma Local Government area of the North central State. An Assistant Director, Army Public Relations 707 Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government on Thursday said it would showcase to the world achievements of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson in the last six years. The laudable achievements, it said, had placed the state on higher pedestal of developments. Consequently, the government has concluded plans to roll out the drums as it celebrates […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Academic and socio-activities were on Wednesday paralysed at the university of Nigeria Nsukka UNN, as the workers union operating under the banner of Joint Action Committee (JAC), staged a peaceful protest over non payment of earned allowances owed by universities across Nigeria, just as they vowed to disrupt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen have killed the Officer-in-charge of the Special Anti Robbery Squad (SARS) in Saki, Oyo State. The officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), whose name was not disclosed by the Command, was said to have been macheted to death by the suspected Fulani herdsmen during an operation in a […]
Photo: IBB spokesman, Kassim Afegbua (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kassim Afegbua, the media adviser to former military president, Ibrahim Babangida, who was declared wanted by the police, has sued the Nigeria Police for fundamental rights enforcement. Afegbua is also demanding N1 billion damages from the police, its spokesperson, Jimoh Moshood, and two media houses. His lawyer, […]
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, President Muhammadu Buhari has picked All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to reconcile aggrieved party members across the country. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this on Tuesday in a statement made available to journalists in Abuja. “As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has taken a swipe at the Federal Government of Nigeria over what it described as massive corruption in the fuel subsidy management. In a communique issued at the end of the National Working Committee (NWC) and its Governors’ Forum, the party noted that the Federal Government had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pressure group, Bayelsa East Ambassadors (BEA), on Monday condemned the violence that sparked off last weekend during the youth election in Okpoma, Brass Local Government Area of the state. The BEA blamed killings recorded in the scuffle on ex-governor, Timipre Sylva and the lawmaker representing Brass constituency 1 in the State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has announced a major reshuffle to his cabinet, assigning portfolios to four recently-appointed commissioners while nine others were reassigned to different ministries. Announcing the decision in a statement issued Monday in Sokoto, Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the little delay in assigning portfolio to the four appointed […]
Photo: Ibrahim Babangida By Ayo Balogun, Abuja …Laments Spate of Nationwide Bloodshed, Poor Governance Nigeria’s former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida on Sunday advised President Muhammadu Buhari not seek re-election in 2019 saying it’s time for Nigerians to elect a new breed and young leaders capable of tackling the numerous challenges facing Nigeria. In a long statement […]
…Calls for Support for Restoration Government (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson has taken his message for the unity of Ogbia Kingdom to the traditional ruler in the area, Dumaro Charles Owaba. Iworiso-Markson at the weekend visited the palace of the monarch where he re-echoed the need for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole on Friday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa to pledge his support for the president ahead of 2019 election. Speaking to newsmen after the visit, Comrade Oshiomhole said he was happy with the performance of the president despite the huge challenges his […]
