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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Wednesday dismissed the applications by the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan and his National Security Adviser NSA, Col Sambo Dasuki (retd), against the subpoenas served and compelling them to appear before the court as witnesses in the N400m money laundering case against a […]
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Wednesday, November 1st, 2017
Photo: Chief Olabode George …Vows to Uphold Justice, Fairness, Equity in the Party if Elected Exclusive Interview By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former National Vice Chairman (South West) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George has blasted a group named the Oodua PDP Alliance, which recently […]
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Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
…I’m glad the Ecumenical Centre came through me, says Dickson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN), on Tuesday came hard on elites, including religious leaders across Geo-political zones for their inability to assist in the fight against corruption in Nigeria. He accused the political, business and religious leaders of selfishness, saying they refused […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Photo: Governor of Zamfara state, Abdulaziz Yari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), Asishana Okauru, said on Monday that despite the recession, 23 States in the country recorded overall growth of 20% in internally generated revenue (IGR) last year – from N687 billion in 2015 to N821 billion in 2016. Okauru, […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Photo: Boss Mustapha By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the suspended Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Babachir David Lawal, and the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ayo Oke. The president action follows the recommendation of the probe panel headed by the Vice President, Prof […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite having some aspirants in the South West zone of the country, a pan socio-cultural group, the Oodua PDP Alliance, has declared its support for a former lawmaker Uche Secondus, for the position of PDP National Chairmanship seat. The group in a statement issued by Hakeem Ogunsola, advised aspirants from […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
Press Release In the last two months, startling revelations emanating from government circles particularly in respect to breaches of service rules, insubordination, allegations and counter allegations on act bordering on corruption and malfeasances is worrisome as well as embarrassing. In a nation deserving a quick fix and clear departure from impunities that led us where […]
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Monday, October 30th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has called on the various tiers of government in the country to take adequate measures to protect school children while they are on the road to and from school. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the call in Abuja Friday when he […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the President Muhammadu Buhari led government as one that is rotten and covered with scandalous corruption, saying; “within the last one month, Nigerians have been confronted with messy revelations that gave credence to my earlier position that President Buhari is […]
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Friday, October 27th, 2017
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos State High Court has fixed Friday, November 10, 2017 to rule for or against fresh charges including murder and illegal sales of firearms filed against the alleged notorious kidnap suspect, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly called Evans. The counts were filed by the Lagos State Directorate of […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Photo: Ibrahim Shekarau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Education, Ibrahim Shekarau, has indicated interest to run for the presidency in 2019 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. His spokesperson, Sule Ya’u Sule, said Mr. Shekarau, who is also a former Governor of Kano State, sent a notification letter to the PDP […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Mohammadu Buhari has approved the 2018 budget estimates draft. The Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, confirmed this Thursday, while briefing the State House correspondents at the end of FEC meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. […]
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Thursday, October 26th, 2017
Photo: Maina (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of Abdulrasheed Maina, former Pensions boss has defended their son saying he was reinstated by the Buhari administration because of his (Maina) sterling records at the Pension board. Insisting that Maina is not a fraudster, spokesperson of the family, Aliyu Maina accused a cabal in Buhari’s government of […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of France has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting the development of arts and culture in Nigeria through its series of cultural programmes aimed at capacity building and professional development in the sector. The French government through its embassy in Nigeria and the Institut français du Nigéria, […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday gave the court bailiff five days to serve the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan with the subpoena compelling him to appear before court with respect to the alleged N400m ongoing trial of a former National Publicity Secretary of the […]
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Wednesday, October 25th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Airforce NAF Wednesday claimed that the wife of Boko Haram terrorists’ leader, Abubakar Shekau, Mallama Fitdasi, had been killed in airstrikes by its personnel on a hideout in Durwawa area, Borno State. NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Olatokunbo Adesanya, confirmed the strike. Reports say the bombed […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
By Dr Muhammad Ali Pate THIRD DISTINGUISHED LECTURE AT THE ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, ONDO CITY, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA PROTOCOL It is a great privilege to be invited by the Ondo State University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) to deliver its 3rd Distinguished Lecture. I would like to extend my appreciation to His Excellency […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja, Tuesday confirmed that he had signed a ”subpoena” directing the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan to appear before the court Wednesday, to testify in defence of a former National Publicity Secretary of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairmanship contest of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is getting more interesting by the day, as a former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja,Tuesday declared his intention for the exalted seat. Ladoja was a founding member of the PDP, but dumped the party […]
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Tuesday, October 24th, 2017
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has set an Ad-Hoc committee to determine the circumstances surrounding the resurface and reinstatement former head of the Presidential Task Force on Pension Reforms, Abdulrasheed Maina into civil service. The Ad-Hoc committee is made of Chairmen and Vice Chairmen Senate standing committees on Public Services and Establishment, Internal Affairs, Judiciary […]
