Photo: President Muhammadu Buhari (PROTOCOL) October 1st remains a special date for all Nigerians as this marks the day when we attained one of the most precious of human desires — freedom. Over the years the country has gone through trials and tribulations, but October 1st is always a day for celebrations. It is a […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven primary school teachers including a Headmaster in Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, on Friday ran into problem, as they were suspended for absenteeism during school hours by the state governor, Dave Umahi. He announced the sanction when he paid an unscheduled visit to the primary school situated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora has described the alleged mass forced return of over 100,000 Nigerian asylum seekers by Cameroonian military as worrisome and disturbing. In a statement by her Media Assistant, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, she decried the inhuman treatment meted out to Nigerian […]
Photo: Engr. Ife Oyedele By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned engineer and also the current Executive Director (Engineering and Technical Services), Niger Delta Power Holding Company Limited (NDPHC). Engr. Ife Oyedele has added another milestone to his soaring professional and political career bagging a personality of the year award. According to the organisers, […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government FG has declared Monday, October 2, 2017 as public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 57th independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Lt Gen. Abdulrahman Dambazau (retd.) made this known Wednesday in Abuja in a by the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji. Gen. Dambazau who congratulated […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Counsels to the wanted self-acclaimed Leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra Nnmadi Kanu have declared him missing and ordered the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai to produce him. Against this background, the Lawyers led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor Wednesday filed a suit before a Federal High Court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose will on Thursday, formally declare his intention to contest for the position of president of Nigeria in 2019 under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The event is billed for the Golden Hall, Chelsea Hotel, Abuja at 11am. Special Assistant to the Governor on Public Communications and […]
Photo: Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, Dr. Dakuku Peterside (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An array of distinguished personalities have confirmed their attendance at the News Express 5th Anniversary Lecture, holding this week Thursday, September 28, 2017, at Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Ikeja, Lagos. A statement issued on Tuesday in Lagos by the News […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode yesterday handed over 120 5KVA generating sets to the Lagos State Police Command to power police formations across the state, with a pledge of continuous support to security agencies. Speaking at Lagos House, Ikeja, while handing over the sets to the police, the governor reiterated his administration’s […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, the Deputy President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) and Saraki Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji (Chief) S. O. Babalola, the Baba Adinni of Lagos, Shaykh Hafeez Abu and the entire Muslim […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined world leaders and well-wishers in congratulating German Chancellor Angela Merkel on her victory at the polls. President Buhari also felicitates with the German Chancellor’s party for producing leadership for the country for over 12 years and winning another opportunity to sustain the legacy of good work. The […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All progressive Congress, APC has endorsed President Muhammadu Buhari, for a second term in office, “saying there is no vacancy in Aso Rock come 2019. It said the decision was based on the human oriented programmes and policies of the president, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said his principal arrived the United Kingdom safely. Buhari departed New York earlier on Thursday where he attended the 72nd United Nations General Assembly. The Presidency had hinted before President Buhari left the country that he would travel […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For yet to be disclosed reason, the sacked factional acting National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ali Modu-Sheriff Thursday visited the Presidential Villa, Abuja and had a closed door meeting with the Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. Modu-Sheriff arrived the Aso Rock in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Caretaker Committee of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has questioned both Senator Buruji Kashamu and Ifeanyi Ubah over alleged anti-party activities. Senator Kashamu is being queried for making inflammatory statements against the party, while Ubah is facing questioning for verbal assaults against the PDP National officers who conducted recently, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted an order proscribing the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Acting Chief Judge of the court, Justice Adamu Kafarati, granted the orders after hearing an ex-parte application filed and argued by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of […]
Photo: President Buhari of Nigeria and his entourage to the UNGA 72, New York, USA By Tajudeen Balogun NEW YORK, US (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday affirmed that the most pressing threat to international peace and security today is the accelerated nuclear weapons development programme by North Korea. Speaking at the ongoing General […]
Photo: Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, on Monday announced a conditional suspension of the strike it embarked upon five weeks ago. But the union said that the suspension has time line for the Federal Government to implement what was contained in the memorandum of […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A one – day public hearing and consultation on true federalism organized for the South East geopolitical zone of Nigeria by the national body of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC has ended in Enugu with the State Chapter of the party, throwing its weight behind establishment […]
Photo: Nnamdi Kanu’s Father, His Royal Majesty, Israel Okwu Kanu, the paramount ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abia state group, Umuahia Youth Movement, has urged Governor Okezie Ikpeazu to dethrone His Royal Majesty, Israel Okwu Kanu, the paramount ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia, who is also the father of the […]
