Photo caption: Former Nigeria’s Vice President Atiku Abubakar (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the Buhari’s government of sidelining him after helping it to power. Speaking on the Hausa Service of the Voice of America (VOA) on Wednesday, Atiku said: “Honestly speaking, I’m still a member of the APC; I was part […]
From Ignatius Okpara IMO NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo state Police Command on Thursday in Owerri, the Imo state capital, South -East Nigeria, paraded five suspected killers of Rev. Fr. Cyriacus Onunkwo, of the Orlu Catholic Diocese, who was kidnapped and murdered last weekend. They were paraded before newsmen by the State’s Commissioner of […]
EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apparently due to the latest political twist especially with regards to the State’s 2018 Governorship election, the acting National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Prince Adedayo Adeyeye has resigned his appointment as the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The […]
Photo caption: Senator Isah Misau ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has confirmed the retirement of Senator Isah Misau. Misau, who is representing Bauchi central senatorial district and Chairman, Senate committee on Navy has since been enmeshed in retirement letter controversy. The Head, PSC Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani Wednesday in […]
Photo caption: Prof. Kolapo Olusola (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose may have anointed his deputy Prof. Kolapo Olusola as likely successor when his tenure expires in 2018. This indication arose on Wednesday as the Ekiti People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Stakeholders which is under firm control of the governor announced Prof. Kolapo Olusola as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has been tasked to personally see to the quickest resolution of the near -intractable reasons for the ongoing industrial actions in the tertiary educational institutions and the public health sector. Making the charge in a press statement is the HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) which emphasized that […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salam KANO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has announced that this week’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting will not hold. According to the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed in an announcement Tuesday in Kano, FG said the cancellation was due to inadequate time to prepare the […]
Photo caption: Lagos state governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode (R) receives the new Lagos police chief Imohimi Edgal in his officie at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos. By Ayo Balogun, Lagos LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode said he is confident in the ability of the new Commissioner of Police in the State, Mr Imohimi […]
Photo caption: Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose in full Islamic regalia (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his appearance in Islamic regalia and turban on Friday, 1st September, 2017 during Sallah celebration, a Muslim group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has said the Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose committed an act of Sacrilege adding that his […]
Photo caption: Tony Nwoye From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The South – East zone chapter of the Buhari Support Organisation (BSO) has congratulated and thrown its weight behind the flag-bearer of All Progressives Congress (APC) for Anambra State Governorship election, Hon. Tony Nwoye. It said the candidate is broad minded, pro-people and has […]
Photo caption: Mr Austyn Ogannah, Publisher of Thewill and new President of the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN), Nigeria’s premier association of digital and internet publishers, has announced the election of a new executive. The new executive will run the affairs of the group for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -All Progressives Congress (APC), Ebonyi chapter, on Monday in Abakaliki held a rally to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s return from medical vacation, as well as drum support for his second term in 2019. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the rally created heavy human and vehicular traffic long Afikpo and old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has urged Nigerians to disregard the fake news being circulated via a parody Twitter account and an old NTA news video that President Muhammadu Buhari is travelling or has travelled to the US. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday, the Minister said one of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Police Command Public Relations officer, ASP Olarinde Famous-Cole, has made public the telephone number of the new Lagos Police Commissioner, Ag./CP Edgal Imohimi for the purpose of distress and emergencies. CP Edgal Imohimi was Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations until last week when he replaced CP Fatai Owoseni […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said Nigerians have the constitutional right to live, work and raise their families in any part of the country without restrictions. Receiving the Governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Aminu Masari, at his country home as part of the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, President Buhari […]
Photo caption: Tony Nwoye From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) , Enugu state chapter, has congratulated Tony Nwoye for his emergence as the party’s candidate in the November 18th, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. Nwoye, who is the incumbent member representing Anambra East/ West constituency in […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Governors of South East Nigeria on Wednesday met with leader of the Independent peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in Enugu to deliberate on issues concerning the agitation. The IPOB chief, who was incarcerated and released from detention on bail condition few months ago, over treasonable felony, was accompanied to the […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike aka Evans Wednesday pleaded guilty to the two count kidnapping charges preferred against him in court. Evans who was arrested by the police special team in July inside his Magodo, a Lagos suburb mansion is being arraigned with other five suspects before a Federal High Court sitting in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Ibrahim Idris has announced the appointment of Mr. Imohimi Edgar as the new Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP. The new CP is to replace the immediate past, Mr. Fatai Owoseni who assumed duty in July 2015. Edgar’s appointment followed his recent elevation by […]
Photo caption: Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Tuesday, stayed back at a meeting convened by the Federal Government FG team to resolve the ongoing nationwide industrial action by its members. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. […]
