*Decries Alleged Planned Military Coup LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has strongly condemned the killing of six Muslims including a popular Islamic scholar, Shaykh Amzat Salaam (a.k.a Alfa Abu), his wife and four children by unknown gunmen, near Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, South West Nigeria. This killing, according to the […]
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Exactly a week after passing it, the Senate has finally transmitted the official copy of the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the Executive for the Presidential assent. Senior Special Assistant to the Acting President Prof Yemi Osinbajo Mr. Laolu Akande confirmed this in a tweet via @akandeoj Friday. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has revealed that it is currently investigating some past governors of South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, including ex- governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu state, who recently crossed to the ruling All Progressive Party (APC). The agency said no matter how long […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people have been trapped under debris as a three-storey building collapsed in Ilasa area, a Lagos suburb. Sources in the area confirmed that the disaster occurred around 2pm Thursday. As at the time of filing this report, no casualty has been reported.
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State police has confirmed the arrest of two suspects in connection with last week’s brutal murder of Miss Helen Sunday, the police orderly to the Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Cecelia Ezeilo. It also ruled out assassination, insisting that it was a case of armed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh facts have emerged to support allegations contained in the damning memo the Department of State Security’s sent to the National Assembly that threw spanners in the confirmation of EFCC boss, Ibrahim Magu. Magu was rejected by the NASS sequel to a detailed memo from DSS that alleged that a man neck […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of The Eagle Online has announced a short break in its online news service. According to the management, the break is to allow for a change of its host. In a statement signed by the Managing Editor of the online newspaper, Dotun Oladipo, on Wednesday, the break will commence from […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shocking revelations suggesting self-destruction and foul play have begun to emerge, as the coroner inquest on the recent death of the pioneer Osun State Executive Governor Senator Isiaka Adeleke gathers momentum. While giving his testimony Wednesday, a Pathologist, Dr. Taiwo Solaja, who earlier involved in the autopsy of the late […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has arraigned the duo of Buhari Fannami and Ba-Kura Abdullahi on two separate one count charge before Justice M. T Salihu of the Federal High Court Maiduguri, for allegedly giving false information to the agency under the whistleblowing policy. Fannamit had misled the EFCC with […]
Photo caption: Member of Nigeria House of Representatives from Plateau State, Edward Pwajok ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has received another blow as one of its prominent members in the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Edward Pwajok Wednesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Pwajok’s announcement which was […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has said that the 2017 Appropriation Bill it passed last Thursday will soon be transmitted to the President for assent into law. Senate Committee on Media Public Affairs Chairman Sabi-Abdullahi gave the hint Tuesday. It would be recalled that the National Assembly after adoption of reports from the […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A big relief has come the way of Lagos motorists as the State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has ordered permanent withdrawal of the Vehicles Inspection officials, otherwise called VIO from all Lagos roads. Ambode gave the order Tuesday at the formal opening of the ultra-modern pedestrian bridge, lay-by […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has amended the charges against a suspended Supreme Court Judge, Sylvester Ngwuta in a Federal High Court Abuja, over alleged professional misconduct. The new amendment involved allegation that Justice Ngwuta gave false information to the Nigerian Immigration Service concerning his diplomatic passport with the […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Aviation and Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mr. Femi Fani-Kayode has been re-arraigned before another Judge over his trial and three others on the alleged money laundering involving the sum of N4.9 billion. The re-arraignment before Justice Rilwan Aikawa by the Economic and Financial […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, ENUGU (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has demanded the immediate release of the Managing Director of Capital Oil, chief Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah,was picked up last week by operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, over alleged oil scandal. Secretary General of […]
Photo caption: Perewari Victor Pere, Bayelsa State-born Lincoln University First Class graduate (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Bayelsa student Perewari Victor Pere has bagged a first class honor from the Lincoln University in United States even as 21 students from the state graduated from the American University. In a congratulatory message, Bayelsa governor, Seriake Dickson described […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has affirmed Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu as the authentic Governor of Abia State. The affirmation was made Friday by the three-man panel of the apex Court headed by the Chief Justice of the Federation (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. Governor Ikpeazu’s rival and plaintiff is challenging the respondent on the alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State House of Assembly has passed a resolution calling for the constitution of a Judicial Panel of inquiry into the financial transactions of the immediate-past government of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Dr Kayode Fayemi. According to a statement by its chairman, Committee on Information, Youths and Sports […]
The Federal High Court Kano on Wednesday dismissed an application brought by a former Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, Andrew Yakubu seeking to set aside the interim forfeiture order of February 13, 2017 by the same court in respect of the sums of $9,772,000 and £74,000 found in the Kaduna home […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than four weeks it suspended the exercise, the Senate Wednesday commenced the screening of the 27 nominated Residents Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). President Muhammadu Buhari late March sent the nominees to the upper legislative chamber for screening and confirmation, but on March 28, […]
