Enugu State – (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State government is to turn the Enugu official residence of Nigeria’s first president, late (Dr). Nnamdi Azikiwe, into a tourist site. Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, stated this when he visited the Onuiyi Haven, Nsukka residence of the late global icon. He was accompanied on the visit by ex- […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arik air has shut down its operations in Nigeria and West African sub region. The development followed huge debts the airline owed its clients – the aviation fuel suppliers and and its insurance companies. It is believed that the carrier is also stressed by other pressing debts. Arik’s disrupted operations […]
YENAGOA, BAYELSA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A socio-political organisation, Bayelsa Integrated Farmers Union, has accused the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator HeinekenLokpobiri, over alleged lack of support for farmers in the state. The group was reacting to a comment credited to the minister at the weekend when he called on Bayelsans to take to farming as a means of fighting hunger in view of the […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi has assured Nigerians, especially the Muslim faithful of safe Sallah celebration, saying that adequate logistics provisions have been made to ensure removal of obstructions and crash-free celebration. According to Bisi Kazeem, Head, Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC in […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri OWERRI NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kidnappers camps, belonging to two deadly cult groups, namely, “De-Well” and “De-Gbam”, situated in a forest at Umoubi and Umudike communities, both in Ohaji Egbema Council Area of Imo State have been raided and cleared by troops, just as two leaders of the gang were killed during […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has nabbed a fake Army Brigadier- General, identified as Sunday Gbamis from Ilorin kwara state. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu who disclosed this to African Examiner on Friday in Enugu, the suspect was arrested on […]
Three out of the 76,000 pilgrims from Nigeria for 2016 Hajj exercise has been reported dead by National Hajj Commission of Nigeria. (NAHCON). The Head of Medical Team, Dr Ibrahim Kana confirmed this to all stakeholders during a pre Arafat meeting held at Makkah. Kana, who said two of the pilgrims died in Madinah and […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said resorting to violence will not resolve the Niger Delta issue, instead, to urge disenchanted with the plight of the region to embrace peaceful tools of seeking redress. Speaking at the command screening of the action thriller movie ”Oloibiri’ in Abuja […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lack of fund has completely crippled activities of the National Emergency management Agency, NEMA in the six geo political zones of Nigeria, as most of the offices, including that of south east and south- south zones, had not embarked on any programme since the beginning this […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Few Hours after it insisted Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State would hold, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the election by two weeks. Earlier on Thursday, the electoral body insisted that it was ready for the conduct of the election despite the security warnings. However, reports reaching […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson has directed the due process office to ensure the payment of 50 per cent to all pensioners in the state, along with salaries of civil servants for the month of August. He also directed that a list of all the pensioners be published […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State government on Wednesday distanced itself from the ordeals of a civil servant, currently serving with the Bayelsa State Ministry of Justice, Jonah Okah, who is facing trial at a magistrate court 7 in Yenagoa, over criminal defamation of Mr. Ritchie Etonye, Government House accountant. While advising him to face trial, […]
– As Group Worries Over CAN Criticism On Sultan’s Announcement ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order to mark the forthcoming Eid-el-Kabir by the Muslim faithful, the Federal Government (FG) has declared next week Monday and Tuesday, September 12 and 13, 2016 as public holidays. Minister of Interior Lieutenant Gen. AbdulRahman Dambazau (retd) made the declaration […]
The Nigerian Army said its troops of 4 Brigade have arrested a suspected ex-Militant leader Mr. Gabriel Ogbudje who is also alleged leader of “Otugas Fire Force” – a militant group threatening to attack Utorogu Gas Plant. The suspect was alleged to be responsible for the recent blowing up of the NPDC/Shoreline major delivery trunk […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous Nigerian industrialist Olorogun Michael Ibru is dead. Family sources confirmed to Sahararporters that late Michael Ibru, died at age of 86, early hours of Tuesday in Florida, US. It was said that he has been battling with health challenges for over eight years. Mr. Ibru’s death happened a month after the burial of his […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Coalition of BringBackOurGirls (BBOG) for the third time has staged another protest in Abuja to protest against delay in freedom for the abducted Chibok secondary school girls. The group during the protest, again did not gain entrance into the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It would be recalled that the last […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) Contrary to the latest speculation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has denied plan to direct another hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also referred to as fuel. NNPC Group Managing Director (GMD) Mr. Maikanti Baru, made the denial Monday while fielding questions from […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Get Involved Campaign, a non-governmental organization has raised an alarm over what it termed “the sudden transfer of the Edo state Commissioner of Police” few days to the governorship election in the state, describing it as a wrong signal capable of undermining free and fair election. “We also reliably […]
EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo will Tuesday September 6, 2016 lead other ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains to Benin, the Edo State capital for the grand finale of the State’s Governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed this Saturday, September 12, 2016 […]
… Officials Collect N150, 000 From Applicants By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing recruitment exercise of 2000 primary school teachers by Enugu State government is being trailed with the allegation of bribery and favouritism by the officials in charge of the exercise. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the exercise is handled by […]
