By Oyewale Oyelola BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is committed to concluding the suspended elections in Rivers, Imo, Kogi and Kano states which were disrupted by violence not later than 31st July, 2016.. A statement signed by the Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi on Sunday said the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State workers on Sunday asked Governor Ayodele Fayose to shelve his solidarity strike he declared on Friday in honour of the striking workers, saying what we want is our money to alleviate our poverty and not his solidarity strike. Fayose, had on Friday declared that he had placed himself on indefinite strike in solidarity […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu There are strong indications that Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu state, may have concluded plan to announce his first cabinet reshuffle since assumption of office a year ago. AFRICAN EXAMINER reliably gathered that the proposed shake- up targeted at some non performing Commissioners, Special Advisers, (SPAs), may also affect Secretary to […]
A former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged defamation and falsehood. Omisore said the commission was wrong to have declared him wanted even as he asked the court to award him N10 billion “for libel […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as sad and regrettable the developments that led to the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime, an Igbo market woman in Kano. President Buhari condoles with the husband of the deceased, Pastor Mike Agbahime, the family and relations, praying that God would give them the fortitude to bear the loss. He […]
KEBBI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Saturday said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with Kebbi State on agricultural commodity value chain was in line with the agenda of the Federal Government to diversify the economy, just as he said the pact would go a long way in ensuring […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor on Saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother, Mrs Christianah Ambode at her residence in Gbagada area of the State on Friday evening. The Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has released details of the interim report on financial and assets recovered from May 2015 to May 2016. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed that N78,325,354,631.82, $185,119,584.61, GBP3,508,355.46 were recovered by various security […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has directed banks, insurance and financial institutions to suspend on-going retrenchments in the sector. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and made available to newsmen in Abuja. “Following spate of petitions and complaints from stakeholders in the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met with his successor, Muhammadu Buhari late Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting which was described as a private one held behind closed doors between the two Leaders. Although, there is no official confirmation yet over the meeting which held around […]
By Seun Adebosin ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order to cope with the dynamism of emerging security threats, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has adopted a new concept of base defence to protect its air assets and critical installations. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin made this known while speaking during […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Delta Avengers militants have again attacked two different oil facilities in Bayelsa State. The group claimed Friday morning in its twitter handle that it has blown up the Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough Creek to Tebidaba crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State. The attack followed the first in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group known as the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has blasted the Federal Government of Nigeria over the scrapping of the conduct of post Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME) for candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions. The group in a statement signed by its Director, Professor Ishaq Akintola said the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No one should be surprised by the loud and widespread support that has attended the latest call by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that Nigeria needs to be restructured. In his words, “our current structure and the practices it has encouraged have been a major impediment to the economic and […]
The Department of State Security (DSS) is said to have advised President Muhammadu Buhari against undertaking the well-publicized trip to Rivers State for the official flag off of the clean-up of Ogoniland, on Thursday. President Buhari was scheduled to superintend the flag off of the clean-up exercise of Ogoniland that has been devastated by years […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial on false and anticipatory assets declaration of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), will resume next Tuesday, June 7, 2016, the court has confirmed. The CCT Head, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Ibraheem Al-hassan in a statement he issued […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Mohammed Barkindo, has emerged the new Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). Barkindo who was the Federal Government (FG) nominee, has once served as the OPEC acting Scribe in 2006. He was in charge […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has announced it has shortlisted a total of 338, 227 candidates out of 911,438 applications it received. Chairman of the Commission, Sir. Mike Okiro, who made the announcement at a news conference in Abuja, revealed that screening of successful applicants would begin […]
RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has lamented the destruction to lives and environmental degradation caused by oil spillage in the Niger Delta region. Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo made the points Thursday in Rivers State, at the official launch of the Ogoniland clean up. Professor Osinbajo who represented President Muhammadu Buhari […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has canceled at the last minute a visit planned for today Thursday to the oil-producing Niger Delta, which has been hit by a wave of militant attacks. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will instead visit the restive southern region to launch a cleanup program of the Ogoniland, an area badly hit by oil […]
