By Ayo Balogun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Wednesday promised his government will spare no effort to ensure the safe release of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the State. The Governor in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the present administration will do whatever it takes to ensure that government-owned media compete more favourably with the private counterpart. While receiving the laurels won by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) at the Nigerian Media Merit Award 2015, Alhaji Mohammed contended that […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has recommended prosecution for teen Ese Oruru alleged abductor, Yinusa aka Yellow, if eventually found guilty of the allegation. Affirming that it could not afford to be partisan in the matter, the group declared that Ese’s alleged lover has violated the law and caused a Christian family […]
– Mother On Her Way to FCT By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Teenager Ese Oruru and her alleged abductor, Yinusa (Yellow), have arrived the Police Headquarters, in FCT Abuja. On Monday, the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi Lamido II distanced himself and the Kano Emirate Council Kano from the worrisome incident, hence ordered the State’s Sharia Commission […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Tuesday has commiserated with the Oyewole family, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital over the death of one of the Nigerian foremost Educationist, Pa Dotun Oyewole. Late Oyewole who was a twin passed on, Sunday at the age of 94. Governor Amosun described Pa Oyewole’s death […]
By Ayo Balogun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that the successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details on the spending of recovered looted public funds, including on a dedicated website. The court then ordered the present […]
By Ayo Balogun Tragedy struck in Isolo area of Lagos, South West Nigeria Tuesday as three people were reportedly burnt to death as a bus loaded with jericans of petrol caught fire. The incident which occurred at James Oni Street, Isolo, ended in the three victims (all males) being roasted, while one occupant escaped with […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lambasted promoters of the outlawed Radio Biafra, accusing them of deliberately feeding the world with falsehood. Secretary General of the organization, Dr. Joe Nworgu, in a statement in Enugu on Monday, rebuked the promoters over what he described as “their penchant for telling lies […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja, has directed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to grant bail on liberal terms, to a former Aide De Camp to the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan, Col. Ojogbane Adegbe. Giving the ruling Tuesday on enforcement of fundamental […]
By Abdul Inuwa, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Only weeks into the sack of the Managing Director of the Nigeria Export – Import (NEXIM) Bank, Mr. Robert Orya, there seems to be palpable tension within the establishment even as its interim leadership has already been petitioned on grounds of fraud. In the petition written […]
*It’s a celebration of the death of Rivers people killed by PDP The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed sadness over Saturday’s Victory Celebration by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the State, describing it as shameful and insensitive. “The so called Victory Celebration held two days ago, February […]
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has approved the appointment of Chief Duate Iyabi as his Chief Economic Adviser. The appointment is with immediate effect. Chief Iyabi, who served as Commissioner for Finance in the Governor’s first tenure is expected to be sworn in at the Executive Council Chambers of Government House, Yenagoa,noon on Tuesday, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Staff of office of the Auditor – General of the Federation, on Monday shocked Senators with report that corrupt minded contractors handling various projects of the Niger Delta Development Commission ( NDDC), between 2008 and 2012, disappeared with N70billion mobilization fees without going to site let alone […]
Attempt by senior Lawyer, Mr. Rickey Tarfa, (SAN), challenging in court, his alleged unlawful arrest and three others by officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), suffered a setback Monday, due to inclusion of new evidence. Tarfa had approached the court asking it to award N2.5 billion as damages against the EFCC over […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II has ordered the repatriation to her place, of the 14 year old girl, Ese Oruru, allegedly abducted by one Yinusa (also called Yellow) of Kura local government area of Kano State. Teen Oruru was taken away by Yinusa, a tricycle operator, on August […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Nigerian Army Monday inducted a combat motorbike battalion at the Headquarters of 25 Task Force Brigade, Damboa, Borno State, so as to meet up with the renewed strategy to clear the remnants of Boko Haram terrorists in the North East zone. Similarly, it simultaneously launched the second set of 100 […]
By Niyi Adeyi President Muhammadu Buhari has shelved the plan by his party to pay N5000 monthly stipend, to the vulnerable and unemployed youths as well as urged Nigerians living in diaspora to be more focus and diligent on their means of livelihood. Buhari said these over the weekend at two different interactive for in […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered former Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro to be remanded in prison till ruling on his bail application. Moro is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on 11 count charge, including alleged N675m fraud on the aborted March 15, […]
A Photo journalist, Sunday Aghaeze has been appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari as his Personal Assistant, State Photographer. According to the Secretary to the Government of Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, Aghaeze’s appointment, was effective from June 1, 2015. Buhari’s new aide is an award-winning photo-journalist; once served as a Photo Editor with Thisday Newspapers Abuja. […]
By Ayo Balogun At least, 46 members of dreaded cultists popularly known as “Awawa” confraternity in Agege and its environs have been arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, along Agindigbi Road, Ikeja and Agege areas of the State. The operations, which lasted three hours […]
