By Ayo Balogun, ABUJA BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned the APC-led government and the police to note that there is a limit to which the people of Kogi State can stomach the unlawful harassment and detention of its members in the state ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide terror attacks on soft targets around the country. The President who condemned in strongest terms the barbaric suicide terrorist attacks which took place in Yola on Tuesday evening, November 17 and in Kano today, causing numerous […]
Less than 24 hours after the Yola bomb blast, many people were again killed Wednesday, after two suicide bombers stormed a GSM market in Kano with Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The first young suicide bomber, eyewitnesses said detonated his explosives at the entrance of the congested market, while the second older bomber, opened the explosive […]
By Ayo Balogun The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef has restated resolve of the State Government to resist hate preaching from Christian or Muslim Clerics, reputed for falsehood and spreading mischief about another faith. The Commissioner disclosed this Tuesday at a Press Briefing organized by the Ministry to commemorate the “International […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has described the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as an experienced information Manager and a dedicated nationalist who is committed to the advancement of Nigeria’s interests. The Governor made the commendation Wednesday during his courtesy visit to the Minister in his office, […]
By Niyi Adeyi In order to overcome challenge of high casualty from the terrorists’ attacks, the major stakeholders in the North East zone, including the state government and aid groups to focus attention on increasing awareness among the citizens. While reacting to Tuesday evening’s bomb blast in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, in which 32 […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello About 72 hours to the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Tuesday it will deploy three National Commissioners and 11 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to monitor the Kogi Governorship poll, slated for Saturday, November 21, 2015. The Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure in Lokoja, the State […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has handed over assorted lorry load of relief items to victims of torrent rain/wind storm disaster in Uburu, Ohaozara Council Area of Ebonyi state. The Council area which is the home town of Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, and incumbent Governor, David […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has alerted the public that he escaped an attempt on his life Tuesday, in FCT Abuja, by hired assassins. Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Uche Anichukwu, explained that the suspected assassins operated in a tinted, white-coloured Mercedez Benz AMG E63 without number plate. The failed […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The ongoing fuel scarcity being experienced in some parts of Nigeria has worsened in the coal city state of Enugu, as the product now sells for between N150 and N250 per litre. The development which has been biting hard and getting worst daily in parts of the state, has resulted to […]
An explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola has caused multiple deaths and injuries, with some reports saying more than 30 people may have died. The blast appears to have struck a busy market area where traders were closing up for the day. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited Yola on Saturday, declaring that the Islamist […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the funds that have accrued to the Treasury Single Account (TSA) remain intact, challenging anyone who has any fact and figure to the contrary to make such information public. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister reiterated […]
Fresh from one leg of his campaign tour of communities in Bayelsa where he recorded rapturous receptions, Gov Henry Seriake Dickson fielded questions from the media on the forthcoming governorship election. Basing his confidence of victory on his widely acknowledged record of performance, he asked his main opponent: how many ‘monkey bridges’ did you build? […]
Lagos State Government has commenced full enforcement of rules and regulations guiding Central Business District (CBD) as part of measures to curb illegal activities of traders and motorists that impede free flow of human and vehicular movement. Special Adviser to the Governor on CBD, Mr. Agboola Dabiri gave the warning when he led enforcement team […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has insisted that it would continue with its investigation into the alleged N25 billion paid as commission to an e-collection firm, REMITA engaged for the Treasury Single Account ( TSA), inspite of insinuations being made against its motive in certain quarters. Senate President, Bukola Saraki, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board ( JAMB) Professor Dibu Ojerinde has been summoned by the Senate to explain the difficulties surrounding admissions into the nation’s universities. This was even as it mandated its committee on Education to review the power of JAMB on issues revolving around admission. The […]
The mother of the Nigeria Under-23 football team Coach, Samson Siasia, Mrs. Ogere Siasia has been abducted by gunmen. Madam Siasia was abducted Tuesday morning, in the family’s house, at Odoni community of Sagama Local Government area of Bayelsa State, South South Nigeria. The kidnappers, residents of the community confirmed arrived Siasia’s house, early Tuesday […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Staffers of the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture have been charged to avoid complacency and brace up, so as to contribute immensely to the change agenda of the present administration. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the task Tuesday, at his maiden meeting with the Directors and Heads […]
By Niyi Adeyi A Non-Government organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on Muslim youths all over the world to save “Islamdom” from an implosion induced by extremism, by distancing themselves from radical and violent groups. Reacting to the killing of 129 people in Paris last Friday, MURIC in a statement issued in Lagos, […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Following the ongoing protests by the pro- Biafra groups, in some parts of South- east and South- South regions of the country, the Nigerian Army has warned that it will not hesitate to invoke its rules of engagement in order to protect Nigeria’s Constitution. Deputy Director, Army Public Relations (DDAPR), 82 […]
