Mr Tafa Michael, a Superintendent of Police who was on election duty on April 11 in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State has told the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja that his men caught agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP thumb-printing in a house opposite their party’s secretariat at Seme […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to investigate the activities and funding of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in respect of Federal Roads in Lagos State in the last eight years. This was brought to the floor of the House by the Majority Leader, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade in […]
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has expressed dismay at the news report quoting the police placing the delay in prosecuting the case of alleged forgery of the senate rules by certain members of the National Assembly at the doorstep of the office of the AGF. The Police, in a statement, attributed the delay in […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Unknown heavily armed men have abducted son of the newly appointed Vice Chancellor VC of the University of Port- Harcourt, (UNIPORT) Prof. Ndowa Laale. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the University, William Wordi, made this known to the newsmen in Port Harcourt, the River State capital Tuesday. Wordi confirmed […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba – Dozens of jobless persons, mostly youths in Delta State seeking employment under the State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) have fallen victim to fraudsters who duped them close to 4 millon naira. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the fraudsters allegedly issued fake employment letters to the job seekers after swindling […]
By Ayo Balogun – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Mohammadu Buhari administration to pay urgent attention to the management of the nation’s economy. The party said its worry stems from the fact that the economy has remained on rapid fall since the last four months apparently due to the absence of clear-cut […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Resident Doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching hospital, UNTH Ituku Ozalla Enugu state have vowed not to call off their ongoing two months strike until their demands are met by the federal government. Meanwhile, the situation our Correspondent gathered has led to alarming rate of deaths of abandoned patients […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Federal Government has commenced a review of employment, placements and promotions embarked upon by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) since 2010. The committee, which is headed by the Ministry Transport’s Director of Human Resources, Mr. Lawal Ibrahim, is expected to determine whether employment, placement and promotions in […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has asked the governorship aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Alaibe, to forget his ambition describing him as “a desperate power monger and a traitor to the Ijaw nation” who lacks the vision to govern the state. The party also revealed how Alaibe donated N10 billion […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Northern Regional Leaders of the Assemblies of God Church are seeking reconciliatory means of ending the leadership crisis rocking the Church, by appealing to the warring factions in the Church to bury their differences and return to one fold so that the goal of propagating the Gospel of Christ can be […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Plateau chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dispelled the ongoing rumour that it is polarized into the Atiku and Buhari camps. The State’s Chairman, Hon. Latep Dabang stated that those responsible for the speculation aimed at fanning the embers of disunity in the party. In an […]
Toyin, the wife of one of the senior editors of the Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, has been abducted. Toyin was abducted in their home at about 2:30am on Monday. The family lives in the Okota area of Amuwo Odofin in Lagos State. According to Steve, as at 9am, his wife’s abductors had not gotten in […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared the immediate past governor of the State Chibuike Amaechi is clean and untainted by corruption, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard desperate efforts by Chief Nyesom Wike to tarnish his image. “We make bold to say that if there is any clean and spotless former […]
Afolabi Ayodele, Abuja – The National Assembly is under the yoke of huge debt, the African Examiner can reveal. The National Assembly is alleged to have incurred hotel bills running to several millions of Naira, an impeccable source among the management staff told our reporter. The huge debts our source said were the unpaid bills […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for Paris tomorrow, Monday, September 14, 2015 to begin a three-day official visit to France at the invitation of President Francois Hollande. President Buhari will be accompanied on the visit by the National Security Adviser, Major-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.), the Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Ministries of Defence, Finance, […]
An officer of the Department of State Security, Mr. Godwin Mba has revealed that cult groups and thugs spearheaded the violence and carnage that marred the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State. Mba who led DSS detectives on election duty to Andoni Local Government Area told the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Onitsha – The popular Afor- Nkpor, in New Tarzan area of the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, was thrown into tension, as a nine-year-old primary school girl was crushed to death by a liquor haulage van, which also left 24 persons seriously injured. According to an eyewitness, who wished not to […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission yesterday dismissed the governorship election that took place in Rivers State on April 11 as a sham and mockery of democracy. The Head, Election and Party Monitoring Department (EPM) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Charles Okoye, told the Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja yesterday that […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has hailed Nigerian workers and the Civil Society for standing up firmly against corruption, calling their open demonstration of support for the Federal Government’s battle against corruption a major boost to the anti-graft war. APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement he issued in Abuja Friday […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Consumer Protection Council (CPC) has beamed its search light into the operations of a Nigerian hospitality company, VIP Express Tourism Limited, following complaints alleging gross abuse of consumers’ rights. The Council’s action was informed by the number of complaints against the company, some of which alleged that the company reneged […]
