By Eric Ojo, Abuja – The government and people of Germany and France have expressed their support for the call on Nigerian politicians willing to seek redress over electoral matters to follow due process. The out-going President, Goodluck Jonathan and the President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari have both lent their voices to the call, urging their party […]
Press Statement By Bright Istifanus, Deacon Alfred Yehusha, Others If anyone was in doubt that former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is deeply involved in the deadly attempt to rig the Taraba re-run polls slated for the 25th of April for his girlfriend Senator Aisha Jummai, his recent utterances must have cleared such doubts. Suddenly, a […]
By Ayo Balogun – Lagos – The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), located inside the Maman Kontagora building, Lagos Island, was touched Wednesday, by an early morning fire outbreak. The inferno which eye witness revealed to ARICAN EXAMINER started in the third floor via power generator, went wild and extended to the fifth floor […]
By Adeseye Adebiyi – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has confirmed it is set to sign a new deal with the former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Stephen keshi. NFF Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi made the confirmation Wednesday while speaking to the newsmen in FCT, Abuja. Sanusi also disclosed that the Super Eagles players and Nigerians have […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The back door victory declared for the winners of last Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States will have to stand until the aggrieved persons approach the court, just as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares it lacks constitutional right to cancel polls which […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Indigenes of Enugu state resident in Houston, Texas United States, under the aegis of Enugu Remains United Patriotic Transparent (ERUPT),has congratulated Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of the peoples Democratic party PDP over his victory on the April 11th, governorship election. ERUPT, in a press statement signed by its chairman, Tom Omeh, […]
By Enyinnaya Appolos – As I write, am in high spirit, basking in the euphoria of a sure, but delayed victory of Okezie Ikpeazu Ph.D, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 governorship election in Abia State. Against all odds and […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said that he had dreamt of coming back home to lead Adamawa state to greater strides after years of underdevelopment but the voice of the majority has not given him the chance.” This was how the former EFFC boss described his loss […]
An interim report by Independent Election Monitoring Group has taken a swipe at the conduct of the governorship/assembly polls in Rivers state saying it rubbishes whatever progress Nigeria has made in its democratic process. A reports signed by Esther Achor said the election was a charade in which hoodlums, thugs, security agents connived to unleashed […]
The Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has won the governorship election in the state. This follows Ugwuanyi’s unassailable lead from the results already collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission from 16 out of the 17 local government areas in the state. His closest rival and candidate of the […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The All progressive Congress APC governorship candidate in Enugu state, Barr. Okey Ezea, has accused the Peoples Democratic party, PDP of using imported political thugs and police to unleashed mayhem on his party members at a polling unit in Igboeze South council Area of the state. African Examiner Correspondent covering […]
Despite the orgy of killings, rampage by gunmen, burning of houses and vicious attacks on specific targets executed by domestic and imported militias across Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken early an lead in the April 11, governorship election. Interim reports collated and declared at some polling units show that APC and […]
The Greater Together Campaign Organization says It has condemned the “unashamed re-writing of results going on in St Andrews School, Mile one Diobu by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and security operatives.” Director of Communications of the GTCO said the organization would not accept any subversion of the people’s will. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki – Less than 24 hours to the gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly polls across Nigeria, the Special Election Team from the Zone 6 Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a man with a total of 813 Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs. The team was put in place by the […]
The Rivers State Government has debunked rumours that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was “involved in a ghastly accident”, and so out of circulation. Such speculation, the State Government reasoned, is the product of mischief-makers, evil harbingers and those who wished Governor Amaechi dead. “We make haste to inform Rivers people that their Governor is hale, […]
The Campaign for Democracy (CD) has mourned the death of renowned environmental campaigner, social crusader and Special Adviser to the President on Research and Documentation, Mr. Oronto Douglas. Mr. Douglas died early Thursday morning after a courageous battle with cancer for about five years. CD, in a statement signed by its National President, Dr. Joe […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has challenged the president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari to implement a 5-point programme against corruption if he is to send a strong signal of change and ensure improved governance throughout the country. In a statement on Thursday signed by SERAP’s Executive Director, Adetokunbo Mumuni, the organization said that the […]
Former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Chibudom Nwuche, has joined the train of those jumping off the train of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nwuche has decamped from PDP to APC barely two days to the governorship election. Nwuche, who announced his departure from […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji – Preparatory to the Saturday’s Governorship and States House of Assembly Elections, the Nigeria Police Force Thursday deployed some high ranked officers to the States considered as flashpoints to supervise the exercise. In a statement issued Thursday by the Public Relations Officer in the Force headquarters Abuja, Emmanuel Ojukwu, States to be […]
The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has commended the State Joint Security Taskforce on the arrest Thursday evening of about five persons with three AK-47 riffles, ammunitions and assorted indian hemp at ‘Barracks’, behind Wimpey in Rumueme area of Port Harcourt. Information available to us indicates that those arrested are likely hired thugs and […]
