Agabus Pwanagba, Jos As political activities begin to heat up preparatory to the October 11 bye election in Adamawa State, an aspirant of the PDP, Dr Umar Ardo, has raised the alarm that some public treasury “looters” are using money to hijack the party. Ardo who was speaking to journalists in Yola, against former EFCC […]
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has suspended its 64 days old nationwide industrial action. The confirmation to this effect was made on Sunday afternoon by the NMA National President, Dr. Kayode Obembe after an Emergency Delegates Meeting (EDM). African Examiner’s correspondent gathered that the meeting which was attended by the National President of National Association […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu To demonstrate their love as well as pay last respect to Nigeria’s late ex-minister of Information, professor Dora Akunyili, scores of Nigerians from different walks of life on Saturday defied a heavy downpour to attend the deceased wake-keep in Enugu. Present at the event were, Enugu state Governor, Sullivan Chime, represented by […]
Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has opened up on his dragging renewed contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), complaining the glass house is prolonging the negotiation. Keshi who insists on monthly pay of N15 Million complained of delay and declared he would leave the country for a new coaching career, if the present situation […]
Factional deputy national chairman of the Progressive Peoples Alliance(PPA), Ogbuishi Benjamin Oborota, has described the recent press attack by former Abia State governor, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, on incumbent Governor Theodore Orji as “myopic and an afterthought”. Reacting to Kalu’s description of Orji as a chameleon, Oborota said the write up was “an expose to […]
No fewer than 322 Nigerian students under the Federal Government scholarship are currently begging for food and means of survival in Russia. House of Representatives Committee Chairman on Diaspora Affairs, Abike Dabiri-Erewa disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. According to her, the House Committee on Diaspora Affairs has recently received with a deep sense […]
Mario Balotelli has arrived at Liverpool’s Melwood training base after the Reds agreed a fee with AC Milan for the striker and is now set to put the finishing touches to his return to the Premier League. Liverpool officials agreed terms on Balotelli’s contract with his agent Mino Raiola Friday morning to give the green […]
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Residents of Oko-Amakom community in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State, on Thursday staged a protest over alleged neglect and non-payment of compensation to them by the federal government on the 2nd Niger-bridge. The protestants, made up of mainly indigenes of Anambra and Delta States, had also kicked against what […]
A multi-million-pound emergency funding package for research that could help to contain the Ebola epidemic in West Africa and future outbreaks of infectious disease was announced on August 20, 2014, by the Wellcome Trust. Wellcome Trust also announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with the Dangote Foundation, an African-based international philanthropic organisation, to support […]
…as victim pleads with the rest of the world to pray for West Africa Two American aid workers who contracted the Ebola virus while working in West Africa have been discharged from an Atlanta hospital after medical officials determined they had recovered and were not contagious. Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, was released from Emory University […]
Suspected Boko Haram insurgents have reportedly attacked a Police Training Academy (Liman Kara Police College), near the crisis – prone Gwoza community, Borno State, North Eastern Nigeria. According to an eyewitness account to BBC, there were sporadic shots while the state Police Spokesperson confirmed the shots and attack. Police source however said Thursday that it […]
FIFA will move ahead with holding the Club World Cup competition in Morocco despite the Ebola outbreak currently plaguing parts of the continent. The world soccer governing body said on Thursday that there is no reason to relocate the Club World Cup from Morocco as it has not been hit by the Ebola outbreak currently […]
President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja early Friday on a private visit to Germany. A statement from his media aide, Rueben Abati says “the President will be accompanied on the trip by some of his principal aides. He is expected back in Abuja early next week.”
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Four persons were on Thursday feared dead and scores seriously injured as Commanders of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) staged early morning coup to overthrow the embattled group’s leader Chief Ralph Uwazuruike. The aggrieved members of the militia body at the violent exchanges took over […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has formally received the 10,000 pages, with 600 resolutions of the just concluded National conference 2014 report with promise to implement to the letter its recommendations. The presentation took place Thursday at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) during the formal closing of the conference which started over four months ago. Jonathan who […]
The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Suleiman Abba, has appointed DCP Emmanuel Ojukwu as the new Force Public Relations Officer. Mba who occupied the position from February 2012 to August, 2014, has however been redeployed to Lagos State, as an Area Commander. In a statement by outgoing Mba, DCP Ojukwu, until his new appointment, was […]
…Says Organisers Lack Credibility The Ekiti State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said it will not be part of a proposed rally planned for Ibadan, Oyo State, as it organisers lack the mandate to do so. The Ekiti PDP, in a statement by the State Publicity Secretary, Pastor Kola Oluwawole, in Ado-Ekiti […]
The parley between the Senate President, David Mark and leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to end the over one month Doctors’ nationwide strike continued on Wednesday. Yesterday’s meeting was continuation of Tuesday’s, which ended later, at Mark’s Abuja residence. Hopefully, the meetings which indications from both sides confirm were positive and seriously addressing […]
The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Presidency may be planning a shocker for the former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission, Mr. Nuhu Ribadau. Ribadu has defected from his party, the All Progressives Congress to the ruling party with the aim of contesting the governorship election in Adamawa State on […]
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has signed a bill to re-order the state’s 2014 budget of N489 billion. Fashola signed the budget into law at the State House, Ikeja on Wednesday, saying that the current health and security challenges as well as the reversal in school fees at the Lagos State University (LASU) necessitated […]
