Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A group under the aegis of Aviation Stakeholders Square-table (ASS) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to retain the Aviation Minister, Princess Stella Oduah, so that she can continue “to carry out the transformation of the industry” in spite of clamours for her removal following the bullet proof car scandals. The call […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has charged the Super Eagles to go all the way and bring home the African nations Championship trophy for the first time. The Speaker said with the Eagles’ scintillating performances so far in the competition currently taking place in South Africa, the team has the […]
The African Examiner President Goodluck Jonathan has congratulated the Super Eagles of Nigeria on their exhilarating comeback victory over their Moroccan counterparts this evening in Cape Town in the quarterfinals of the ongoing African Nations Championship. President Jonathan applauded “the indomitable spirit with which the Super Eagles fought back from being three goals down to […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Human Right Lawyer and Activist, Mr Ohemu Boniface has thrown his weight behind the anti-gay law recently signed into law by President Goodluck Jonathan. Boniface in a chat with Afircan Examiner in Lagos also blasted foreign countries that have threatened to withdraw aids given to Nigeria following the signing of the law […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Unlike other ethnic nationalities and zones in Nigeria that are busy articulating their common positions ahead of the proposed National conference, the Leadership of Ndigbo is now in a serious crisis as two Igbo groups are now agitating for recognition in the CONFAB. The two groups includes the apex Igbo socio cultural […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Socialist Party of Nigeria (SPN), Osun State Chapter has accused Osun state government of diverting the state’s public resources to building a Christian Interdenominational Worship Centre. Reacting to newspapers publication, SPN said the state government has already committed N51 million to pay people whose farms are being taken over for the […]
By Our Correspondent Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Professor Ade Adefuye says that the bilateral trade between Nigeria and US rose from about $18 billion in 2010 to $48 billion in 2013. The feat, according to him was sequel to the remarkable improvements in US-Nigeria relations. Adefuye disclosed this during an interactive session with […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The President of the Church of Christ in Nations (COCIN), Rev. Dachollom Datiri has applauded President Goodluck Jonathan for appending his signature to the anti-gay bill, saying if put on referendum, the public would have overwhelmingly supported his stand. Rev. Datiri stated this at the headquarters of the Church in Jos on […]
Elders of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State have commended president Goodluck Jonathan for the nomination of Mallam Abdul- Jelili Oyewale Adesiyan as a minister from Osun state,describing the choice as “appropriate, politically correct and in conformity with the wishes of Osun people.” In the same vein, a religious organisation, Islamic Political Committee of […]
Students of the Lagos State University, LASU, have gone on rampage destroying the school properties, burning tyres on the expressway and disrupting the schools second semester examination. The students were disenchanted with the management of the school for deciding to close the registration portal against about 1,292 students of the institution who had not yet […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has cautioned the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and the Director General of the Budget Office, Dr. Bright Okogu, against feeding the public with false information on the issue of wages of civil servants, lest they incur the […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Maxi Okwu led faction of the crisis- ridden All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Wednesday asked its recently sacked Chairman Victor Umeh to immediately hand over to them and vacate the office. African Examiner reports that Okwu was last week declared the authentic chairman of APGA […]
…As NGO Trains Five Communities On Procedures For Filing Cases IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu President, Customary Court of Appeal, Enugu State, Hon.(Mrs) V.N. Nebo has frowned at the neglect of customary courts in Nigeria, including Enugu. She regretted that governments had over the years, continued to lay much emphasis on the conventional or regular courts, while […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Civil Liberties Organization, CLO, has petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, asking it to commence probe of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof. Bartho Okolo. The human rights organisation, in a petition addressed to the EFCC and obtained by African Examiner on Monday accused the […]
Breaking: Jonathan Appoints Tukur as Chairman of Nigeria Railway Corporation President Goodluck Jonathan has appointed the immediate past chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur as the chairman of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC). It would be recalled that President Jonathan had promised to give Tukur a higher task when he resigned […]
…Condemns The Tissue Of Lies By The Rivers Police Command The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter, says it is saddened by the repeat violence at the rally organised on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014 by the Save Rivers Movement (SRM). The party in a statement today by its spokesman Eze Chukwuemeka Eze said: “Just […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele , Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has forwarded the names of 12 ministerial nominees to the Nigerian Senate for confirmation. The senate President David Mark read the names of the nominees on the floor of the senate as the National Assembly resumed its plenary session for the year 2014. The nominees are: 1. […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Against the backdrop of recent threat by some Northern Elders to drag immediate past Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Azubuike Ihejirika to the International Criminal Court, ICC, Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Rt. Rev. (Dr) Emmanuel Chukwuma has warned against such act, saying if not shelved, may lead to tribal war […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The new Chief of Defence Staff in Nigeria, Air Marshall Alex Badeh, has promised to end the Boko Haram insurgency in the northern part of Nigeria by April. Speaking at the handover ceremony at the Defence Headquarters in Abuja, Air Marshall Badeh ordered the new Service Chiefs to end the activities of […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The new National chairman of People Democratic Party (PDP) Adamu Mu’azu, has vowed to restore the lost glory of the party within shortest possible time. Muazu disclosed that he would soon embark on reforms noting that party administration must not be run like it should be in the 19th century, stressing […]
