By Kayode Adelowokan The Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has approved the appointment of Mr. Ismael Olalekan Alli, as the new Secretary to the State Government. The governor has also forwarded the names of eight nominees for the positions of commissioners and members of the State Executive Council, to the state House of Assembly. […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Umar Manko is to appear before the State House of Assembly on Monday to brief the House on what the police is doing to curb the wave of insecurity in some parts of the state in recent time. The House had summoned the police boss to […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The 30 people killed on Monday morning at shonong village of Bachit District in Riyom local Government Area of Plateau State by suspected Fulani herdsmen were given a mass burial on Tuesday as Governor Jonah Jang described the attack as barbaric. African Examiner gathered that the affected communities have since been deserted […]
By Femi Kehinde The Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, on Tuesday presented to the state House of Assembly a budget of N485.524 billion for the year 2014. This is N4.797 billion lower than the 2013 budget of N490.320 billion. In the 2014 budget, Capital expenditure will gulp N117.09 billion while the state will […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has written to President Goodluck Jonathan, issuing the president 14-day ultimatum to immediately remove three Service Chiefs appointed by the president last year in compliance with a court order which nullified their appointment as null and void. The affected Service Chiefs are: Lt-General Azubuike Ihejirika, Chief of Army Staff; […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Leaders in Igbo land, under the auspices of ‘Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought’ led by Lagos based constitutional lawyer, Professor. Ben Nwabueze, have vowed to push for the emergence of a brand new constitution from the proposed national conference. After their meeting on Monday in Enugu, the leaders, also advocated that the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu After series of postponements, all is now set for the conduct of local government council elections in Anambra State. The election has been scheduled for next Saturday, January 11, 2014. Mr. Sylvester Okonkwo, the Acting Chairman of the Anambra state Independent Electoral Commission ANSIEC, who disclosed this Monday in Awka said that […]
MURIC Press Release Reads in Full: Ahoada East High Court was bombed and set ablaze yesterday by some hoodlums. The High Court was bombed shortly before a case against Hon. Evans Bipi was due to commence. The case which was to be heard by Justice Charles Wali is to seek an injunction seeking to restrain […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen invaded shonong village in Bachit District of Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State on Monday killing about 30 people with 25 others left with bullet wounds and severe injuries. Reports say those killed are mostly children, women and the aged. African Examiner gathered that about 40 […]
Following reports making the round that the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives Emeka Iheodioha may lose his job because his party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lost its majority status, the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Information Victor Ogene has come out to dismiss such speculations. Speaking with Journalists in Abuja […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized 9.2kg of methamphetamine hard drugs concealed inside palm oil as the drug was being taken to South Africa. Officials of the agency had embarked on thorough screening of cargos aboard South African Airline at the Murtala Muhammed Internation Airport in Lagos, Nigeria on […]
Ayo Balugun, Lagos Following the bombing of the Ahoada East High Court, Rivers State, Nigeria, the Rivers State All Progressive Congress (APC) has raised the alarm over plot to turn the state to terrorist haven. A statement from the party and signed by Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, Senior Special Assistant, Media and Public Affairs to […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Awka The Campaign posters of President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 presidential election which flooded every nook and crannies of Enugu city last Sunday, was ON (Monday) also sighted in several places in Awka, the Anambra state capital. The well designed colorful posters were first noticed by African Examiner at the popular […]
Workers of University of Nigeria, Nsukka, (UNN) made good their threat of continuing with their protest until the embattled Vice Chancellor, professor Bartho Okolo is removed, as they staged another round of joint demonstration on Monday in the school. They vowed to continue with the protest until professor Okolo, is shown the exit door by […]
By Femi Kehinde Comrade Governor, Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State has debunked the rumours that he was fatally injured in the December 28, 2013 auto crash and hospitalized abroad. While presiding over the first state executive council meeting for the year on Monday, Oshiomhole narrated his story thus: “It is true that on December 28, […]
By Femi Kehinde A High Court in Rivers State has been bombed and set ablaze by yet-to-be identified persons. Ahoada East High Court was bombed and set ablaze this morning. African Examiner gathered that the High Court was bombed shortly before a case against Hon. Evans Bipi was due to commence. The case to be […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Ohaneze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Sunday said it has set up a planning and strategy committee ahead of the proposed national conference CONFAB. Renowned economists and elder statesman, professor Anya O. Anya is to head of the committee. President General of the organisation, Chief Gary Enwo-Igariwey who announced this during […]
Read the full Press Release: The issues surrounding the allegation of unremitted $49.8bn against the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) have since been explained but it appears the initial dust raised in the process is yet to settle. We are therefore constrained to respond and clarify the issues once again to help those who do […]
The African Examiner The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has condemned the plot to link Governor Rotimi Amaechi with a murder case in the accident involving the Majority Leader of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Lloyd that resulted in the death of Police Sergeant Urang Obediah and one Kingsley Ejeuo. Rivers […]
The progressives from Oyo state residing in the United Kingdom have expressed satisfaction with the performance of Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state. They have thus endorsed the governor for a second term, urging the people of the state to give him a chance to complete the good works he is doing. In a statement […]
