Less than 24 hours after he released to the media a controversial letter which has gone viral on the internet, Nigeria’s former President Olusegun Obasanjo paid a surprise visit to President Goodluck Jonathan in Kenya where both leaders met and had breakfast together. African Examiner gathered that President Goodluck Jonathan and his aides were shocked […]
The African Examiner The allegation by Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal, that President Jonathan does not indicate any willingness to fight corruption has been described as wild and a futile attempt to divert attention from the corrupt activities in the House. A group, the New Vision Organisation, in a statement yesterday, said […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana has described the first civilian Governor of Plateau State and first National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Late Solomon Daushep Lar as a man of great vision. Gana, who is the Chairman of the Lar’s Funeral Committee, stated this during a valedictory […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos One Isiaka Ali Pantami, a 41 year old man has been arrested in Bauchi for impersonating as an official of the State Security Service (SSS).The Assistant Director of SSS in Bauchi, Olu Justin while parading the suspect said the impersonator was arrested following information received from the public. According to him, the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Professor Ben Nwabueze led Concerned Igbo Leaders of Thought Thursday insisted that the outcome of the proposed National Conference be subjected to a referendum before it could form the new Nigerian constitution. The Igbo leaders hinged their position on the premise that many countries of the globe that evolved new constitutions toed the […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega has called on Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to strive towards a successful general elections in 2015. INEC Chairman said this on Thursday at the quarterly meeting with the RECs in Abuja. He stated that the recent participation in an election skill management seminar […]
Ruth Bamidele The trial of former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, was on Thursday stalled due to the unavailability of the trial judge, Justice Mohammed Yunusa who was said to be away on an official assignment. Nnamani and seven others facing a 105 counts charge bordering on money laundering to the tune of N5billion […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has strongly warned against any reliance on Wednesday’s judgment of a Federal High Court, nullifying the take-over by the National Assembly of the functions of the Rivers State House of Assembly, to perpetrate any mayhem or unconstitutional acts in Rivers State. In a statement issued in […]
The police in Rivers State has continued their open display of gross partisanship in the ongoing political quagmire in the state. Pro-Chibuike Amaechi lawmakers, journalists and several persons today received the brute wrath of the policemen who fired direct teargas at them, injuring several. As at the time of this report many of the injured […]
The African Examiner An Interim Executive Council (EXCO) has been elected by the Rivers State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC). It comprises members of both the APC and the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP) which merged with the party on November 26, 2013. The Interim State EXCO which was set up on […]
The African Examiner The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has said the political struggles he has been engaged in within the past two years in Nigeria have conditioned him to be more militant. He said being militant has pre-disposed him to withstand pressures from adversaries, who according to him preferred […]
The African Examiner Governor Rotimi Amaechi has sacked the commissioner for Urban Development Mr Tammy Danagogo over alleged anti-party activity Though no reason was given for the sack, however, African Examiner gathered that the commissioner was booted out because he was no longer loyal to the governor and the administration. A statement issued by the […]
The African Examiner President Goodluck Jonathan has blasted former President Olusegun Obasanjo describing his much publicized letter as self-serving and highly provocative. In a strongly worded statement issued by the President’s spokesman Dr Reuben Abati, President Jonathan was very furious that Obasanjo’s letter was “deliberately leaked to the mass media” and thus described such leakage […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja Opposition Caucus in the Nigerian Senate has demanded full scale investigation into the alleged missing 4.9 billion dollars crude oil proceeds. Senate minority leader, Senator George Akume who made the call at a news conference in Abuja said the volume of money involved is so huge that the matter cannot be […]
At the resume trial involving the sum of N855million, A prosecution witness of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chukwuma Orji while tendering documents before a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Wednesday demonstrated how three top management staff members of the Keystone Bank PLC in connivance with an Indian national, Ashok Isran, allegedly converted […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The entire headquarters of Abia state police command, Umuahia was thrown into confusion Monday, as two of its serving Inspectors, Jimmy Johnson and Kingsley Etuk were shot dead by a notorious armed robbery gang who waylaid them at Ohiya village along the Umuahia Enugu Expressway. African Examiner gathered that the late police […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has refuted reports credited to the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, alleging that it withheld the sum of $49.8bn representing 76% of the total crude oil revenues from January 2012 to July 2013. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Media Relations […]
The African Examiner Lagosians have been advised to desist from trading on roads, median and sidewalks constructed by the state government. Equally, auto mechanics in the state have been warned to desist from turning roads constructed by the state government into their workshops. This advice and warning were given on Tuesday by the duo of […]
Tens of thousands of South Africans have joined dozens of world leaders for the national memorial service for former President Nelson Mandela. The service was held in front of a vociferous crowd in the FNB stadium in Johannesburg. US President Barack Obama said Mr Mandela was a “giant of history”, describing him as the last […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A state high court sitting in Bauchi has restrained the Bauchi State Government from allocating plots of land to the State’s PDP Chairman and a Police Officer. The High Court One which was presided over by the State’s Chief Judge, Justice Ibrahim Mohammed Zango, restrained the State Ministries of Lands and Housing, […]
