The African Examiner, ..As Yakubu Assures of Nigeria’s Readiness to Tackle Shale Oil Threat The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has dismissed insinuations in some quarters that the recent spate of divestments from certain onshore oil blocks by some international oil companies (IOC) may lead to crisis in the nation’s oil and gas industry. Speaking […]
The African Examiner, A religious group in Osun state, the Islamic Political Committee( IPC) has thrown its weight behind the governorship ambition of Senator Iyiola Omisore, describing the governorship aspirant of the People’s Democratic Party as “best suited to salvage the state from the present confusion and current misjudgments in governance. “We are by this […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji has written off the proposed National Conference by President Goodluck Jonathan, saying nothing good will come out of it. Ikuforiji, who spoke in Epe, Lagos, Nigeria on Tuesday said the timing of the conference was wrong. “Already, the fear is there. Why […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Activist, Bamidele Aturu has warned the Federal Government over its threat to clamp down on internet journalism in Nigeria. Aturu, in a statement said the threat by the Federal Government to clampdown on internet journalism must be a source of concern for all who meant well for the nation’s democracy. “I have […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as the height of insensitivity the decision by the First Lady of Nigeria, Patience Jonathan to receive an Honorary Doctorate award in far away South Korea, while Nigeria’s public universities remained shut for many months under the watch of her husband. In a statement issued […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Victims of the deportation exercise carried out by the Governor Babatunde Fashola led administration in Lagos State few months ago, have instituted a 1 billion naira civil suit against the government before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. The Court 4 presided over by Justice Anumogobia is expected to begin hearing […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos As Muslims in Nigeria join other Muslims in the world to celebrate Ed–al-Kabir this year, there have been reflections on the festival by Muslim faithful in Lagos. The Chief Imam, Nawair-Ud-Deen Society of Nigeria, Ikotun Branch, Alhaji Nurudeen Abdulrasaq, said that Ed–al-Kabir reminds Muslims of how the Almighty intervened to turn a […]
Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday it had killed 40 Islamist militants while repelling a coordinated attack in three parts of northeastern Borno state, in the heartland of their insurgency. Militant group Boko Haram has been fighting for more than four years to try to carve an Islamic state out of religiously-mixed Nigeria, and remains the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos “We call on the Presidency to respond to the germane message that truly, the national conference is a Greek Gift, diversionary and deceptive.” The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) stated this in a statement issued to back the position of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Tinubu […]
Ayo Balogun Constitutional lawyer, Prof. Itse Sasgay, fiery preacher, Pastor Tunde Bakare , a university don, Prof. Pius Adesanmi and others have thrown their weight behind the President Goodluck Jonathan’s proposed National Conference, saying it will help to salvage the nation. They spoke at the Maiden Edition of the Centre for Change lecture at the […]
By Eric Ojo Czech Republic has pledged to collaborate and support Nigeria in addressing her present challenges in the education and security sectors of the economy. This is coming at the heels of the plethora of problems bedevilling both sectors. The education sector has been plagued with serious and devastating labour unrest due to poor […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos A truck carrying waste metals crashed into the green zone at the Festac link bridge, Amuwo Odofin Local Government on Monday. This is coming after a Container piloted by men of the Area E Command forcefully drove into the Local Government destroying barriers in the process. The container was said to have […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola and the former Governor of Lagos, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu have urged Nigerians to imbibe the lessons of the sacrifice that is necessary to move the nation to greater heights. Fashola, who spoke after observing the Eid –El-Kabir prayers at the Lagos Central Mosque on Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Executive Chairman of Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos, Nigeria, Comrade Ayodele Adewale on Monday leads a protest against police harassment of council officials. The protesters carried placards and decried the arrest of some officials of the council by the police, calling for their immediate release of some Man O’ […]
President Goodluck Jonathan Monday in Abuja urged the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) to do more to support efforts by the Federal Government to stop the exportation of stolen crude oil from Nigeria. Speaking at an audience with the Chairperson of EITI, Ms. Clare Short, President Jonathan called on EITI to join the Federal Government […]
Family’s Press Release: The family of a Nigerian student, Mr. Gabriel Soriwei, who was killed in the North Cyprus city of Nicosia, has cried out to the Federal Government, relevant authorities and indeed all well meaning Nigerians for intervention. Gabriel Soriwei, (20), was a first year student of Electrical/Electronic/Engineering at the Cyprus International University, Nicosia, […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The campaign train of the gubernatorial candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming Anambra state Governorship election, Senator Chris Ngige, on Monday stormed Enugu, promising to be prudent in managing the resources of the state if given the mandate. Ngige, who governed Anambra state for about three years before being […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Wife of the Abia state Commissioner for Sports, Evangelist Esther Chigbu, who was kidnapped by unknown gunmen on the 8th of October, 2013 and eve of her husband’s swearing in by Gov. Theodore Orji, was on monday freed by her abductors. A close source to the police in the area disclosed to […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed as reckless, baseless and completely unfounded the report published by a local newspaper that the party has zoned its vice presidential slot to the South-West instead of South-East. In a statement issued in Lagos on Monday by its Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, […]
The African Examiner, President Goodluck Jonathan has received with sadness news of the death of renowned political scientist and former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin, Professor Omo Omoruyi. President Jonathan commiserates with Prof. Omoruyi’s family and the Government and people of Edo State on the loss of the very distinguished academic and […]
