Speaker of the House of representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, and the Ambassador of Ireland to Nigeria, Mr. Patrick Fay, have urged youths, especially adherents of the Catholic faith, to always put service above self, and redirect their energies to efforts that will make Nigeria a greater nation for all its peoples. The two leaders […]
To reduce the cost food production and transportation of produce, the Federal government of Nigeria says efforts are underway to partner with private investors to establish food-manufacturing plants in some selected rural areas in the country. In a chat with Journalists in New York, the minster of Agriculture Dr Akinwunmi Adesina who disclosed this also […]
Ignatius Okpara, Former -Biafran soldiers have threatened to stage a street-wide protest in Abuja if the federal government fails to pay them their entitlements. The ex-soldiers said they have decided to take their destiny in their hands, and would literally halt government and commercial activities in the federal capital territory (FCT) Abuja by the time […]
The Group Managing Director of the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza, has been named Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) 30 “CEO of the Year” by African Investor; one of the leading investment and specialist communications firm advising governments and businesses on investments in Africa. Mr. Oduoza received the award at the Africa investor (Ai) […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele House of Committee on Labour, Productivity and employment has expressed displeasure over selective implementation of national budget. The Chairman of the Committee, Mr Essien Ekpeyong Ayi during oversight visit to the ministry of labour and productivity in abuja, said the committee is not happy with non execution of some projects captured in […]
To mark its first anniversary, the Christian Association of Nigeria-American CANAN held a gala and award night in New York over the weekend, Empowered Newswire reports. Speaking at the event which was a roll call of eminent Nigerians in the United States, CANAN President Pastor James Fadele condemned the killings of Christians and innocent Nigerians […]
By Eric Ojo Stakeholders from various sectors of the Nigerian economy rose from a Town Hall meeting last week in Birnin Kebbi with a call for the urgent removal of immunity clause from the 1999 constitution in order to stem impunity in the governance of the country. Participants at the meeting which was organized by […]
Olubunmi Adedayo only son of Mrs Olayinka Adebayo, owner of popular fast food restaurant, Tastee Fried Chicken (TFC) is dead. Information reaching African Examiner said he died on Tuesday, September 24th in the US of heart disease. He was flown to the United States of America, but later died after a long battle with the […]
Tragedy struck again on Lagos Island area of Lagos State, Nigeria as two buildings collapsed leaving three people dead and several others injured. A four year-old girl, an 82 year-old man and a middle aged Igbo trader were among those killed when the dilapidated 3-storey building collapsed on another six bedroom bungalow structure beside it. […]
Ahead of the presentation by the Federal Government of Nigeria’s human rights report under the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nation (UN) Human Rights Council in Geneva in October, the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) and the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) have urged the Council to put pressure on the government to end […]
The Society of the Rule of The Rule of Law in Nigeria (SRLN) has reacted to the statement credited to the retiring suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Salami that he was leaving the bench with his “head high” and that he had no regrets leaving the bench, asking him to rather; […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Victims of last Wednesdays mysterious fire that occurred at commercial shops located at No 20 Park road, Aba, destroying goods valued several million of naira, have sent a save our soul (SOS) message to the state government. African Examiner gathered that the source of the fire which consumed many shops was yet […]
Ignatius Okpara, A kidnap gang terrorising residents of Aba commercial city in Abia state and environs Wednesday met their waterloo as police in the area smashed the gang, killing two of them. African Examiner’s correspondent gathered that the gang was also behind the recent kidnap of a popular petroleum dealer based in the city. Addressing […]
Femi Kehinde, Boko Haram leader, Abubakar Shekau who was declared dead by the Nigerian JTF, is reported to have posted a new video to claim that he is alive. In a tweet sent via the Hausa service of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) official twitter handle (@BBCHausa), the news agency claimed “the leader of jama’atu […]
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has pulled out of today’s All Progressives Congress, APC primaries in the Delta Central Senatorial by-election, Delta State, Nigeria, describing the primaries as fraudulent. Keyamo, in a letter to the Chairman, APC Delta Central Senatorial Bye-Election Primaries’ Committee, said he had taken a painful but necessary decision not to participate in […]
By Femi Kehinde, The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has listed Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu as the governorship candidate of the PDP in November poll in accordance with the latest order as delivered by the Federal High Court, Port Harcourt, in Suit No. FHC/PH/CS/296/2013 – Nicholas Chukwuejekwu Ukachukwu vs. Dr. Tony Nwoye & 3 Ors. […]
The African Examiner A High Court sitting in Benin City, yesterday, awarded N25m damages for a libelous publication in favour of Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo State against Dockland Communications Limited, publishers of News of the People magazine. In suit no B/556/2011 Justice Efe Ikponmwonba ruled that Dockland Communications failed to prove the veracity of the libelous publication of the […]
The African Examiner, Senators Smart Adeyemi and Danjuma Goje today had a shouting match over the name, “New PDP” on the floor of the senate. Goje, who represents Gombe Central Senatorial District, while contributing to a motion on the demise of a former Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Agagu, described himself as a member of the […]
The African Examiner, The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has said that the massive ongoing gas pipeline projects across the country will provide a veritable platform for individual homes and estates to be linked with gas pipelines to enhance its domestic use. The Group Managing Director of the Corporation, Engr. Andrew Yakubu disclosed this during […]
Nigeria’s minister of Trade and Industry Olusegun Aganga has appealed to Nigerians in diaspora not to miss out in the ongoing massive investments drive under the transformation agenda of the present administration. Aganga who spoke in New York at a lunch between President Goodluck Jonathan, members of the executive council and the Nigerian Professionals in […]
