BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has warned the Acting National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, to leave former Rivers State Chibuike Amaechi, alone or the party would be forced to expose him. Rivers APC gave the warning in a statement signed […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC governorship candidate for Akwa Ibom State in the 2015 general elections, Mr Umana Okon Umana, has dismissed as totally false and without any basis in facts, a publication in the social media which claims that he, Mr Umana, has criticised and rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial nomination for […]
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S 55th YEAR INDEPENDENCE CELEBRATION BROADCAST ON THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER, 2015 October 1st is a day for joy and celebrations for us Nigerians whatever the circumstances we find ourselves in because it is the day, 55 years ago; we liberated ourselves from the shackles of colonialism and began our long march to nationhood […]
* Stories “They’ Don’t Want Published BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – News Investigators, one of Nigeria’s leading online investigative newspaper has survived a “brute force and denial of service attacks”. As expected, the attackers launched a heavy bombardment from anonymous IP addresses. It is not clear who is behind this latest series of attacks, but […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party Candidate as Best Alternative For Kogi State. All is now set for the November election of Kogi State as all major political party have selected and produced their candidates. It’s interesting that as expected the current ruling party in the state produced the incumbent while APC produced a former […]
Former Senate President and immediate past Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Anyim Pius Anyim, has denied reports that he is part of a group of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) politicians who have teamed up with the party’s former National Chairman, Ahmed Muazu, to form a new political party. Describing the report as […]
No one should be surprised over what is happening or the shape of the political appointments made by President Muhammadu Buhari. To be fair to him, the President made himself clear in his recent state visit to the United States of America, with his now unfortunate theory of 95 percent and 5 percent reward for […]
The management of Afriland Properties Plc notes with concern, recent reports relating to its transaction to redesign and redevelop the iconic Falomo Shopping Centre in Lagos. These unverified reports have implied that, the contract with the Lagos State Development and Property Corporation (LSDPC) was terminated on the grounds that the concession terms are “grossly detrimental” […]
By Ayo Balogun – Two former Rivers State government officials under the administration of Chibuike Amaechi have written to President Buhari explaining that allegations of corruption and fraudulent enrichment against the former Rivers governor and his administration were untrue adding that facts of the issues were grossly twisted. Former SSG, George Peyii and Former Commissioner […]
*Hails Nigerians for celebrating Ex-Governor’s legacies The Caretaker Governor of Rivers State, Chief Nyesom Wike, has been put to shame by the large crowd of Nigerians from all walks of life who gathered at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, on Monday to honour the immediate past Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, […]
*As NNPC Announces the Successful Repairs of Arepo Pipeline The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced that the Port Harcourt and Warri refineries have been successfully re-streamed after a nine-month phased rehabilitation exercise conducted by its in-house engineers and technicians. The Corporation in a statement revealed that both plants have commenced […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the management and staff of the African Examiner, a front line Online News medium, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Guild of Editors, on the demise last Thursday, of African Examiner’s Managing Editor, Mr. Femi Kehinde. MURIC in a release issued Monday by its Director, […]
*1000 Representatives Drawn From 51 African Countries As part of Tony Elumelu’s $100 million commitment to empowering African entrepreneurs, 1,000 Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurs, representing 51 African countries from the Tony Elumelu Entrepreneurship Programme (TEEP) Class of 2015, converged near Lagos, Nigeria for an intensive two-day bootcamp session, an unprecedented gathering of emerging African entrepreneurs, from […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described as absolute falsehood claim that NLNG fund were depleted under President Goodluck Jonathan. Reacting to claim from the presidency that it would probe Jonathan administration over the accruals from NLNG, Olisa Metuh, the National Publicity Secretary of PDP said in a statement that no […]
The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC is saddened that despite his earlier ruling to stand down the matter until the appeal questioning the jurisdiction of his court is determined by the Appeal Court from October 12, Justice Lambo Akanbi, this morning, handed out ruling on a matter that was awaiting a decision […]
Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has distanced himself from the multiple crises rocking the state chapter of All Progressives Congress saying he is “too preoccupied with the business of governance.” The governor in a statement issued Sunday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, was reacting to the allegation by the chairman of […]
Mr. Aaron Kaase, the PSC staff who petitioned the EFCC and ICPC over alleged misrepresentation of facts to the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) with a view to swindling the government to the tune of N275.5m through PSC by its Chairman, Mr. Mike Okiro a former Inspector General of Police, has written to security agencies […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Chairmen’s Forum has urged aggrieved parties in the ongoing National Assembly leadership wrangling to embrace peace and re-conciliatory moves by President Muhammadu Buhari and National leadership of the party. The Chairmen, in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary and Enugu state Chairman, Dr. […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned Thursday’s Gestapo style invasion of the residence of the immediate past Rivers State Commissioner for Information, Mrs. Ibim Semenitari at No. 12A Ernest Ikoli Street, Old G.R.A, Port Harcourt. The invasion which was on the order of Governor Nyesom […]
By Abdul-Warith Afekade Blessing Agbomhere – Mr President, permit me to seize this opportunity to congratulate you as you begin your journey as the captain of this ship called the Nigerian State. Indeed, your leadership qualities and capabilities become clearer with each passing day for all to see. Notwithstanding the sorry state of our nation’s […]
