OYO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member, representing Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Temitope Olatoye, popularly known as Sugar is dead. He was said to be coming from his village where he had gone to exercise his franchise, when the assailant ambushed and shot him. Olatoye reportedly died at the intensive […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Authorities in Imo state, South- East Nigeria, on Saturday during the governorship and state Assembly elections arrested five fake policemen and two Soldiers in Ideato South council area of the state. Our Correspondent reports that the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha is from the local government area. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and Presidential candidate of PDP, Atiku Abubakar has delivered his polling unit – Ajiya 02, in Gwadabawa Ward, Yola North Local Government of Adamawa in the Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly Elections. The Governorship results as announced by the Returning Officer, Dorothy Inaku indicated that PDP scored 161 […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The mood in Lagos State in the ongoing Governorship and State House of Assembly elections is very cold. In many Local Government areas of the State, most polling units witnessed low turn out of voters. The situation is again worsened with the late arrival of INEC ad-hoc officials at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board have again been compelled to release the sum of N1 billion for the gubernatorial/House òf Assembly elections in Bayelsa State. The Secretary General of the Association, Mr. Jasper Timiebi, said in […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the central bank and apex monetary authority of the country, the major regulatory objectives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as mirrored in the institution’s enabling Act are to maintain the external reserves of the country, promote monetary stability, a sound financial environment and to act as […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It may not be arguable for one to aver that the Ogun State politics has not been this keen, volatile and extremely capricious. In other words, ‘all is not well’ politically right now, in the Gateway State. Not even the rumblings and uproars, of 2010, but which finally rested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday dismissed the suit filed by one Elvis Chinda seeking to disqualify Rivers governor, Mr Nyesom Wike from contesting the March 9 governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Chinda asking the court to disqualify Wike. Chinda […]
By Omoshola Deji (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governing a state in Nigeria is equivalent to, or more demanding than, ruling some countries in Africa and the world. For instance, the Governor of Lagos State has about 20 million persons to cater for, while the President of Togo and Denmark have just about 6 and 8 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Police Special Fraud Unit in Lagos has charged the managing director and chief executive officer of Access Bank Plc, Herbert Wigwe, with 21 counts of conspiracy and stealing before an Ogun State High Court. Mr Wigwe, Alawode Oluseye, Bayo Adesina, and Access Bank Plc are accused of conspiring and stealing 23,754.413 metric […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Enugu state, Senator Ayogu Eze, has boasted that he will win the Saturday 9th governorship election. Eze, who was reinstated Thursday as the governorship candidate of the party by Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja presided over by […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three political parties in Enugu State have dismissed allegation by the chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye and Director-General of Senator Ayogu Eze campaign organization, Hon. KGB Oguakwa of an alleged plan by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hand […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City are being investigated by Uefa over alleged financial fair play violations. The continental Football body confirmed Thursday that the investigation “will focus on several alleged violations of FFP that were recently made public in various media outlets”. A German newspaper Der Spiegel has published a series of claims, based on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court, Apo Thursday upheld the candidacy of Adedapo Abiodun as the Governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for Ogun State in the Saturday governorship election. The court dismissed the suit filed by an APC member in the state, AbdulRafiu Baruwa, who is praying the court to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, serving Senator, Buruji Kashamu has been affirmed as the authentic Ogun State PDP Governorship candidate for Saturday Elections. Consequently, the court has dismissed the suit filed by the factional PDP candidate, Hon. Oladipupo Adebutu, who is contesting the nomination and candidature of Kashamu. The court held that the reliefs sought by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has ordered the closure of all land borders with immediate effect from 12:00 noon Friday, March 8, 2019. Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd), said Thursday that the closure is with immediate effect from 12:00 noon Friday, March 8, till 12:00 noon of Sunday, March 10, 2019. The […]
Says 134-Man Squad Arrives Bayelsa On A Mission To Kill (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Delta Peace Movement has raised the alarm over the deployment of a Special Killer Squad to the six States òf the South South geopolitical zone ahead of the Governorship and National Assembly elections. The Secretary General of the NDPM, Comrade […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Saturday 9th Gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in Nigeria, the All Progressive Congress (APC), Enugu state chapter, has threatened to withdraw from the exercise, should the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fails to produce all the original result sheets for the poll. Ben Nwoye, the State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Marcus Rashford scored a last-gasp penalty kick awarded after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) intervention for Manchester United to stun Paris St Germain (PSG) 3-1 away on Wednesday. The victory helped the English side to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals on away goals rule after a 3-3 aggregate scoreline. Never in […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The war against cultism in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, has continued to yield tremendous result, as police in the area says it arrested a total of 88 suspected cultists in parts of the state between February 25th and March 5, 2019. This was disclosed on Wednesday in […]
