(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Thursday said that the Service would soon commence the audit of taxpayers across the country. Fowler stated this in Lagos while delivering a keynote address at a stakeholders meeting on “Tax Administration and National Revenue’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Paul Biya of Cameroon has condemned an attack on school children in the Northwest, one of the country’s two English-speaking regions, Communication Minister and Government Spokesman, Issa Tchiroma, said on Thursday. “President Biya has expressed indignation at the terrorist act that constitutes serious violation of the right to education,” Tchiroma said […]
Photo: Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Eng. Joseph Anebi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders under the aegis of Disaster Management and Prevention Group, have called on the Federal Government to extend the tenure of the Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Eng. Joseph Anebi to enable him to complete the good works he has embarked […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2019 general poll gathers momentum, a governorship Aspirant in Enugu state, Southeast Nigeria, under the platform of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, Dr. Uchenna Akubue, has promised to establish an Education Trust Fund if given the mandate to serve. He stated this Wednesday while addressing […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police IGP Mr. Ibrahim Idris has dismissed the three policemen who raided on Tuesday, the Abuja residence of an elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. The Force spokesman, Mr. Jimoh Moshood in a statement issued in FCT Thursday, confirmed that the officers: Insprs. Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar and […]
NASARAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to avoid night party and unnecessary journey in order to save their lives. The agency Director General DG Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, made the plea Thursday in Keffi during his visit to the 2018 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members deployed […]
…Says No Politician Worth His Salt Should Fear Facing Voters (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leaders and Elders of the mainstream of APC in Delta State, led by Olorogun Otega Emerhor and Chief Hyacinth Enuha, have sent out a clear message on the desirability of Direct primaries in Delta State. They commended the Comrade Adams Oshiomhole-led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials on Thursday said gunmen from Somalia’s Al Shabaab group killed six people including at least four soldiers in the streets of the capital, a day after the Islamist movement kidnapped scores of elders in a central region. Police said the militants drove up to a tuk-tuk vehicle carrying the soldiers in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that some governors and National Assembly members elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform will defect to the party soon. The party the indication in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday in Abuja, and said that six APC […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress APC, Enugu state chapter, has dismissed recent claim by the embattled Deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, that he personally donated the sum of N5 million naira to the party in the state during its membership registration in 2014, describing the comment as a cheap […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A head teacher, identified as Mr. Nathaniel Idoko, who is about 50 years old has been arrested by the Enugu state police Command for defiling four pupils in his school, blaming Satan for his actions. The state police public Relations officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu, who disclosed this in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has banned Super Eagles’ Chief Coach Salisu Yusuf from all football–related activities for one year with $5,000 fine. The ban was made by four-man Ethics and Fair Play committees of the Football body. NFF’s Director of Communications Ademola Olajire announced the decision in a statement issued Wednesday in Abuja. Olajire […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari supporters’ group under the auspices of Nigeria Consolidation Ambassador Network has paid for his expression of interest and nomination forms. The group purchased the forms valued at N45.5m Wednesday at the party’s National secretariat in Abuja. Members of the group were received by the National Chairman of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirants for the 2019 election in the All Progressives Congress will pay N45million to obtain the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms, to stand a chance of contesting in the direct primary slated for 20 September. Mr Emma Ibediro, the National Organising Secretary of the APC revealed this in a schedule and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has apologized to Chief Edwin Clark over the unauthorised raid of his residence in Abuja by four policemen. The Force spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Reports say four police men on Tuesday, illegally raided the Abuja residence of Clark. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has taken its safe motherhood campaign to churches with a call on Christian Leaders in the state to engage their members on the benefits of the initiative. At a meeting with the Christain Leaders on Tuesday in Yenagoa, the Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (rtd) said the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Feet and Tricks International, organisers of the first ever African Football Freestyle Championship in Africa have assured participants, stakeholders and ardent followers of the sport, that the first ever Championship in Africa scheduled to hold on September 13th -15th, 2018 at the Balmoral Convention Centre, Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant on Domestic Affairs to former President Goodluck Jonathan, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa has said that he did not do any transaction with the Office of National Security Adviser or Central Bank of Nigeria. Dudafa stated this at a Federal High Court, Lagos, during his examination-in-chief. Over allegation of N1.6bn Fraud. […]
KANO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) A Former Kano State Governor Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau has dumped the opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Shekarau’s media aide Sule Ya’u Sule, confirmed this Tuesday in an interview in Kano, the State capital. The former Governor according to his aide as a follow up had already called for a stakeholder meeting to be held today […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly declared in China, last Sunday, that he believes in the idea of free and fair elections, and that he is committed to this pillar of the democratic process. I don’t expect him to say anything otherwise. On the whole idea of free and fair elections, electoral integrity as it […]
