By Owei Lakemfa I cannot get the picture of Mrs. Esther Gadimah off my mind. A man carried the old woman in his hands like a baby. She was one of the pensioners that had come to the Benin City verification centre of the Pension Transitional Arrangement Directorate. She looked frail, worn-out, resigned, sick and […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US has ordered a ban on travelling with large electronic devices from cabin baggage on passenger flights from eight Muslim-majority countries. The ban which emanated from what was described as “evaluated intelligence” was handed down by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with explanation that bomb could be hidden inside […]
Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Almost 48 hours after the sad incident, the body of Dr. Allwell Orji who jumped into the Lagos Lagoon has been recovered. The Lagos Marine Policemen, who has been searching for Dr Orji’s remains, disclosed Tuesday that they recovered a dead body suspected to be that of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday granted bail to the former Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Engr. Andrew Yakubu in the sum of N300 million and two sureties in likes sum. The Federal Government is prosecuting the former NNPC GMD before Justice Ahmed […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (African Examiner) – As part measures to instill discipline and sanity, the South East Zonal Chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has inaugurated a Disciplinary and Fund Raising/Finance Committees for the region. It said the party would no longer condone any form of indiscipline and misconduct among members. This is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor and Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Reconciliation Committee, Henry Henry Seriake Dickson on Saturday called on key actors in the party to sheathe their swords and embrace peace to move PDP forward. According to him, it would be unhealthy for both Ahmed Markafi and Sheriff to be […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Kingdom UK Prime Minister Mrs.Theresa May will on Wednesday officially notify the European Union EU about her exit. In effect, May said she would write a letter to the EU’s 27 other members, indicating that she expected negotiations with them to begin as quickly as possible. The new move […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ali Modu Sheriff, has challenged the appeal filed against him at the Supreme by Ahmed Makarfi-led National Caretaker committee. The court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division on February 17, 2017 authenticated the former Borno State Governor as the legally recognized […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There were reportedly no African delegates at a summit about sustainable development in Africa after they were all denied visas to enter the US. The African global economic and development summit, which takes place every year at the University of Southern California was particularly quiet this year after about 100 attendees were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Shehu Sani (Kaduna-APC) has described as a cruise missile, the memo to President Muhammadu Buhari, written by Governor Nasir El-Rufai, governor of his state. Both Sani and El-Rufai have not been politically friendly since 2015, though both of them belong to the ruling All Progressives Congress. Now Sani has urged the […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was a disaster in Lagos Sunday evening as a man parked his car on the third Mainland bridge and jumped into the Lagoon. The sad incident reportedly occurred around 4.50 pm. The man who was identified as Orji is said to be a Medical doctor. Orji was riding in […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the All progressive congress, APC has expressed optimism that going by the solid structures it has put in place in the 260 political wards of the state, as well as calibre of heavyweights politicians that have joined its fold, the party would sack […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has reassured that it will protect and reward whistleblowers who provide information that leads to the recovery of stolen funds or assets. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the assurance in a statement issued in Lagos Sunday. Mohammed reiterated that FG would protect the identity […]
By Ignatius Okpara IMO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abductors of Mrs. P. U. Adikibe – a serving female Magistrate in Imo State, South- East Nigeria, have demanded a N20 million ransom from her family before she could be set free from captivity. A family source who craved anonymity for fear of the unknown made this […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – By impunity we refer to exemption from punishment that would otherwise have been awarded a lawbreaker or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action. This is different from immunity. In many societies impunity is only enjoyed by military officers implicated in civilian […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man suspected to be terrorist has been shot dead after making an attempt to seize a soldier’s weapon at Paris’s Orly airport. The 39-year-old who has been on the Police watch-list according to French officials was killed by the security forces after attacking a patrol in the airport’s south […]
The health of former Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mr. Andrew Yakubu, is deteriorating in EFCC’s custody, his lawyers complained, challenging the conditions of his detention. His health is deteriorating day-after-day, his lawyer has said. The 62-year-old has been diagnosed with High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) and other health issues according to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The G20 Finance Ministers have dropped an anti-protectionist commitment due to opposition from the US. In spite of the resolution, the world strongest economy Ministers left the two-day meeting without renewing their long-standing pledge to bolster free trade. It would be recalled that the group last year vowed to “resist […]
…Says Senators Have Skeleton in their Cupboard (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-governmental organization, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has lambasted the Nigerian senate for refusing to confirm Mr Ibrahim Magu, for the second time, as the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) noting that it was victory for corruption. A statement from the […]
Ex-Governor Chime Has not Joined APC –Enugu Chairman By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Nigeria (African Examiner) – Contrary to reports in both the conventional and social media that immediate past governor of Enugu state, Sullivan Chime has dumped the crisis- ridden peoples Democratic party, PDP for the ruling All progressives Congress, APC, state chairman of the […]
