ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Having been found guilty of false assets declaration, the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has ordered the forfeiture of a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elders Godsday Orubebe’s property in FCT, Abuja. CCT Chairman Justice Danladi Umar, in his ruling Tuesday, held that the former Minister erred, by failing […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Whenever I look back at the last thirty years of selling our national assets and privatization, I see a litany of lies, cathedrals of falsehood, labyrinths of trickery, monuments of treachery, systematic asset-stripping and serial deception. This infamous heritage has an equally infamous origin in the 1985 National Debate on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Loan […]
… Says Action Contemptuous to Party Ayodele Afolabi EKITI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has raised an eyebrow over Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s weekend visit to Governor Ayodele Fayose in Ado-Ekiti, saying such a visit to Ekiti State is a slight on APC and contempt for the party’s leadership in […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has debunked reports of any recruitment of personnel going on in the Commission, warning members of the public and job seekers to ignore Facebook notices to that effect. The interventionist agency also denied reports of an ongoing Agric loan or youth empowerment programme. Ag. Managing Director/Chief […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma has appealed to international agencies to assist Nigeria’s drive for self-sufficiency by encouraging the local production of items required for the execution of their mandates in the country. Senator Udoma who was speaking at a meeting with the Executive Director of […]
…Government signs Mou with Cyprus Bayelsa state government on Saturday in Yenagoa, signed a Memorandum of Understanding, (MoU) with Global Education Counseling Limited, Cyprus for the commencement of academic activities at the University of Africa, Toru Orua, Sagbama LGA. The institution’s Director, Theo Theodorou, at a ceremony held in Government House, lauded the initiative of […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said it is determined to secure and ensure safe return of the abducted Chibok girls, just as the Bring Back Our Girls (BBOG) group and other Nigerians have consistently advocated. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who made the assertion on a special programme to mark Nigeria’s […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rangers International FC of Enugu has emerged the winner of the 2015/ 2016 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPLF). The 32 years trophy jinx was broken after the Enugu club side, humiliated their visiting opponents, EL Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri 4-0 in the week 38 and final match […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The various reactions on Independence Day yesterday can only compel us to ask one question: what does Nigeria mean to you or me? I had written a piece on Friday, September 30, in which I advised that Nigerians should embrace hope rather than despair and that in the long run, […]
– Hints Mambila Project ‘ ll Take Off This Year ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has again called on the judiciary to support the anti-corruption drive of his administration. He said this in his 56th Independence anniversary speech. Mr. President condemned attack on the oil pipelines by the Niger Delta militants. He […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Thursday arraigned the former Commissioner for Works, Transport and Special Duties in the state, Engr. Luke Mammel before an Enugu-East Magistrate Court for giving false information to the Police. Mammel, who is the current Director of Works & Services at the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria prepares to mark her 56th Independence anniversary Saturday – October 1, 2016, the US has trailed the blaze of the Nations sending congratulatory message on the occasion. Secretary of State Mr. John Kerry in a statement issued Friday said “On behalf of President Obama and the American people, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World leaders Friday hailed the vision of the late Israeli leader, Mr. Shimon Peres, as he was buried three days after he died at the age of 93. The leaders one after the other again poured accolades on the late Prime Minister and Israeli’s President at the burial. Israeli Prime […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has hinted that the annual National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) has evolved from being just an instrument of national unity to becoming a platform to help boost the level of economic activities in the country. The Minister said this […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the government and people of Edo State on the successful conclusion of the gubernatorial election, and the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Godwin Obaseki at the poll. In a telephone call to Governor Adams Oshomole, President Buhari commended the well-articulated campaign […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Monday, October 3, 2016 as the public Holiday to mark the country’s 56th Independence Anniversary. The declaration was made Thursday in a statement signed in Abuja by the acting Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Interior, Alhaji Muhammadu Maccido on behalf of the […]
…Calls For Parents’ Patience LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite still awaiting the official directive from the authority, a Tutor General/Permanent Secretary (TG/PS), Education District 1, Lagos State, Dr. Yinka Ayandele has called on the schools’ principals to be “professional” in the manner they handle issues relating to wearing of Hijab by the female students […]
Although I wanted Real Madrid to win Borussia Dortmund yesterday evening, 27th September 2016, in the ongoing UEFA Champions League competition, my situation was made worse by what I discovered when I opened my newly bought and well caped Cadbury bournvita to take tea. I discovered that it was virtually half-filled in quantity. What? Why? […]
By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo, akinadejum@aol.com The guy in the middle you are looking at is Abiodun Adegoke. He is 7 feet and 2 inches tall, ((in England, they lovingly call such tall people, Beanpoles) almost 18 years old and has just been admitted to resume and complete his secondary education at Segun Odegbami International College […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Former Lagos State Governor and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the present economic recession the country requires the sacrifice of all Nigerians to see the country through. In a short remark on Wednesday night in Lagos at the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers’ investiture of its President, […]
