The Ministerial Committee aimed at fast-tracking the passage into law of the Motion Picture Practitioners Council of Nigeria (MOPPICON) Bill is to be inaugurated Friday, April 8, 2016 at the Conference Room of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced this Thursday in Abuja. The 17- member Committee, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Senate President, Bukola Saraki has again lost in his bid to stop the Code of Conduct (CCT) Tribunal from hearing the suit alleging against him, false assets declaration. Saraki’s new Leading Counsel and former AGF, Mr. Kanu Agabi (SAN) had about two weeks ago during the resumed hearing of the trial, filed […]
A new money market brand, Heritage Bank, has solicited for more support from the stakeholders, as it thrives to consolidate its capital base, as well as serves its customers in line with the vision of the management of the repackaged financial institution. The Group Head, Media Relations and External Communications of the Bank, Mr. Igwe […]
The Executive Committee of the Coalition of Civil Society Groups in Nigeria, has kicked against the calcaulated move by a group, against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. The group in a statement signed by its President, Etuk Bassey Williams said it wished to put it on record and make it […]
South Sudan Football Association’s new office was opened by new FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Wednesday. The Italian, who won last month’s Fifa elections to succeed Sepp Blatter, inaugurated the facility in the war-torn country’s capital Juba. He also attended the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between South Sudan and Benin, which the away […]
Authorities in Mali have arrested 21 people in connection with an attack on the headquarters of an EU military training operation there, a senior police official said on Wednesday. In the foiled gun attack on Bamako’s Nord-Sud Hotel on Monday, one assailant was killed and two others arrested. There were no reports of casualties at […]
BRAZZAVILLE—Opposition candidates in elections in Congo Republic said on Wednesday that President Denis Sassou Nguesso placed no better than fourth in any major district, rejecting official partial results that gave him a commanding lead. Results of Sunday’s ballot announced by the country’s electoral commission on Tuesday, and based on returns from 72 of 111 voting […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Dakuku Peterside has reiterated the Agency’s commitment to ensuring that Nigeria becomes the hub of maritime activities in Africa, thereby making it a reference point in the continent. The DG stated this when he officially took over from the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Ekiti State House of Assembly has said it has instructed its counsel to seek redress and damages over what it calls “the undemocratic, unpatriotic, dictatorial and brutish” incarceration of one of its members, Mr Afolabi Akanni, by the Department of State Services (DSS) for 18 days with neither explanation nor trial […]
*Told Senators to Use Oversight to Monitor Implementation Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate President, Bukola Saraki has tasked the various standing committees of the National Assembly to ensure full implementation of the 2016 budget through effective use of their oversight duties. Giving his remark during the plenary after the passage of the 2016 Appropriation Bill by […]
The Senate has finally passed the 2016 Appropriation Bill into law. The passage of the budget comes months after the padding drama that followed the budget after the budget was presented to the joint session of the national assembly by president Mohammadu Buhari. The two chambers of the National Assembly had laid the 2016 Budget […]
A fifth person has died of Ebola in southeast Guinea since March 17, a health official told Reuters on Tuesday, raising concerns that a recent flare-up of the deadly virus could spread. The latest case was detected in Macenta prefecture, about 200 kilometers from the village of Korokpara where the four other recent Ebola-related deaths […]
By Deepak Michael The political intrigues playing out as being orchestrated by the advocates of Mr. Godwin Emefiele’s sack is nothing but sickening. You wonder what Emefiele’s sins are. The clamour is assuming a maddening crescendo without the advocates considering the implication of their endeavour on the economy. About two years ago, an unprecedented […]
*Urges states to begin process of robust revenue generation The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun has disclosed that the Federal Government of Nigeria, as a sign of its commitment to stimulate the economy, will in the next one quarter pump N350 billion into the system in form of capital spending. Explaining that the Federal […]
South Africa’s anti-corruption watchdog may seek state funding to speed up its investigation into a growing scandal over President Jacob Zuma’s relationship with a wealthy family of businessmen, its spokesman said Tuesday. In an affair that has caused wild swings in the rand since erupting last week, Zuma has faced calls to resign since a […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (Sports) Patron of ex-Rangers international FC association of Enugu, Mr. Benson Ejindu on monday put smile on faces of the players and coaches, as he doled out one million, one hundred and fifty thousand naira to them for humiliating visiting Akwa United FC of Uyo, Akwa Ibom state, 3-0 in the […]
By Okachikwu Dibia BALTIMORE, MD (FRICAN EXAMINER) – Eze Epara Rebisi is the traditional title of the paramount ruler of Rebisi Kingdom in Port Harcourt. But for the mistake by Lord Lugard and his brothers, Rebisi should have been the proper name for Port Harcourt because the Rebisi people own and occupy the heart of […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at Presidential Villa, Abuja. In attendance are the former Lagos State Governor, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Dogara, immediate past Kano State Governor, Senator Rabiu Musa […]
A member of the Ekiti State House of Assembly, Hon. Afolabi Akanni has been released by the Department of State Seivices (DSS). Akanni who was released in Abuja Tuesday evening said he did not know the reason why he was being held by the security agency. It would be recalled the State Lawmaker was arrested […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are yet to comprehensively assess the implications of the June 12, 1993 Presidential Elections annulment. One fall-out which we have not come to terms with is the rise of armed militancy. Some came to the conclusion that if a very rich and powerful Moshood Kashimawo Abiola could be denied […]
