By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency NEMA, has advocated the enactment of an enabling law that will make insurance compulsory for Nigerian traders and any one doing business in the nation’s markets. Such legislation if put in place the agency said, would go a long way in […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Non existence of the smart card reader in the electoral act, error in the ruling of the State’s Election Petition Tribunal and failure of the defendants to substantiate their petitions were the key reasons the Supreme Court Friday gave as reasons why it affirmed the election […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged that his administration will partner with the 11 – member Economic Community of Central Africa States (ECCAS) to rid Nigeria and her neighbours of the menace of Boko Haram. President Buhari made the promise Friday at the State House in Abuja, while receiving a message […]
A total of 275 detainees suspected to be members of dreaded Boko Haram were Friday cleared and released to the Borno State Government by a special anti-terrorists Force – Operation Lafiya Dole. The Operation Commander, Major Gen. Hassan Umaru while handing over the detainees to Governor Kashim Shettima at a ceremony in Maiduguri, the Borno […]
By Ridwan Adeola Yusuf While we understand that the Head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria, Sunday Oliseh, has sent a letter of apology to the NFF, it must be established that this is not enough. Oliseh has offended not only the NFF or his ex-colleagues (whom his, You-tube outburst was obviously targeted at), […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka The Anambra State government says it has uncovered a total of 850 ghost workers in various ministries in the state. Governor Willie Obiano, who disclosed this to newsmen in Awka friday, said eliminating ghost workers was part of the internal mechanism his administration had put in place to cope with the […]
YENAGOA, BAYELSA STATE (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa state governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Friday in Yenagoa, read a Riot Act to criminals with a stern warning that Bayelsans should not succumb to the pressure and blackmail of paying ransom to kidnappers. The governor also stated that kidnappers were collaborating with some media outfits to secure payment of […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Owerri BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Owelle Rochas Okorocha of Imo has described the agreement reached between his administration and the Nigeria Labour Congress as no victor no vanquished, saying both parties are winners. He spoke on Thursday in Owerri when he was formally presented with a copy of the agreement by the […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The Nigerian Lawmakers have urged the Military not to dash the hope of the general public on the expectation for it to win the war currently being waged against insurgency and related social vices. Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Hon. Muktar Betara Aliyu made the call Friday during the visit of […]
Following the persistent complaints of inconsistence that have since trailed the 2016 Appropriation Bill, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called for the immediate overhauling of all government departments and units (MDAs) associated with the preparation of the proposed financial statement. MURIC in a statement issued in Lagos by its Director, Prof Ishaq Akintola demanded […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Delta State Police Command has arrested a 500 level male undergraduate of the State owned University, (DELSU), Abraka, identified as Ode Victor. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Celestina Kalu, who made this known to newsmen Friday in Asaba, the state capital, said the student was apprehended at Abbi community, […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says it has released 12 senior officers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for probe Over their alleged roles in the $2.1billion Dasuki’s arms deals. A statement by the Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Sani Usman reads: “The Nigerian Army wishes […]
Bayelsa State Government has asked its workforce to prepare for the global economic challenge, as the practice of augmenting monthly salary with bank loans is not sustainable. With a monthly wage bill of N4 billion for workers coupled with the shortfall in the monthly allocation from the Federation Account of between N3 to N4 billion, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun on Thursday disclosed that the introduction of Biometric Verification Number (BVN) and biometric capturing of federal civil servants have uncovered 23,000 Ghost Workers on federal government payroll. Adeosun who told Senate Committee on Finance at a budget defence session at the National Assembly that the 23,000 ghost workers […]
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate Aisha Al-Hassan and upheld the election of Darius Ishaku of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as governor of Taraba state. In a judgment delivered Thursday by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the Apex Court held that the appeal lacked merit and substance. […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Ado-Ekiti BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olukere, Oba Ganiyu Obasoyin, has begged President Muhammadu Buhari to save him from Fayose, who he accused of being after him. The monarch said, “my life now is at stake. If someone could personally supervise the tearing of my billboard, what would he do if he […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr. Joachim Gauck, has promised to draw the attention of President Mohammadu Buhari to the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) as a result of the insurgency and terrorism masterminded by the Boko Haram sect. The German President who […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another shocking revelation emerged in the senate on Wednesday on the 2016 budget padding with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disowning N398million voted for purchase of computers in his ministry. Mohammed told the Senate Committee on information at a budget defence session that the total sum […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Owerri, Imo state (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the Governor Rochas Okorocha led administration in Imo State, may have bowed to threat and pressure from the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and civil society groups, as it announced the recall of over 3,000 workers earlier sacked in 19 parastatals, departments and agencies. […]
