By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The lingering fuel scarcity being experienced in parts of Nigeria for months now, has worsened in Enugu state, especially since the Christmas season, as a litre of premium motor spirit PMS (petrol) is now sold between 250 to 300 naira. When AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent went round parts of the state such […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled sacked senator from Anambra Central senatorial district, Uche Ekwunife, has denied rumours in some quarters that she has concluded plans to dump her party, the opposition People’s Democratic party, PDP for the ruling All Progress Congress APC. The Senator, who was recently sacked by the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command says it has arrested two additional suspects in connection with the recent alleged murder of an Enugu lawyer, Ejimofor Ozongwo. Ebere Amarizu, the command’s spokesman, who disclosed this to AFRICAN EXAMINER in Enugu said the suspects were “nabbed by the operatives of […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A robbery suspect and ex-convict, Wasami Dennis, 32, has made a confessional statement to the operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), that it was easier for him to operate in Ghana than Nigeria because Ghanaians are not security conscious unlike Nigerians. He made this confession when the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Mr. Folarin Coker has disclosed that the ongoing “One Lagos Fiesta” will be the backbone of making Lagos the entertainment hub of Africa. Speaking recently with newsmen at the Bar Beach, one of the venues of the ongoing One Lagos Fiesta (OLF), Coker stated that […]
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again faulted the N6.08 trillion 2016 Federal budget as presented last Tuesday, by President Muhammadu Buhari, alleging that it is a huge fraud, with the proposed N1.84 trillion borrowing. PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh while speaking with the newsmen in Abuja Tuesday, said with the colossal borrowing, Nigeria was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the Sunday and Monday’s Boko Haram attacks in Borno and Adamawa States as disheartening and an indictment on the All Progressives Congress (APC) federal government, saying that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed must explain to Nigerians how the same […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow, Wednesday, December 30, 2015, host the first Presidential Media Chat. Buhari SA on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina in a statement issued Tuesday, indicated the session will be on air live, on the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Deputy President of Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has commiserated with the Chicason Group of Companies and the people of Nnewi over the recent fire incident that claimed eight lives and destroyed valuable properties at one of the Group’s subsidiaries in the ancient town of Anambra State. He described the incident as a […]
Following a media report that he is hiding in the US so as to escape being prosecuted over his involvement in the misappropriation of $2.1 Billion arms purchase scandal, by the immediate past administration, former Minister of State For Defence II, Musiliu Obanikoro has taken a swipe on the news website title and warned it […]
Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina has lost his elder sister, Professor Foluke Ogunleye. Late Ogunleye who hailed from Ipetumodu in Osun State, South West, Nigeria and once Head, Department of Dramatic Arts of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, died early last Sunday in an auto crash, […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state police command has arrested the town union president of Okwojo, Ngwo community in Udi council Area of Enugu state, Denis Ozongwu, and three other natives of the area over their alleged involvement in the killing of a prominent lawyer, late Barr. Ejimofor Ozongwu. The deceased, who hails from same […]
In my November piece, The enemy within, I paid homage to Comrade Ibrahim Yusuf, the humble labour leader who introduced me to trade unionism. I was fresh from the university and held strongly to certain ideas. For instance, the State Security Services, then known as the Nigeria Security Organisation (NSO)were supposed to be kept at arms length and not allowed […]
Mesut Ozil inspired Arsenal to a 2-0 victory over Bournemouth on Monday as it provisionally moved to the top of the English Premier League. Ozil set up the opener for Gabriel who scored his first Arsenal goal before the German stroked home the second. It was the first league meeting between the teams and victory […]
Barely 24 hours after attacks on some villages in the city, Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, had Monday again become the target of the deadly suspected Boko Haram terrorists, when they hit the ancient city with explosion, in which not less than 20 people died, while several others severely injured. The explosion which was mistaken […]
The Federal Government (FG) Monday assured Nigerians that it will not sell the National Theatre for whatever reason, instead, will make it to remain as a national monument. However, the Government FG affirmed it is “not averse to a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) arrangement that will add value to the iconic (National Theatre) complex”. The Minister […]
The Iraqi troops after fierce exchanges with the Islamic State (IS) declared Monday that it has liberated the city of Ramadi from the terrorists. The Military Spokesman, Brig Gen Yahya Rasul confirmed that forces had achieved an “epic” victory and that the Iraqi flag had been raised over the government complex, which was previously captured […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam Suspected members of the dreaded Boko Haram and soldiers, Sunday evening launched attacks and counter in some communities, including Aladuwari village, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. The first attack by the insurgents in the village, about two kilometers away from Maiduguri, occurred around 6pm. Two hours later, two suspected female […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni aims to jumpstart fresh peace negotiations between the government of Burundi and opposition groups in Kampala on Monday. Backed by the East African Community and the United Nations Security Council, the peace talks are aimed at restoring peace and security in Burundi following months of violence in the capital, Bujumbura and […]
The chairman of one of China’s largest state-owned mobile operators, China Telecom, is being investigated by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog. Chang Xiaobing is “suspected of serious violation of discipline”, according to a statement on the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection website. The executive was reported missing by local media on Sunday. He is the latest […]
