Scores of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria members were Saturday feared dead in a deadly clash which broke between the group and soldiers. The clash occurred at the Husainiyya Zaria base, Kaduna state of the Muslim organization and left about 20 persons dead, according to eye witness accounts. It was gathered that the soldiers first […]
About two weeks after the December 5 governorship election, fake naira notes used by the All Progressives Congress (APC) to entice voters, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) can authoritatively on Saturday reveal that the fake monies estimated at about N2 billion are now in circulation in Bayelsa State. According to the PDP, the printing and […]
The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has approved the holding of a Special Games for physically challenged athletes in the State from Year 2016 as a way of giving them a sense of belonging in the society. The Chairman of the State Sports Commission and Special Adviser on Sports to the Governor, Mr. Deji […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Thisday newspaper, Nduka Obaigbena is in trouble following a disclosure that he received additional N120 million payment in March 2015 on behalf of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN) and 12 newspapers who asked to be compensated for “unlawful seizure and stoppage of circulation […]
(NAN) – The Northern Nigeria Development Company (NNDC) on Friday, said it would begin oil and gas exploration in the north- east in the first quarter of 2016. Chairman of the company, Alhaji Bashir Dalhatu, stated this while briefing journalists at NNDC’s 47th Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Kaduna. Dalhatu said the company was collaborating […]
Security operatives denies Sylva access to Aso villa as President Buhari condemns electoral fraud, violence in Bayelsa governorship election Efforts by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Chief Timipre Sylva to have audience with President Muhammadu Buhari was rebuffed on Thursday, sources said This was as a result of the disposition […]
Crisis is imminent in the Rivers State Police Command, as its officers plan to protest against non-payment of their last four months salaries. Investigations carried out by Frontiers News revealed that over 500 police officers and men of the command have not received their September, October and November 2016 salaries and no one is coming […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday voided the elections that produced two Senators From Rivers State – Osinakachukwu Idoezu (Rivers South-West Senatorial District) and John Olaka-Nwogo (Rivers South-East). The court, in a judgment, held among others, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed, in its conduct of the elections, to comply substantially […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Thisday Newspapers Group, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena has opened up that the sum of N420, 000,000 he received from the office of the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. (rted) Sambo Dasuki were compensation for attack on his Abuja office by the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists, as […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau I have the strong feeling that readers can correctly predict my focus this week. The reason is that besides being a prasticing journalist, I belong to the segment of the trade, who operate exclusively online. Therefore, this makes the protest, opposition and outright condemnation that have trailed […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Friday upheld the Election of the Senate Minority Leader and former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio. In a unanimous ruling by the three-man panel led by Justice Moshood Oredola, the appellate court quashed the appeal filed by Chief Inibehe […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Elders Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and paramount rulers from various communities in Southern Ijaw LGA! have condemned the violence that marred the conduct of the rescheduled governorship election in the area. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Bayelsa State, Daniel woriso-Markson, in a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) “Did they send you your own share of the bush meat?” “Bush meat?” “The lion in the zoo that became bush meat in Jos. “ “What’s my own inside? I don’t know any zoo worker in Jos and how could a lion that was allowed out of its cage and got […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state Thursday presented to the state house of assembly appropriation bill of one hundred and one billion, one hundred and fifty four million, six hundred and forty six thousand thirty naira (N101.1 billion) only for 2016 fiscal year. The bill tagged Budget of Divine Actualisation […]
The Justice Ali Gumel-led panel of the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment of the National/State Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal in Apo, Abuja, which had dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Andrew Uchendi against Sekibo’s election. The appeal court also delivered similar judgments setting aside the election of two other […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate on Thursday descended on the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, for allegedly violating civil service rule with placement of a junior officer above her senior as Deputy Director in the organization. This followed a petition […]
*Says That’s PDP stronghold Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Thursday expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win overwhelmingly in Southern Ijaw LGA anytime the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixes the date to conduct the re-scheduled election. Governor Dickson who stated this at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa, described […]
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo on Thursday gave the Federal Government one week ultimatum within it should hands off alleged plan to rig the governorship election in Bayelsa State and install the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, as winner. The ex-militant in a statement issued in […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The total debt profile of Nigeria presently stands at $64billion , the Director General of the Debt Management Office ( DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo has said Nwankwo who made the disclosure while making submission on the Nation’s debt profile before the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts, however allayed the fears […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed 26 February, 2016 for judgment in the appeal filed by the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King challenging the judgments of a Lagos High Court sentencing him to death by […]
