Russia’s air safety regulator has ordered the airline whose charter jet crashed in Egypt to suspend flights pending the probe. Rostransnadzor, Russia’s transport safety watchdog, on Sunday told Metrojet to ground its fleet of Airbus A321s following Saturday’s crash. Metrojet’s A321-200 crashed in the Sinai Peninsula 23 minutes after taking off from the Red Sea […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja Institut français du Nigeria, the French Institute in Abuja was a beehive of activities on Thursday when it hosted the official launching of French and Japanese Animated Film Festival to showcase the rich animated film tradition of both countries in Nigeria. The film festival is aimed to giving Nigerians, particularly those […]
Fresh facts have emerged as to how the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC ) , Ibrahim Lamorde, advised that Abubakar Audu be disqualified from the governorship race in kogi on the strength of his graft charges. The APC appeal panel, chaired by Dr. Sam Sam Jaja, with Mr. Ahmad El-Marzuq and […]
The Unity Schools Old Students Association USOSA held its 29th AGM and plenary today October 31, 2013 at the NANET hotel and suites, Abuja. The AGM was well attended with a total of 42 schools in attendance. The AGM reviewed the activities of the association in the last year and commended the out going executive […]
By Prof R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria By political or idea dehydration, which can creep into our lives in many ways, we refer to situations where we fail to depart from our past and mostly doing everything like before. We almost know the next step the President will take because we have been […]
A Russian airliner carrying 224 passengers and crew crashed in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula on Saturday, the Egyptian civil aviation authority said, and a security officer who arrived at the scene said most of the passengers appeared to have been killed. The Airbus A 321, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia,was flying from the Sinai Red Sea […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba Police detectives in Delta State Friday arrested a 33 year old housewife, identified as Elizabeth Okolie, in Okpanam community, Asaba, for allegedly selling her three month old baby for N1.5 million naira. It was gathered that the woman, who is a petty trader in one of the markets in the community, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand through its First@arts initiative has partnered the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) in hosting the COSON Week 2015. This partnership is in line with the Bank’s initiative to drive perception change, grow brand affinity among the youth and the upwardly […]
By Eric Ojo Export Development Canada (EDC), the Canadian official trade finance agency has expressed its commitment to making Nigeria the hub of its multi-sectoral long term investment plan in sub-Sahara Africa. EDC is Canada’s export credit agency, providing financial services for companies that buy from Canadian companies, or those that have Canadian supply and […]
By Babs Ajayi The APC government of President Muhammadu Buhari is determined to wipe out corruption and it is doing everything possible to prosecute the former government of Goodluck Jonathan. The government is working with the British, Swiss and United States governments to recover stolen funds by former public officials and politicians, and in faraway […]
The reported endorsement of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva by former aspirant, Timi Alaibe, has been attributed to promise of board appointment and contract awards by the Federal Government. A deal to this effect was said to have been sealed at a meeting in the office of the Secretary […]
Rashidi Idoko In a matter of weeks from now, the people of Kogi State will make an important decision about who will be their governor for the next Four years. Specifically, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has fixed the Kogi governorship election for November 21st. Two weeks later on Dec.5th it will be the […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Akukwe Community in Enugu South Council Area of Enugu State, devastated by a violent wind Storm months ago, Thursday received the Federal Government, (FG) largesse as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), donated truck load of assorted relief materials to the affected persons. The Disaster, which occurred early this year, rendered […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the communiqué issued by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Caucus on the so-called political developments in the nation as a rehash of the opposition party’s infantile whining, which will not save it from going down unless it rebrands urgently. The party in a statement issued […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau If he is likened to the proverbial cat with nine lives, I believe such description is definitely not misplaced. Else, you might declare him as another ‘special being’ Ebora (the uncommon one) with a special talisman – to always wage battles and wrestle his avowed enemies, no […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed the suit filed before it by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, challenging his trial by the Code of Conduct Bureau Tribunal (CCT), over allegations of false asset declaration and 13 other charges. The three-man panel led by Justice Moore Adumein, held that the CCB Tribunal was properly constituted and […]
By Reuben Abati Democracy does not necessarily translate into the disappearance of crises and dilemmas, (even trilemmas, quadrilemmas or more) in a country, either developed, developing or perhaps evolutionary. Built into the fabric of the right to choose is also the right to make mistakes and so, across Africa at this moment, in Nigeria, Tanzania, […]
The Kwara State Governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed has forwarded an additional nine names to the Kwara State House of Assembly for confirmation as commissioners. This brings to nineteen the number of nominees forwarded to the house for confirmation, according to a statement by Dr. Muyideen Akorede, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications. According to […]
By Phrank Shaibu In the past three months or thereabout, Kogi state has witnessed many political activities. A large part of them have focused on preparatory activities for the 2015 gubernatorial elections. Specifically, barring all odds that may count against the elections being held as proposed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, in less than […]
