By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has admonished the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Olisa Metuh, to show some decorum in his public statements and avoid the use of trench language in public discourse. Metuh’s APC counterpart, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Mr. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State started on a stormy note this morning with protest by supporters of governorship aspirant, Ndutimi Alaibe, who were denied access to the venue of the event. Alaibe was also not allowed to enter the venue. He was seen at […]
The Federal Government has declared Thursday 24th and Friday 25th September as public holidays to mark this year’s Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Abubakar Magaji, announced this in a statement issued on behalf of the federal government. Magaji enjoined all Muslim faithful and Nigerians to extend the religious benefits of the Eid-el-Kabir […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The lingering leadership crisis rocking the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has worsened, as faction has accused its embattled leader, Chief Ralph Uwazurike of using the organization to enrich himself. The rival group, also alleged that Uwazurike, has been sacrificing his members for selfish gains. […]
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has again denied allegation by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it is using security agencies and other forceful means to manipulate proceedings at the Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. While addressing a press in Lagos Monday, the party’s […]
By Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President,Abubakar Bukola Saraki has said he would appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Tuesday September, 22, 2015. A statement by his Media aide, Yusuf Olaniyonu however said that while the Senate President had stated and maintained that he is ready to submit […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two weeks after former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and wife, Dame Patience formally endorsed the re-election bid of the incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson in a mega rally at the Samson Siasia Stadium in Yenagoa, the state capital, the former president appear to have […]
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will Tuesday host an Extraordinary Summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Authority of Heads of State and Government, in Abuja. In a statement issued Monday by Buhari’s SSA on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, the main item on the agenda […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its renewed efforts towards ridding Imo State of child trafficking, police in the state have arrested another syndicate of women involved in sourcing and selling of newly born babies to childless couple. The state Commissioner of police, Mr. Taiwo Lakanu, paraded the suspects […]
From Agabus Pwanagba Jos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pan Yoruba group under the aegis of Omo Oodua Yourba Community in the 19 Northern States and Abuja, has called on the Federal Government (FG) to immortalize the late matriarch, Chief Mrs. HID Awolowo. The group said the call became necessary in view of her […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Governor of Plateau and serving Senator, Jonah Jang has expressed confidence that the State’s Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Jos, will help the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to reclaim all its stolen mandate taken through rigging in the last general polls, by […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has appointed 23 commissioners and 13 special advisers in his cabinet. The governor has presented the list of cabinet members to the House of Assembly for approval. The Speaker of the House, Mr. Mubashiru Obasa, read the names on the floor […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new entrepreneurial scheme tagged “Kwara’s Next Entrepreneur” has been set up by the Kwara State Government promote entrepreneurship and competitiveness in the state’s informal sector. The scheme allows existing and new medium scale enterprises to bid for funds to establish or expand existing businesses in the state. To this […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the second time, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki has failed to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal, to answer questions relating to false declaration of assets, which he was alleged. Saraki was billed to appear before the Tribunal Last Friday, but failed, prompting the chairman […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An interesting dimension was has been added to the unfolding political drama surrounding the travails of the embattled Senate president, Dr. Bukola Saraki, with a coalition of civil societies and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) threatening to lead mass protests to embassies in Abuja. The coalition spearheaded by the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department For International Development, DFID funded Sexual Assault and Referral Centre, Tamar (SARC) Enugu, has raised the alarm over high rate of violence rape cases in South East, Nigeria, saying it has so far recorded no fewer than 320 abuses within one year of its […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-General of the Supreme Council for the non-indigenes in Bayelsa State, Mr. Sunny Chukwuezi, has described as appalling and condemnable, the comments made by former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seriake Dickson on Non-Indigenes, Mr. Chinedu Mbah. The former Senior Special Assistant, Mbah, recently said he resigned from his […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, governors and others have mourned the death of Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo who died on Saturday at the age of 99 years. Buhari, in a statement by his media aid, Femi Adesina said “On behalf of the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has anointed former governor, Timipre Sylva, as the party’s consensus candidate for the December 5 governorship election in the state, it was learnt last night. The decision was said to have been taken in Abuja after series of meetings with both Sylva […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin City BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another round of serious crisis in now looming in the Edo State chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the suspension of a one-time deputy governor and former state vice chairman (Edo South) of the party, Chief Lucky Imasuen, and two other chieftains […]
