BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Toyin, the wife of the Deputy Managing Director of Sun Publishing Limited, Steve Nwosu, has been released by her abductors. Toyin’s release came after three days of her abduction. The mother of four was released in the early hours of Thursday. It was gathered that the kidnappers dropped her off […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party Candidate as Best Alternative For Kogi State. All is now set for the November election of Kogi State as all major political party have selected and produced their candidates. It’s interesting that as expected the current ruling party in the state produced the incumbent while APC produced a former […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Achilike William-Wobodo, All Progressives Congress, APC field agent has described the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State as an irregular and stage-managed exercise, programmed to favour the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. William-Wobodo who spoke as a witness at the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja told the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) | BY AYO BALOGUN – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has put on hold, all activities pertaining to the yet to be inaugurated committee on the proposed PDP National Conference. This decision was to create room for further consultations and exhaustive consideration by critical stakeholders, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Wednesday approved the composition of Governing Councils for the tertiary institutions in the state. The Governor in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello, listed the names of members of Governing Council for the Lagos State University, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Chairman of the Caretaker Committee of Akuku Toru Local Government Council, Mr. Otiasah Christian has berated Governor Nyesome Wike for planning to battle the Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission over some oil wells in the state, describing it as deceitful, selfish and unpatriotic to Rivers state. Speaking […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Wednesday, premised his decision to contest for a second term as Governor based on the strength of his impressive scorecard of achievements in the last three and half years. According to him, his achievements surpassed the abysmal performance of members of the All […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) | BY NIYI ADEYI – No fewer than seven officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) were late Tuesday killed in a bloody clash between them and suspected petroleum pipeline vandals, in Ikorodu, Lagos outskirt. The latest clash which erupted on Ishawo road, of the area, our Correspondent learnt was the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) | FROM AGABUS PWANAGBA JOS – A Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC and former Plateau Satae Deputy Governor, Dame Pauline Tallen has described allegations by the opposition PDP that the economic policies of President Muhammad Buhari have driven the country backwards, as a political blackmail. Tallen stated this […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) | BY UGOCHUKWU EJINKEONYE – It is more than one week now since Premium Times carried a very shocking story in which the Katsina State Governor and one of the leading lights of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Aminu Bello Masari, was accused of brazenly deploying a false claim […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) | BY AYO BALOGUN – The Saudi authorities have barred the Executives of the giant Saudi Binladin Group, handling the extension works at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, from traveling out of the Kingdom as well as excluded from being engaged in new public contracts. The announcement which was made public […]
Mr Tafa Michael, a Superintendent of Police who was on election duty on April 11 in Tai Local Government Area of Rivers State has told the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja that his men caught agents of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP thumb-printing in a house opposite their party’s secretariat at Seme […]
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to investigate the activities and funding of the Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in respect of Federal Roads in Lagos State in the last eight years. This was brought to the floor of the House by the Majority Leader, Hon. Sanai Agunbiade in […]
The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has expressed dismay at the news report quoting the police placing the delay in prosecuting the case of alleged forgery of the senate rules by certain members of the National Assembly at the doorstep of the office of the AGF. The Police, in a statement, attributed the delay in […]
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has faulted reports in a section of the media that the 92-year-old woman who is an ardent supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari, Haj Maitalle Tara Koko, has been abandoned, saying the woman is being well catered for. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, in a statement he […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Unknown heavily armed men have abducted son of the newly appointed Vice Chancellor VC of the University of Port- Harcourt, (UNIPORT) Prof. Ndowa Laale. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the University, William Wordi, made this known to the newsmen in Port Harcourt, the River State capital Tuesday. Wordi confirmed […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Asaba – Dozens of jobless persons, mostly youths in Delta State seeking employment under the State Employment and Expenditure for Results (SEEFOR) have fallen victim to fraudsters who duped them close to 4 millon naira. AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that the fraudsters allegedly issued fake employment letters to the job seekers after swindling […]
With less than three months to the December 5 governorship election in Bayelsa State, Senato Foster Ogola, representing Bayelsa West in the National Assembly, has expressed optimism that the incumbent governor of the State, Henry Seriaki Dickson would be reelected because his contenders in the All Progressives Congress (APC) “are all expired politicians.” Speaking with […]
By Ayo Balogun – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has challenged President Mohammadu Buhari administration to pay urgent attention to the management of the nation’s economy. The party said its worry stems from the fact that the economy has remained on rapid fall since the last four months apparently due to the absence of clear-cut […]
By Akin Soneyin – The mild tussle surrounding the installment of the new Oni of Ife, might have been finally laid to rest as the ancient town kingmakers, Monday demand one of contending ruling houses – Giesi family, to produce qualified candidate (s) to succeed the recently departed Monarch, Late Oba Okunade Sijuwade. Addressing press […]
