By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Resident Doctors at the University of Nigeria Teaching hospital, UNTH Ituku Ozalla Enugu state have vowed not to call off their ongoing two months strike until their demands are met by the federal government. Meanwhile, the situation our Correspondent gathered has led to alarming rate of deaths of abandoned patients […]
As the long holidays wind up, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s most valuable bank brand is set to support schools and educational Institutions with their educational requirements to enhance preparations for a new school year. The Bank’s support for educational development of the child and the institution is an offshoot of the Bank’s focus […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Federal Government has commenced a review of employment, placements and promotions embarked upon by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) since 2010. The committee, which is headed by the Ministry Transport’s Director of Human Resources, Mr. Lawal Ibrahim, is expected to determine whether employment, placement and promotions in […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has asked the governorship aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Alaibe, to forget his ambition describing him as “a desperate power monger and a traitor to the Ijaw nation” who lacks the vision to govern the state. The party also revealed how Alaibe donated N10 billion […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Northern Regional Leaders of the Assemblies of God Church are seeking reconciliatory means of ending the leadership crisis rocking the Church, by appealing to the warring factions in the Church to bury their differences and return to one fold so that the goal of propagating the Gospel of Christ can be […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Plateau chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dispelled the ongoing rumour that it is polarized into the Atiku and Buhari camps. The State’s Chairman, Hon. Latep Dabang stated that those responsible for the speculation aimed at fanning the embers of disunity in the party. In an […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Following a heavy downpour which caused river to overflow its banks in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State, hectares of cultivated lands with crops matured for harvest have been swamped in two communities of the Council. Gimbi and Mavo adjoining the Wase River have suffered heavy loss from […]
Toyin, the wife of one of the senior editors of the Sun newspaper, Steve Nwosu, has been abducted. Toyin was abducted in their home at about 2:30am on Monday. The family lives in the Okota area of Amuwo Odofin in Lagos State. According to Steve, as at 9am, his wife’s abductors had not gotten in […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has declared the immediate past governor of the State Chibuike Amaechi is clean and untainted by corruption, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to disregard desperate efforts by Chief Nyesom Wike to tarnish his image. “We make bold to say that if there is any clean and spotless former […]
Afolabi Ayodele, Abuja – The National Assembly is under the yoke of huge debt, the African Examiner can reveal. The National Assembly is alleged to have incurred hotel bills running to several millions of Naira, an impeccable source among the management staff told our reporter. The huge debts our source said were the unpaid bills […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has expressed worry over lack of modern and befitting hospitals in parts of South East, Nigeria. He regretted that none of the five states in the region can boast of a 21st century hospitals capable of meeting the health needs of the people in the […]
Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has condemned last week’s payment of N20 billion by Governor Rauf Aregbesola from the N35billion bailout funds he got, to a road contractor (Slava Yediteppe) when the state workforce are being owed 9 months outstanding salary. The party in a statement issued by Prince Diran Odeyemi, […]
By Muhammad Ajah – Something very uncommon has been happening in Nigeria for a very long time. Before now, many things went wrong in Nigeria’s governance. But while the happenings favoured one tiny group in the country, it disfavoured another tiny group within the same country. It is all about the Christian minority of the […]
By Ayo Balogun – Echos from Rivers State Governors Tribunal sitting in Abuja, the Nation’s capital has raised a lot of dust. The key issue agitating the minds of many persons is; Is Rivers State retrogressing while the rest of the country is making progress towards free, fair and credible elections? One witness after another […]
By Ayo Balogun – The Lagos State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has described the performance of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode in the first 100 days as dismal and projected to continue with unclear policies. The party said “there is no doubt that Governor Ambode is overwhelmed by the wrath he discovered and inherited […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja for Paris tomorrow, Monday, September 14, 2015 to begin a three-day official visit to France at the invitation of President Francois Hollande. President Buhari will be accompanied on the visit by the National Security Adviser, Major-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.), the Permanent Secretaries in the Federal Ministries of Defence, Finance, […]
An officer of the Department of State Security, Mr. Godwin Mba has revealed that cult groups and thugs spearheaded the violence and carnage that marred the April 11 governorship election in Rivers State. Mba who led DSS detectives on election duty to Andoni Local Government Area told the Rivers State Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Angered by the continued abysmal performance of the Rangers international FC of Enugu in the nation’s football cycle, there are strong indications that the state government has concluded plans to send the club’s management parking. The flying Antelopes, as the team is fondly called has featured in the Nigeria’s domestic […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Onitsha – The popular Afor- Nkpor, in New Tarzan area of the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, was thrown into tension, as a nine-year-old primary school girl was crushed to death by a liquor haulage van, which also left 24 persons seriously injured. According to an eyewitness, who wished not to […]
One of the vibrant delegates in the 2014 National Conference and advocate of derivation and resource control, Senator Nimi Barigha-Amange, has given a major boost to the re-election bid of Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson. Senator Amange, a founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), announced his support while receiving the governor at […]
