By Adewale Kupoluyi – Recently, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Mahmud Mohammed, disclosed that the era of appointing persons considered to be unfit, questionable and improper as judges had gone. He said the National Judicial Council’s newly revised guidelines of appointment of judicial officers had provided for a more detailed, robust and transparent […]
By Oludare Sunday Fase, Baltimore – Buoyed by the new dawn in Nigeria politics, the African Heritage Foundation says it has penciled down Nigeria’s president-elect, General Mohammadu Buhari to commission its new African House located in Montgomery, Alabama. Speaking in an Interview with African Examiner, the founder of the foundation and African cultural ambassador, Chief […]
The Bayelsa State PDP Disciplinary Committee has re-invited six persons to appear before it to explain their roles in the last State House of Assembly elections conducted in the State. The persons, who failed to honour a previous invitation for the same purpose, include the senator representing Bayelsa Central, Senator Emmanuel Paulker, Senator Nimi Barigha-Amangi […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji – The embattled Ogun State Senator-Elect and Chieftain of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Buruji Kashamu has described attempt Saturday morning, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) officials to arrest him, following a purported extradition request from the United States (US), as a plot to “illegally abduct him”. Kashamu […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – The crisis ridden- Ebonyi state House of Assembly on Friday, via a motion during its plenary announced the reversal of the recent appointment of 16 new permanent Secretaries by outgoing governor Martin Elechi. African Examiner reports that the lawmakers, had also during the sitting, elected Chief Jerry Obasi, of the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The incoming administration from the takeoff, requires a total of 4.1 trillion Naira, expected to be expended on sundry expenses, including oil subsidy payment, arrears of salaries at Federal and State levels and debt servicing, among other key areas. In the same vein, the Senators-Elect under the platform of the incoming […]
* Says Patience Jonathan Yet To Declare Assets, 7 Months After Resigning As Perm sec The Grassroots Initiative for Open and Democratic Governance in Nigeria, GIODGN, has described as totally unacceptable and a flagrant abuse of the laws of the land, the refusal of the outgoing First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dame […]
By Ayo Balogun – A staff of the of the Police Service Commission (PSC) Mr Aaron Kaase has opened a can of worm on the Ex-Inspector General Of Police and the Chairman, Police Service Commission Mike Okiro alleging that he (Okiro) defrauded the nation to the tune of In N275 Million fraud during the just […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau – Just like the Yoruba popular idiomatic expression – ‘agitation back and forth on which direction a door must open’, the weeks of what I seriously regard as needless and useless debates on the so called ignoble roles played by the immediate past National Chairman of the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The President-elect Muhammadu Buhari on Friday left for Britain on a private visit, his first of such trip outside the country since winning the March 28th presidential election. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday by Malam Garba Shehu, the head of the Media Team of the President-elect said General […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The alleged forceful entrance and demolition of structures inside a parcel of land belonging to the Anglican Church in Enugu by the state government’s Task force, on Friday turned bloody, as angry youths of the church resisted the armed men accompanying the government agents. Our Correspondent reports that the Task […]
By Prof R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria – It is only a few days left to get Gen Muhammad Buhari (GMB), the Nigeria President-Elect, inaugurated as the new President from May 29, 2015. Despite the published information about the state of Nigeria economy, the depressing state of fuel distribution in the country and its […]
No fewer than 10 people were Friday killed in a suicide bomb attack in a Shia – Imam Ali mosque located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia Kingdom. A doctor at the emergency unit of Qatif Central Hospital confirmed at least 70 people were injured, with some severe cases. Eye witnesses’ account explained that […]
Daji Sani in Yola – A group named The VOICE OF SOUTHERN BORNO is appealing to the incoming government of Borno state to implement the N18,000 national minimum wage in the Southern part of the state. In a press statement signed and issued to journalists in Yola on Friday by the chairman of the group, […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Abuja – The outgoing Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, Friday morning was aboard the same British Airways flight to London, with the incoming President Muhammadu Buhari. While Allison-Madueke’s trip mission was not officially disclosed, the incoming number one citizen was said to be traveling for weekend. He is expected back […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Asaba- A yet to be identified armed men suspected to be hired assassins have killed an officer of the Delta state Command of the Department for State Security Service (DSSS) in Asaba. African Examiner gathered that the said officer was shot dead while carrying out his official duty around Okpanam community in […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari has received the interim report of the Transition Committee set up to assist the newly-elected President to transit smoothly to the Presidency. The committee was led by its Chairman, Alhaji Ahmed Joda. In his opening remarks before the presentation, Alhaji Joda said the committee received tremendous cooperation […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu has restrained the Enugu state government from demolishing a private school, the Spring of Life International School located within the capital city pending the determination of the substantive application. In an interim order granted by the court presided over by Justice D. V. […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – After years of inquiry into his professional misconduct, the Nigeria Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee has stripped Mr. Kunle Kalejaiye, off his Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) title. The action was taken as one of the many possible disciplinary measures against any member of the bar convicted for the offence he […]
By Ayo Balogun – Again, another candidate Figo, jostling for the exalted world Football Governing body FIFA Presidency, had pulled out of the contest. Figo, a 42 year old, ex-Portugal midfielder backed out, the same day another former co-aspirant – 67 year old Van Pragg followed the same suit. The latest development has now left […]
