The National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has blasted the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for insulting its Presidential candidate, Major General Muhammed Buhari (Rtd). The PDP had said Buhari was a stooge of the Tinubu-led APC and has been made to bend his principles as he could not appoint his own […]
A 29-year old driver, Kayode Adebayo has been sentenced to one year in prison for driving against traffic in Lagos. The driver who appeared before the presiding Magistrate Jadesola Adeyemi at the Special Offences Court at Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos pleaded guilty to the five count charges which include driving against traffic, dangerous driving, breach of […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has threatened a show down with the Elders Council of the organisation over its plan to enthrone a new leadership in January 2014. African Examiner reports that the Ohaneze Elders Council led by former Minister of Aviation, chief Mbazulike Amaechi, […]
An Abia High Court sitting in Ohafia, has adjourned the N5 billion libel suit instituted by Engr. Chinedu Orji against Ebere Wabara and the Sun Publishing Limited to 26th January, 2015 for ruling on applications before it. Three applications were argued following applications filed by the counsels to the defendants asking the court to strike […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Nigerians have been called upon to prevail on the National Assembly (NASS), for a speedy passage of the Petroleum Industry (PIB) Bill, so as to create enabling working environment in the country’s oil and gas sector. The South West Chairman of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Barely a week after his emergence as the Plateau PDP gubernatorial flag bearer, Senator Gyang Pwajok has picked Mr. Yilji Gomwalk as his running mate for the 2015 elections. Until his nomination, Gomwalk who is the son of the late visionary leader of the old Benue-Plateau State, Joseph Deshi Gomwalk, […]
”It is a monumental breakthrough”- Ekweremadu Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, on Monday finally adopted and signed into law the Supplementary Act on the Enhancement of the Powers of the ECOWAS Parliament. The highest decision-making body of the ECOWAS, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – As predicted on Sunday by the African Examiner Online news on Sunday that the Choice of the running mate to the All Progressive Party Presidential candidate, General Mohammadu Buhari has been narrowed to the South West, the Party has endorsed Professor Yemi Osibajo for the post. Osibajo who was a former […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – The local government chairman of Igbo-Eze North council area of Enugu state, Mr. Bonaventure Onuh, who was served impeachment notice last month over alleged 1.75 billion budget fraud has been impeached. African Examiner reports that Onuh was served impeachment notice by 16 of the 20 councilors in the council Area over […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo – Shortly after the coup of December 1983 in Nigeria, in which the seemingly no-nonsense duo of General Muhammadu Buhari and General Babatunde Idiagbon took over by force the government of Nigeria from the corrupt and inept Shehu Shagari-led civilian regime, I was invited by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to their Winnipeg, […]
By Adeseye Adebiyi, Lagos – The draw for group of 16 in the 2014/2015 UEFA Champions League has held, with the Athletico Madrid, Real Madrid, Monaco, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Chelsea, FC Porto and Borussia Dortmund, coming under group of winners. The runners up tally comprise Juventus, Basel, Bayer Leverkusen, Arsenal, Manchester city, Paris saint german, […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – The Nigerian oil and gas workers acting on the directives of their union bodies – the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association (PENGASSAN) and Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have commenced a nationwide strike today to press for turn around maintenance (TAM) of the operational facilities […]
Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, at the weekend joined other peoples Democratic party PDP aspirants, including ex- governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim, in rejecting result of the gubernatorial primaries held on Monday 8th, December, 2014. The electoral committee for the primary election, had announced Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State has criticized Governor Fayose and his aides’ diatribes against former President Olusegun Obasanjo on behalf of Ekiti people, saying they spoke in their individual capacity or at best on behalf their party. Reacting to Fayose’s condemnation of the visit of five PDP Governors to former President Obasanjo […]
Niyi Adeyi, Akure – Tragedy struck Saturday night in Akure, the Ondo State capital, as many souls perished in an explosion at a gas station, while several victims injured. Some of the residents around Arakale axis – the location of the explosion told our Correspondent, that the eruption occurred around 7.00 pm, touched vehicles and houses […]
Vice President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Professor Abiodun Ogunyemi has tasked Nigerians to use their votes in 2015 to elect selfless leaders with the true African spirit. Prof Ogunyemi said the greatest challenge facing Nigeria in this millennium was a deficit of good citizens. He argues that Nigeria’s search for good […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has vowed that the choice of its presidential running mate will be made within the context of the best democratic ideals, just like that of its presidential candidate. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party […]
Former National Publicity Secretary of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (New PDP), Chief Eze Chukwuemeka Eze, has faulted the claim by Presidential aide, Dr. Doyin Okupe, that a ticket of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) and Governor Chibuike Amaechi for the 2015 presidential election would be a “fatal error” on the part of the All […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Feelers from the camp of the All Progressive Party, APC, indicate that the opposition party may pick General Mohammadu Buhari’s running mate from the South West. Sources at the APC leaders’ meeting on Saturday night informed African Examiner online news that the vice president’s slot narrowed to Southwest because the defunct All […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Except something drastic happens, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, may be without a flag bearer in Akwa Ibom state in 2015 Governorship election. No thanks to an Abuja High Court that has granted an ex-parte injunction of one of the aggrieved governorship aspirants restraining PDP from submitting any name to the […]
