Oyewale Oyelola, African Examiner – A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Masari has been elected as APC governorship candidate in Katsina state for 2015 election. Masari polled 2470 votes to defeat brother of late President Umar Yar’adua and two other aspirants to clinch the party ticket on Saturday. African Examiner gathered that […]
The final burial rites and internment of late Dr. Ifeanyi Nwobodo (jnr), failed to hold friday, December 5, 2014, as earlier scheduled, following the father’s refusal that the corpse be buried in his country home compound as requested by the surviving sons. For several hours, dignitaries from all walks of life were waiting for the […]
The Delta State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Friday rejected the National Assembly Primary Election Committee and Electoral Appeal Panel members posted to the state to conduct primary elections. The Chairman of the committee, Pere Egbe Ganfo, and his members, including Edith Uso (Secretary) and Hon. Benard Ochepe as member, have been rejected. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Port Harcourt – The governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has said that, if elected in 2015, he would carry on with the solid foundation that Governor Amaechi has laid down in the last seven years of his administration. In his acceptance after he was elected as Rivers APC […]
Lagos State Deputy Governor, Mrs. Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on Friday announced her withdrawal from the race to contest the ticket of the Lagos West Senatorial district on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Her decision to withdraw from the race was contained in a press statement issued yesterday in Lagos. In the statement issued […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Lagos All Progressive Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Akinwunmi Ambode has extended the olive branch to 12 other aspirants he defeated at the primaries to team up with him to move Lagos forward. Ambode, in his acceptance speech after he won the primary election to fly the banner of the […]
By Niyi Adeyi, African Examiner – The political ripples tearing apart the Enugu State chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Friday appears subsiding, as the incumbent Governor Sullivan Chime has jettisoned his Senatorial ambition and compensated with privilege to nominate candidates for other key political offices. Both Chime and the Deputy Senate President, […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Directorate of States Security (DSS) of resorting to the use of torture to obtain forced confessions from the workers who were arrested during the first raid on the party’s Data Centre in Ikeja. This is as the party called the incident […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos – The tradition in the Nigerian political circle and orientation among the political office holders despite torrent criticism and condemnation for a change, have remained discouraging, offensive to discerning sensibilities and fallen below the best and global standard. In spite of the persistent public outcry and demand to serve due punishment (s) on any erring […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has announced Barrister Simon Lalong as the winner of its gubernatorial primary election to run for the gubernatorial seat of Plateau come 2015. Lalong a former Speaker of the State House of Assembly, who won the Primaries with 2, 222 votes, was declared winner of the […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – The Plateau State Police anti bomb unit averted what would have turned out to be a tragedy following reports of defused bomb planted near Tin City Primary School in Jos, the Plateau State capital, AFRICAN EXAMINER gathered that an eagle eye staff of the school spotted the bomb and he promptly […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – The primary election of the All Progressive Congress (APC), held across Nigeria on Thursday failed to take place in Imo state because of the ambition of the incumbent governor, Rochas Okorocha. The exercise took place in other states of the south east geo political zone, with the exception of Imo […]
Oyewale Oyelola – The embattled speaker, Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal has emerged as All Progressives Party (APC) governorship candidate in Sokoto Our correspondent reports that Tambuwal who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for APC defeated other four aspirants to clinch the ticket. In Kaduna state, a former Minister of the […]
By Our Correspondent – The North Central Correspondent of African Examiner online, Oyewale Oyelola on Thursday received Award of Excellence in Journalism from his Alma Mata. The Editorial Board of Mass Communication department of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree presented the award to Oyewale Oyelola and four others old students who are doing well on the […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Former Accountant General of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode has won the governorship primaries of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Lagos with a landslide victory after polling 3,735 votes out of the total valid votes of 5,725 cast at the primaries to defeat 12 other aspirants. The result of the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Worried by the activities of tax defaulters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Thursday clamped down on ten companies in the FCT for failure to file tax returns and remit collected revenues to offset their outstanding tax liabilities. The companies in question owing the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA – The Nigeria Football Federation NFF Appeals Committee chaired by Okechukwu Ajunwa, has annulled the Sept 30 elections held in Warri, Delta state, which produced Amaju Pinnick as President. While annulling the election in Abuja, the committee warned Amaju Pinnick not to parade himself as NFF President henceforth pending the conduct of […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Two-time gubernatorial candidate in Enugu state, Barr Okey Ezea on Thursday clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for the 2015 election in the state. The businessman turned politician, who emerged unopposed at the party primaries held at the APC secretariat in Enugu, the Enugu state capital, had contested for […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos – Armed policemen have dispersed political thugs who have invaded the venue of the Lagos All Progressive Congress (APC) primaries with series of gunshots. Live bullets were released by policemen outside the Onikan Stadium in a bid to prevent political thugs from hijacking the ongoing primaries. There was pandemonium as series […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam Latest report reaching AFRICAN EXAMINER indicates the Yobe State, North Eastern Nigeria incumbent Governor, Ibrahim Geidam has been endorsed by the All progressives Congress (APC) delegates as its governorship flag bearer in the next year election. Our Correspondent reports that Giedam was endorsed Thursday by the APC stalwarts in the gubernatorial […]
