Name and good football sometimes don’t win soccer matches, perhaps, that was the hard lesson the Super Eagles of Nigeria learnt after they were beaten 3-2 at home by lowly rated Congo Brazzaville in their African Nations Cup qualifying game Saturday in Calabar. The African champions, playing in front of their ever supportive home fans, […]
By Oyewale Oyelola Former President Olusegun Obasanjo in build up to 2003 general elections declared the year’s election was going to be a ‘do or die affair’ for the ruling Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP). Obasanjo made this statement as opposition parties were scheming to form an alliance to wrestle power from him as […]
Ayo Balogun Veteran and frontline journalist, Mr. Dimgba Igwe, is dead. Igwe who until his death was the Vice Chairman of the Sun Newspaper was knocked down by a vehicle on Saturday around his Okota residence, a Lagos suburb, while doing morning jogging. Aged 58, Igwe during the accident sustained serious injuries and was […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Impeached Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Chief Sunday Onyebuchi, has described his redeployment to the State Civil Service by Governor Sullivan Chime, as a deliberate plot to rubbish and attack his personality. Onyebuchi, who was sacked fortnight ago, confirmed that a letter of redeployment was delivered to his residence last Tuesday, asking […]
Oyewale Oyelola The Department of States Security (DSS) has absolved the Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika, of link to the dreaded Boko Haram group. DSS spokesperson, Marylin Ogar stated this while briefing Journalists in Abuja Friday. She however confirmed the DSS would soon invite the former governor of Borno State, Ali […]
Akintokunbo A Adejumo, (akinadejum@aol.com) “Ex-Governor Storms Capital; Declares Intention to Return to Government House” By the way, the above caption is mine. But I will not be surprised if many newspapers have this as their caption anytime. Yes, former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Dr Adebayo Alao-Akala “stormed” Ibadan, the Oyo State capital recently, 4th […]
By Prof. R.A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria My father taught me that while a hunter is still in the tick jungle hunting it is a fruitless effort if he should be clearing the dust and bush rubbish in the hair. The hair will still gather more of the same rubbish as he proceeds further […]
Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Federal government has constituted a seven man Presidential committee with the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adokie (SAN) as the Chairman to study the CONFAB report and consider manner of its implementation. In a statement issued Friday by an Assistant Director, Press, in the office of the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki The Ebonyi State government Friday dismissed reports that an Ebola patient was receiving treatment at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, (FETHA), saying the information was misleading. African Examiner Correspondent gathered that the rumour report threw many residents of the state into panic and anxiety. Reacting in a statement, the State Commissioner for […]
By Tajudeen Balogun The Federal Government has announced Monday September 22, 2014 as the new resumption date for the country’s Primary/Nursery and secondary schools. The Minister of Education, Mallam Ibrahim Shekarau made the announcement Friday after the general meeting with the states’ Commissioners For Education in Abuja. Shekarau said the decision was reached as the […]
By Niyi Adeyi Senior political office holders in the country have been enjoined to be a role model with respect to prudence, discipline and integrity. The newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the State House, Engineer Nebolisa Emordi, made the call Thursday in Abuja, in his opening remarks at an Anti-Corruption Sensitization Programme for Management and […]
Former vice-president Atiku Abubakar Friday became the first high profile politician to announce his candidacy for the presidency at next year’s general elections. His spokesman Garba Shehu, who made this known through an email on Friday said a formal declaration will be made on September 24. “This is not about me, it is about our […]
The Lagos State Government has declared October 15 of this year horn-free day, a day in which no motorist will use horn. The government said it has concluded plans to set a date aside to be observed as a horn free day every year. Commissioner for Transportation, Comrade Kayode Opeifa disclosed this on Friday in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Two notorious armed robbery suspects belonging to a gang that have been terrorizing Enugu and its environs were on Thursday shot dead by operatives of the state Police Command, at the Akagbeugwu community, in Nkanu West local government Area of the state. They were killed during a gun dwell with the police […]
By Tajudeen Balogun Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos Despite the painful casualty, efforts taken so far by various arms of the Nigerian Government and their agencies on managing outbreak of deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the country have been very commendable. The established synergy among the constituted authorities, health institutions and stakeholders with respect to handling of […]
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has withdrawn from contesting tomorrow ruling PDP primary for the Saturday, October 11, 2014 Adamawa governorship bye election. Ribadu who was granted waiver last Friday alongside two other aspirants to contest the primary announced his withdrawal last night in Abuja after a […]
The imbroglio that engulfed the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) after the national team’s poor outing at the last World Cup appears to be assuming an embarrassing magnitude that should no longer be allowed to continue. Before now, there have been litigations, court injunctions, dissolution of the federation board, suspension by the Fédération Internationale de Football […]
Super Eagles winger Peter Odemwingie needs surgery on his injured knee and will not play again this year. Odemwingie limped out of Stoke’s 1-0 win over Manchester City and will go under the knife in two weeks. The Potters have left him out of their 25-man Premier League squad, which cannot be changed until January. […]
By Niyi Adeyi The South Western Executive Council of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has fired its Zonal Chairman, Mr Ishola Filani for lack of confidence and anti party activities. Filani was however replaced with the former zonal Treasurer, Mr. Lanre Orimoloye as the zonal Acting leader. An Ex-officio member, Mr. Ayotunde Olowofoyeku, disclosed […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos Chapter has said that the Lagos State Government took a hard decision to reverse the LASU school fees in the overall interest of 25 million Lagosians so that Lagos PDP will not continue to use it to score cheap political points. In a release signed by the State Publicity […]
