Former Head of State, Muhammadu Buhari, has narrated how he escaped a bomb attack on his convoy Wednesday in Kaduna. Buhari in a statement he personally signed and sent to journalists in Kaduna said, “I was personally involved in a clearly targeted bomb attack today along Ali Akilu Road, Kawo-Kaduna at about 2:30pm on my […]
General Muhammadu Buhari narrowly escaped death in Kaduna Wednesday afternoon in the second bomb blast that rocked Kaduna. Three aides and security men attached to the All Progressive Congress (APC) national leader have been confirmed injured in the blast in Kaduna at Kawo on their way to Daura, Katsina State with Gen. Muhammadu Buhari. The […]
A plane making a second landing attempt in stormy weather crashed at an airport on a small Taiwanese island late Wednesday, killing 51 people and injuring seven, fire officials said. The flight was heading from the capital, Taipei, to the island Penghu, halfway between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait. Pictures from […]
Another bomb blast has been reported in Kaduna Metropolis. The eruption which immediate death toll was estimated to be 10, occurred early this (Wednesday) afternoon on Isa Kaita road an access axis to Muritala Square. Some residents of the area told African Examiner Correspondent that the blast was likely to be aimed at a Bauchi based Islamic […]
Barely a week after his impeachment and resignation of his deputy, former Adamawa state Governor, Alhaji Muritala Nyako has been declared wanted by the country’s anti – graft body – the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This put to pay and confirm the rife speculation right after Nyako’s sack and last weekend that the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan and his administration are not any way intimidated by the persistent Bring#BackOurBackGirls Campaign and rallies going on indifferent parts of the country. This confirmation was made on Wednesday in Lagos by the Director General, National Information Centre (NIC), Mr. Mike Omeri in a Television (Channels) Programme monitored by African Examiner. Omeri posited […]
The immediate past Corps Marshall and Executive Director of the Federal Road Safety Corps, (FRSC) Osita Chidoka, has been appointed by President Goodluck Jonathan as new Minister of Aviation. Mr. Chidoka replaces Stella Oduah, who was sacked in February over armored car purchase scandals. His appointment was announced on Wednesday alongside another nominee, Mr. Abubakar […]
Few days to the governorship election in Osun state, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has launched consultations with Islamic leaders across the three senatorial districts of the state. Reports from the encounters of the governor however indicated that many Islamic clerics in the state are not satisfied with the performance of the governor in the last four […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Southeast chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Enugu state House of Assembly to withdraw the impeachment notice served on the Deputy Governor, Mr. Sunday OnyebuchI in the interest of the state. A press statement issued Tuesday by the zonal publicity secretary of the party, Osita Okechukwu made […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Plateau state Chairman Council of Chiefs and Gbong Gwom Jos, Jacob Gyang Buba has charged the newly posted security Chiefs to Plateau State to be impartial and exercise high level of professionalism. The Royal father gave the advise in Jos on Tuesday when both the new Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Oki, […]
Cesc Fabregas has revealed how Jose Mourinho put Chelsea before his own family to persuaded him to join the Blues. Former Arsenal skipper Fabregas was in two minds over whether he could actually cross the London divide and become a Stamford Bridge player when Barcelona agreed to sell him. But any doubts were swept away […]
The Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, (CANAN) has demanded for explanations on the circumstances surrounding detention and harassment of Former Minister of Education, Dr. Oby Ezekwesili, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The association, in a statement issued on Tuesday in New York, by its Executive Director, Pastor Laolu Akande, urged the Presidency to call […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has recommended new and imaginative thinking, in place of external loan as sought by the Federal government to tackle the intense Boko Haram menace confronting the country. The recommendation was contained in a press statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. APC […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Abubakar has reaffirmed the commitment of the Force to ensure physical and mental welfare of its personnel. The Police Boss stated this on Tuesday in Abuja at the opening of a three-day medical seminar for police officers. IGP Abubakar promised more assistance to police health institutions in all […]
With a PayPal account tied to their Firstonline account, Firstbank customers can pay on millions of websites without sharing their credit card details. Accessibility, convenience, security, trust and cost effectiveness are key defining features of the partnership between First Bank of Nigeria Limited (FirstBank) and Pay Pal. This partnership was announced on Monday by the two […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu More facts have emerged regarding the impeachment notice against Enugu State Deputy Governor, Sunday Onyebuchi. Among the impeachment offences against him were the establishment of a poultry farm in the government house and wrongfully deploying the resources of his office. Investigation by African Examiner revealed that the sack move may not […]
By Chief (Sir) Don Ubani, ksc, JP Right from the earliest history of man, leadership has been a characteristic feature of human enterprise. Where any society is, by way of its socio-econo-political development, depicts a clear measurement of the potency of its leadership. It, therefore, follows that the gap between two human societies is a […]
…Promises Government’s Support For The Abducted Girls’ Education As a follow up to the aborted meeting last week and to make good his promise to the Pakistani teen, Malala Yousafzai, President Goodluck Jonathan is currently in a closed door meeting with the parents of the abducted Chibok Secondary girls and 51 of the abductees who escaped […]
The remains of the victims of the ill – fated MH17 Malaysian Flight have left Ukraine and arrived the city of Kharkiv – outside rebel territory via train. Also, not less than five refrigerated freight wagons conveying the dead and a passenger carriage marked “Donbass-Moscow” has also arrived Kharkiv-Balashovsky train station,scheduled for Malyshev tank factory. […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka As part of measures to check examination malpractices, in its school system, the Anambra state government says it has concluded plans to close down a total of 486 special centres, popularly referred to as “miracle centres” in the State. The state Commissioner for Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, disclosed this Monday in Awka […]
