Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos A group of armed men arrested by the Nigerian Joint Task Force (JTF) on Wednesday on counter-terrorism mission in Wukari, Taraba State, has confessed to being a member of a terrorist group. This is according to a statement by the spokesman for the force, Major General Chris Olukolade, who said that the […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Federal Executive Council on Wednesday approved a loan of $152.12 million and a grant of $385,000 from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the support of the agricultural transformation agenda of the Goodluck Jonathan administration. The minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, said this after the council’s meeting that many financial […]
Kayode Adelowokan As the effort of the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase its power generation, the government said the power generation is coming up again with the current generated megawatts (mw) hitting over 4,000 as at Tuesday. The Ministry of Power attributes the development to reduction in system collapses, as well as improvement in […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The National Conference Secretariat has blasted the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) over attack on the Chairman of the conference, Justice Justice Idris Kutigi that he undermines the Christians at the conference for appointing Muslims ahead of Christians in the Religion Committee. Mr. Akpandem James, Assistant Secretary, Media and Communications of the […]
Rumour of Boko Haram’s invasion of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Wednesday led to panic and traffic gridlock on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway as motorists and travelers coming to Lagos were held on traffic for over three hours on the Long Bridge leading to Berger. There was early morning panic in Lagos and Ogun States as rumour came […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Since the return of democratic structures in 1999, Plateau State have remained a theatre of sort, where a number of bizarre and extreme political measures have been experimented; churning outcome in unusual proportion which has continued to threaten and shake it right to its rocky crust. From the declaration of emergency rule […]
Committee sessions at the on-going National Conference in Abuja took off in earnest on Tuesday as scheduled. All the 492 delegates have been divided into 20 Standing Committees sitting at two venues. Ten of the Committees are sitting at the National Judicial Institute while the remaining 10 sit at the NICON Luxury Hotel, near the […]
Relatives of flight MH370 passengers have expressed outrage after the Malaysian government suggested it was considering issuing death certificates for those on board the missing flight, Skynews reports. “We, the families of MH370, believe that until they have conclusive proof that the plane crashed with no survivors, they have no right to attempt to settle […]
To end the current violent insurgency in the country, all hands must be on deck, so says the Kwara State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatah Ahmed The governor made the charge while receiving a group of women protesting the kidnap of secondary school girls in Borno State at Government House, Ilorin on Tuesday. Dr Ahmed described the […]
Though he is yet to formally declare to contest the 2015 governorship election, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe was Monday endorsed by traditional Prime Ministers in Abia South Senatorial District who also asked him to declare his interest without delay. Also, the Oha Ngwa clan residing in Kano stormed Abaribe’s country home in Ohuru, near Aba, urging […]
Governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has called for a nationwide protest against Boko Haram over the sect’s abduction of 234 school girls at the Chibok Government Girls Secondary School, Borno State, Nigeria last week. Aregbesola, who spoke at a book the public presentation of a book authored by the Lagos State […]
Mona Ogbeidi The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN has lamented the composition of the members of the National Conference Committee on Religion alleging that the leadership of the national conference favors Muslims more than their Christian counterpart. Making this declaration, through a statement sent to newsmen by CAN Director on national issues, Mr. Sunny Oibe, […]
Fresh crises have started brewing within the leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) following the breakdown of confidence among members of the National Executive Committee (NEC). This is based on what many of the NWC members described as the unbecoming attitude of the National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, on party matters. The new development […]
…Speaks On Confab Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The human right activist and Lagos base lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has censured Lagos state governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola over his comment on the citizen of Minister of Trade and Commerce, Olusegun Aganga. Governor Fashola who was speaking on the number of ministerial representative the state is having at […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has discovered 2.460kg of cocaine inside female shoes and voltage regulators at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The seizures were made in a consignment of female shoes from Brazil on board an Ethiopian Airline flight and a shipment of voltage regulators meant for […]
Mona Ogbeidi A human rights group, Women Arise has decried the spate of unwarranted Police brutality against unarmed citizens. While lamenting a disgraceful clip exposing an officer of the Nigerian Police Force, identified first as Tafa Muhammed, bullying on non-offending citizens, the President of the group, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin was delighted that the issue has […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the abductors of schoolgirls in Borno State to release them immediately and without conditions, in the spirit of the holiday season. In comments made by the party’s Interim National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at the dedication of the 150 million naira Catholic Church […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following the attack by unknown gunmen in Government Girls Secondary School Yana, in Shira Local Government Area of Bauchi State last Sunday, which led to the death of a 5 year old girl and destruction of properties, the State Government has evacuated about 200 students from the School. African Examiner gathered that […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Following the threats posed by Boko Haram, the Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has called on traditional institutions and residents of the Southwest to be on the alert in view of recent claims by the terrorist group that they are strategically positioned in the city. Afenifere said the recent claims by Boko Haram […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Awka A serving police sergeant (name with held) has been arrested by his colleagues in Anambra state for allegedly raping a 13 year old daughter of a popular pastor at Ukpor in Idemili Council Area of the state. African Examiner learnt that the young girl who is now two months pregnant opened up […]
