…Says I,500 Killed In Conflict In North-East In 3 MonthsAyo Balogun, Lagos Amnesty International has accused the Nigeria’s Security forces of committing serious human rights violations in response to Boko Haram’s attack, claiming that over 1,500 people have been killed in the crisis in North-East this year alone. In its report released on Monday, the […]
Ignatius Okpara The entire Ojoto, headquarters of Idemili South local government area of Anambra state was thrown into pandemonium Monday, as over twenty heavily armed hoodlums invaded the secretariat and made away with the mace, the symbol of authority of the legislative arm of the council. A staff of the council, who do not want […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP), has expressed disappointment with president Goodluck Jonathan, for not including their members in the ongoing National conference in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Besides, the body, made up of mostly octogenarians, threatened that if all entreaties being employed by them to actualize their demands fail, they […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos A group under the aegis of Izu Umunna Cultural Association, has expressed sadness over the death of foremost diplomat Ambassador Ralph Uwechue. Uwechue, who was past president of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, died on March 13, in Abuja. In a press statement signed by the President of the group, […]
Oyewale Oyelola South West is strategic to Nigeria economic being the host Nigeria economic capital-Lagos which is also former capital city of the Nigeria. South West comprises; Lagos, Ondo, Ogun, Oyo, Osun and Ekiti states. The history of south west integration dated back the pre-independence era when the country was operating region government, the regional […]
Oyewale Oyelola Osun State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are currently in the state of dilemma over the best way to choose the party flag bearer for 2014 governorship election in the state of Osun. The tenure of incumbent Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola would end in November, 2014. Aregbesola was declared winner of 2007 governorship election […]
Jacob Oyewale, Abuja Majority of delegates at the on-going national conference in Abuja have commended the leadership of the conference for adopting 70 percent voting formula at the plenary on Monday. The voting formula to be adopted incase consensus fail led to disaffection between the North and south delegates last week. The northern delegates favor […]
A Federal High Court on Monday in Abuja asked all members of the House of Representatives, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) to vacate their seats. The presiding Justice Ademola Adeniyi held that the legislators cannot “validly function as members of the House of Representatives to contribute […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, has described the death of legal luminary, Chief GOK Ajayi SAN, as a huge loss to the legal profession in particular and the nation in general. In a statement issued in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media and Public Affairs, Malam Imam Imam, Tambuwal […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Department of State Service in Nigeria (DSS) has said the foiled jail break attempt by suspected insurgents at its detention facility in Abuja on Sunday is being politicised. Expressing worries over publications that flooded social media on the issue, the Deputy Director, Public Relations, DSS, Ms Marilyn Ogar, said that such unconfirmed […]
As it continues the introduction of its newly launched 3x cement of 42.5 grade to various stakeholders, Customers of Dangote Cement Plc, especially those from the South East would for the next one week purchase the commodity at a hugely discounted rate in the spirit of the 25th Enugu International Trade Fair. The Company, still […]
The Department of State Services (DSS) has confirmed that 21 deaths were recorded as a result of the shootout during an attempted jailbreak at its headquarters in Abuja on Sunday. A statement signed by Marilyn Ogar, the services’ Deputy Director of Public Relations said two operatives of the DSS sustained serious injuries during the incident. […]
The Lagos Internal Revenue Service, LIRS, is currently embroiled in crisis as staffs of the agency are calling on Governor Babatunde Fashola to remove the Chairman of the organization, Tunde Fowler. Fowler was said to have resigned last week to pursue his governorship ambition, but he has denied his resignation through series of paid adverts […]
Gunmen, suspected to be members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect on n Sunday attacked a security location in Ngelzarma community of Fune Local Government Area of Yobe State. According to witnesses, the sect members first launched attack on a military check point in the town at about 6:00pm local time. There was gun battle […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Following the demise of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (retired), Hamma Misau, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has described his death as a colossal loss to the nation at a time that the decision to reshape the country is ongoing. Misau who was a delegate representing Association of Retired […]
Jacob Oyewale, Abuja 18 suspected Boko haram memebrs were killed earlier today in jail break attempt at the State Security Service headquarter in Abuja. African Examiner gathered that one suspected terrorist in custody of SSS over powered the operative who was in the cell to feed him this morning. Source within SSS who pleaded anonymity […]
By Agabus Pwanagba Uknown Gunmen have abducted a wealthy and popular businessman, Alhaji Manu Soro, in Soro village in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Confirming the incident to African Examiner, Police Public Relations Officer of Bauchi Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed said the victim was abducted by unknown gunmen at about 8:10 pm Saturday,29th, […]
Otunba Gani Adams, national coordinator of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC), said if a delegate in the conference will get N12m then the delegates should justify the money they are to be paid through quality contributions and final reports that will eventually emanate from the conference. Adams also spoke on various issues like resource control […]
Agabus Pwanagba The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Governors and Stakeholders in the North-Eastern region, has assured President Goodluck Jonathan that they would deliver the zone to the in the 2015 polls. They gave the assurance on Saturday during the PDP North-East zonal rally held at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium Bauchi. Governor Isa Yuguda of […]
Minister of State of State for Power, on Mohammed Wakil has lauded President Goodluck Jonathan for his concerted efforts in reversing years of neglect of the region in the Nigerian project. In a goodwill message at the North East zonal rally, the minister listed several federal interventions in the region which he said spanned various […]
