IGNATIUS OKPARA, ONITSHA Two people were on Friday send to their untimely graves, just as several others sustained various degrees of injuries, following a free for- all- fight staged by two factions of motor park touts in Onitsha. The bloody clash which took place at the Aba central park, upper Iweka Onitsha, Anambra state was between […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Conference of Nigerian Political Parties, CNPP, has picked holes on the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, describing it as a selective witch- hunt Reacting to the development Thursday via a press statement issued by its publicity secretary Mr. Osita Okechukwu, made available to newsmen in […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki At least about 20,000 applicants in Ebonyi state have besieged the state Secondary Education Board in Abakaliki to obtain recruitment forms for teaching jobs. Most of the applicants, who were scrambling to collect the forms from officials of the board, said they have been unemployed for several years since after graduation form […]
A leading governorship aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun state, senator Iyiola Omisore has assured governorship aspirants of the party in Ekiti state that he has no hand in the state candidate election process, advising them to direct their energies to democratically emerge at the party Congress . Reacting to text messages and […]
The Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has denied the news of her purported resignation making the rounds on the web. The minister in a statement issued by her Special adviser, Paul Nwachukw said: “It has come to our attention that a story is circulating online about the purported […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The killing of innocent civilians in the hinterlands of Plateau State has continued unabated as 13 people were reportedly killed and 5 others injured in another early morning attack on Thursday by unknown gunmen. African Examiner gathered that the attackers stormed Rapyem Village in Fan District of Barkin Ladi Local Government of […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has faulted the suspension of the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Governor; Mallam Sanusi Lamido, describing the action as illegal. The governor, who reacted to the development after the official commissioning of the Lagos Asphalt plant at Imota in Ikorodu area Lagos, Nigeria said Sanusi’s suspension […]
president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has approved the appointment of Mr. Farouk A. Ahmed as Executive Secretary of the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) with immediate effect. Mr. Ahmed will take over from the incumbent Executive Secretary, Mr. Reginald C. Stanley who is retiring after 35 years in service. The incoming Executive Secretary, who hails from […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Following his suspension, officials of the State Security Service (SSS) on Thursday seized the travelling documents of the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi at the Execute Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Mallam Sanusi’s document was seized when he arrived Lagos from […]
By Bamidele Aturu News filtering in about the purported suspension of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, by the President is the most egregious desecration of the rule of law and the principle of legality in Nigeria to date. It is unsurpassed in its blatant illegality and immorality. The […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja President Goodluck Jonathan has sent the name of Godwin Emeifele to the Senate to be confirmed as the substantive Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) In a letter read on the floor of the senate, President Jonathan told the senate that the tenure of the suspended CBN governor will […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A 40 year old drug trafficker Amobi Okoye has been nabbed by officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the departure hall of the Murtalla Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. The suspect, a Nigerian living in Ancona, Italy was arrested while trying to board an Alitalia flight. He was […]
By Femi Kehinde President Jonathan Thursday morning suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from office. He has been asked to hand over to the most senior Deputy Governor of the CBN, Dr Sarah Alade who will serve as Acting Governor until the conclusion of on-going investigations into breaches of enabling laws, due […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A Lagos High Court, Ikeja has scheduled Friday, February 21, to deliver judgment in the case of alleged murder, filed against Akolade Arowolo, charged with stabbing his wife, Titilayo to death. Prosecution and Defence counsel were issued a Hearing Notice, which contained the February 21st date. The date has been communicated to […]
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State has reacted to Tuesday judgment by the Edo State Local Government Election Tribunal, which nullified the October 22, 2013 election in Esan North East Local Government Area, describing it as a “detour by the All Progressive Congress-controlled state government to cover its track.” Chairman of the PDP in […]
Transform Nigeria Citizens Initiative has called on the National Assembly to pass a legislation to establish a special Electoral Offences Tribunal to dispense justice in all cases of electoral malpractice, ahead of the 2015 general election. In a press statement released wednesday, the global group popularly known as Transform Nigeria Movement, TNM, noted that the […]
…Says Opposition Party Is Anti-Nigeria For Recruiting Foreign Firm For Campaign Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed shock over the announcement by the All Progresive Congress (APC) that it has engaged the services of a foreign firm, AKPD Message and Media to boost its electoral chances in the 2015 elections, adjuring […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government says it has concluded plans to prosecute 52 Chief Executive Officers, CEOs and Managing Directors, MDs of high profile companies across Lagos, Southwest Nigeria over tax evasion. The government, however, refused to give the name of the CEOs and MDs and their companies, but said their prosecution would […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Port Harcourt The new Commissioner of Police (CP) in Rivers state, Mr. Johnson Ogunsakin, has declared that political rallies in the state remain prohibited in compliance with Section 99 (1) of Nigeria Electoral Act. He restated this Tuesday during his maiden meeting with political party leaders, especially those of the peoples Democratic […]
SAM NDA- ISAIAH AND HIS OPEN SHOW OF PARTISAN SUBJECTIVITY TOWARDS THE PERSON OF THE PETROLEUM MINISTER Having carefully considered the open personal war which Sam Nda-Isaiah, the publisher of Leadership Newspaper, has declared against the Honorable Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, we are worried that the dedication of his entire newspaper to […]
