After six years of online publishing, the African Examiner, Nigeria’s reliable online daily news service has opened its Nigeria bureau office in Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria. At the opening of the new corporate office, the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief, Mr Sunday Fase, who was in Nigeria to open the office said “the office would further enhance our operations […]
The gale of defections from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) across Rivers State took a frightening dimension on Thursday as virtually the entire populations of Opobo and Nkoro gathered at the Primary School field, Opobo Town with their symbolic brooms and declared their switch over from PDP to the […]
Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers paid yet another glowing tribute to Luis Suarez as he inspired the 3-1 win over Cardiff which lifted the Reds to the top of the table. Suarez, who signed a new long-term contract with the Anfield side on Friday, scored two and set up Raheem Sterling in a one-sided first half […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Estranged wife of Enugu State Governor, Clara Chime on Friday opened up on her travails at the Enugu state government house where she was confined by her husband. In an interview with Channels Television monitored by African Examiner’s correspondent, the embattled Enugu first lady, who has since left the coal city State […]
…As Abia Police Command Parades Child Trafficking Suspects IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu A 26 year old man, Kingsley Ubani, from Eziama Nsulu in Isiala Ngwa North local government area of Abia, has confessed to the police that he sold his three-year-old son to raise money for the burial of his late father. Ubani, disclosed this […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state on Friday evening presented a budget proposal One hundred and thirty seven billion, twenty six million, Five hundred and twenty eight thousand, and Four hundred and thirty Four naira (N137,026,528.434) for the 2014 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly for consideration. Presenting the Budget, tagged […]
(Reuters) – African mediators said they held “productive” talks on Friday with South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, trying to prevent an almost week-long conflict plunging the world’s newest nation into an ethnic civil war. In a sign of the nervousness among South Sudan’s neighbors, Ugandan soldiers flew in to help evacuate their citizens. Two anonymous […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Tragedy struck Thursday at Umuaka community, in Njamba local government area of Imo state as a middle age woman and her daughter were crushed to death by a truck. The woman identified as Mrs. Joy Ihebie and daughter, Miss Anulika Ihebie from Umuduru Ekwe in Isu LGA of the state, were crushed […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere has told Federal government that the proposed national conference is more important than the 2015 general elections. Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Fasoranti, disclosed during a courtesy call on the President at the state House in Abuja that the Yoruba nation remained committed to his administration if only […]
By Femi Kehinde Kabiru Umar (a.k.a.) Kabiru Sokoto, the mastermind of the 2011 Christmas Day Bombing of St. Theresa’s Catholic Church, Madalla, Niger State, has been sentenced to life imprisonment. A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja passed the sentence on Friday and also found him guilty of planning to bomb the Police Headquarters in Sokoto State. Aside that, he was […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to immediately publicise the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on National Dialogue, which was submitted on Wednesday. In a press statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Kunle Famoriyo, the group said making the report a public document was the only way […]
By Eric Ojo The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and former IGP Sir Mike Mbama Okiro on Tuesday in Abuja launched a 33 episode movie series entitled “Red Alert”. Red Alert is a conscious, pragmatic and painstaking effort by Sir Mike Okiro to bring to bare his wealth of experience in security matters […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Bauchi State Chapter of the Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) has called on Governor Isa Yuguda to conduct local government elections in the state, saying that there is no excuse for him to keep the caretaker Administrators since the state is enjoying relative peace. . The CLO in a press statement issued at […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted one Suleiman Abdul for illegal dealing in Petroleum products and sentenced him to two years imprisonment. The court also ordered that the truck with registration number XA 179 MWA containing thirty three thousand (33,000) litres of petroleum product be forfeited to the Federal Government. Justice […]
Agabus Pwanagba The Plateau State Government has presented a budget estimate of Two Hundred and Twenty-Eight Billion, Seven Hundred and Forty-Two Million, Six Hundred and Two Thousand, Three Hundred and Fifty-Six Naira (N228, 742,602,356.00) to the State House of Assembly as 2014 budget proposal. Presenting the budget to the Lawmakers in the State House of […]
The African Examiner Rivers State Governor and Chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has again given reasons why he left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). Amaechi said he joined the APC to protect the interests of Rivers State which have been neglected by the PDP […]
The African Examiner The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has dismissed media reports purporting an ambassadorial posting for him in respect of the protracted crises within the party. He said there was no iota of truth in the reports which he described as figment of imagination on the part of […]
By Femi Kehinde, Lagos The Head of the Nigeria National Office (HNO) of West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Mr Charles Eguridu,has expressed worries over the decline in the performance of students in the 2013 November/December Senior School Certificate private examinations. While announcing the results for the 2013 edition of the examination at the WAEC office, Yaba, Lagos on Thursday, Mr Charles Eguridu […]
The African Examiner There are strong indications that Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide, Minister of State for Federal Capital Territory (FCT) may lose her position due to the defection of her husband, Hon. Aliyu Ahman Pategi to the Kwara State All Progressive Congress (APC). Pategi was one of the 37 Members of the House of Representatives who […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the leader of the six rebel lawmakers in the state, Hon. Evans Bipi, to desist from further parading himself as Speaker of the State House of Assembly or risk spending his Christmas in prison. APC Interim State Chairman, Dr. Davies […]
