By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Two pilgrims from Lagos State, Western Nigeria to this year’s pilgrimage to Israel have absconded in Jerusalem. The two pilgrims absconded after a visit to the Wailing Wall and while the pilgrims were ascending Mount Zion. One of the pilgrims, it was learnt was later caught by the police, while the […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government on Sunday denied a report that the Principal of Ikeja Junior Grammar School, Mrs. Adesiyan Balogun has been suspended from office. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba, the government insisted that at no time did it place the said Principal […]
A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has issued 14-day ultimatum to the Lagos State Govornor, Babatunde Fashola to urgently provide detailed and up-to-date information on the spending relating to public primary and secondary education in the state for the past years or face legal action. The group also asked the governor […]
The Baraje led defunct nPDP now part of All Progressive Congress (APC) recently has raised alarm over the spending spree of the Honourable Minister of Transport, Senator Idris Audu Umar, which has assumed a frightening dimension in the past one month. “We cannot help but raise the alarm over the spending spree of the Honourable […]
Femi Kehinde, Lagos Hon. Opeyemi Bamidele, a member of the House of Representatives representing Ado Ekiti/ Irepodun-Ifelodun federal Constituency in Ekiti State has finally dumped All Progressives Congress (APC) to join the Labour Party to realise his governorship ambition. In a press conference Sunday afternoon at Emure Ekiti, where he formally declared for the Labour […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Federal Government for issuing a sack threat against striking university teachers, saying the resort to such military-era tactics reflects the FG’s poverty of ideas in resolving the prolonged Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) strike. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by […]
…Dedicates APGA’s Governorship Victory to Late Ojukwu Ignatius Okpara in Awka As a way of reciprocating his kind gesture of being neutral and non interference in the just concluded Governorship election in Anambra state, victorious All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, says it would not field any candidate against president Goodluck Jonathan in the 2015 presidential […]
The Deji of Akure, Oba Adebiyi Adesida has passed away at the age of 63. The monarch died after 3 years on the throne. The details of his death were sketchy at the time of filing this report. Oba Adeshida was enthroned on August 13, 2010 by Governor Olusegun Mimiko when the former Deji Oba […]
Ignatius Okpara in Awka The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has officially declared chief Willy Obiano of All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA winner of the Anambra state governorship election concluded saturday in the state. To emerge winner, Obiano, polled a total of 180,178 votes to defeat other contestants at the end of both the 16th […]
Omozuwa Gabriel Osamwonyi I love Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state. Yes, I do. However, I am not a hero worshiper. If anything, I seek to be a hero helper, one with the kind disposition of those in classic Greek mythologies. So, this piece is written in the spirit of an aspiring hero helper, not […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, the leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, who was arrested in Cotonou, Republic of Benin during the week, has confirmed that President Goodluck Jonathan intervened on his behalf to secure his release. Asari-Dokubo arrived Abuja on Friday night and told reporters and some of his supporters that his […]
Ignatius Okpara in Awka The All progressive Grand Alliance APGA, candidate, Chief Willy Obiano, has won the Anambra state governorship election which was concluded in the state on Saturday. Results of both the Saturday’s supplementary and 16th November election released so far by the collation officers, indicates that APGA polled a total of 180,178 votes, […]
Ignatius Okpara in Awka The supplementary election of the November 16th inconclusive Anambra state governorship election held Saturday in 210 polling units of the state has ended. African Examiner’s correspondent covering the election reports that Anambra state electorates are now waiting anxiously for the official announcement of the result of the exercise by the Independent […]
Ignatius Okpara, Lagos The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) All Progressive Congress (APC) and Labour party (LP) are participating in today’s Independent National Election Commission INEC rescheduled supplementary governorship election in Anambra state. Participation of the three parties in the exercise is a contradiction to their earlier threat of boycotting the poll. However, a visit to […]
…As Low Voter’s Turnout Mars the Accreditation Exercise Ignatius Okpara in Awka Accreditation of voters in today’s (Saturday) supplementary election in the Anambra state inconclusive Governorship polls has commenced amid low turnout of voters even as the All Progressive Congress (APC) that has said it would not participate in election were seen participating in the […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha has applauded the move by five of the G-7 rebel governors who defected to opposition All Progressive Congress APC, early this week. He disclosed that more governors are at the verge of joining the party. Governor Okorocha spoke Friday at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport Owerri […]
The Governor of Rivers State Rotimi Amaexhi has lamented how deepening corruption and bad politics is worsening the security and human rights situation in Nigeria. Speaking on Thursday at a panel of the UK House of Commons on security and human rights challenges in the Niger, the Governor expressed concern about how oil theft issues […]
A video has gone viral on the internet where Edo state governor was caught on camera telling a crying widow to go and die, while she was begging the governor not confiscate her goods. The video said it all: The governor has since come under a very serious attack on the social media for […]
The African Examiner The defunct factional “nPDP” says they are amused by the recommendation by the Disciplinary Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the expulsion of the party’s National Secretary, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola, along the former National Chairman of the defunct New Peoples Democratic Party (nPDP), Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje, and its Deputy […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Against the backdrop of the present economic and political challenges confronting Nigeria, president Goodluck Jonathan, Friday urged religious leaders to always pray for the nation. The president, who admitted, that Nigeria is currently facing serious challenges just like some other countries around the world, said though, the problems are enormous, but could […]
