By Femi Kehinde, Lagos Renowned economist, Comrade Baba Omojola is dead. He died at the age of 75. Omojola was a hero of democracy in Nigeria. Omojola is rated among the 99 best economists in the world, He has worked as Consultant for the UN on several research programmes on economic development in Africa. Details of […]
The African Examiner Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana has asked the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to investigate the controversial armoured car purchased for for the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. Mr Falana’s demand was contained in a letter dated October 18 and titled […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the way information concerning the two controversial BMW armored cars bought for the Aviation Minister, Ms Stella Odua was leaked to the press. African Examiner gathered that the officials are beaming their searchlights on the staffs of the ministry in which one of them […]
The African Examiner “I am convinced that the overriding public interest dictates that we invoke the maximum penalty available in our law on those involved in the act of kidnapping. Anyone sentenced and convicted, I will sign the death warrant.” This was the statement of the Edo state governor Adams Oshiomhole while signing into law […]
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Alhaji Abubakar Kawu Baraje faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is alarmed by the report in the Vanguardnewspaper of 18th October 2013 entitled “Alleged plot to kidnap Amaechi uncovered”. The breakaway PDP in an online statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Eze Chukwuemeka Eze said the story which is yet […]
Agabus Pwanagba The Leader of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria, (MACBAN) Alh. Saidu Maikano, said the first executive Governor of old Plateau State, was instrumental to the introduction of Nomadic education in Plateau State and Northern Nigeria as a whole. He stated this at Late Solomon Lar residence in Jos, where he […]
The African Examiner, The last may not have been heard about the crisis rocking Nigeria’s ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as an Abuja High Court on Friday barred Alh. Baraje’s led faction from parading self as “new PDP.” The court presided over by Justice Adefope Okojie also declared that the Bamanga Tukur-led leadership is the […]
By Eric Ojo The Nigerian chapter of WaterAid, an international non-governmental organization (NGO) has attributed the high death rate of children in Nigeria to poor sanitary condition, lack of access to clean water and other related factors underpinning unhygienic behavioural tendencies. WaterAid is currently working in 27 countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific region […]
By Eric Ojo No fewer than 701,000 Nigerians are currently living in conditions of modern slavery, a Global Slavery Index report launched on Thursday has said. The Global Slavery Index presents a ranking of 162 countries, based on a combination of three factors which include, estimated prevalence of modern slavery by population, levels of child […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde of Lagos State has accused the Federal Government of delaying the monthly allocation from the federation account meant for states, hampering project implementation in Lagos State. The governor said it had recorded a deep in budget performance due to the inefficiency of the federal government to remit the month allocation […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as a cheap and ludicrous strategy the decision by the Federal Government to use market women, religious leaders and students to put pressure on the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to call off its strike without resolving the issues that caused the strike in […]
By Femi Kehinde Abductors of Oronto Douglas’ sister have contacted the husband of their victim and demanded N500 million ransoms to free the 48-year old woman. Auguster Douglas-Ayam, the sister to the Presidential Adviser on Research, Documentation and Strategy, was seized and whisked away to an unknown area in the creeks by nine gunmen who […]
The African Examiner, President Goodluck Jonathan has expressed happiness over Nigeria’s election in to UN Security Council non-permanent seat adding that it’s a representation of the country’s contribution to global peace. Nigeria was elected into the seat on Thursday at the United Nations with a total of 186 out of a possible 193 votes. A statement […]
By Femi Kehinde, Lagos The Chairman of the National Population Commission (NPC), Festus Odimegwu has resigned his appointment from the Commission. A statement issued on Thursday by the Special Assistant (media) to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sam Nwaobasi, confirm that President Goodluck Jonathan has already accepted the resignation. The statement reads: […]
By Eric Ojo The Stop Impunity in Nigeria (S.I.N), a group campaigning against all forms of impunity in the country, has condemned the recently alleged purchase of two bullet proof vehicles worth $1.6m (about N255m) by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the Minister of Aviation, Ms Stella Oduah. Two bullet proof vehicles were […]
By Eric Ojo, Pretoria Kofi Annan, the former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) has urged political leaders in Africa to ensure that electoral integrity and democratic ethics are improved upon in order to consolidate the gains of democracy which is increasingly taking root across the continent. Annan said elections, when conducted with integrity, […]
The African Examiner, The last appears not to have been heard of the National Assembly poll in Delta Central as the Democratic Peoples Party (DPP) has vowed to contest the outcome of the poll at the Election Petition Tribunal. The DPP senatorial candidate for Delta Central, Chief Ede Dafinone is contesting the victory of Mr. […]
The African Examiner, The Ministry of Aviation after initially denying claims it spent N255 million on two BMW cars is finally coming out to say, “okay we did the unthinkable but there was a method to our madness.” This is how a report from Paradigm Shift put it Nigeria’s incompetent minister of aviation, Stella Oduah […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government says it is prepared to meet the Onitsha deportees, which sued it N1 billion in court whenever the time comes. Seven of the deportees had sued the Lagos State Government, its Attorney General and the Commissioner of Police on behalf of other deportees N1 billion claiming they were […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Scores of police inspectors and rank and file of the Nigeria Police serving in the Imo state command have threatened to embark on an indefinite strike over their reassignment to some violence prone states in parts of Northern Nigeria. African Examiner, gathered that the aggrieved policemen who met in Benin city, the […]
