The African Examiner online Governors of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have taken a swipe at the police over the controversial blockade of Rivers state government house road describing it as a bad precedent capable of derailing the country’s democracy. A statement jointly signed by eleven of the APC governors said “as governors, we view […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Less than one month international flights commenced at the newly upgraded Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recorded its first arrest and cocaine seizure from one Chizoba Anselem Nwabuwa. The suspect, a 32 year-old 400 Levels Fine and Applied Arts student at the Nnamdi Azikiwe university Awka, was arrested […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has deployed some of the remaining Ministers to oversee the activities of the ministries which its ministers were sacked in the cabinet shake off. The Minister of Information, Labaran Maku, said President gave the directives through the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Anyim Pius Anyim. Mr. Maku, […]
By Ignatius Okpara The Enugu state chapter of All Progressive Change APC is considering legal action against the Enugu state Independent Electoral Commission ENSIEC for imposing what it described as “outrageous levy” on chairmen and councillorship Aspirants in the forthcoming local government polls in the state. Our correspondent reports that the state electoral body, under […]
The African Examiner Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has affected a major cabinet reshuffle sacking nine ministers of the federal executive council. They are Ruqayat Rufai (Education); Zainab Kunchi (Power, [state]); Buka Tijani (Agriculture [state]), Shamsudeen Usman (National Planning); Other are: Ita Okon (Science and Technology); Olugbenga Ashiru (Foreign Affairs); Ama Pepple (Lands) and Hadiza Mailafia (Environment).
Abia Governor, Chief Theodore Orji has flagged off the 2014 Budget Estimate Defence with a charge on Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the State to ensure that budget data is captured in the required degree of detail, with the source and reason for every transaction identified. Declaring the session open, the Governor said […]
By Ignatius Okpara ..Kill one, others escape with gunshot wounds A five man Kidnap gang that have be terrorising residents of Abia state, and environ on Monday met their waterloo, as Policemen from the Aba Area Command, of the state gunned down one of them while four others escaped with various degrees of bullet wounds […]
The National Youth Leader of the Alh Kawu Baraje led new PDP has blasted the former Niger Delta warlord, Mujaheedin Asari-Dokubo for declaring former Vice President Atiku Abubakar a persona non grata in the Niger-Delta region over the ongoing crisis in the party. Reacting to the position of the former warlords under the aegis of […]
The Afenifere Renewal Group (ARG) has condemned the electoral fraud perpetrated by the Kwara State Independent Electoral Commission (KWASIEC) in the Offa Local Government re-run election last Saturday. KWASIEC had declared its own result in which the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) polled 35,937 and All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 20,161 but observers alleged that the re-run […]
By Eric Ojo Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has faulted the intervention of the Nigeria Police Force in the present crisis unfolding within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the ruling party in Nigeria. The association said the clamping down on a faction of the ruling PDP through illegal closure of its factional national […]
By Ayodele Balogun, Lagos With rampant kidnapping in Nigeria, Lagos lawyer and activist, Bamidele Aturu has called for nationwide mass protest in Nigeria that will lead to the president, governors and others being placed on house arrest as they have failed the populace. Aturu was reacting to the kidnap of the Bishop of Niger Delta […]
The Conference of Nigerian Political Parties CNPP has called on President Goodluck Jonathan, to as a matter of urgent national importance, order the Inspector General of Police IGP Abubakar Mohammed, to re open the Alhaji Kawu Baraje led secretariat of the New Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Reacting to the closure of the secretariat sunday,via its […]
By Ayodele Balogun, Lagos A coalition of human rights activists, labour, journalists and lawyers have moved against the recent increase in electricity tariffs in Nigeria and petitioned Ms. Magdalena Sepúlveda Carmona, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights. In the petition dated 6 September, 2013, the coalition requested the Special Rapporteur to send “an […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Mrs. Cele Eze,a middle-aged woman from Umuezeala-Ogwara in Ehime Mbano council Area of Imo State, is now in the police net for alleged running of a baby factory as well as child trafficking. African Examiner gathered that Mrs. Eze, a nurse by profession, was apprehended by security operatives at her country […]
As a way of enhancing and promoting investment opportunities to Nigeria, a group of Nigerians based in France is to hold Nigeria-France Business and Investment Forum in October. Tagged : “Nigerian-France Business Forum 2013’’ will parade who-is-who in business world as they all congregate in Salon Hoche, Paris between Oct. 25 and 26. In a statement by […]
By Oludare Sunday Fase, On the order of the Bamanga Tukur led old PDP, the police on Saturday sealed off the Abuja headquarters of the Alh Baraje led faction of the new People’s Democratic Party (PDP). Reports say armed police riot squad took over the premises of the office of the new PDP at Plot 4, Oyi River Crescent, Maitama, […]
The Super Eagles of Nigeria have kicked out Malawi out world cup qualification with 2 goals to nothing. The first goal for the Eagles came at the stroke of 1st half as Emenike tapped the ball into the net to beat on rushing Malawian goalkeeper. While the second goal was a penalty kick which was superbly taken by […]
The President, Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Dr. Nasir Fagge has vowed that the university lecturers will not call off the ongoing strike until the Federal Government implements the agreement it reached with union in 2009. Academic activities had been paralysed in Nigeria’s citadel of learning since July 1, 2013 when university lecturers began an […]
Written by Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Arrest operator after duping victims N4.6 million Operatives of the “Ambush squad” of the Imo state police command on Friday arrested one Dr. Fidelis Chukwujindu, from Ogboko community in Ideato south local government area of the state for allegedly extorting money amounting to N4.6 million naira from about 576 victims […]
The United States on Friday lifted aid restrictions to Mali after the West African nation’s democratically elected government formally took office. U.S. assistance was suspended after a military junta toppled the Malian government in March 2012 and al Qaeda-linked militants seized northern cities. Those militants were defeated after thousands of French soldiers intervened, which paved […]
