By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has denied linking the cause of accident last Sunday in Kaduna, which claimed the lives of six Medical Doctors and their driver from Ekiti State to over speeding. While reacting to a media statement credited to Dr. Ekundare Folu of […]
By Ayo Balogun At least, 46 members of dreaded cultists popularly known as “Awawa” confraternity in Agege and its environs have been arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, along Agindigbi Road, Ikeja and Agege areas of the State. The operations, which lasted three hours […]
President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday in Abuja that he looks forward to increased bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Hungary, since both countries have a lot in common. The President said this while receiving the Vice Prime Minister of Hungary, Mr. Zsolt Semjen, at the Presidential Villa. He reiterated his administration would welcome the strengthening and […]
By Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Search and Rescue personnel of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) have rescued three crew members and recovered one body from an incident which occurred about 65 miles from shore, just 10 nautical miles south west of the Bonga FPSO near Warri where two vessels; MT Elixir and […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has applauded the endless contributions of Mr. Akintola Williams to national progress and development, despite his grand old age of 96. Specifically, President Buhari said the doyen of the accounting profession in Nigeria immense contributions were evident in his lecture series which was established to promote integrity, professionalism and sound corporate governance […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Council of State Wednesday approved the appointment of Professor Mahmud Yakubu, as the new substantive Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). After the meeting which approved the new appointment, Sokoko State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, briefed the State House correspondents, explaining that President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of Professor Yakubu as […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Awka A devastating flood has wrecked serious havoc on seven communities in Anambra West Council Area, including submerging several buildings; destroying farmlands as well as household items valued at millions of naira. Chairman of the local government Area, Chief Simon Onuora, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Nzam near Onitsha, named the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has started reacting to the arrest last Friday by the ant-graft body, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of one its Chieftains, former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, saying the move was aimed at weakening the party and distract it from wrestling power in 2019 […]
By Ayo Balogun The Afenifere Renewal Group, ARG, has denounced the unrelenting desecration of Yoruba culture, particularly by the Igbo communities ‘obsession with having a crowned king in Yoruba domains. The group directed all traditional institutions in Yoruba land to abrogate the Eze Ndigbo titles in their domains as there could not be two kings […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia At last, the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu Wednesday submitted list of his Commissioner Nominees to the State House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. The list was submitted to Speaker of the House of Assembly, Hon. Martins Azubuike, by the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Hon. Chijioke Nwakodo and […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate President, Bukola Saraki to withdraw the nomination of former Niger State Deputy Governor, Alhaji Ahmed Musa Ibeto. The letter is said to have been received by the Senate President Wednesday. Reason for the action is yet to be officially disclosed. However, the development has been […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With less than two months to the governorship election in Kogi State, an advocacy group in All Progressives Congress (APC), Positive Transformation Ambassadors (POTRAM), has condemned the alarming rate of infrastructural decay in Kogi State, with a call on the Kogites to make a statement with […]
