The African Examiner Reports reaching us say former vice president Atiku Abubakar may dump the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the All Progressives Congress next week. This indication was hinted by sources close to the politician who has been consulting his supporters in all the six zones of the country. African Examiner gathered that […]
Group Wants CONFAB To Hold After General Elections A Muslim group, known as the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused the federal government of Nigeria of having hidden agenda following the announcement of the modalities and guidelines for the proposed national conference. In a statement signed by the Director of the organization, Professor Ishaq Akintola, […]
…Insist On Conference Of Ethnic Nationalities, New Constitution IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The professor Ben Nwabueze led Igbo leaders of thought on Friday faulted the guidelines for the proposed national conference (CONFAB) as released by the federal government. African Examiner reports that secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), senator Anyim Pius Anyim, had on […]
The African Examiner Many Nigerians living in USA and Canada go extra miles to shop for quality phone cards with lots of minutes to call their businesses, families and friends back home. And unfortunately, many phone cards out there are just a big rip-off. Many problems associated with these phone cards include: poor call quality, […]
Abia state is among the states in the South Eastern part of Nigeria. It is predominantly occupied by the Igbo nationality and has its capital at Umuahia while Aba, an ancient town serves as a commercial metropolis in the state. Abia state was created out of the old Imo state and has been in existence for […]
In what could be described as the formal commencement of electoral activities for the forthcoming general elections and in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) as well as the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended), the Independent National Electoral Commission has released the time table, which is now generating one controversy or […]
Active collaboration with the general public has helped in the eradication of criminal activities like kidnappings and car snatching in Lagos state, the Lagos state Police Public Relations Officers, PPRO, Ngozi Braide, has said According to her, the problem in the past was inability of the public to volunteer information that would help in tracking […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Owerri What could be best described as mother of all Nigerian Nollywood movie was displayed in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Thursday, when a 44 year old man, identified as Isreal Dike, tied his seven children, including his triplet, to a wheelbarrow and was heading to an unknown destination before officials […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA In Awka No fewer than 10 people were on Thursday bathed with raw acid in Mgbakwu community, in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra state by one Uche Nnabuchi, following quarrels that ensued over N15,000 debt. Our correspondent gathered that trouble started when youths of the community had on the said day […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has warned the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Athahiru Jega to be ready to conduct a free and fair election or resign before the elections begin. Tinubu reacted to recent comment from Jega that Nigerians should not expect perfect election […]
Truly and indisputably, the last of the great student leaders of Nigeria By Akintokunbo A. Adejumo “Nigeria, March/April 1978: The Minister for Education, Col Ahmadu Ali under the Obasanjo Military administration, had just announced that the Federal Government of Nigeria intended to increase the cost of feeding for University and other tertiary institutions’ students. At the […]
By Constance Okechukwu In African culture, elders are the custodians of truth. They are the moral guide to the society and they do all in their wisdom to engender peace and preserve the interests of the larger society. Unfortunately, the various elders’ groups in Nigeria–in the East, West, South-South, Middle Belt or North -are different; they observe […]
The Presidency and the Nigerian Police High Command have come under attack over the brutal disruption of Tuesday’s rally in the federal capital, Abuja, organised by the Anti-Corruption Network to protest against the endless impunity being perpetrated in Rivers State by the controversial Police Commissioner, Mr. Mbu Joseph Mbu. The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has budgeted N77.7 billion as running cost for the Office of Governor Babatunde for this year. The huge and staggering money is considered outrageous, as there are no breakdowns as to what the money would be expended on. The money was just simply named; ‘operational cost (executive). The […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The National chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA Barrister Mazi Okwu, has advocated for out of court settlement between him and ousted former chairman, of the party, chief Victor Umeh. A federal high court sitting in Abuja had recently sacked Umeh and his executive committee members. Okwu, said the reconciliation between […]
The presidency says reports in the media that President Jonathan sacked former service chiefs because of “unhealthy competition” amongst them are untrue A statement by the Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) Dr Rueben Abati describes the reports as misleading and reckless sensationalism. The statement reads thus: “It appears that for reasons […]
By Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja The Federal Government has rolled out guidelines for the proposed National Conference as a total of 492 delegates are expected to partake in the dialogue. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Pius Anyim, gave the modalities to journalists at a press conference in his office in Abuja. Mr. Anyim […]
The Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, on Thursday dismissed media reports of a looming fuel scarcity. In a Press Release issued to Journalists by Acting Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation, Dr. Omar Farouk Ibrahim, the NNPC stated that members of the public have no reason to panic. […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has lamented the growing trend of reckless lending by the Lagos State Government under the disguise of building a mega city. The Lagos Commissioner of Finance, Mr Ayo Gbeleyi, opened up that the state is currently indebted to the tune of N435 billion as at the […]
Kwara State Government has concluded arrangements to set up an Infrastructure Development Fund to provide a pool of Funds to finance a holistic infrastructure development of the state. According to Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed, who stated this at the monthly interactive program “The governor Explains”, the State needs about N300billion to up scaling of infrastructure in […]
