Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The entire Umuodo community in Itu, Ezinihitte Local Government Area of Imo State was monday thrown into confusion, as a woman identified as Patience Chilekezi, set her self and husband, Mr. Ngozi Chilekezi, ablaze so as to prevent him from marrying another wife. The couple, African Examiner gathered has been childless since […]
Activities in Oshodi Local Government Area of Lagos, Nigeria were halted for hours when residents stormed the office of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, IKEDC, Mafoluku, Oshodi, to protest against extortion from IKEDC officials and incessant blackout that has plagued the council. The residents, who defied the early morning sleep to storm the office of […]
Former Commissioner for Information in Ondo State, Ranti Akerele is dead. The erstwhile Commissioner died early on Tuesday morning at his residence in Akure, Ondo State. Reports say he woke up early this morning with no sign of illness. The cause of his death is yet to be ascertained at the time of filing this […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos 19year old, Abigail Alex and six other persons, were on Monday charged with unlawful possession of Indian hemp and therefore appeared before an Ikeja Magistrate Court . Bolu Ogunleye, 35 Aliu Giwa, 28, Lanre Sarumi, 37, Emmanuel Victor Ndoreyem, 36 Adanlawo, 47, and Friday Agbosa, 43 were all charged with the offence. […]
Following the alleged unlawful invasion of the rally organized by a non-governmental organization, the Save Rivers Movement last Sunday, 12th January, 2014 by armed Policemen with suspected teargas canister and rubber bullets at the premises of the Rivers State College of Arts and Science, Rumuola in Port Harcourt, the Senate Committee has visited Rivers State to […]
The National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Bamanga Tukur has denied speculations about his purported resignation against the backdrop of the rumblings within the party. Tukur expressed shock on the report, which according to him, was being sponsored by those he described as desperate hawks within and outside the party to pull down the […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State has reconstituted his cabinet with the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Yiljap Abraham, moved to the Ministry of Tourism and Culture. In a statement made available to the African Examiner in Jos on Tuesday, and signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, James Mannok, it said […]
(Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed on Tuesday in a car bomb in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, the epicenter of an Islamist revolt in Africa’s largest oil producer, police and witnesses said. No one claimed responsibility for the blast. But militant sect Boko Haram, which was founded in the city, has continued […]
Apostle Johnson Suleman is the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministry, one of the leading new generation churches in the country. The church located along the Auchi-Abuja road in Auchi, Edo state is another Mecca in Nigeria as people from all over the world throng the giant edifice to see him. Apostle Suleman who had […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu As the ongoing crisis in Rivers state continues unabated, Conference of Nigerian Political Parties (CNPP) has called on President Goodluck Jonathan to as a matter of urgent national importance to rise up and “save our democracy by nipping in the bud the gathering storm in Rivers State.” According to CNPP in a […]
Mr. Marshal Uwom on Monday resigned his appointment as the Rivers State Commissioner for Housing. Briefing newsmen after submitting his resignation letter at the Government House in Port Harcourt, Uwom said he was not comfortable with the defection of the State Governor, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi to the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to Uwom, […]
Ayo Balogun, Abuja Anxiety has mounted over the health of Niger Delta warlord, Charles Okah who is currently in jail as his family has cried over his deteriorating health problem. Okah was fingered in the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja, Nigeria, which led to the death of some Nigerians and has since been at […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Having x-rayed the unwarranted crisis in Rivers State, National leader, All Progressive Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says President Goodluck Jonathan has turned a dictator in the quest to retain his seat in 2015. Also, the former Governor of Lagos State adds that the Jonathan’s government has executed coup against democracy using […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Plateau State Police Command said it has unraveled plans through intelligence that a group of Muslims who are not in support of the celebration of Eid Maulid are planning to disrupt the celebration. The State’s Commissioner of Police, Chris Olakpe who disclosed this at a meeting with the leaders of the […]
Two quick goals inside one minute against Aston Villa were all that Arsenal needed to return to the top of the Barclays Premier League on Monday. England international Jack Wilshere’s brilliant goal was quickly followed with another by Olivier Giroud in less than a minute. The gunners outclassed their hosts from the blast of the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC), Rivers State Chapter says it has noted with dismay the barefaced lies spewed out by the State Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Mbu, in his desperation to minimize the public outrage against what it described as “attempted murder” on Senator Magnus Abe and Sir Tony Okocha, Chief of Staff to Governor […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Monday signed into Law the 2014 Appropriation Bill of N489.69 billion with a pledge that the implementation would be efficient and to the benefit of the people. The Appropriation Bill, approved late last week by the State House of Assembly, has a size of N489.69 […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, in Enugu Electricity Distribution Zone, Monday threatened to embark on indefinite nationwide strike if their outstanding entitlements and other pending labour matters were not urgently sorted out by the new electricity managers in the area. The aggrieved workers, numbering more than 100, had […]
In furtherance of the Group’s pan-African expansion drive, not less than five cement plants belonging to Dangote Cement and spread across five countries in Africa will be completed this year, the Company has disclosed. The plants at various stages of construction, according to the Group President and Chief Executive, Aliko Dangote will add about 13.5 […]
A group of Urhobo Ex-militants under the auspices of Urhobo Arms Struggle (UAS) has vowed to join forces with the Presidency and security agents to curb the menace and scourge of oil theft across Urhobo land and waterways in both Delta and Bayelsa States. The National Chairman of UAS, Ex-General Israel Akpodoro , who gave […]
