Dana Air on Wednesday added a Boeing 737-500 series aircraft, to boost its fleet and entire operations. According to Dana Air Relationship Manager, Mr. Samuel Ogbogoro, the latest addition is to further the continuation of its expansion plans, “with the additional aircraft coming into service, Dana Air will now operate an aircraft fleet comprising of […]
By Femi Kehinde The State Security Service (SSS) has arrested Mujahideen Asari-Dokubo. African Examiner gathered that the arrest of the former Niger-Delta activist may be connected to his recent inciting comments about the 2015 elections. He had told a Television station in Lagos that: “If it is war the North wants, we are ready for […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, in Asaba Governor Adams Oshiomhole of Edo state, has picked holes in the 2015 General Elections time-table recently made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declaring that it creates loopholes for election manipulation. Addressing newsmen in Asaba, the Delta State capital Wednesday, after a stakeholders’ meeting of the All Progressives Congress […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged Lagosians to troop out en-masse and register in the party’s ongoing membership registration being done by the party. The party said this is a great opportunity for Lagosians to not only position themselves as the very root of the progressive […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Ahead of the proposed national conference, over twelve Igbo youth groups drawn from various parts of the globe and states in Nigeria are expected to converge in Enugu on February 28th, 2014 for a world Igbo summit during which they will take a position on the dialogue. Expected at the event are, […]
An Abuja High Court on Wednesday, ordered Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) and All Purpose Shelters Limited to stop the alloaction of all the shops within Wuye Ultra Modern Market, Abuja pending the hearing and determination of substantive suit. The market, according to the Court Order Suit N: CV/440/2012 and motion No: M/864/14 is to […]
By Uche Nwosu It was Clement Richard Attlee (1883-1967), the British statesman who posited that “democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking”. I will not hesitate to add here that democracy is not all about talking but also about popular participation. For people to feel the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State says it has noted with sadness of what it describes as “implementation of the plot by the Grassroot Development Initiative (GDI)”, the political machinery of Supervising Minister for Education, Barrister Nyesom Wike and some PDP Stakeholders to unleash mayhem and disrupt APC’s membership registration exercise which started today […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos Former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday made good his movement to the All Progressive Congress (APC) by registering his membership in Jada, Adamawa State. The former Vice President arrived at the registration centre at 2.12pm and was handed a form by the zonal chairman, which he filled out along with […]
Kayode Adelowokan, Lagos The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has called for the quick passage of the bill to establish the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit. This came on the heel of the statement by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Aminu Tambuwal, who blamed the stealing of billions of naira from public coffers […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA in Benin City Mr. Denis Amayo, a 57-year old man, has vowed that nothing on earth would stop him from committing suicide on 14 February this year, (Valentine’s Day) (14 should Edo state Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, fails to pay his eight-month pension arrears.  Addressing newsmen Tuesday in Benini city, the Edo state […]
Ruth Bamidele, Lagos A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu has been scheduled to appear before a Federal High Court, Lagos on 6th February for a three-counts charge of conspiracy, fraud and stealing. When the case was mentioned on Wednesday, the prosecutor, Mr Bukola Durojaiye prayed the court for a short adjournment […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has approved the appointment of Dr. Yakubu Gambo as Deputy Executive Secretary (Services) of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The appointment, according to a letter from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, took effect from January 30, 2014. Born in June 1960, Gambo […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos The Lagos State Government has shut three private schools for operating illegally and contravening the guidelines on the establishment and operation of private schools in the State, the State Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye has disclosed. Oladunjoye listed the affected schools to including Honesty Private School located at Nos. 4/6, Akintayo […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA Unless there is a last minute change by the federal government, the controversial Rivers state commissioner of police, Joseph Mbu, may likely to be removed from the state before end of this week. African Examiner gathered that the police chief may be redeployed to the National Institute for Strategic Studies (NIPSS) in […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as reckless, irresponsible and totally condemnable the threat by Niger Delta warlord, Mujahedeen Asari-Dokubo to wage war against Nigeria even if President Goodluck Jonathan is defeated even in a free and fair election in 2015. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
…As Governor Elect, Obiano Expresses Confidence In Judges IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Anambra state Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Awka has begun pre-trial of cases filed by party candidates in Awka. At the resumed sitting of the panel led by Justice Ishaq Bello on Tuesday, four petitions filled against winner of the election, and […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Operatives of the special Anti Robbery Squad (S.A.R.S) of the Enugu state police command Tuesday nabbed one Ejike Mba of Oruku in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu state over his involvement in the alleged murder of the traditional ruler of umuode in same council area, late Moses Ugwu. According to the […]
Ruth Bamidele , Lagos Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, (NAMA) says it spends about N200milion annually to calibrate navigational aids at 26 airports across the country. The announcement was made to newsmen on Tuesday in a release signed by the agency’s Public Relations Officer, Supo Atobatele. He further revealed that as part of the agency’s commitment […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC on Tuesday dismissed an allegation by the Governor of the Central Bank, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi that it had not remitted $20 billion to the Federation account, saying that this is not the first time the CBN Governor had made wild allegations about the NNPC and has come to […]
