Kayode Adelowokan AIICO Insurance Plc has partnered Guaranty Trust Bank (GTBank) to provide a seamless service that would enable the public renew their life policies for free This is according to a statement from the company said the public can now renew their life policies at all GTBank branches in Lagos for free, adding that […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Onitsha A gallant police man attached to one of the new generation banks in the commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state, on Thursday shot dead two notorious robbery suspects while trying to rob a woman. An eye witness who gave his name as Chris, told African Examiner that the two suspects met their […]
Oyewale Oyelola The PDP flag bearer for August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun state; Senator Iyiola Omisore has called on Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Prof Attahiru Jega to remove Ambassador Olutoyin Akeju as Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Osun state. Omisore made this call while receiving his Certificate of Return as PDP […]
The federal government of Nigeria has summoned the Zimbabwe’s Head Chancery in Nigeria Stanley Kunjeku to protest President Mugabe’s depiction of Nigerians as corrupt. Reports say during the occasion of his 90th birthday, President Robert Mugabe has thrown a punch on Nigeria describing Nigerian as corrupt people. However, the Permanent Secretary of the ministry of […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as an orchestrated distraction and a mindless public relations gimmick the ongoing hullabaloo about the rebasing of Nigeria’s GDP which the masterminds said has seen the country emerge as the largest economy in Africa. In a statement issued in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday by its Interim National […]
Yoruba group, the coalition of Oodua Self Determination Groups (COSEG) has warned all delegates from the South West geo-political zone to see the pursuit of the interest of the Yoruba people as sacrosanct and pursue it vigorously, warning that dire consequence awaits anyone that betrays it. The group stated that several conferences of the Yoruba […]
No fewer than six people have been electrocuted at Oworonshoki area of Lagos, Nigeria on Thursday after they stepped on naked falling electricity cable. Tears flowed freely when a woman with three children and another pregnant woman with a child were brought dead after they stepped on 11 KVA high tension electricity wire that fell […]
Kayode Adelowokan The American Consul General in Nigeria, Jeffrey Hawkins, Chairman of Honeywell Group, Oba Otudeko and President, Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, are some of the participants expected at the Oyo State Economic Summit which hold on April 14 and 15, 2014 in Ibadan. In a release issued by the State Commissioner of Trade […]
Kayode Adelowokan The Chairman of Heirs Holdings and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, has emphasised the need to integrate the private sector as a full partner in global development, particularly given the constraints on official development assistance in the current fiscal climate. Elumelu disclosed this while giving his keynote address […]
Kayode Adelowokan No fewer than 54 persons have been confirmed dead in cholera outbreak that struck Bauchi State in the last two months. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Sani Malami, disclosed this on Thursday that the victims died at home because they were not taken to the hospital for medical attention. Malami said though […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has urged 13 aggrieved PDP governorship aspirants in Ekiti State to support and work for Fayose’s victory in forthcoming governorship election slated for June 21. The President held a closed-door meeting with the feuding party stalwarts at the Aso Rock Villa, from Wednesday to the early hours of Thursday. President Jonathan intervened […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday told an Ikeja High Court that an oil marketer, Oluwaseun Ogunbambo, charged with N979.6 million subsidy fraud, has fled to Canada. The EFCC disclosed this in its response to an application filed by Ogunbambo’s counsel, Mr Raphael Oluyede, before Justice Adeniyi Onigbanjo. Ogunbambo is being prosecuted […]
DELTA State Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has said it was better to bear the temporary pains associated with growth and development than to continuously live in deplorable conditions. Addressing traders at Slaughter Market, Refinery Road, Ekpan, the Governor observed that developmental projects, especially the ongoing removal of illegal structures will certainly cause some pains to […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The Enugu state police command says it has arrested three persons in connection with the recent alleged murder of a 17 year old secondary school student, Ede chidiebere, by enforcement team of Enugu state Waste management Agency (ESWAMA) Ebere Amarizu, the state police public Relations officer PPRO, who disclosed this to African […]
The Nigeria’s equities market further appreciated Wednesday as the Nigerian Stock Exchange All Share Index (NSE ASI) appreciated by 0.35% to close at 39,017.66 points, compared with the appreciation of 0.66% recorded yesterday. Year-to-Date (YTD), the Index has shed 5.59% of its value. Similarly, the Market Capitalization recorded an appreciation of 0.35% to close at […]
Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has said he would not leave anyone in doubt in the event of his resolve to decamp from the All Peoples Congress (APC) into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) The former Minister said this to dispel news reports that he had dumped the APC to join the PDP. According […]
African Examiner Zamfara state has joined the popular Maryland Sister States Program as both states have agreed to partner in the area of health, education, agriculture and cultural exchange. Zamfara becomes the third state in Nigeria to join the program, which was established by the state of Maryland to oversee her many international exchanges, and […]
… Mimiko, Obanikoro, Osuntokun Facilitate His Meeting With Jonathan Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani Kayode may soon bag a fresh federal government appointment if the deal between him and President Goodluck Jonathan is anything to go by, Newspot Nigeria can authoritatively reveal. Fani Kayode had held a closed-door meeting with President Jonathan in […]
The call for restructuring of Nigeria into true federalism with the different geo-political zones serving as federating units received further boosts on Wednesday as different delegates across different states harped on it. Presided over by the Conference Chairman, retired Justice Idris Legbo Kutigi the session was a continuation of the debate and comments on the […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) has established a Micro Finance Bank, which is aimed at alleviating poverty and uplifting the standard of living of its members and the citizenry. President of ECWA, Prof. Jeremiah Gado who stated this on Wednesday in Jos, at the Dedication/Commissioning of Gowans Micro Finance Bank, said […]
