Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Wednesday swears in Hon. Justice Funmilayo Atilade as the new Chief Judge of Lagos State, saying the leadership of the State Judiciary would remain a critical arm to the success of government in maintaining Law and Order and protecting human life and property. Sixty-two-year old Atilade takes over […]
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has signed a bill to re-order the state’s 2014 budget of N489 billion. Fashola signed the budget into law at the State House, Ikeja on Wednesday, saying that the current health and security challenges as well as the reversal in school fees at the Lagos State University (LASU) necessitated […]
Asisat Oshoala was on fire, scoring four times as Nigeria made another history after hammering Korea DPR 6-2 in the highest-scoring semi-final ever seen at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. Courtney Dike continued Nigeria’s habit of scoring early goals at the tournament, when the USA based forward hit the back of the net a […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos The Plateau State Command of the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has intercepted a total of 159.216kg of psychotropic substances of dangerous drugs between January 2014 to date. State’s Commandant, Anthonia Madubuike disclosed this in an interview with journalists in Jos, the state capital on Wednesday. Madubuike warned that, the agency […]
Barely 24 hours after the death of a senior physician Stella Adadevoh, who attended to the first ebola casualty in the country, Liberian – American, Patrick Sawyer, the Lagos State Government has again confirmed 5 fresh cases, suspected to be infected with Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Jide Idris, made the […]
President Goodluck Jonathan has sworn in the new Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Danladi Kifasi. Alongside Kifasi was also a serving Commissioner, Mr. Chima Dunze who is representing Abia and Imo states. During oath office ceremony which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, the duo were reminded by President Jonathan that for government to […]
As escalation rages in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, the United States (US) Attorney General, Eric Holder is expected in the area today (Wednesday) to stem the violence. While on ground, Attorney Holder will carry out full investigations with respect to the killing of teen black teenager, Michael Brown by a Police officer, Darren Wilson […]
From Oyewale Oyelola, Ilorin Large turn out greeted distribution of the Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) in Kwara State, North Central Nigeria, as registered voters trooped out to collect their cards in various polling units across the state. African Examiner correspondent who visited some of the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) distribution centres in Ilorin, the […]
There was an early morning fire outbreak in Abuja headquarters of the Nigeria’s Football governing body – the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). African Examiner Abuja’s correspondent reports that the fire affected the scribe’s office as well as the account unit on the second floor of the football glass house. The officials of the fire services […]
IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu As the Nigerian Army continues to map out strategies on how to flush out member of Boko Haram Insurgecie in the North the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Kenneth Minimah, has warned soldiers against mutiny or any form of sabotage. The Army boss, made it clear that death sentence awaits […]
The Police Service Commission has approved promotion of some Force officers including six Assistant Inspectors General (AIGs) and two Commissioners (CPs) to the rank of Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs). Elevated to the rank of the AIGs were Dan’Azumi Job Doma, Mamman Ibrahim Tsafe, David Omojola, Solomon Arase, Christopher Katso and Salihu Hashidu, while […]
Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu discloses that Dr. Ameyo Adadevoh, the female consultant physician who contracted Ebola while treating the late Patrick Sawyer is dead. The minister announced the death of Adadevoh on Tuesday. The deceased contracted the deadly disease while attending to Sawyer, who had full blown Ebola. With her death, Ebola has […]
The Federal Government has promised to establish a Wholesale Development Finance Institution (DFI), which will cater for provision of a long term funds of 15 years for the nation’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), industrial development and economic growth. President Goodluck Jonathan made the pledge on Tuesday while declaring open 8th Annual MSME Confrence, […]
Some Air France flight crews are refusing to board planes bound for Nigeria, Guinea and Sierra Leone and over fears of the Ebola outbreak, the airline said Tuesday. Cabin crew scheduled to work on some flights “have not wanted to carry out their assignment”, a spokesman for the company told AFP. He refused to be drawn […]
Less than a month when it struck in the area, dreaded Boko Haram insurgents have again attacked northern Cameroon, killing three and abducted over 10 in a renewed border invasion. The fresh attack, sources revealed to African Examiner occurred Monday afternoon when some insurgents ran out of foods and were scamping for food stuff, stormed […]
Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has said the opposition All Progressive Congress ( APC) , can not win a polling booth in the state in the 2015 general elections as the party ” does not exist in Abia”. Governor Orji who was reacting to a recent boasting by Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State […]
…Says It Can Destabilize The State The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned the Directorate of State Security (DSS) on planned arrest of its Borno State, North Eastern Nigerian Chairman, Hon Ali Abubakar Dalori on trumped-up charges. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the […]
The Senate President, David Mark is currently in a meeting with the leadership of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, to chart the way forward on the over one month nationwide industrial action by the body’s members. The ongoing meeting our Correspondent reported is the follow up to the last […]
A 30-year old plumber has been electrocuted while carrying out his plumbing job at Ikeja area of Lagos, Nigeria. The man, identified as Raphael was electrocuted at Number 20, Mobolaji Bank Anthony Way, Ikeja. Director, Lagos State Fire Service, Rasak Fadipe said the deceased was doing a plumbing work on a decking with his colleague […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Youth wing of apex Igbo socio – cultural body, Ohanaeze Youth Congress (OYC), on has restated its position that the outcome of the just concluded ‘National Conference 2014’ be subjected to referendum. The group insisted that this would make way for the proper implementation of the recommendations of the CONFAB. […]
