One person was killed and some others injured as a passenger boat exploded in Lagos while trying to refill gasoline at Capital Oil Jetty. The boat belonging to Aquitien Oil and Gas exploded at Victoria Island area of Lagos, Nigeria on Friday, leaving many people injured and one dead, who was identified as Emmanuel Onu. […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth Forum has organized nationwide thanksgiving service today and this Friday over the defection from the party, the former Borno State Governor, Ali Modu Sheriff to the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement by Chairman of its Abuja branch, Barrister Ismail Ahmed, the Forum said it received the […]
Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has formally joined the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Adamawa State after dumping the party which offered him a Presidential ticket in 2011. Ribadu’s membership of PDP was confirmed today amid reports that he had formally registered in his ward as a […]
Lagos State Government on has restated that there has been no reported case of the death of any person infected with Ebola Virus Disease at the Alimosho General Hospital, Igando or any of the other Government hospitals in the State. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Lateef Ibirogba, the […]
An Ebola victim in Lagos, Nigeria has been discharged from the Isolation Centre after surviving the deadly disease, says the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu. The patient is said to be among those who were being treated at the Isolation Centre after contracting the disease from the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. Chukwu, on Saturday […]
Either of Super Eagles midfielder John Obi Mikel or goalkeeper Petr Cech is likely to be axed by Chelsea in order to free up space for new signing Mehdi Benatia. For this reason, one of Petr Cech and John Obi Mikel look certain to be leaving Stamford Bridge this summer. The Blues are thought to […]
Manchester United boss Louis Van Gaal has been slamed for his training methods. Former Wales assistant boss Raymond Verheijen criticized Van Gaal for working his players too hard in training and not giving them enough rest between sessions. Verheijen listed a series of Netherlands players who suffered with injury during the World Cup, and claimed […]
The Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati has called on the media organizations and those on his mailing directory to disregard the press release purportedly issued by him early Friday with the title: ‘President Jonathan Reveals Location Of Chibok Girls And Exposes Boko Haram Masterminds’. Abati in a […]
Nigeria will soon establish a Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), so as to check future sporting related cases being heard in the conventional courts. Minister of Sports, Tammy Danagogo, dropped this hint in Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, Friday while addressing journalists. Danagogo assured that one of the legacies he wished to leave behind […]
The Kwara State Government says the state is currently free from the deadly Ebola Virus. This is consequent upon the receipt of negative test result on the only suspected case of the disease from Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH ). Special Assistant, Information to the State Governor and member, Kwara State Committee on the Prevention & […]
Again the All Progressives Congress (APC) has descended heavily on the Directorate of Security Service (DSS) as it condemns the agency’s attempt to link it with dreaded Boko Haram without evidence. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Saturday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the party which demanded for DSS’s Spokesperson, Marilyn […]
Louis Van Gaal is facing a major selection crisis ahead of Saturday’s Premier League opener against Swansea at Old Trafford. The Dutchman, who is expected to make a winning start to ease the pressure on him to deliver as he looks to turn United into champions again, will make his Premier League debut as the […]
The Lagos State Chapter of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied speculation that it has endorsed an incoming stalwart, Mr. Jimi Agabje as its Governorship flag bearer in 2015 general elections. Its Publicity Secretary, Taofik Gani, while making the clarification on Friday admitted that Agabje was a good ‘brand’, but affirmed that the […]
These days, nothing strikes a bout of panic and paranoia than the thought of Ebola Virus Disease. It’s been decades since a disease or calamity of such proportions threatened our relationships, businesses, sports and our very existence. In the midst of all the trepidation came a ray of hope – an experimental secret serum, manufactured […]
Health workers attending to Ebola patients at the Isolation Centre in Lagos have down tool following negative reports that they are not doing enough. If this continues, some of the Ebola patients at the centre may die soon, unless something urgent is done to salvage the situation. Governor Babatunde Fashola, while speaking with newsmen in […]
Ignatius Okpara, Awka There are strong indications that the immediate past Governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, may soon dump the crisis- ridden All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, for the peoples Democratic Party, PDP. African Examiner reliably gathered from a source close to the former governor, that already, arrangements to that effect have reached […]
By Tajudeen Balogun With Agency Report As the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) ravages in some West African countries, available facilities to take care of the suspected victims in various designated centres have been found to be insufficient. For instance, beds in EVD treatment centers are “filling up faster than they can be provided”, an official of the World […]
The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has further responded to the sack yesterday of 16,000 of its members- Resident Doctors, by the Federal Government, by directing them not to collect any letter, terminating their appointments. The association’s National President, Dr. Kayode Obembe, who gave the directive Friday at a press briefing in Abuja says: “NMA hereby […]
There was a mild Thursday in the Anambra State police command as some policemen men, including a Divisional police officer DPO, tendered their resignation, following their transfer to various parts of crisis- ridden North-East geo political zone of Nigeria. The officers were transferred mostly to Borno and Adamawa states. African Examiner gathered that the constoverisial […]
Inundated with barrages of false messages credited to him and posted on different social media handles, the recently enthroned Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has warned the mischief makers to stop the unfolding antics. Emir Snausi clarified that contrary to the impression widely created, he did not have any social media account. His […]
