Abia State Governor, Chief Theodore Orji, has told his predecessor, Orji Uzor Kalu to stop pointing accusing fingers to his direction for his (Kalu’s) political woes. Governor Orji who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Charles Ajunwa, denied allegation by Kalu that he (Orji) had handpicked all the candidates for various elective positions in the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The All Progressive Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant and former head of state General Mohammadu Buhari has berated Jonathan for the forceful invasion of the party’s Lagos Data Centre. He said that such act portrays the President and his government as people who abhors free and fair elections. Buhari who stated this in […]
Oyewale Oyelola Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka has declared that the dreaded and deadly cancer disease is curable and not a “death sentence”, as many erroneously perceived. The literary icon who just survived the health scourge made these disclosures Tuesday, during a press conference held at the June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto Abeokuta, the Ogun […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Presidency has described as “spurious and unfounded” allegations Sunday, by a vocal and Non Governmental organization religion group, Muslims’ Right Concern (MURIC) that the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan is using the highest office in the country to promote Zionism and the state of Israel. In a press statement from the State […]
By Chuks Ehirim In spite of claims from the camp of the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, that all is well between the Governor and the Presidency, sources said the alliance between APGA and President Goodluck Jonathan for support in the 2015 general elections may be heading for a crash. Recall that Governor […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The hope of any extension of Emergency Rule in Adamawa, Borno and Yobe States may have been foreclosed as Senators were unable to reach agreement on the issue. The Senate had on Tuesday and Wednesday last week, went into closed door session on the desirability or otherwise, of the Emergency rule extension […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. The Central Bank of Nigeria has devalued the naira and increase interest rate for the first time in three years following the dwindling oil prices in the international market. The Apex Bank which made this known in Abuja on Tuesday said the rate was raised by 100 basis points to a record […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos After a renewed protest by the students over alleged hike in tuition fees, the school authorities Tuesday ordered the closure of the University of Jos to forestall further breach of peace in the campus. Tuesday’s protest prompted violent encounter between the Police and undergraduates of the institution. The security personnel used tear-gas […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has described as malicious and unfounded, some media reports, that he has fallen apart with the national leader of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, over who controls the party’s structure in the South Eastern part of the country. Okorocha, who is the […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Tragedy again struck in Maiduguri Tuesday, as suicide bombers stormed a congested and popular Monday market in the Borno State capital, leaving scores dead and many injured. The exact casualties of the eruption perpetrated by a male and another female bombers, is uncertain as the reported dead ranged between 30 and 60 people according to eyewitnesses. AFRICAN EXAMINER […]
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayo Fayose, has restored all the privileges of former Governor Olusegun Oni, which were stopped by the administration of Dr Kayode Fayemi. A statement in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Idowu Adelusi, said Governor Fayose took the step in appreciation of the contributions of past leaders […]
One of the PDP governorship aspirants in Rivers state, Tonye Princewill is not a happy man at this time over his disqualification from the race by the PDP South – South screening committee. To this end, the politician is accusing the former Minister state for Education, Nyesome Wike of being responsible for his disqualification. A […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Ahead of 2015 general elections, more controversies have continued to trail claims that some prominent ruling PDP stalwarts including the former Governor, Sen. Joshua Dariye, Dame Pauline Tallen, Amb. Fidelis Tapgun, Engr. Jimmy Cheto and a host of others have returned home – to the PDP. This was confirmed when 61 stakeholders […]
Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Monday in N’Djamena, the Chadian capital, reiterated the need for Nigeria and her neighbours to intensify joint actions and cooperation to win the war against terrorism and insurgency. Speaking to reporters at the Presidential Palace in N’Djamena after a closed-door meeting with his Chadian counterpart, President Idris Deby Itno, Jonathan revealed […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Aminu Sadiq Owguche, the notorious prime suspect of the April Nyanya twin blast, has been acquitted by an Abuja Federal High court. The court Monday, struck out the two-count terrorism charge against the suspected terrorist, on the ground of want of diligent prosecution by the state. Ogwuche, a suspected member of dreaded […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen Following the Supreme Court ruling last Friday, the Taraba State House of Assembly has approved Alhaji Sani Danladi to act as the State’s Governor on acting capacity. The Assembly which also elected Hon. Mark Useni as the new Speaker, to succeed the just resigned former Speaker, Hon. Josiah Kente, established that Section 190(2) of […]
Lagos lawyer, Festus Keyamo has dragged the Director, State Security Service, SSS, and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to the Federal High Court, Abuja over alleged threats by Niger Delta warlord, Tompolo to his life. Keyamo had issued 72-hour ultimatum to the Director, SSS and the IGP to arrest and investigate Tompolo over alleged […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has presented a budget of N489.69 billion to the State House of Assembly for approval for the 2015 fiscal year. The budget is the same as that of 2014, which stood at N489.69 billion. The budget retains its zero deficit in order to ensure that […]
By Ayo Balogun The opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as plainly implausible and a witless afterthought the reasons adduced by the Directorate of State Services (DSS) for invading its Lagos Data Centre last Saturday, declaring the security outfit a “shameless apologist” of the ruling PDP APC’s declaration was made Monday by its National […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos Following the security challenges facing the North Eastern part of the Country, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) North Central zone, said over 35,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Adamawa, Yobe, Borno and Taraba States have fled to Plateau State due to the raging attacks. This was contained in a press statement […]
