Barely 10 months after he took charge as the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, former presidential spokesman, Ima Niboro, has changed the face of the organisation and its ways of doing business. Niboro has not only renovated NAN’s New York Office in the United States, but also embarked on a similar upgrading […]
In more than a decade since the end of its military rule, Nigeria has made significant strides toward solidifying itself as a bastion of democracy. Today, Nigeria prides itself as a country with open elections and freedom of the press, the right to due process and an independent judiciary. But in spite of the substantial […]
By Niyi Adeyi, Lagos – Following the recent threat of a looming attack by the leader of dreaded Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, against the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi II, a non governmental Muslim organization – the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has called on government and security agencies to beef up watch on the […]
The Nigerian leading opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has named Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi as the Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Organization, with the major term of reference to win next year’s Presidential election. APC in a statement issued in Lagos Thursday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the announcement […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam, Makurdi – Barely a week to the Christmas celebration, the Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) has started taken measures for accident – free festivity seasons as its Benue State Command has dispatched its men to the State’s highways and recalled the staff currently observing their annual leave. The State Sector Command […]
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, of Delta state on Wednesday presented a budget estimate of N327.68bn for 2015 to the state House of Assembly for consideration and approval. The proposal is made up of recurrent estimates of N161.6bn and a capital estimate of N166.07bn. The 2015 estimates are lower than that of last year, […]
Suspected members of Boko Haram have stormed Binitiri community, in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and killed over 30 residents while kidnapped several others. According to the agency reports, the attack which information just filtered into the airwaves occurred last Sunday and extended to the Maiduguri metropolis. In the meantime, updated reports also indicated that […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu, The Anglican Bishops under Enugu Ecclesiastical Province on Wednesday threatened to resist any attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to field a Roman Catholic tickets in the 2015 governorship election in the state. They insisted that since the PDP candidate in the state, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a Roman Catholic by […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Anglican Bishops under Enugu Ecclesiastical Province on Wednesday threatened to resist any attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to field a Roman Catholic tickets in the 2015 governorship election in the state. They insisted that since the PDP candidate in the state, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is a Roman Catholic by […]
Ayo Balogun – At least, 54 Nigerian soldiers are to die by firing squad “for mutiny, act of cowardice and refusing to fight members of the Islamic sect, Boko Haram.” The 54 soldiers had been standing trial and were sentenced to death on Wednesday by the Nigeria Army. However, five other soldiers were acquitted and […]
Ayo Balogun, Lagos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has again mocked the All Progressive Congress’ (APC) Presidential candidate, Major General Muhammed Buhari (Rtd), saying announcing, Prof. YemiOsibanjo as his running mate is belated and the height of incompetence. PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh added that the choice of […]
Governor AbdulFatah Ahmed of Kwara on Wednesday presented a sum of N119 billion, 850 million,892, 000 amd 747 naira as 2015 budget of the state before the state House of Assembly for consideration and passage into law. The budget which was tagged budget of introspection and job creation represents an icrease of N4 billion and […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji, Lagos – The Lagos State Chapter of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) has picked the incumbent Secretary to the State Government, (SSG) Dr. (Mrs) Idiat Oluranti Adebule as running mate to his 2015 governorship candidate, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode. Dr Idiat Oluranti Adebule was born in Lagos State to the family of […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo – Iweala has said that the N4.357 trillion 2015 Budget Estimates presented to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, is anchored on diversification of the economy. Iweala who stated this at an interview session with journalists after […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen, Abuja – Finally, the Presidential candidate of the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) has formally announced former Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Yemi Osibajo (SAN), as his running mate for next year general elections. Prof. Yemi Osibajo, is a close ally of the APC […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria – The Nigeria general election to select a new president for 2015-2019 has been slated by the electoral body in Nigeria, INEC, for February 2015. The two main political parties have selected their candidates as the incumbent president from the PDP, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and from […]
After several days of meetings, lobbying and politicking, Nigeria’s main opposition party, All Progressive Congress (APC) has finally picked a running mate for his presidential flag bearer, Gen Mohammed Buhari. The party picked Prof. Yemi Osibajo, a former attorney general of Lagos state and a close ally of APC national leader Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. As […]
*Asks Navy, NIMASA To Speak Out Ayo Balogun, Lagos – A muslim group, the Muslim Rights Concern has expressed worry over the alleged reports that the former leader of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo (aka Tompolo) has acquired four warships. The group in a statement signed by its Director, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – President Goodluck Jonathan will not be presenting the 2015 budget proposal to the joint session of the national assembly personally, instead he has sent the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mrs Ngozi Okonj-Iweala to do the presentation on his behalf. African Examiner gathered that inability of the […]
Gunmen believed to members of the Pakistani Taliban group, Tuesday invaded and opened fire on a Military School in Peshawar and killed not less than 132 children. The attack, which consumed estimated 141 people, the Pakistani officials and Military confirmed, has been curtailed, while those sustained injuries have been taken to the hospitals for treatment. […]
