As various region of Nigeria intensifies moves to grab various exalted positions at the National Assembly (NASS) Youths of All Progressives Congress (APC) from the South-South region, have called on leadership of the party to zone the speakership or deputy speakership of the House of Representatives to Edo State. According to them, by so doing, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Senator Uche Chukwumerije. Senator Ekweremadu while reacting to the passing away of the ranking Senator who died in Abuja on Sunday, described him as a fearless politician who fought for the interest of the […]
A Coalition of civil society groups in Abia state is prevailing on the Independent National Electoral Commission to outrightly cancel the results of the April 11 elections in Abia state which were allegedly characterised by malpractices and undue interference. The group says the Abia state election results released by INEC were not a true reflection […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is to be overhauled following President Goodluck Jonathan’s defeat as well as the party’s failure at the just concluded elections, African Examiner has learnt. According to sources within the party, the results of the elections have been analysed by a group that has the backing of […]
By Aminu Mohammed – The April 11 Governorship elections in Gombe have been won and loss. But, like a huge stone cast into a still ocean, it has continued to generate spiral effects across the length and breadth of the state. And this is understandably so for many reasons. First, it reawakens the pending issues […]
By Sam Hart – The Igbos have two proverbs in relation to unfolding events relating to the April 11 Governorship elections in Abia State. First is that it is he who farts that first raises the alarm of the odour of flatulence to deflect attention from his culpability. Second is that ‘ogbu mma anaghi ekwe […]
By Adewale Kupoluyi – The general elections would remain a watershed in the annals of the nation. The taking-over of leadership mantle by the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the incumbent President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) brings to an end, an uninterrupted rule by the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri – Ahead of the forthcoming rescheduled polls in Imo state, the Campaign organization of Governor Rochas Okorocha, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Attahiru Jega, to immediately redeploy the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Gabriel Ada, before the elections. Director- General (DG) of the campaign […]
*Tonye Isenah, Ongore Ebikeme Coasting To Victory Indications have emerged that the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party candidates in the rescheduled House of Assembly polls in Sagbama, Southern Ijaw and Kolokuma-Opokuma constituencies are already coasting home to victory. A visit to the various collation Centres in most of the polling units shows that the PDP […]
By Akin Soneyin – The strange disease which broke out and killed not less than 20 persons in Irele community of Ondo State, South West Nigeria, has been attributed to violation by certain youths to god of the land – Malokun. In his account regarding the root cause of the deadly disease, the Oyewoga of […]
By Niyi Adeyi – Lagos – There was an early morning disaster Saturday,as a building in Dolphin Estate, Ikoyi Lagos, gave way, leaving no fewer than four persons severely injured, while many other victims are still trapped in the rubbles The Spokesperson of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye hinted that the house […]
From Collins Amadi – The opposition All Progressive Congress (apc) and 12 other political parties in Bayelsa and Rivers States have opted out of today’s rescheduled state House of Assembly elections. The parties explained that the boycott was due to alleged agreement between the INEC and the ruling PDP to compromise the poll which is holding […]
Former governor of Kwara state and a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bukola Saraki, has said that he never collected any money from the Minister of Petroleum, Ms Deizani Allison Madueke to fund the campaign of the president-elect, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd). His reaction reads below: The attention of Senator Abubakar Bukola […]
The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says is to petition the State Election Tribunal to reclaim its mandate which was stolen by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in connivance with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Police during the governorship polls of April 11. Rivers APC Chairman, Dr. Davies […]
By Tom Garba, Yola – The Governor-elect Jubrila Bindow and Eleven National Elect of 2015 general elections in Adamawa State has received certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission,with a charge to them that much are expected by the electorate. The Adamawa State supervising National Commissioner of INEC Dr Nuru A. Yakubu ,who […]
Justice Olabisi Akinlade of the High Court of Lagos has sentenced five kidnappers to nine years imprisonment having been convicted of the crime of kidnapping on Friday at the court in Igbosere. Those sentenced were part of the seven defendants in the matter of The State vs Esther Faith Philips and Six Others charged for […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Regrettably, the heartbreaking and depressed story of the abducted Chibok girls Wednesday (this week) entered into 355 days – a year! On their travails and unpredictable end, the families (of the girls); the country and the world are disturbed and continued to lament. As the country is […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to recall Nigeria’s High Commissioner to South Africa over unabated Xenophobic attacks on citizens of other African countries living in the country. Members of the House warned that Nigeria will no longer tolerate killings of its citizens. The resolution followed a […]
Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governor’s Forum, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has inaugurated a 9-man commission of inquiry to commence investigations into the Politically Motivated Killings in Rivers State. Members of the commission include; Professor Chidi Odin-Kalu as chairman, Sir Samuel Egbe secretary and Professor Nlerum Okogbule. Others are; Professor Owunari A. Georgewill, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Asaba – At least, two persons, including a pregnant woman were on Wednesday sent to their untimely graves when a suspected rival cult groups clashed in Agbor, Delta State. African Examiner gathered that the cultists threw the entire community into tension after they killed and dumped their victims’ corpses along the roadside. […]
