A Libyan Court has sentenced to death son (Saif al-Islam) of the late country’s strongman, Muamma Gaddafi over 2011 crisis. Saif who was absent in court, but sent his evidence through video link was convicted Tuesday with eight others. They were sentenced for their roles in about 10 months civil unrest that engulfed the country […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Five different groups in South East Nigeria, including students organisations on Monday staged a peaceful rally in support of the recent renewed call on the Economic And Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC to expedite action in the trial of ex-governors, that have case to answer, especially that of Abia, Orji Uzor […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The leadership crisis rocking the House of Representatives may have finally been laid to rest following the intervention of President Mohammadu Buhari. The crisis which has divided the All Progressives Congress House members into two factions, started on June 9, 2015, when against the wishes of the party, Yakubu Dogara and […]
A minister in former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration stole $6 billion, Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole said yesterday, quoting United States (U.S.) officials. Oshiohmole, in a chat with State House correspondents shortly after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said: “The PDP (Peoples Democratic Party) destroyed the country. I mean from the […]
By Ayo Balogun – The acting Director General, Nigerian Maritime Administration And Safety Agency (NIMASA) Mr. Haruna Baba Jauro has formally taken over from his predecessor, Barrister Calistus Nwabueze Obi. At the handover ceremony which held at the Agency’s headquarters Monday, the former DG pledged his unreserved loyalty to Jauro and enjoined NIMASA staffers to […]
The US President Barack Obama’s visit to East Africa continued Monday with commendation to the Ethiopian Government on coordinated fight against the al-Shabab militant group and call for improvement on Human rights record. While describing Ethiopia as an “outstanding partner” in the anti-terrorist war, President Obama after audience with his host PM Hailemariam Desalegn, indicated […]
Dr. Dakuku Adol Peterside, governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has again floored Governor Ezebuwon Nyesom Wike. The Rivers State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal Holden in Abuja on Monday assumed jurisdiction in the matter brought before it by Peterside challenging the declaration of Wike winner of the April 11 election. Wike […]
Agabus Pwanagba, Jos – Following the Chlorine explosion at a water treatment plant in Jos, the Plateau State Capital, which killed 8 persons and left over 100 persons hospitalized, Governor Simon Lalong, said the State Government will set up an independent committee to investigate the cause of the explosion. Lalong disclosed this Monday, when he […]
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has dragged the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to court over “outrageous cut-off marks decisions”. The organization is seeking an order stopping JAMB, UNILAG and others from implementing the decision. In the suit number FHC/L/CS/1139/2015 filed today at the Federal High […]
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commiserated with the management and staff of the African Examiner, a front line Online News medium, the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) and the Guild of Editors, on the demise last Thursday, of African Examiner’s Managing Editor, Mr. Femi Kehinde. MURIC in a release issued Monday by its Director, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Suleiman Lasun has insisted he has no plan to resign from office. Pressure has been mounting on him to resign so as to pave the way for Femi Gbajabiamila who is the party’s controversial anointed candidate. The Deputy Speaker who stated this when […]
Bobbi Kristina Brown, 22, the only daughter of singers Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, died Sunday, nearly six months after she was found unresponsive in a bathtub of her home, her family said. Brown has been unresponsive in hospitals and hospice care since she was found in a bathtub of her Roswell, Georgia, home on […]
*Say Performance Very Impressive, Visible The Ijaw ethnic nationality in the Federal Capital Terriroty (FCT), have joined thousands of Bayelsans at home and in the diaspora endorsed Governor Seriake Dickson for a second term in office. They include Abuja chapter of Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), University of Abuja chapter of Ijaw Students Union. In their […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – A Civil Society Group under the aegis of FOI Coalition has warned President Mohammadu Buhari not to succumb to the pressure of those calling for the dissolved Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI). FOI Coalition in a statement on Sunday alleged that several members of the dissolved Board had long lost their […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Disaster, be it man made, or natural, had remained a serious cog in the wheel of progress of nations of the globe, including Nigeria. It has over the years, wreaked havoc in parts of Nigeria, including rendering people homeless, especially in the rural Communities. For instance, affected victims and communities […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a thorough investigation of the chlorine gas explosion in Jos, Plateau State at the weekend, in which many people were killed and more injured. In a message of commiseration to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Plateau state over the incident, President Buhari said […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has thrown its weight behind the current probe of the State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mrs. Gesila Khan, by the Department of State Security (DSS). The party in a statement by the State Chairman, Dr. Davies Ibiamu Ikanya, berated the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for seeking […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Umuahia – The Abia state government, has debunked the claim by the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Mr. Alex Otti during the last election, that there was an attempt on his life in his private guest house in Abuja. Chief Press Secretary, CPS to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, Mr. […]
Death has struck again in the Nigerian media industry, as another young, brilliant and dynamic journalist, Mr. Femi Kehinde has answered the final call. Until his untimely death, Mr. kehinde was the Managing Editor of the African Examiner Online. He was also the publisher of the Prosperity Today Magazine and Total Politics newspaper. He died Thursday July 23rd, 2015 […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Three socio-political organizations in Abia state, have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over the delay in the trial of former governor of Abia state, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu for his alleged looting of the state during his eight-year administration. The groups, includes Ndi Abia League, Abia Youths Consultative Forum and Abia Peoples […]
