By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department For International Development, DFID funded Sexual Assault and Referral Centre, Tamar (SARC) Enugu, has raised the alarm over high rate of violence rape cases in South East, Nigeria, saying it has so far recorded no fewer than 320 abuses within one year of its […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-General of the Supreme Council for the non-indigenes in Bayelsa State, Mr. Sunny Chukwuezi, has described as appalling and condemnable, the comments made by former Senior Special Assistant to Governor Seriake Dickson on Non-Indigenes, Mr. Chinedu Mbah. The former Senior Special Assistant, Mbah, recently said he resigned from his […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, governors and others have mourned the death of Chief Hannah Idowu Dideolu (HID) Awolowo who died on Saturday at the age of 99 years. Buhari, in a statement by his media aid, Femi Adesina said “On behalf of the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has anointed former governor, Timipre Sylva, as the party’s consensus candidate for the December 5 governorship election in the state, it was learnt last night. The decision was said to have been taken in Abuja after series of meetings with both Sylva […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Benin City BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another round of serious crisis in now looming in the Edo State chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following the suspension of a one-time deputy governor and former state vice chairman (Edo South) of the party, Chief Lucky Imasuen, and two other chieftains […]
Political activities are already in full swing in Bayelsa state. The two big political parties PDP and APC are poised to out-campaign each other with a view to selling their candidates and their manifestoes. No doubt, the country-man governor, Henry Seriake Dickson who is seeking re-election is the candidate to beat. Many of his supporters […]
Ayodele Afolabi. Abuja BALTIMORE, MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has said that the warrant of arrest issued on him by the code of conduct tribunal was not only to embarrass him but was influenced by external political interest. Saraki in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Yusuf […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu BALTIMORE, MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ugbolu community in Asaba, the Delta State capital was on friday thrown into confusion and anxiety, following the killing of four police men who were on patrol by heavily armed robbers. The hoodlums, shot the policemen dead, after disposing residents of the area of their belongings. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several eulogies have started pouring in on the late Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Prof. Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, who was buried in Lagos on Friday. The funeral service, which held at the Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, Lagos, had family members, friends, colleagues and sympathisers in attendance to mourn […]
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the detention of the Interim President, the Prime Minister and other ministers of the transitional government of Burkina Faso in Wednesday’s coup d’etat. A statement from the president’s media aide said Buhari and Nigeria align with ECOWAS, the African Union and the United Nations in rejecting the brazen contravention […]
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party representing Imo West in the National Assembly, Hope Uzodimma, has cautioned those trying to stir a fresh crisis in the party to sheath their swords and remain faithful and loyal members of the party. Uzodimma, a member of PDP Board of Trustees and former chairman, Senate Committee on […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Almost four weeks ago, my focus was on the strange treatment meted out to the immediate past Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) at the books launch authored by his aide, in his honour. In the piece, you would recall I […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Deputy Governor, Mrs Titilayo Laoye-Tomori says enemies are the one who orchestrated the rumour of his death few days ago. On Tuesday, rumours of Tomori’s death was everywhere on social media. Tomori was at the closing ceremony of the National Women Conference organised by the Committee of […]
By Prof. R. A. Ipinyomi, University of Ilorin, Nigeria BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – IThere was a family who had a son and another male servant of about same age. Graciously the father sent both to school to receive some education; though his own son to a higher grade school in the early 1950s. After […]
From Agabus Pwanagba, Jos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In its efforts to assist victims of conflicts, the European Union (EU), has set up a Trauma Healing Center in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, where victims can receive free medical treatment and trauma counseling. This was confirmed Friday during a media tour, […]
By Our Reporter BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Code of Conduct Tribunal has commenced hearing of allegation of false assets declaration by the Senate President, Bukola Saraki. The accusation against Saraki was dated to his tenure as the Governor of Kwara State (2003-2011) Addressing the Tribunal, the Deputy Director in the office […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, the Imo state capital has quashed two separate but similar appeals brought before it by the Abia state Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against the gubernatorial Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Dr. Alex Otti, and his party […]
By Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 18 states of the federation have so far been able to draw from the bailout fund arranged by the federal government. The Central Bank Governor (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this on Thursday while briefing the National Economic Council (NEC). He said that […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Efforts by the Federal Government (FG) to tackle various problems of environmental disaster such as tsunamis, earthquakes, landslide and tremors in Southern Nigeria Wednesday received a boost, as it commissioned a modern seismic stations in Abakaliki Ebonyi State, south east Nigeria. Director General of the National […]
By Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi (Niger North) and his counterpart from Nasarawa South, Senator Hussain Salihu, on Thursday said charges brought against Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), remain allegations and therefore will not be allowed to cause any distraction […]
