BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State has applauded the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to stay away from the campaign of All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in the state, Prince Abubakar Audu, saying the move has reinforced the belief of Kogi electorate about the seriousness of the current administration’s […]
Barring last minute change of mind, the Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and its Governorship candidate in the December 5 polls, Chief Timipre Sylva have perfected plans to import women groups from neighbouring states to protest in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital against the re-election bid of Governor Seriake Dickson who […]
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja called for increased vigilance among the civilian population to help ward off suicide terror attacks on soft targets around the country. The President who condemned in strongest terms the barbaric suicide terrorist attacks which took place in Yola on Tuesday evening, November 17 and in Kano today, causing numerous […]
Less than 24 hours after the Yola bomb blast, many people were again killed Wednesday, after two suicide bombers stormed a GSM market in Kano with Improvised Explosive Devices (IED). The first young suicide bomber, eyewitnesses said detonated his explosives at the entrance of the congested market, while the second older bomber, opened the explosive […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ijaw Youth Congress (Central Zone) in Bayelsa State, has criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged misuse of public funds through contracts awards at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to support the campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipriye Sylva, in the state. In a statement issued […]
By Ayo Balogun The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul-Hakeem Abdul-Lateef has restated resolve of the State Government to resist hate preaching from Christian or Muslim Clerics, reputed for falsehood and spreading mischief about another faith. The Commissioner disclosed this Tuesday at a Press Briefing organized by the Ministry to commemorate the “International […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has described the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, as an experienced information Manager and a dedicated nationalist who is committed to the advancement of Nigeria’s interests. The Governor made the commendation Wednesday during his courtesy visit to the Minister in his office, […]
By Niyi Adeyi In order to overcome challenge of high casualty from the terrorists’ attacks, the major stakeholders in the North East zone, including the state government and aid groups to focus attention on increasing awareness among the citizens. While reacting to Tuesday evening’s bomb blast in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, in which 32 […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin City Angered by recent media attack on the Esama of Benin kingdom and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chieftain, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion by the Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, women from parts of the state on Tuesday staged a protest against the outburst. The protesters, made up of young and […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam The troops of 111 Special Forces Battalion, 7 Division Garrison Nigerian Army, Tuesday during a raid operation at Delwa general area, discovered and knocked out Boko Haram terrorists’ rocket factory at Jamrari, Borno State. Defence Headquarters (DHQ) said Wednesday that the development was a setback for the terrorists who fabricate rockets […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some days ago, I woke up to find that someone, or group had decided to change my country. It was there on Facebook; a supposed map of a new country called Biafra. I was neither consulted nor my opinion sought. I am not also aware that the Ijaws, who are […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello About 72 hours to the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced Tuesday it will deploy three National Commissioners and 11 Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) to monitor the Kogi Governorship poll, slated for Saturday, November 21, 2015. The Commission’s Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the disclosure in Lokoja, the State […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA has handed over assorted lorry load of relief items to victims of torrent rain/wind storm disaster in Uburu, Ohaozara Council Area of Ebonyi state. The Council area which is the home town of Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, and incumbent Governor, David […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has alerted the public that he escaped an attempt on his life Tuesday, in FCT Abuja, by hired assassins. Ekweremadu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Uche Anichukwu, explained that the suspected assassins operated in a tinted, white-coloured Mercedez Benz AMG E63 without number plate. The failed […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The ongoing fuel scarcity being experienced in some parts of Nigeria has worsened in the coal city state of Enugu, as the product now sells for between N150 and N250 per litre. The development which has been biting hard and getting worst daily in parts of the state, has resulted to […]
An explosion in the Nigerian city of Yola has caused multiple deaths and injuries, with some reports saying more than 30 people may have died. The blast appears to have struck a busy market area where traders were closing up for the day. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visited Yola on Saturday, declaring that the Islamist […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has insisted that the funds that have accrued to the Treasury Single Account (TSA) remain intact, challenging anyone who has any fact and figure to the contrary to make such information public. In a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday, the Minister reiterated […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu The South east Governors forum on Tuesday announced its resolve to convene an emergency meeting of stakeholders to deliberate on the continued protest of Biafran groups in south east and south- South regions. This came less than two hours the General officer Commanding GOC, 82 Division Nigerian Army Enugu, Brigadier General […]
Fresh from one leg of his campaign tour of communities in Bayelsa where he recorded rapturous receptions, Gov Henry Seriake Dickson fielded questions from the media on the forthcoming governorship election. Basing his confidence of victory on his widely acknowledged record of performance, he asked his main opponent: how many ‘monkey bridges’ did you build? […]
