Crisis is imminent in the Rivers State Police Command, as its officers plan to protest against non-payment of their last four months salaries. Investigations carried out by Frontiers News revealed that over 500 police officers and men of the command have not received their September, October and November 2016 salaries and no one is coming […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday voided the elections that produced two Senators From Rivers State – Osinakachukwu Idoezu (Rivers South-West Senatorial District) and John Olaka-Nwogo (Rivers South-East). The court, in a judgment, held among others, that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) failed, in its conduct of the elections, to comply substantially […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Thisday Newspapers Group, Mr. Nduka Obaigbena has opened up that the sum of N420, 000,000 he received from the office of the embattled former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col. (rted) Sambo Dasuki were compensation for attack on his Abuja office by the dreaded Boko Haram terrorists, as […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau I have the strong feeling that readers can correctly predict my focus this week. The reason is that besides being a prasticing journalist, I belong to the segment of the trade, who operate exclusively online. Therefore, this makes the protest, opposition and outright condemnation that have trailed […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, Friday upheld the Election of the Senate Minority Leader and former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio. In a unanimous ruling by the three-man panel led by Justice Moshood Oredola, the appellate court quashed the appeal filed by Chief Inibehe […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Elders Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and paramount rulers from various communities in Southern Ijaw LGA! have condemned the violence that marred the conduct of the rescheduled governorship election in the area. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor of Bayelsa State, Daniel woriso-Markson, in a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) “Did they send you your own share of the bush meat?” “Bush meat?” “The lion in the zoo that became bush meat in Jos. “ “What’s my own inside? I don’t know any zoo worker in Jos and how could a lion that was allowed out of its cage and got […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state Thursday presented to the state house of assembly appropriation bill of one hundred and one billion, one hundred and fifty four million, six hundred and forty six thousand thirty naira (N101.1 billion) only for 2016 fiscal year. The bill tagged Budget of Divine Actualisation […]
The Justice Ali Gumel-led panel of the Court of Appeal set aside the judgment of the National/State Legislative Houses Election Petition Tribunal in Apo, Abuja, which had dismissed the petition by the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Andrew Uchendi against Sekibo’s election. The appeal court also delivered similar judgments setting aside the election of two other […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate on Thursday descended on the Director General of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, for allegedly violating civil service rule with placement of a junior officer above her senior as Deputy Director in the organization. This followed a petition […]
*Says That’s PDP stronghold Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson on Thursday expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would win overwhelmingly in Southern Ijaw LGA anytime the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixes the date to conduct the re-scheduled election. Governor Dickson who stated this at a PDP stakeholders meeting in Yenagoa, described […]
The leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujahid Asari-Dokubo on Thursday gave the Federal Government one week ultimatum within it should hands off alleged plan to rig the governorship election in Bayelsa State and install the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Timipre Sylva, as winner. The ex-militant in a statement issued in […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The total debt profile of Nigeria presently stands at $64billion , the Director General of the Debt Management Office ( DMO), Dr Abraham Nwankwo has said Nwankwo who made the disclosure while making submission on the Nation’s debt profile before the Senate Committee on Foreign and Local Debts, however allayed the fears […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja on Thursday fixed 26 February, 2016 for judgment in the appeal filed by the General Overseer of the Christian Praying Assembly, Rev. Chukwuemeka Ezeugo, a.k.a Reverend King challenging the judgments of a Lagos High Court sentencing him to death by […]
Governorship aspirants from eleven registered political parties in Bayelsa State, under the aegis of United Governorship Forum for Credible Elections, have expressed concern over the miscarriage of justice in the re-scheduled election in Southern Ijaw LGA. They therefore demanded the immediate redeployment of the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Hashimu Argungun, State Commissioner of Police, […]
Fighting corruption is not just good governance. It’s self-defense. It’s patriotism…Joe Biden Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual; the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country…Karl Kraus The accomplice to the crime of corruption is frequently our own indifference…Bess Myerson A few in our society […]
By Ayo Balogun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Wednesday, slammed life sentence and 24 years imprisonments on two drug convicts. The convicts – Messrs Aluagwu Lawrence, 32, caught with 220 grammes of cannabis got life imprisonment with hard labour while Ameachi Igwe, 37 was found in possession of 2.7 grammes of cocaine was […]
Former Super Eagles Coach, Stephen Keshi has lost his wife, Kate. Kate, as confirmed by Keshi died Thursday in the United States (US) after illness The immediate past Super Eagles handler, also confirmed that late Kate’s ailment has lasted for some time, before breathing her last. The burial arrangement is expected to be made public […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, has sent list of commissioner nominees, including son of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, former gubernatorial aspirant of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Dr. Vitalis Ajumbe ex- National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Progressive Alliance (PPA) to the state House of Assembly for screening and confirmation. […]
By Eric Ojo Ambassador of France to Nigeria, Mr. Denys Gauer has expressed his worries over the spate of human rights violations in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation. The French Ambassador, said cases of serious violations of fundamental human rights reported across the country in the last twelve months, are very disturbing and mind-boggling. Speaking […]
