*Says It’s APC’s Mischief The Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ted Francis, on Wednesday denied accusing the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Baritor Kpagir, of collecting N200 million from Governor Henry Seriake Dickson to compromise the governorship election in the state. Following the cancellation of the election in Southern Ijaw LGA, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had […]
*Chinese President Xi Jinping Invites President Buhari for State Visit Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday signaled its intention to enter into partnership and cooperation with the Communist Party of China (CPC), the founding and ruling political party of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). This was a fallout of meeting held between […]
Head of Protocol of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Abubakar has been shot dead by the suspected armed bandits. According to tweets Wednesday morning, from the Glass house twitter handle, Abubakar was killed in his Abuja by the hoodlums who stormed his residence The tweets also confirmed that the remains of the late football […]
Peremabiri community, Southern Ijaw local government is under siege, as suspected militant group invaded the community on Tuesday, shooting sporadically and forcing the people to scamper for safety. The attack is coming four days to the conduct of the election in the area. Confirming the development in a live telephone programme on the state owned media […]
By Ayo Balogun Thirty-three years after it was established, Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has turned the Lagos State University, (LASU), into a residential campus and approved 70 years retirement age for Professors of the institution. The Governor, on Tuesday signed into law the LASU (Amendment) Bill 2015, which converted the school to residential […]
By Ayo Balogun The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent petitions to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) requesting them to use their good offices to investigate the degree of complicity of Nigerian banks including the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), […]
President Muhammadu Buhari promised Tuesday in Abuja that his administration will soon constitute an inter-ministerial committee to speed up the re-organization and reformation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). Mr. President made the promise at a meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Jin-Yong Cai, at the Presidential Villa, […]
*Accuses Minister Of Intimidation, Oppression, Lawlessness Ahead Of Jan. 9 Polls BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the re-run governorship election in Southern Ijaw and 101 units in 6 Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State take place this weekend, the Chiefs and people of Ekeremor Community, headquarters of Ekeremor Local Government Area, have expressed serious concern […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A civil society coalition, National Frontiers, has embarked on a sit out till Sunday January 10 2016 at the Unity Fountain, Abuja on the militarisation and manipulation of election in Nigeria with focus on the forthcoming governorship election in Southern Ijaw LGA of Bayelsa State. The National Coordinator of the coalition, Olufemi Lawson said on Tuesday that as […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Hope of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of receiving loan application from Nigeria might be dashed after all, as President Muhammadu Buhari told the international financial agency boss Tuesday, Ms. Christine Lagrade that the country will look inwards, enforce regulations to stop financial leakages and adopt global best practices in generating more […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned hearing till Thursday, January 7, 2016, bail application by the former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello Mohammed and his son, Abba. The former Finance and Defence Minister and his son are currently standing trial over money laundering […]
BALTIMORE, MA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday stormed the home of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Olisa Metuh in Abuja and arrested him in connection with some shady deals. Richard Ihediwa, Special Assistant to the PDP National Publicity Secretary confirmed the arrest in a statement on […]
*Opens Hotlines, Website for Tracking Movement Of Election Materials With less than five days to the supplementary election scheduled for January 9 2016, Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson on Monday in Yenagoa raised the alarm over plans by the All Progressives Congress (APC), to unleash violence on the people of Southern Ijaw LGA. The violence, according to him, was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government led by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode is to borrow N119.7 billion to finance the 2016 budget of N662.588 billion The governor signed the budget into law on Monday in Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria, saying that the budget has an estimated total revenue of N542.873bn with the balance of N119.714bn expected […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the Government and the people of Kogi State on the death of Dr. Abdul I. Atta. Buhari in a statement signed by his SA on the Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina joins the State in mourning the former Permanent Secretary in the Northern Region’s Ministry of Health, who […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen The Managing Director of International Monetary Fund (IMF), Ms. Christine Lagarde has arrived Nigeria on a four-day working visit to engage the country’s policy makers on how to promote her economic development. A statement released by the IMF, explained that Lagarde’s visit to Nigeria was also to provide an opportunity to strengthen […]
By Ayo Balogun Apparently reacting to the altercation and mild drama which ensued last weekend between the master Don Jazzy and street king, Olamide aka Badoo, organizers of the Nigerian locally organized music awards – Headies has expressed its displeasure on the development and condemned act it considered “improper” and the “use of profanity on […]
By Niyi Adeyi Following media report on investigations of his past, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh has denied that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has never invited him, nor questioned him on any matter whatsoever since its inception. Metuh in a statement signed Monday by his SA, […]
Less than two weeks when similar disaster occurred in the town, another two gas stations Monday morning were touched by wild fire in Nnewi town, Anambra State, South East Nigeria. Eyewitness account told our reporter that the inferno which razed the petrol stations located on Amunko,Nnewi Okpuno Nnewichi area of the State was caused by […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ijaw Youth Council (IYC) has described as “vague, unsubstantiated and malicious”, the allegation that Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, had compromised the Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr. Baritor Kpagir with N200 million to rig the December 5 governorship election. The allegation was made by one Ted Francis, an […]
