Bayelsa State Governor, Mr. Henry Seriake Dickson, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the abduction and subsequent prosecution of the culprits of 14 year old Ese Oruru, who was abducted and forced into Islamic marriage in Kano since August last year. While describing the incident as unfortunate. Dickson said the state government has directed […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Thursday ordered the closure of the Mile 12 Market, following a bloody clash between Hausas and Yoruba community in the area. Three people were feared dead and houses razed in the mayhem on Thursday as soldiers were drafted to forestall peace. The governor also announced imposition of curfew […]
By Abul Gaffar Bello Abuja, Nigeria – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to former Minister of Interior, Abba Moro and two others in the N675 Million employment scandal suit preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in March 2014, through a […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has constituted a five-man panel to investigate the level of involvement of some career public civil servants in partisan politics, with a view to saving the civil service of the state from destruction by politicians. Members of the panel include Mr. Renner Tiebiri […]
By Seun Adebosin BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following an ethnic clash between some Hausa and Yoruba boys, there is a breakdown of law and order in Mile 12 area, a Lagos suburb and its environs. Details of the uprising are still sketchy, but sources confirmed to our Correspondent that some properties, including a school […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has said that it will not hesitate to sanction any Police Officer who is found culpable in the abduction saga of 14 year old Ese Oruru who was said to have been abducted and forced into marriage in Kano. In the […]
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh (rtd), has declared he has no link with #Dasukigate as well as denied allegation of possessing five properties – acquired from his alleged share from the arms procurement money. Badeh who in a statement […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state has alerted members of the public on the hacking of his cell phone line by unknown persons. Chief press Secretary, (CPS) to the Governor, Uwakwe Abugu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu, the State capital, indicated that the criminal act happened on […]
By Seun Adebosin The National Judicial Council (NJC) has placed embargo on possible elevation to higher court, of a Lagos Federal High Court judge, Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia over misconduct. This is made public Wednesday in a statement issued by the Acting NJC Director, Mr. Soji Oye. The sanction according him, was due to the jurist’s […]
By Ayo Balogun Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Wednesday promised his government will spare no effort to ensure the safe release of the three female students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary School in Ikorodu area of the State. The Governor in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, […]
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has assured that the present administration will do whatever it takes to ensure that government-owned media compete more favourably with the private counterpart. While receiving the laurels won by the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) at the Nigerian Media Merit Award 2015, Alhaji Mohammed contended that […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Rivers State chapter, has reacted to the allegation of rigging against it, of the incoming State and National Assembly rescheduled polls, by Governor Nyesom Wike, saying the Governor is being hunted by his devilish and mischievous past. To this end, the party has advised Wike […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of the Niger Delta are “one people from the same tree” This is a basic fact, but it assumes far greater significance when this open secret is revealed by HRH Omoba Godfrey Ikenwoli Emiko, the Olu of Warri, leader and symbol of the Itsekiri Nation. His actions since […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At a meeting held at UBA House, the UBA Group Board has approved the appointment of Kennedy Uzoka as the new Group Managing Director, with effect from August 1st, 2016 and subject to the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Mr Uzoka succeeds Phillips Oduoza, who retires on July […]
By Niyi Adeyi The Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has recommended prosecution for teen Ese Oruru alleged abductor, Yinusa aka Yellow, if eventually found guilty of the allegation. Affirming that it could not afford to be partisan in the matter, the group declared that Ese’s alleged lover has violated the law and caused a Christian family […]
– Mother On Her Way to FCT By Ganiyu Nasirudeen Teenager Ese Oruru and her alleged abductor, Yinusa (Yellow), have arrived the Police Headquarters, in FCT Abuja. On Monday, the Emir of Kano Muhammadu Sanusi Lamido II distanced himself and the Kano Emirate Council Kano from the worrisome incident, hence ordered the State’s Sharia Commission […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Tuesday has commiserated with the Oyewole family, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital over the death of one of the Nigerian foremost Educationist, Pa Dotun Oyewole. Late Oyewole who was a twin passed on, Sunday at the age of 94. Governor Amosun described Pa Oyewole’s death […]
By Ayo Balogun A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that the successive governments since the return of democracy in 1999 breached the fundamental principles of transparency and accountability for failing to disclose details on the spending of recovered looted public funds, including on a dedicated website. The court then ordered the present […]
By Ayo Balogun Tragedy struck in Isolo area of Lagos, South West Nigeria Tuesday as three people were reportedly burnt to death as a bus loaded with jericans of petrol caught fire. The incident which occurred at James Oni Street, Isolo, ended in the three victims (all males) being roasted, while one occupant escaped with […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lambasted promoters of the outlawed Radio Biafra, accusing them of deliberately feeding the world with falsehood. Secretary General of the organization, Dr. Joe Nworgu, in a statement in Enugu on Monday, rebuked the promoters over what he described as “their penchant for telling lies […]
