Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State workers on Sunday asked Governor Ayodele Fayose to shelve his solidarity strike he declared on Friday in honour of the striking workers, saying what we want is our money to alleviate our poverty and not his solidarity strike. Fayose, had on Friday declared that he had placed himself on indefinite strike in solidarity […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming judgment of the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, a civil rights movement under the aegis of Kogi Patriotic Front (KPF), has alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello, has given out N1.5 billion to the three justices to influence verdict to his favour. The group said, the deal was […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the prevailing economic situation in the country, Sokoto state government said it will provide free feeding and other forms of assistance to less privileged members of the society during the Islamic holy month of ramadan. The Sokoto Governor, Aminu Tambuwal stated this on Sunday according to a statement issued […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu There are strong indications that Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of Enugu state, may have concluded plan to announce his first cabinet reshuffle since assumption of office a year ago. AFRICAN EXAMINER reliably gathered that the proposed shake- up targeted at some non performing Commissioners, Special Advisers, (SPAs), may also affect Secretary to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Barrack Obama has paid tribute to the late world boxing legend, Muhammad Ali. Obama in his condolence message Saturday declared “Muhammad Ali shook up the world. And the world is better for it”. Ali, the three-time world heavyweight champion and one of the world’s greatest sporting figures – […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muhammad Ali, who died late Friday evening aged 74, was one of the greatest icons of the 20th century, one of the world’s greatest boxers of all time, and certainly in his time, and during the era that he dominated the ring, the greatest among his contemporaries, the inimitable master of […]
A former deputy governor of Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) before a Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged defamation and falsehood. Omisore said the commission was wrong to have declared him wanted even as he asked the court to award him N10 billion “for libel […]
Thirty Nigerien troops and two Nigerian soldiers have been killed in clashes with Boko Haram militants in Niger, the country’s defence ministry says. It says “hundreds of assailants” attacked a military post in the south-eastern town of Bosso, on the Nigerian border, on Friday night. A counter-attack on Saturday morning allowed government troops to retake […]
The Mediterranean Sea for three days last week claimed over seven hundred lives. The extent of this tragedy, was enough for the United Nations to call an emergency Security Council meeting. But no serious reaction came from those who claim to be protectors of the human race. On Wednesday, May 25, a boat carrying about 600 persons capsized. The […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has described as sad and regrettable the developments that led to the killing of Mrs Bridget Agbahime, an Igbo market woman in Kano. President Buhari condoles with the husband of the deceased, Pastor Mike Agbahime, the family and relations, praying that God would give them the fortitude to bear the loss. He […]
KEBBI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode Saturday said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed with Kebbi State on agricultural commodity value chain was in line with the agenda of the Federal Government to diversify the economy, just as he said the pact would go a long way in ensuring […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor on Saturday denied media reports claiming that a kidnap attempt was made on his mother, Mrs Christianah Ambode at her residence in Gbagada area of the State on Friday evening. The Governor, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Habib […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has released details of the interim report on financial and assets recovered from May 2015 to May 2016. In a statement issued on Saturday in Lagos, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed that N78,325,354,631.82, $185,119,584.61, GBP3,508,355.46 were recovered by various security […]
Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world’s best-known sportsmen, died at a hospital in the US city of Phoenix, Arizona, after being admitted on Thursday. He was suffering from a respiratory illness, a condition that was complicated by […]
Tragedy struck at Fadeyi area of Lagos on Friday as nine people, including four children died in a ghastly motor accident. It was gathered that the accident occurred around 5:45am as a Toyota Hiace Commercial bus with registration number: Katsina KT 715YG lost control of the vehicle, hits covet and ran across the road into a coming articulated truck […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has directed banks, insurance and financial institutions to suspend on-going retrenchments in the sector. This is contained in a statement signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, and made available to newsmen in Abuja. “Following spate of petitions and complaints from stakeholders in the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan met with his successor, Muhammadu Buhari late Thursday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting which was described as a private one held behind closed doors between the two Leaders. Although, there is no official confirmation yet over the meeting which held around […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau When President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office Friday, May 29, 2015, some Nigerians felt that the political mood in some States of the Federation will tilt towards another direction. Among of the States on the list were Akwa Ibom, Ekiti and Rivers. A whole lot of Nigerians felt […]
By Seun Adebosin ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order to cope with the dynamism of emerging security threats, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has adopted a new concept of base defence to protect its air assets and critical installations. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Abayomi Olonisakin made this known while speaking during […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Delta Avengers militants have again attacked two different oil facilities in Bayelsa State. The group claimed Friday morning in its twitter handle that it has blown up the Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough Creek to Tebidaba crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State. The attack followed the first in […]
