EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ali Modu-Sheriff faction of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo State Governorship primary Wednesday suffered a setback as the Policemen locked and cordoned the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, the venue of the exercise. Sequel to the development, factional party stalwarts, party officials and aspirants were prevented from gaining entrance […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has dismissed a fundamental Human rights suit filed by former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, challenging the remand order by a Lagos High Court on him over alleged Money laundering suit. Fani-Kayode, former Finance Minister, Nenadi Usman and two others […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Executive Council has approved the restructuring of the Lekki Concession Company (LCC) Loan Facility provided by local and international lenders. The State Government in a statement issued Wednesday by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, informed that it has paid a total of N9.8billion […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos based NGO – Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has taken exception to the Noble Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka’s swipe at Muslims regarding the raging Hijab controversy in Osun state, South West, Nigeria. The group in a press release issued Wednesday in Lagos by its Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola said […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde has applauded the new exchange rate policy in Nigeria which was introduced recently by the Central of Nigeria (CBN). Lagarde said the CBN’s decision to lead the country towards a direction of a more flexible exchange rate, according to her, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is set to start consultations with beneficiaries and other stakeholders on the restructuring and refocusing of the multi-billion Naira Youth Enterprise with Innovation in Nigeria (YouWin) programme with the objective of injecting new ideas for its sustainability. The Federal Ministry of Finance, which has been running the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu Enugu, Nigeria (AFRICAN) EXAMINER) – After several months of test- running, the multi-billion-naira state of the art frequency Modulation (FM) Radio station owned by Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison Maduke, has hit the airwaves. The station, known as “Urban Radio” located at Independence Layout area of Enugu, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has dragged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC before a federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti asking it to grant mandatory order for the commission to defreeze his account in Zenith Bank. The EFCC had last week Tuesday allegedly frozen Fayose’s personal […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson, has reaffirmed his commitment to carrying out effective reforms in the civil service to make it more result oriented and respectable. He, therefore, advised politicians to leave civil servants out of politics, while also calling on the civil servants not to allow themselves […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three suicide bombers detonated explosives late Tuesday at Istanbul’s international airport, killing at least 36 people and wounding 60 others, city Governor Vasip Sahin said. State television said one of several explosions occurred near a control point at an entry to the international arrival terminal. Witnesses said police shot at one […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former England Manager Roy Hodgson Tuesday laments that his team’s 2-1 loss to Iceland and exit from Euro 2016 ongoing in France has caused long-term havoc to the English National team. Hodgson, who just resigned his position after Monday’s match defeat said he took “full responsibility” for the loss. He […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode and three others have been arraigned in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over money laundering. Fani-Kayode who was the Spokesperson of Jonathan Presidential Campaign Organization; former Finance Minister Nnenadi Usman; Danjuma Yusuf and a private firm – Joint Trust Dimension Ltd […]
BALTIMORE MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders were locked in a heated debate Tuesday at the European Parliament meeting on the UK exit or otherwise from the European Union (EU). A prominent pro-Leave campaigner and UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage, was during the session booed; called a liar and accused of using “Nazi propaganda”. […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has directed the National Economic Reconstruction Fund (NERFUND) staff to resume work immediately. The directive which was given Tuesday by the Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, followed the resolution of disputes among the staff of the organization. Sequel to the conflict among the staff of […]
By Mustapha Abdul Salaam BORNO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has alerted the public that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have devised another techniques to strike and escape out of the Sambisa forest in Borno, North East Nigeria. It said in a statement posted by Defence Headquarters that the suspects “after being smoked out […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Monday set up a Task Force to check the menace of land-grabbing in the metropolis, as it vowed to tackle the activities of grabbers popularly called Omo-Onile with the full deployment of resources of government and applicable law. While inaugurating the Task Force, the State’s […]
The presidency has responded to the allegation by Senate President Bukola Saraki, that some cabals have hijacked the Buhari’s administration “to pursue a nefarious agenda.” challenging him to proof his allegation. A statement issued by the president’s spokesman Femi Adesina noted that “as it stands, the allegation is not even worth the paper on which […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has appointed Mr. Don Awunah as the Force new Public Relations Officer. An administrative officer at the Force Public Relations Department, Abuja, Murtala Bello, made this public in a statement he issued Monday. Until his appointment, Awunah was a Deputy […]
By Oyewale Oyelola BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) headed by Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo in June announced decision of the Federal Government (FG) to facilitate N90billion loan for States to cushion the effects of economic hardship in the country. From the onset, Osinbajo cautioned that the loan would be […]
By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Expectedly, a Nollywood actor and movie director Kunle Afolayan has hit back at President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Ike, who launched a verbal attack at him over N200 Million budget on a movie production. Popular and award winning actor fired and declared Ike […]
