By Ignatius Okpara AWKA, ANAMBRA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The ongoing feud between Governor Willy Obiano of Anambra state, and his predecessor, Peter Obi, is raging from bad to worst. Obi and his successor have been at logger head since the former left office in 2013. Mr. Obiano, had recently through his media aide, Oliver Okpala, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely six days to the election, Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko has met for the second time with President Muhammadu Buhari inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday October 27, 2016 announced the substitution of […]
KATSINA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Bagudu Hirse has been abducted by the gunmen in Katsina. Hirse who was returning from Sokoto, where he has gone to pay condolence visit to the family of late Sultan, Ibrahim Dasuki, was abducted in front of the house of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow and regret over the Sunday train disaster in India that killed more than 100 passengers near Pukhrayan. Mr. President in a statement by his SSA on Media and Publicity Garba Shehu, who said he received the news of the train derailment and heavy […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German Chancellor Mrs. Angela Merkel has declared her intention to re-contest for the fourth term in office. Merkel made the declaration Sunday while speaking at the headquarters of her centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). She clarified that she would re-contest for the position of party leader, as well as Chancellor. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Syrian Government has rejected a UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo. The rejected plan provided that the rebel-held eastern Aleppo would remain under opposition control, provided the rebel fighters withdrew. Syrian Foreign Minister Mr. Walid al-Muallem, who met the UN envoy to Syria on […]
ZAMFARA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 25 people were reportedly killed, while several others injured Saturday night as gunmen stormed three Zamfara State communities. A State lawmaker representing Zurmi West in the State House of Assembly, Yusuf Moriki, according to Premium Times confirmed to NAN that the incident occurred at Dole, Tudun Bugaje […]
Ayodele Afolabi AKURE, ONDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has kicked against the request by a faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to postpone the November 26 governorship election in Ondo State on account of the its internal crisis. A statement signed […]
By Ignatius Okpara ABAKALIKI, EBONYI NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck Friday at Ekuluobia Street Kpiripiri in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital, south East Nigeria, as a two year-old boy was burnt to death and property valued several millions of naira destroyed in a fire disaster that occurred in the area. The inferno which began in […]
AKURE, ONDO NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) former Ondo State Governorship aspirants and party’s supporters to stand by Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) and work for his victory in the next Saturday election. The President made the call Saturday in Akure, the Ondo State capital at […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers in south East Nigeria could not hold back their tears on Friday as they converged in Enugu for a rally to pay respect to the 21 coal miners who were brutally murdered by the British Police at the Iva Valley coal mine, Enugu in 1949. The […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dream of Gareth Southgate of being confirmed as the substantive England Manager is gradually turning to a reality, as he is scheduled to meet the Football Association top hierarchy on Monday for job interview. He is expected to be interviewed at St George’s Park by a panel including FA chairman […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US President-elect Mr. Donald Trump has nominated three of his close allies, including Alabama Senator, Mr. Jeff Sessions as the attorney general and other top security. Mr .Sessions, who is a former prosecutor elected to the Senate in 1996, was rejected for an appointment as a Federal judge in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has set up an inter-agency Presidential Committee on Asset Recovery (PCAR) as part of its efforts to strengthen the ongoing fight against corruption. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the move public Friday in his remark, while receiving the Special Representative of the UN […]
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has berated speculation that he funded the campaign of defeated US Democratic candidate, Mrs. Hilary Clinton with the sum of $500 million. Buhari’s SSA on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu in a post Friday on his FB account, hit back at the speculators, as […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ahmed Makarfi-led opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) suffered further setback Friday, as Justice Ibrahim Saulawa Appeal panel in Abuja, adjourned indefinitely ruling on the appeal filed by the factional Ondo State Governorship candidates, Messrs Eyitayo Jegede and Jimoh Ibrahim. The Court of Appeal has reserved ruling […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Volkswagen VW has hinted about its planned 30,000 jobs cut worldwide with about 23,000 of the losses likely in Germany. The giant which is still dealing with the aftermath of the emissions-cheating scandal is determined to rejuvenate its core brand and develop new electric and self-driving cars. It confirmed that […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has confirmed that many of its Turkish officers have requested for asylum in other countries. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg confirmed that, despite their request, the officers did not give names, numbers or reasons for their action. It is said that the countries involved will […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described the sentencing to death of a Nigerian in Singapore on Friday for drug related offences as heartbreaking despite repeated calls for Nigerians to desist from criminal activities like drug peddling. The Presidential aide […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US Director of National Intelligence Mr. James Clapper has submitted his resignation letter. The 75-year-old top American spy told the House Intelligence Committee that “it felt pretty good”. His resignation had been expected, as President-elect Mr. Donald Trump prepares to unveil his officials. “I submitted my letter of resignation […]
