Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday sacked a faction of the People’s Democratic Party’s State Working Committee loyal to Governor Ayodele Fayose. In the judgement, Justice Taiwo Taiwo ruled that Mr. Williams Ajayi–led faction being allegedly bankrolled by the Senator representing Ogun East, Mr Buruji […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Barring last minute change of mind, signs that the Senate will reject the nomination of Ibrahim Magu as substantive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for the second time, emerged on Tuesday after presentation of letter of his re-nomination by President Muhammadu Buhari. A highly reliable source in the […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday faulted the Senate on its recent call for immediate resignation of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) David Babachir Lawal from office over his alleged involvement in financial scam rocking Presidential Initiatives on North East Development. The President in another letter forwarded to the Senate […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN,is set to confer a honourary doctorate degree on the General Overseer Worldwide of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, just as 94 graduating students of the institution are to bag first class degree. Prof. Benjamin Ozumba,Vice Chancellor […]
Adewale Kupoluyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A friend recently told me that he had stopped monitoring news. When I asked him why, he simply said; over the years, there is nothing good that you hear in the news apart from negative stories. He affirmed that because of this, he had concluded that tracking news reportage was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I have very vivid memories of my last visit to The Gambia. This was in 2013 when President Goodluck Jonathan paid a two-day visit to the country. In the course of that visit, President Jonathan commissioned the new Chancery of the Nigerian Embassy in Banjul, and also met with the Nigerian community, […]
By Owei Lakemfa I took no Philosophy course in my undergraduate days in the University of Ife – now Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU ) – but I got to know Dr. Oladipo Fashina quite well. My introduction to him 38 years ago, was indirect. One day, I ran into two of my course mates in […]
By Godwin Ewulu Financing Homes plays a very critical role in the life of every economy. More often than not, this role is poorly acknowledged and therefore less emphasized. Owning Homes are not just about the well being of the citizens, it is also key to the growth of other sectors of the economy. We cannot […]
Chibok Girls: FG AsksBBOG to Maintain Advocacy Role By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has urged the Bring Back Our Girls Group (BBOG) to consider government as a partner, rather than an adversary in the group’s quest to secure the release of the Chibok girls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji […]
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The operatives of the Lagos State Task Force have arrested a man who impersonated a journalist with the TV Continental (TVC), a Lagos based media outfit. The Chairman of the Agency SP Olayinka Egbeyemi while speaking on the arrest, disclosed that the suspect was apprehended during an enforcement […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ousted Gambian President Yahya Jammeh might not have a peaceful stay in his self-exile, as over $11m (£8.8m) is allegedly missing from the country’s treasury. An adviser to the incumbent President Adama Barrow has Mai Ahmad Fatty who made the allegation less than 48 hours Jammeh left Banjul, the Gambian capital […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, who on Sunday formally joined the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has indicated that his decision to quit the opposition Peoples Democratic party (PDP) was due to the alarming rate of impunity and undemocratic practices in the party. The former Senate President in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian presidency has blasted a former member of the house of representatives from Kano state, Dr. Junaidu Mohammed for attacking President Buhari’s achievements and integrity in an interview he granted recently. A statement from the presidency said Dr Junaidu “misrepresented facts about the concrete achievements of the Buhari administration in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Prince Buruji Kashamu has faulted the choice of Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose as the Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. In a statement he issued in Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State on Sunday, Kashamu said, “It was a […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, former Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani has formally joined the ruling All progressive congress (APC). He officially registered and was received on Sunday at his Amechi political ward 1 at his country home in Enugu South council area of Enugu state. The exercise was performed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mauritian Prime Minister Anerood Jugnauth says he is stepping down to hand power to his son, Pravind The 86-year-old first became prime minister in 1982, beginning a third spell as leader in 2014. In a televised address Mr Jugnauth said he was resigning in favour of a “younger and more dynamic leader”. […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state Police command has nabbed a lady identified as chinedu chukwu, in Oji River council Area of Enugu state for allegedly conniving with her boy friend to kidnap and sell her elder sister’s four year old daughter for a paltry sum of 350, 000 […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu, Nigeria *Begins Re-Registration Exercise In South East ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2019 general poll, the Enugu state chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has declared that it has completely dismantled all the alleged rigging machines of the People’s Democratic party PDP in the state, saying nothing […]
Gambia’s former President Yahya Jammeh has left the country in the wake of elections that ousted him after 22 years in power. He boarded a plane to Guinea and from there will travel on to exile in Equatorial Guinea, regional group Ecowas says. Mr Jammeh was defeated in December’s election by Adama Barrow but went […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following his promise late Friday to step down, Gambians Saturday await the departure of former President Yahya Jammeh to a life exile. Jammeh was forced to reach a deal with West African leaders who had opted for regional military intervention. It would be that Jammeh eventually accepted to hand over […]
