Photo caption: Factional People’s Democratic Party (PDP) National Chairman, Senator Modu Sheriff By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 2017 governorship election in Anambra state, the embattled National chairman of the crisis- ridden opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Senator Modu Sheriff, has initiated a peace process aimed at reconciling all warring […]
Photo caption: Director-General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Hakeem Dickson at a press briefing in Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of Lagos State Safety Commission, Hakeem Dickson, has urged individuals and organizations to imbibe simple safety procedures because the cost of repairing and re-organising in the course of an accident outweighs the cost it will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Trump administration will move forward with the sale of high-tech aircraft to Nigeria for its campaign against Boko Haram Islamic extremists despite concerns over abuses committed by the African nation’s security forces, according to U.S. officials. Congress is expected to receive formal notification within weeks, setting in motion a deal with Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A tip from a whistleblower has led operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to intercept huge sums of money in various currencies at the popular Balogun market in Lagos. The monies include €547,730 and £21,090 as well as N5,648,500. A statement signed by the media and publicity office of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator representing Anambra South senatorial district Senator Andy Uba has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police Mr. Ibrahim Idris over alleged attempts by one Victor Uwajeh to extort huge sums of money from him. In the petition dated 7th April, 2017, Uba, who doubles as chairman, Senate committee on public accounts, accused Uwajeh […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN), weekend sealed a total of 264 pharmacy shops comprising 52 pharmacies and 212 patent medicine stores. Their offences ranges from illegal operations, poor sanitary conditions and dispensing products without the supervision of pharmacists. Briefing newsmen after the exercise that took the enforcement […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has debunked media reports that two deaths have been recorded as a result of meningitis attack in the State. While speaking recently during a review of the State’s activities to curtail the spread of the meningitis epidemic the State’s Commissioner for Health, Dr. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former England and Arsenal captain Tony Adams has been appointed the head coach of Granada until the end of the season. He replaced Lucas Alcaraz, who was sacked Monday after a 3-1 home defeat by Valencia which landed them at 19th in La Liga. The 50-year-old ex-Skipper had been working […]
Photo caption: Former Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria and presidential aspirant, Chief Olu Falae (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court in Akure, the Ondo State capital has slammed life imprisonment on the kidnappers of a former Secretary to the Federal Government Chief Olu Falae. It would be recalled that some armed hoodlums on […]
Photo caption: Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has described as false, the information being circulated on the Social Media that under a purported Ministry of Interior Regulation, all phone calls and Social Media posts made by the citizens are to be monitored and recorded. […]
Photo caption: Zamfara’s governor and the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors Forum, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) More than 2 percent of the fresh $6.9 billion Paris Club refund has been soaked up by some fat cat consultants recruited by Chairman of the Nigeria Governors forum, NGE, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari. Internal documents passed over the weekend […]
Photo caption: Imama Amapakabo, Technical Adviser of the Rangers international football club, Enugu By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dissatisfied with the abysmal performance of defending champions of Nigeria premier league, Rangers Inter. FC of Enugu, both in the domestic and continental engagements, management of the club, have concluded plan to sack its Technical Adviser, Imama Amapakabo. […]
Photo Caption: UBA AGM: Group Managing Director/CEO, UBA Plc, Mr. Kennedy Uzoka and Group Chairman, Mr. Tony O. Elumelu, at the 55th Annual General Meeting of UBA Plc, held in Lagos on Friday. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the United Bank for Africa Plc, Mr. Tony Elumelu, has strongly commended the Federal Government and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has told former President Olusegun Obasanjo to desist from accusing people of corruption in Nigeria, saying; “Obasanjo that I know does not have morals rights to accuse anyone of corruption because he eats and sleeps with corruption.” Governor Fayose, who described the former President’s claim that […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command says it has commenced a full scale investigations into the alleged circumstances surrounding the drowning of a youth corp member in Enugu hotel. Ebere Amarizu, the command’s spokesman who disclosed this to African Examiner on sunday, said the incident occurred at a hotel […]
Photo caption: Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State, South west, Nigeria By Idowu Samuel Nigerians, by now, should be sufficiently convinced that the economic recession gripping their country for some months is a blessing in disguise. If anything, the recession has re-invented the worldview of the governments both at the federal and state levels on economic […]
By Owei Lakemfa A calamity hit Africa late March. A conference, crucial to its immediate needs, was slated from March 23-28, 2017. It was primarily for African development, and involved all African Ministers for Finance, Planning and Economic Development as well as development partners and civil society groups. Organized by the African Union (AU) and […]
Photo caption: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the reconstitution of the boards of 19 parastatal agencies under the Federal Ministry of Education. Members of the board will run for a period of four years in the first instance. In making the appointments, the President took into cognizance of the […]
By IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of electricity consumers in Enugu on Friday staged a protest to the state House of Assembly over incessant power outage, outrageous billing, alarming tariff among other forms of alleged exploitative activities by the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company, EEDC. The protesters who displayed numerous placards with various inscriptions, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo Friday conducted facilities inspection at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NIAA). Prof Osinbajo was accompanied during the inspection by top Government officials including the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Engr. Saleh Dunoma, as well key officials […]