(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following its viability and suitability, many West African countries and companies may in the nearest future, fall back to Sukuk bonds to raise non-interest funds to finance their capital projects as well as corporate growth plans. The Managing Director, Jaiz Bank Plc, Mr. Hassan Usman, who made this submission, last Sunday at […]
Photo: Governor Willy Obiano From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA has been declared winner of the gubernatorial election held in Anambra state, on Saturday 18th, November 2017, after polling a total 234,071 votes. His closest rival, Dr. Tony Nwoye, of All progressive Congress APC scored a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has won the governorship election in the state. Reports say Governor Obiano, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, won elections in all the 21 local governments of the state. The results of all the LGAs are as follows: Anambra West APGA 8,152 APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has questioned the rationale behind the Federal Government’s hiring of consultants from Malaysia with the sum of N458 million to help Nigeria build her economic capacity, saying; “the federal government’s action is a clear vote of no confidence on President Muhammadu Buhari’s government and economic experts […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Labour and Employment , Dr. Chris Ngige, immediate past governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi, and peoples Democratic party PDP candidate , Chief Osaeloka Obaze, have lost in their respective local government areas in the governorship election held in Anambra state on Saturday. Also humiliated […]
…Blasts APC for Playing Politics with Community’s Internal Crisis (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peremabiri Development Association (PDA) has challenged ex-militant leader, Paul Eris also known as ‘General’ Ogunboss to come out from his hiding and seek the protection of the court if truly he is innocent from the sundry inhuman crimes he is being accused […]
Photo: Zimbabweans celebrate the fall of President Robert Mugabe’s 37 years of autocratic regime (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Robert Mugabe’s own party voted to oust him as its leader on Sunday, a day after thousands of Zimbabweans took to the streets to celebrate his stunning fall from power after a military takeover. The governing ZANU-PF party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA is leading comfortably in Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Anambra state. He won by a landslide in all the five council areas so far officially announced by the election local government returning officers at the Independent National Electoral Commission’s INEC headquarters in Awka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA is cruising to victory in today’s Anambra gubernatorial election. Unofficial reports indicate that he won in all the polling units so far concluded. The official declaration of the results by the Independent National Electoral commission is being awaited.
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, in Anambra state has accused the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA and All Progressives Congress APC, agents of compromising eligible electorates in the state with monetary inducements. It alleged that the two parties were bribing voters between N2000 and N2, 500 each […]
Photo: Governor Willy Obiano From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of Anambra state has voted in today’s (Saturday) gubernatorial election in Anambra state, expressing confident that he will win the election by a landslide. He voted at about 9:49 am at his Eri primary school Otuocha ward 1 in Aguleri , […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka, Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All is now set for today’s (Saturday) governorship election in Anambra state South East Nigeria, as the entire city of Awka the state capital and its environ, now look deserted. Our Correspondent covering the election reports that there are heavy security presence in every nook and crannies […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Anambra state, South East Nigeria, as the police on Friday recovered two high caliber improvised explosive devices (IED’s) near the Onitsha North Police Station. The disaster which could have wrecked havoc in the commercial city was discovered few hours to the governorship election scheduled to […]
THE FULL COVERAGE BY IGNATIUS OKPARA Sunday 19/11/2017 – BREAKING NEWS: INEC Officially Declares Obiano, Winner of Anambra Governorship Election From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA has been declared winner of the gubernatorial election held in Anambra state, on Saturday 18th, November 2017, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much awaited book, “Views from America: A Sojourner’s Memoirs- A Repertoire of Action for Nigeria’s Development”, authored by Dr Acho Orabuchi, a Nigerian in the Diaspora, will be officially unveiled on Dec. 28, 2017 at Rockview Conference and Seminar, Government Layout, Owerri, Imo State by 11am. The forewords to the book […]
Photo: Robert Mugabe (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Since Wednesday he and his wife have been put under house arrest due to Military takeover, Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe Friday made his first public appearance. Mugabe amidst the top government functionaries was seen attending a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. The military confirmed Friday it was “engaging” […]
From Ignatius Okpara AWKA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Anambra State Magistrate Court sitting at Ozubulu, in Ekwusigo council Area of the State Thursday arraigned four persons suspected to be involved in the killing of worshippers at St. Philips Catholic Church Ozubulu some months ago. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that no fewer than 13 worshipers were […]
Photo: (L-R) – Obaze, PDP; Obiano, APGA; Tony Nwoye, APC …Condemns Okorocha on “Magic hand” victory for APC (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro-democracy and Non-governmental organization – HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (INEC) to be above board and totally non-partisan during the November 18th […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON) and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Osita Okechukwu, on Thursday narrowly escaped lynching, as he was attacked by some political thugs alleged to be working for the peoples Democratic party , PDP at his hometown, Eke, in Udi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Authorities of the University of Africa, Toru-Orua and the Bayelsa State scholarship board have postponed the scholarship exam slated for this Saturday, 18th November, 2017. According to a joint statement by the university and the board, the new date for the exam is now Saturday 25th November, 2017. The statement informed […]
