KOGI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said Monday that the lock-down on the Itakpe-Okene highway in Kogi is caused by bad spots on the road, instead of regular traffic problem. Kogi State FRSC Sector Commander Mr Olusegun Martins, made the disclosure during an interview in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. He added that motorists’ […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly joint committee on the Electoral Matters has approved the sum of N143bn as the working budget for the 2019 General Elections. The joint committee which concluded its sitting Monday (which started about two weeks ago) rejected the earlier version of N189.2bn, which is the combination of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea kept up their 100 per cent start to the English Premier League (EPL) season by snatching a 2-1 win at a stubborn Newcastle United on Sunday. The Blues grabbed a dramatic victory at St. James Park, thanks to a late own goal by DeAndre Yedlin. Eden Hazard had blasted Chelsea ahead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis on Sunday in Dublin renewed his plea for forgiveness for all kinds of abuse of power practised by members of the church and all its institutions. In a speech during mass before 500,000 people in Dublin on Sunday the pontiff spoke of meeting eight survivors of sexual abuse on Saturday. […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP Presidential aspirant Atiku Abubakar has debunked the rumour that he has dumped his party for another one. Atiku subsequently urged his followers to dismiss the speculation. The directive was contained in a statement emanated from his campaign office in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uber Nigeria, a transportation network company, has advised the public to confirm the identity of its drivers and other taxi drivers before engaging their services. Francesca Uriri, Head of Communications, Uber West Africa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that confirming the identity of the drivers was […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau Apart from the aborted 3rd Republic, Rivers State, South South Nigeria from 1999 up till the immediate past administration, led by former President Goodluck Jonathan, has consistently been in the control of the ruling party. But right after the exit of former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi from the PDP, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Enugu State police Command has begun investigation into an incident that led a 24-year-old man to commit suicide after an overdose of marijuana, its Spokesman, Ebere Amarizu, has hinted. The incident according to him, occurred “on August 22 at Ameke village in Enu-Oduma community in Aninri council Area of Enugu […]
Photo: Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lie about Ikot Ekpene Sheraton and other Takeaways from Udom’s Declaratio Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom State
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Third Mainland Bridge which was temporarily closed since last week Thursday for Investigative Maintenance Test has been reopened. The Lagos State Government in a statement issued Sunday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transportation, Dr. Taiwo Salaam, said the decision to reopen the bridge earlier than announced followed the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked the Nigerian Legal Practitioners to join in the crusade to accord due respect to the rule of law, as well as put professional ethics above self in the conduct of their business. Buhari gave the challenge Sunday in his address at the opening ceremony of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) […]
By Femi Soneye It was on August 27, 2015 that the curtains suddenly fell on a luminous epoch in the humanity and quintessential diplomacy of Professor Adebowale Ibidapo Adefuye, a prolific writer and erudite scholar, while in the line of duty as Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States at his strategic outpost in Washington DC. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate Bukola Saraki Saturday visited Asaba, Delta State capital to consult with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa on his political ambition for the 2019 general elections. After about 45 minutes closed door meeting between his team and Okowa inside Government House, Saraki later addressed newsmen and confirmed that he was in the state to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United Manager Jose Mourinho has declared he has “no problems” with the Executive Vice Chairman Ed Woodward, in a pre-match news conference. The press briefing was missed by most of the media because the Portuguese arrived half an hour early. At the meeting, Mourinho spoke for four minutes and 19 seconds – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One week after its inauguration, the sensitization committee for the campaign on the Safe Motherhood Initiative, on Thursday began a state-wide tour to 11 communities spread across Kolokuma/Opokuma and Yenagoa local government areas. The committee made up of information officers from the Ministry of Information and Orientation were received by traditional rulers, the leadership […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court confirmed President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s disputed July 30 election victory on Friday, dismissing an opposition challenge that had held up his inauguration. Mnangagwa is due to inaugurated on Sunday. In a unanimous ruling of the nine judges of the country’s top court, Chief Justice Luke Malaba said Nelson Chamisa, who leads […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group under the umbrella of APC Youth Circle (APCYC) Enugu West Senatorial District, has wished the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, a successful retirement from the Senate. This was contained in a statement released in Enugu on Thursday by the General Coordinator, of the body in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African leaders journey to Beijing, for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) holding from September 3-4, 2018, actually began fifty three years ago. That was at the infancy of our independence. In 1960 alone, seventeen African countries had gained independence. Tanzania became independent in 1961 and Zambia, four years later. Both faced […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has arrested three notorious criminal suspects who specialise in vandalization of Rail tracks and its components and sell to their associates. The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, Ebere Amarizu who disclosed this to AFRICAN EXAMINER in Enugu via a statement said the suspects, were nabbed […]
Washington (CNN) – Sen. John McCain has decided to stop treatment for the brain cancer he has been battling for over a year, his family said Friday in an announcement that precipitated a rare moment of bipartisan empathy in honor of the Vietnam war hero and Republican political veteran. Colleagues of McCain, 81, had been bracing […]
