(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without government subsidy, Ghana’s cocoa sector would have difficulty financing its core activities, said Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen-Aidoo. Government support has become critical due to the lowering price of cocoa on the world market that has made Ghana, the second largest producer of cocoa in […]
…Your Accusation Baseless, Saraki Replies (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said that the President of the Senate, Dr. Bukola Saraki is definitely not a fit and proper person to preside over the country’s upper and revered legislative house. The ruling Party said that having suffered under the 16-year misrule of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eight pilgrims from Kebbbi have fallen prey to the nefarious activities of some Saudi-based fraudsters in Madinah, losing their Basic Traveling Allowances, BTA. The fraudsters, mostly Nigerians resident in the Holy land illegally often gained access to Nigerian pilgrims outside their hotel accommodation, where they lured their unsuspecting victims into shady business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA has shortlisted Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi for the best forwards who played in its Champions League last season. The body announced Thursday that the nominees were selected by a jury of 32 coaches from last year’s UEFA Champions League participants and 55 journalists chosen by the European […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Dino Melaye has again failed to appear before the court over alleged gunrunning leveled against him and two others. Following the allegation from Melaye that he was attacked on his way to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital to honour an invitation from the Police, the trial Magistrate Sulyman Abdalah, at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC has reportedly arrested a former Director-General DG of the Department of State Services DSS, Mr. Ita Ekpeyong. Ekpeyong was said to have been arrested Thursday afternoon at 46, Maman Nasir Street, Asokoro, Abuja, by the EFCC operatives who stormed the residence with three buses and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Director General DG of the Department of State Security DSS Mr. Lawal Daura who was arrested and detained following the siege laid at the National Assembly Tuesday by the DSS men has reportedly been released. Acting President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo ordered Daura’s sack as the siege which lasted for […]
Photo: Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations on Thursday inaugurated Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, as an Advisory Board Member of the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund (UNRSTF), at its Secretariat in Geneva, Switzerland. Amaechi’s media aide, Mr. Israel Ibeleme, made this known in a statement he issued Thursday in […]
Photo: Late Mrs Gold Coast Dickson …As Bayelsa Executive Council Mourns Bayelsa State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has confirmed the passing on of his mother, Mrs Gold Coast Dickson. She was 72 years old! The Governor in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Francis Ottah Agbo said late Mrs Dickson died […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Bayelsa State has expressed immense gratitude to her teeming members, for their faithfulness and support to the party and the Restoration government of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson. Chairman of the party, Hon Cleopas Moses conveyed the appreciation in a statement released to journalists in Yenagoa on […]
Photo: NEPZA MD, Emmanuel Jime unveils the Abuja Centenary City master plan …As Investors Begin Work on Site (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All political Issues and hiccups that have hampered the smooth progress of the massive Abuja Centenary city project have now been resolved, the Managing Director of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority, NEPZA, Hon. Emmanuel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun state High Court sitting in Osogbo cleared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke as fit for the September 22 gubernatorial election in the state having fulfilled the requirements of the constitution. The judge David Oladimeji,also affirmed that no case of cerificate forgery was established against the […]
…Inaugurates Committee To Visit All Communities In The State (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has inaugurated a sensitization campaign committee to spread the message of the Safe Motherhood Initiative which was recently launched by the government. The launching of the safe motherhood initiative took place during the Maiden Summit on Infant and […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Immigration Services {NIS}, Enugu State Command says the issue of touting and extortion which use to be a worrisome development in the passport services is now a thing of the past. It said the organization is committed in carrying out its duties in line with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia is considering further measures against Canada, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair said on Wednesday, amid an escalating diplomatic row between the two countries. On Sunday, Saudi Arabia expelled the Canadian ambassador, and froze trade and new investments with Canada after Ottawa called on Riyadh to release detained rights activists. “Additional […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six Kano State Lawmakers believed to be the loyalists of the immediate past Governor Musa Kwakwaso – ‘Kwankwassiyya’ have defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The legislators announced their defection in a letter they sent to the Kano House of Assembly. In their letter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has said that it’s unfortunate that Senate minority leader Senator Godswill Apkabio chose to walk against the tide to endanger his fine political career. Prince Secondus said that he finds it very strange that anybody would go into a sinking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate Bukola Saraki Wednesday visited Minna, the Niger State capital and held a closed door meeting with the former Military President Ibrahim Babangida. Saraki landed at Minna International Airport at about 4.10pm and drove straight to the hilltop home of the former Military dictator. Although, Saraki’s ambition is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly frozen the accounts of the Akwa Ibom State Government. The sudden development which was confirmed by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Charles Udoh coincided with the formal defection of the immediate past Governor and former Senate Minority Leader, Mr. Godswill Akpabio from […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of Senate Bukola Saraki has described the siege laid at the National Assembly NASS complex Tuesday by the armed and masked DSS operatives as an act of cowardice by those ploting to sack the Leadership of the Legislative Chambers. Saraki made this disclosure Wednesday while […]
