(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court Abuja Wednesday ordered the Inspector- General of Police (I-G) Mr. Ibrahim Idris to produce the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu in court on August 14, over alleged contempt of court. Justice Stephen Pam gave the order after Mr Adegboyega Awomolo (SAN), counsel to Yakubu […]
Photo: Acting DSS Boss Matthew Seiyefa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Report reaching us says Matthew Seiyefa has taken over as Acting Director-General of Directorate of State Services (DSS). He was at the Presidential Villa today where he met with the Acting President Yemi Osinbajo. Seiyefa, who hails from Bayelsa State, had earlier served as the Director of […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is now crystally clear that the immediate past Akwa Ibom State Governor Godswill Akpabio will dump his party – the PDP for the ruling APC as he Tuesday resigned his position as the Senate Minority Leader. Akpabio who met with President Muhammadu Buhari last Sunday in […]
By Niyi Adeyi ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has sacked the Director-General of the Department of State ServiceDSS, Mr. Lawal Daura. Prof Osinbajo’s spokesman, Mr. Laolu Akande, said this in a tweet via his Twitter handle, @akandeoj. The tweet read: “AgP Yemi Osinbajo has directed the termination of the appointment […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo “As soon as Judas took the bread, Satan entered into him. So Jesus told him, ‘What you are about to do, do quickly.’” John 13.27 (New International Version of the Holy Bible) Those who are conversant with the verse of the Bible quoted supra would remember very vividly what happened and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All 27 members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly have pledged their loyalty to Governor Udom Emmanuel rubbishing suggestions that they were going defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC along with the immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The support of the lawmakers came with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security operatives on Tuesday barred some lawmakers, newsmen and staff of the National Assembly from entering the National Assembly complex. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that security operatives who are in their numbers, barricaded entrance to the complex as early as 7 a.m. No reason was given for this. Some of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the planned defection of Senate minority leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio to the All Progressives Congress, APC, it has emerged that his decision may have been influenced by a serious standoff with his hand chosen successor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel over the 2019 governorship ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. […]
Photo: Gombe governor Ibrahim Dankwambo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As PDP presidential aspirants intensify efforts to secure the party’s ticket ahead of the 2019 general elections, Gombe governor Ibrahim Dankwambo on Monday visited Kaduna to solicit the support of the party’s delegates in the North-West zone. Dankwambo, who announced his desire to challenge for the nation’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said Federal Government spent one million dollars to evacuate 355 Nigerian football fans stranded in Russia after the 2018 World Cup. Onyeama made this known on Monday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen, and said that the evacuation was done in two batches of 155 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Benin Republic Ambassador to Nigeria, Mrs Paulette Yekpe, has said that the proposed tripartite meeting by Nigeria, Niger and her country, will establish a framework to address rice smuggling. Yekpe said this while briefing Journalists on Monday in Abuja on sideline of activities marking the 58th Independence anniversary of the country. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the first things I learnt about leadership is the William Shakespeare quotation that: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them” That again played out in Lome, Togo on July 31, when President Muhammadu Buhari had the chairmanship of the Economic Community of West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the allegation of NYSC certificate forgery against the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, the Information minister, Lai Mohammed on Monday declared that President Muhammadu Buhari’s integrity remains unblemished. Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the declaration when he paid an official visit to the Abuja office of The Authority Newspaper. He said […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro-biafran group, operating under the platform of “Biafra Zionists Federation”, BZF, has described the on-going peace meeting between the apex Igbo socio cultural organzation Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, as “a sabotage of no consequence”. London trained lawyer, and self-acclaimed leader of […]
Photo: Sen. Godswill Akpabio By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The speculation that the immediate past Akwa Ibom State Governor Senator Godswill Akpabio is on the verge of crossing to the ruling APC Sunday, finally came to reality, as the Senate Minority Leader visited President Muhammadu Buhari in London and had a closed door meeting with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sudden increase in the volume of water in River Mayo Celbe, Taraba was responsible for the drowning of nine corps members who were swimming during a picnic party, the police said. The Taraba Police Command’s spokesman, ASP David Missal, who confirmed the incident which occurred on Saturday said seven corpses had so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Deputy Governor, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar, on Saturday tendered his letter of resignation to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje amid political crisis. Abubakar’s notice of resignation was contained in a letter he wrote to Ganduje dated Aug. 4, 2018. The outgoing Deputy Governor said he had desired to remain in office until […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the defection wind continues to blow among various political parties and states, ahead of the 2019 polls, the senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, NASS Sonni Ogbuoji, a former Minister of State for Power and Steel, Chief Goddy Ogbaga and 13 others have […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress APC has reversed the suspension slammed on Senator Shehu Sani (Kaduna central) by his ward. The announcement to this effect was contained in a statement issued Sunday in Abuja by the party’s Acting National Publicity Secretary Mr. Yekini Nabena. Nabena stated: “The National […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2019 general elections clock ticks, the All progressive Congress (APC) has vowed to wrestle power from the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu state, saying the umbrella symbol party has failed the citizens in virtually all sectors of the economy. It insisted the time has […]
