(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the twelve Presidential Aspirants of the People’s Democratic Party to avoid disparaging utterances as they campaign ahead of the party’s national convention. In a statement on Monday, by his Special Adviser on Media Relations, Mr. Fidelis Soriwei, Dickson said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied freezing the bank accounts of Sen. Ademola Adeleke and those of his family members, including popular musician, Davido. Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Sept. 22 governorship election in Osun. Spokesman of the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Transportation and Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State and the South-South zone, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has repudiated comments by the senator representing Rivers South-East in the National Assembly, Magnus Abe, that he (Amaechi) is Sen. Abe’s Leader. Last week, at the APC National Secretariat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some coastal communities in Bayelsa State have been submerged by ravaging floods, the State Government confirmed on Sunday through the Information and Orientation Commissioner, Daniel Iworiso-Markson. The Commissioner who spoke to journalists in Yenagoa, hinted that the number of communities affected by the flood is increasing on a daily basis and insisted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Sokoto, the Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, on Sunday gave insight into how former President Goodluck Jonathan became Acting President through the popular Doctrine of Necessity. Tambuwal said that the Governor of Bayelsa State, the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson, approached him in the heat of the tension that followed the incapacitation and […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …Says It Makes Me Weep (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the key governorship aspirants in the forthcoming general election in Enugu state, under the platform of the ruling All progressive congress APC, Barrister Ifeanyi Nwoga on Sunday expressed worry over the alarming rate of abject poverty in the state, saying the development […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the arrest of the two sons of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of stock market manipulation, state media reported. The Cairo Criminal Court accuses Alaa and Gamal Mubarak of being involved in making unlawful profits of about 500 million pounds (about 28 million dollars) from […]
Photo: Late Bawa Wase (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has expressed shock over the death of Nigeria’s ambassador to Qatar, Abdullahi Bawa Wase. Onyeama, in a statement by the Ministry’s spokesperson, Dr Tope Elias-Fatile on Saturday in Abuja, prayed that God grant Wase’s family and the nation the fortitude to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported that the Government of Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency following a cholera outbreak in the capital, Harare. As of Friday morning, there have been more than 4,000 suspected cases, including 58 confirmed cases and 25 cholera-related deaths, WHO said. The UN health agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New cases of deadly Ebola virus have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Butembo, near the Ugandan border, where it has claimed three lives. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) confirmed on Friday saying they have stepped up community-based efforts to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Director-General of the Department of State Services ( DSS), Mr Yusuf Bichi has called for stronger ties among members of staff. President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appointed Bichi as the substantive head of the service. Following the sack of former head of the service, Lawal Daura, Mr Matthew Seiyefa was […]
…As Buhari Accept Her Resignation Letter (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hours after the news of her resignation, former Finance Minister, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun released a statement stating real reasons why she voluntarily bowed out of office. Her statement reads in full: “Let me commence by thanking you profusely for the honour and privilege of serving under your […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ebonyi state are desirous to see someone like Sokoto state governor Aminu Tambuwal become Nigeria’s president in 2019. Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi, stated this in Abakaliki on Friday while receiving Governor Tambuwal, who visited the state to kick off his campaign to become the flag bearer of the […]
…Calls For Legislator’s Arrest Over Brass Killings (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of allowing a former governor of the state, Timipre Sylva, and the Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, to undermine the security of his state. He also expressed shock that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria Olorogun Ima Rume Niboro has officially declared his bid to represent Ughelli North / Ughelli South/ Udu Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressive Congress, APC. Niboro in a Facebook update on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After about two months of alleged NYSC exemption certificate forgery, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has reportedly resigned from her position. Mrs. Adeosun reportedly resigned over the allegation which has raged since July. Ever since the allegation broke, Adesina has not uttered a word or made any formal statement. This has however […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Yusuf Magaji Bichi, as new Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS). Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, who confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Thursday, said the appointment is with immediate effect. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Absence of a prosecution witness on Thursday stalled continuation of trial in the case of suspected ‘billionaire’ kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, before an Igbosere High Court in Lagos. Evans is facing two separate charges, bordering on conspiracy to kidnap, kidnapping and attempted murder, before Justice Adedayo Akintoye. In […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State governor. Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi has urged his Executive Assistants (EAs) in all the electoral wards of the state to assume the responsibility of promoting peace and reconciliation in their respective wards to ensure continuous delivery of democracy dividends to the people of the state. He spoke Wednesday during […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Governor of Ondo State Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, has declared his interest to contest the Presidential election next year. The former opposition Peoples Democratic Party chieftain announced his intention Thursday around 12.15pm during an event held at the National Secretariat of the opposition Labour Party LP, Abuja. The Iroko as he is otherwise called by […]
