From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to media reports that management of the Rangers International FC, Enugu, has shown the club’s Technical Adviser, Gbenga Ogunbote, the exit door; its General Manager (GM), Davison Owumi has dismissed the rumour, saying the state government had renewed his contract for another one year. Owumi, who disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cameroun Minister of Defence, Joseph Assomo, said on Wednesday four armed separatists were killed by government forces on Tuesday after the death of an American missionary in Bambui. Bambui is a locality in Northwest, one of the two war-torn Anglophone regions of the country. “Terrorists that killed the American missionary, Charles Wesco […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja ordered Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to immediately proceed on administrative leave. Buhari gave the order in a statement signed by Mr Olusegun Adekunle, Permanent Secretary, General Services Office, Office of the Secretary to the Government of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French authorities on Wednesday announced a nationwide probe into possible clusters of babies born without arms, forearms or hands. The announcement came a day after health authority Sante Publique France said it had identified 11 suspected cases in the eastern Ain department between 2000 and 2014. Seven other cases had already been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has dismissed the call for the resignation of the national chairman of the party, Comrade Adams Oshiohmole, saying party supremacy must be respected. Tinubu made his position known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed door meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the N22,500 proposed by the state Governors as the New National Minimum Wage for workers in the country. The Union National President Comrade Ayuba Waba said this while addressing a world press Conference Wednesday in Abuja. The Nigeria Governors Forum (NGF) had last week issued a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Lagos State Governor and National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Wednesday evening visited the Presidential Villa Abuja and met in a closed door with President Muhammadu Buhari. . Specifically, Tinubu arrived alone at the Presidential Villa around 4pm. The agenda of the meeting was not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The body of the missing Army General, Retired Major General Idris Alkali has reportedly been found. The remains of the retired Military officer according to Channel Television were discovered in Guchwet in Shen of Jos South LGA of Plateau State. The leader of the operation search and rescue, Brigadier General Umar Mohammed, was quoted as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s Police has arraigned Senator Isiaka Adeleke and four other suspects over charges on alleged examination malpractices. The Senator and other four were arraigned Wednesday before Justice I.E Ekwo of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja. Adeleke who is representing the Osun State West Senatorial district and the Governorship candidate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State Mr. Ayodele Fayose has been released from prison. Fayose’s release was confirmed Monday evening by his lawyer, Mr. Mike Ozekhome (SAN). The ex-Governor was last week granted a N50m bail with sureties by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of a Federal High Court in Lagos. Ozekhome confirmed that the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent politicians across the political parties in Nigeria have been mourning the death on Sunday, of a former Chairman, Board of Trustees of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Tony Anenih. Anenih otherwise called ‘’Mr Fix It’’ according Mr. Anthony Anenih (jnr) who issued a statement on behalf of the family died Sunday in […]
Photo: Relatives of passengers aboard the ill-fated Lion Air Flight JT-610 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lion Air flight with 189 people on board crashed into the sea moments after taking off from Indonesia’s capital early Monday. The airliner said it had lost contact with Flight JT-610 and Indonesia’s search and rescue agency posted images of debris […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South- East zonal chapter of Buhari Support Organisation BSO, has insisted that it is the turn of the zone to produce Nigeria President of Igbo extraction in 2023. It stated this in a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu at the end of her caucus meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than six persons including a police corporal were on Friday killed by bandits in Gurbin Bore village, Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Confirming the incident to NAN in Gusau on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lingering crisis rocking the association of tricycle riders transport union in Enugu state, South- East Nigeria seems to have been over, as factional leaders of the group have embraced peace and pledged their loyalties to the authentic chairman, Comrade Benjamin Ejiofor Ika, led executive. Ika’s executive is […]
Photo: Mr. Gerald Eke, Injured Police Office attached to Enugu APC Chairman By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu The Enugu state chairman of the All progress congress APC, Dr. Ben Nwoye, narrowly escape death in the early hours of Saturday, as heavily armed suspected assassination invaded his Enugu residence. According to Nwoye, the hoodlums, who gained entrance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopia’s President Mulatu Teshome Wednesday filed his resignation letter request to the Ethiopian Parliament. Teshome, who has been the East African country’s head of state since October 2013, submitted the letter of resignation as the Ethiopian parliament’s two houses are scheduled to consider it. The houses would eventually name his successor in a joint […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government FG has proposed a total of N8.73tr for 2019 budget. Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, disclosed this Wednesday in State House Abuja, at the end of the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Senator Udoma explained that FEC has pegged as benchmark, the price of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Rivers West, Osinakachukwu Ideozu has defected from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senate Majority Leader Ahmed Lawan, announced Osinakachukwu’s defection at plenary on Wednesday. Lawan who was moving a motion for the adjournment of plenary till November 6, 2018 welcomed and congratulated the new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday fixed November 19, 2018 for the trial of ex-Ekiti Governor, Ayodele Fayose to commence, after he was granted bail in the sum of N50 million. Fayose is standing trial on a charge of N6.9 billion electioneering campaign fraud. He was arraigned on Oct. 22 […]
