From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- A total of 35 newly promoted officers of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Enugu State Command were on Tuesday decorated with their new ranks, with a charge on them to be Ambassadors of the establishment. Addressing the newly promoted officers shortly after their decoration at the state command office of the service, Acting Comptroller of NIS […]
By Niyi Adeyi/Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Majority Leader Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has emerged the Speaker of the 9th Nigeria’s House of Representatives. Gbajabiamila is rated to be the most experienced House member. He is representing Surulere constituency 1, Lagos State. The Lawmaker was elevated to the exalted position with a total of 281 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ahmed Lawan from Yobe state has been elected as the Senate President of the 9th Senate. Lawan polled 79 votes to defeat his challenger Senator Ali Ndume who polled 28 votes. While the winner was supported by the ruling APC, Ndume was backed by PDP Lawmakers. The election of the Deputy […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting has commenced in the Senate to elect new Leadership of the Senate in Abuja. Senator Ahmed Lawan and Ali Ndume are the two leading contenders in the election for the post of Senate President. Earlier, there was disagreement among the Senators-elect with regard to mode of voting – […]
Photo: Lebanese Agriculture Minister Hassan Lakkis (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lebanese Ambassador to Algeria Mohammad Hassan said on Monday that Lebanon and Algeria will sign 12 agreements aimed at boosting agricultural cooperation between the two countries. “A Lebanese delegation will travel to Algeria where the agreements will be signed in a bid to strengthen economic ties between […]
Photo: Senator Ali Ndume (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed support for Sen. Ali Ndume for the position of the President of the Senate of the 9th National Assembly (NASS). The party in a statement issued by its National Secretary, Sen. Umar Tsauri, early on Tuesday also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mohammed Ali Ndume Campaign organization has expressed concern over Court injunction stopping the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. A statement issued by Ndume’s camp reads: “We are appalled by the media report of a court order stopping the Inauguration of the 9th National Assembly. “The National Assembly is a separate […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past governor of Imo state, South-East Nigeria, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, has tongue lashed the incumbent governor, chief Emeka Ihedioha, over his style of leadership, saying rather than settle down to his responsibility of governance, he had been setting up committees as if he was still a member of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of today’s (Tuesday) elections for presiding officers of the 9th Assembly, Abuja High Court presided over by Justice O.A.Musa, has granted an interim injunction restraining the clerk of the National Assembly, the Clerk of the senate and the Sergeant At Arms to the senate and others from relying or enforcing the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Babatunde Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II has applauded His royal Majesty, Igwe Cyprian Maduabuchukwu Nevobasi, Ezeani (111) of Agunese Mmaku in Awgu council Area of Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, for strengthening relationships among traditional institutions across Nigeria. He spoke weekend when Igwe Nevobasi paid him a courtesy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 48 hours to the second phase of his inauguration, President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law the Public Holiday (Amendment) Bill, including June 12. The new law henceforth accommodates June 12 as a public holiday in Nigeria. It replaced former May 29 as the country Democracy Day President Buhari’s aide on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With about five months to the November 16 governorship election, Bayelsa State governor, Henry Seriake Dickson in Abuja on Monday advised aspirants who believed in imposition of candidates to have a rethink. According to him, any of the aspirants who feel they have experience and capacity should go and make their case […]
Photo: Former Abia Governor, Theodore Orji (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Chinedum Orji (PDP), representing Umuahia Central Constituency, was on Monday elected as the Speaker of the seventh Abia State House of Assembly. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 24-member assembly also elected Mr Ifeanyi Uchendu (PDP), representing Ohafia South as the Deputy Speaker. Orji, who was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Mohammed Garba on Monday replaced Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa on the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. Garba was the Presiding Justice of the Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal. Bulkachuwa recused herself from participating in adjudicating petitions challenging the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari. on May 22. Zainab, who is also the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Tuesday’s inauguration of the National Assembly, the Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), has warned Nigerians against allowing Ahmed Lawan to become the president of the ninth Senate. The AYCF linked the support Lawan is currently getting from some chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as related to the secret […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Desperate effort by some politicians to amend the existing Standing Order of the Senate through the backdoor may have met a brickwall following intervention by President Muhammadu Buhari. Reliable source told our correspondent how Buhari directed that the existing senate rule be allowed to apply in the conduct of the elections of […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of efforts to recognize longevity, Amokwe ancient kingdom in Udi council Area of Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, says plans are afoot by the community to recognize its indigenes that have clocked 90 years and above, just as it empowered less privileged women and students. The proposed […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muslim community in Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, has urged the state Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and his administration to stop dealing with its members on individual basis. Rather, the community told government officials to always reach them through the chief Imam of the Enugu Central Mosque, Zulqarnaini Saeed via […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to commence the process of appointing additional judges of the apex court – the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The directive is contained in a statement issued Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to Mr […]
Photo: Ahmed Lawan By Our Correspondent (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of tomorrow’s (Tuesday) election of the Senate President, the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and Senator Ahmed Lawan are allegedly sharing money for Senators in order to secure their votes. Our source said that over the weekend Senator Ahmed Lawan met with senators-elect from the […]
