Photo: Victor Umeh From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite an order by a Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital that Dr. Obiorah Okonkwo, of the peoples Democratic party, PDP be sworn-in immediately as the Senator representing Anambra Central senatorial district, the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has ignored the order […]
Photo: APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has clarified the misrepresentation in the statement attributed to him by Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, saying he never underrated the importance of governors in the party’s nomination process. He, however, explained that what he said in […]
Photo: Chief Raymond Dokpesi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of Daar Communications, Raymond Dokpesi, who contested the PDP National Chairmanship position and lost, has congratulated the winner, Uche Secondus. Mr. Dokpesi, who had earlier faulted the process of the party’s National Convention held in Abuja on Saturday, declared that “the delegates have spoken”. Earlier, he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The screening committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has cleared all the nine national chairmanship aspirants and certified them fit to take part in Saturday’s national convention of the party. Chairman of the committee, Mr. Osagie Ize-Iyamu, presented certificates of clearance to them on Friday at the party’s national secretariat in Abuja The […]
KANO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday disclosed he had directed the country’s law enforcement agencies to go after those trading and trafficking in illicit drugs which cause damages to the health of many Nigerians. Buhari made the disclosure at an interactive meeting with religious leaders in Kano, as parts of events to […]
Photo: Damishi Sango KADUNA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Sports Mr. Damishi Sango has been kidnapped by unknown persons. Plateau State Police Command Spokesman, Terna Tyopev, confirmed the incident Thursday in Jos, the State capital. The PPRO confirmed that Sango who is also the Plateau PDP Chairman was abducted alongside four others around […]
Photo: Bayelsa State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson …Also 5000 Non Academic Staff in NDU, 5 Other Institutions (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government Committee on Civil Service Reforms investigating the endemic payroll fraud in the state has uncovered 500 Administration officers at the Sagbama Local Government Area òf the State. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Imo state House of Assembly, on Tuesday took a dramatic twist, as three of its Principal Officers Resigned their positions, citing the overall interest of the House and the State as reasons for their actions. Our Correspondent recalled that the development is coming barely […]
Photo: Atiku Abubakar (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has forged ahead with his politicking towards 2019, as he just appealed to former Peoples Democratic Party PDP members in other political parties to toe the same line with him, by ‘returning home’. Atiku made the appeal Tuesday in Abuja when he paid a […]
….solicit their blessings and support to deliver in his new assignment (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Opume community in Ogbia local government area of Bayelsa State has been commended for their continuous support to the restoration government of Governor Seriake Dickson. The State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson gave the commendation at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on the leaders of the People’s Democratic Party to focus more attention on how to recapture political power from the ruling All Progressives Congress in the forthcoming election in 2019. Dickson said in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on […]
Photo: Atiku Abubakar and President Buhari By Emmanuel Onwubiko (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Few weeks back, the media savvy governor of Ekiti State Mr. Peter Ayo Fayose inaugurated his campaign for the highest political office in the land in the election that has already been scheduled by the electoral panel for the year 2019. Hardly had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst protests by the opposition, Mr. Uhuru Kenyatta has been sworn-in for a second term as the President of Kenya. The ceremony which held Tuesday morning took place in the capital, Nairobi but was boycotted by the opposition, led by Ralia Odinga. Odinga, who also boycotted the Presidential election re-run, last month, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Enugu state chapter of the All progressive congress APC, has warned its ruling Peoples Democratic party PDP counterpart to desist from its alleged culture of electoral fraud and political violence, during elections, or be ready to face the consequence of such nefarious act in 2019. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a military crackdown on bandits operating in rural communities in Zamfara State, following fresh attacks on some communities in Shinkafi and Maradun Local Government Areas. To enable the army carry out this new mandate, the President has approved the request of the Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen. Mansur […]
Photo: Zimbabwe’s ex-President Robert Mugabe Akintokunbo A Adejumo (Akinadejum@aol.com) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “African leaders do not resign, that’s cowardice and the fact that UK Prime Minister-David Cameron has just resigned confirms everything I have said about him—he is weak and a coward.” President (now Ex) Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe in 2016. The recent confusion about what is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda has said. A letter from Mr Mugabe said that the decision was voluntary and that he had made it to allow a smooth transfer of power, the Reuters news agency reports. The surprise announcement halted an impeachment hearing that had begun against […]
Photo: Injured Bar. Okey Ezea From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has condemned in strong terms the recent attack and brutalization of her gubernatorial candidate in the 2015 general election Barr. Okey Ezea, by political thugs alleged to be sponsored by the State’s Commissioner […]
Photo: Alhaji Sule Lamido (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – While acknowledging its human frailties, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) insisted at the weekend that the party’s 16 years of mistake remained far less than the calamity of the last two and half years of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in multiple dimensions. A group, known as the […]
Photo: Governor Willy Obiano From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Willy Obiano of All progressive Grand Alliance, APGA has been declared winner of the gubernatorial election held in Anambra state, on Saturday 18th, November 2017, after polling a total 234,071 votes. His closest rival, Dr. Tony Nwoye, of All progressive Congress APC scored a […]
