(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services has released rights activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 general elections, Mr. Omoyele Sowore. The Department also released Mr Adebayo Bakare. They were freed hours after Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja had given the DSS […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the five South East states of Nigeria, have thrown their full weight behind the embattled chief Executive officer (CEO) of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema over the alleged money laundry leveled against him by the United States. The governors, who declared the solidarity on Wednesday via a statement, particularly pleaded with Nigeria’s […]
By Ayo Akindele, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Lagos Division has sentenced a former Governor of Abia State and serving Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu to 12 years in prison over N7.65 billion fraud. Ahead of the ruling, Justice Mohammed Thursday held that the ex-Governor was guilty of the charge filed against him. The case […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo House of Assembly on Wednesday passed the state 2020 Appropriation Bill of N179.2 billion. This followed a motion by House Leader, Mr Roland Asoro and seconded by Mr Ephraim Aluebhosele, member representing Igueben at plenary in Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Godwin Obaseki had on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved the appointment of nine permanent secretaries. Mrs Folasade Yemi-Esan, acting Head of Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF), made this known in a statement by Mrs Olawunmi Ogunmosunle, Director, Communications, office of the HCSF. According to Yemi-Esan, the new Federal Permanent Secretaries are; Mr Musa Hassan […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the recent killing of two policemen at Orifite, in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, by members of the proscribed Independent peoples of Biafra IPOB, the state police Command has declared one Barrister Ifeanyi Ejiofor, a lawyer to the agitators wanted, for allegedly masterminding the murder. A statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released details of certificates of candidates whose results have been withheld and who were believed to have engaged in malpractices while writing their examinations. According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) in its weekly bulletin released Monday, the examinations in view held between December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Olamilekan Adegbite, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development says President Muhammadu Buhari has given marching orders to his ministry for the completion of Ajaokuta Steel Company. Adegbite disclosed this in Abuja during an interactive session with newsmen on the proposed Nigerian solid minerals downstream workshop scheduled to hold Dec. 2. […]
By Ayo Balogun At least, 46 members of dreaded cultists popularly known as “Awawa” confraternity in Agege and its environs have been arrested by the operatives of Rapid Response Squad (RRS) of Lagos State Police Command, at the weekend, along Agindigbi Road, Ikeja and Agege areas of the State. The operations, which lasted three hours […]
