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General Politics, Headlines, National Politics
Wednesday, May 14th, 2014

Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, is expected to proceed on terminal leave any moment from now, having spent the mandatory number of years in service. Abubakar, from Zamfara State, enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on July 30, 1979 and is due for retirement on July 30, 2014, […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Some of the girls in the video The militant Islamic sect, Boko Haram, has said it will not free the over 200 girls it abducted from the Government Secondary School, Chibok in Borno State unless the Federal Government releases its detained members. The group’s leader, Sheikh Abubakar Shekau, in a 27-minute video made public […]
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American Politics, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, May 9th, 2014

| credits: File copy As Nigerians await international help in fighting the Boko Haram menace, it has been confirmed that some security operatives from the United States and Britain are already in the country. Saturday PUNCH gathered that seven deployed US military personnel with the 50 stationed in the US Embassy in Abuja, and a […]
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American Politics, Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

The US says it considers the abduction of more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by Islamist militants “an outrage” and is offering help to try to rescue them. White House spokesman Jay Carney said President Barack Obama was being briefed as his national security team was monitoring developments. Earlier, a video emerged of the leader of […]
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Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Top Stories
Friday, April 18th, 2014

Former Head of State, Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), | credits: File copy A former Head of State, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Thursday, gave the Peoples Democratic a seven-day ultimatum to apologise to him or face legal action for linking him with Boko Haram. Buhari, in a statement, demanded that the party retracts its […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, April 6th, 2014
Prominent Christians in the country’s biggest opposition party, All Progressives Congress, are threatening to quit the party over an alleged plan to field a Muslim/Muslim presidential ticket. There has been speculation in recent times that power brokers in the party have concluded plans to present a Muslim/Muslim ticket for the 2015 presidential election. But Sunday […]
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Boko Haram, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Sunday, March 30th, 2014

Jacob Oyewale, Abuja 18 suspected Boko haram memebrs were killed earlier today in jail break attempt at the State Security Service headquarter in Abuja. African Examiner gathered that one suspected terrorist in custody of SSS over powered the operative who was in the cell to feed him this morning. Source within SSS who pleaded anonymity […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS)
Friday, March 28th, 2014

Kayode Adelowokan The Coalition Against Corrupt Leaders (CACOL) has called for the prosecution of the Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro over the circumstances that led to the death of 16 people during the March 15 ill-fated recruitment exercise into the Nigerian Immigration Service. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, Mr. Abba Moro Nigeria’s Minister of Interior, […]
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Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Friday, March 28th, 2014

Unknown to most Nigerians, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has another wife, aside from the First Lady, Dame Patience Ibifaka (née Oba). The existence of his second wife, Mrs. Lott Jonathan, popularly called Mrs. Lott J, is one major aspect of GEJ’s family life, which is consciously being kept out of the awareness of most Nigerians. […]
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Boko Haram, Legislature, National Politics, Senate
Wednesday, March 26th, 2014

From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja Senate President David Mark yesterday reiterated the resolve of the Federal Government towards ending insurgency in the country and insisted that capital punishment is the antidote to the menace. Addressing the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN), who besieged his office to register their protest against the insurgency […]