(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday promised that deportation flights of asylum seekers to Rwanda will begin in “10 to 12 weeks”, as the plan entered its final stage in parliament. “We are ready, plans are in place and these flights will go, come what may,” Sunak told a Downing Street […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun believes the country is not “mature” for state policing despite the myriad of security challenges facing it. He spoke on Monday during a national dialogue on state police held in Abuja with the theme ‘Pathways to Peace: Reimagining Policing in Nigeria’. “On the issue […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The political tension in Rivers State is showing no signs of abating as the Rivers State House of Assembly has once again vetoed Governor Siminalayi Fubara and passed a major law in the state. The House during plenary on Monday overrode the governor and enacted a major amendment to the Rivers State […]
By Aminu Garko (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This is one week that politicians and observers of political developments in Kano, the commercial nerve centre of northern Nigeria, will not forget in a hurry. Political and judicial goings-on have led to palpable confusion and apprehension in Kano’s political landscape, following conflicting court orders by a Kano High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 1 Division of the Nigeria Army eliminated several terrorists who ambushed them on Friday while on fighting patrol to Karaga Village in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger. Two officers and four soldiers were lost to the ambush, however, Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated on Sunday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A downpour that lasted for over 1 hour, 20 minutes on Sunday, destroyed Several vehicles, electrical poles and wires at Sango-Ota under bridge and Oju-Ore area in Ogun. Mrs Busolami Tunwase, Lead, Media Relation, Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ota. NAN […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag’s men won the shootout at Wembley 4-2, with Rasmus Hojlund scoring the decisive spot kick after the teams were level at 3-3 after extra time. The game perfectly encapsulated a chaotic season for Ten Hag’s men, who are well off the pace in the Premier League and had a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of the late Prince Abubakar Audu, former governor of Kogi State, on Sunday refuted claims of hiding the immediate past governor of the state, Yahaya Bello. Prince Audu’s son, Mohammed Abubakar, stated that their family house in Ogbonocha, Ofu Local Government Area of the state, is just a private residence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has stated that the tenure of Peter Obi as governor of Anambra State was not better than that of the Chairman of Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State, adding that the latter’s administration was superior. Omokri disclosed this when he appeared on the ‘Mic On […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst protest over the conduct of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election in Ondo State, Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was early on Monday morning declared winner. The Chairman of the party’s Primary Election Committee for Ondo State and Governor of Kogi, Usman Ododo said that Aiyedatiwa having satisfied the requirement of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another faction of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ganduje Ward, Dawakin Tofa Local Government Area, Kano State, on Sunday announced the suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, its national chairman, from the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Malam Haladu Gwanjo, the Legal Adviser of another APC faction in Ganduje […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress 2024 Governorship Primary Committee in Ondo State has declared the Saturday primary inconclusive. This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of the Committee, Gov. Usman Ododo on Sunday morning. The statement said that rerun elections would take place in all the 13 wards of Okitipupa Local […]
…Pledges To Transform Nigeria Into Gas-Powered Nation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari has been honoured with the Energy Times’ GCEO of the Year Award in recognition of his commitment to accountability, transparency, and performance excellence. Chief Corporate Communications Officer of the Company, Mr. Olufemi Soneye received the award […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bearish sentiment persisted on banking stocks at the equity market on Friday, making the value of transactions traded on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd.(NGX) down by 2.60 per cent. Analysis of the market activities indicated trade turnover settled lower relative to the previous session. Specifically, investors transacted a total of 257.86 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Yemi Cardoso says the apex bank’s FX reforms have made the naira the best-performing currency globally. Nigeria’s currency lost massively against major currencies in the past few months. But Cardoso, who spoke on Saturday in a briefing on the sidelines of the just-ended World Bank/IMF […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that the naira will continue to appreciate against the dollar. Shettima made this revelation when a delegation of the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, led by its President, Gabriel Idahosa, paid him a courtesy call in his office at the President Villa, Abuja. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg cooking gas increased from N6,154.50 recorded in February 2024 to N6,591.62 in March 2024. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for March 2024 released on Friday in Abuja. The report said the March price represented a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it allocated 25 million dollars in 2024 to fight terrorism in Nigeria, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso. Prof. Fatou Sarr, ECOWAS Commissioner, Human Development and Social Affairs, disclosed this during a news conference at the commission’s headquarters, on Friday in Abuja. Sarr said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is projected to rise from 3.4 per cent in 2023 to 3.8 per cent in 2024. Abebe Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF, said this at a news briefing on the IMF’s Regional Economic Outlook for SSA titled “A Tepid and […]
