KANO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna has been sworn-in as the new Kano State Deputy Governor DG. The Wednesday ceremony took place at the Coronation Hall, Government House Kano state and was attended by thousands of supporters. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje called on the new DG to be transparent, loyal, sincere and dedicated in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the enforcement of the mandatory use of the National Identification Number (NIN) by January 1, 2019. Head, Corporate Communications, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Loveday Ogbonna stated this in a statement issued Wednesday. “Federal Executive Council has approved the immediate commencement of the implementation of a strategic […]
By Victor Okunola (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After two months of its debut, the Federal Government FG has temporarily suspended the National Carrier Project – which offshoot is the recently unveiled Nigeria Air. The Minister of State for Transport (Aviation) Senator Hadi Sirika announced the suspension Wednesday on his Twitter Handle – @hadisirika “I regret to announce that the Federal Executive […]
Photo: APC Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee (NWC) has released a reviewed timetable for the conduct of its primary elections. The new timetable released on Wednesday by the National Organizing Secretary of the party, Emma Ibediro, Esq, disclosed that the Presidential primary election has now been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has confirmed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Bwari, Abuja that the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Saturday, September 22, Osun Governorship election Senator Ademola Adeleke, sat for its examination in 1981. WAEC stated this in a court filing which […]
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), caucus, including aspirants for various elective positions, in the 2019 general elections have endorsed the indirect or consensus mode of primaries earlier adopted by the state working committee (SWC) of the party. AFRICAN EXAMINER reports that the group which is one of […]
By Eric Ojo, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) has strongly condemned the Cameroonian government over its decision to introduce travel permits requirement and restrictions in the Anglophones regions of the country. The CHRDA, the leading human rights organization working to realize human rights in Cameroon, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain and Finland have frozen funding to Zambia on suspicion that four million dollars they channelled into a social welfare scheme may have been misused, the Zambian presidency said on Tuesday. The social cash transfer scheme is a donor-supported programme under which the government relays money to vulnerable households in rural areas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has re-emphasised that the National Assembly should reconvene immediately to attend to crucial and pending legislative business. The party, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Yekini Nabena on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the majority must be allowed to lead the Senate. “We are in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Roberto Firmino struck a stoppage-time winner as Liverpool beat Paris St Germain 3-2 at Anfield on Tuesday after Kylian Mbappe looked to have secured a point for the French side in a compelling Champions League Group C clash. PSG had come back from two goals down with Mbappe equalising in the 83rd […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party has condemned in strong terms the decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission to ban the use of smart phones in polling units. The National Chairman òf the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, accused INEC of a surreptitious move to prevent the global community from knowing its plan to […]
PLATEAU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Convicted Senator Joshua Dariye has picked the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) nomination form to contest in the next year’s election. Dariye is currently serving a 14-year jail term over financial misdeeds while he was Plateau State Governor. The Plateau State APC Publicity Secretary Mr. Chindo Dafat confirmed the development Tuesday in Jos, […]
OYO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State House of Assembly Speaker Hon. Olagunju Ojo, the Minority Leader and five other lawmakers have defected to three different political parties. The Clerk of the House, Mr. Paul Bankole, read the separate letters of defection written by the lawmakers during the Tuesday plenary session in Ibadan, the State capital. The Speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance (2015-2018), Kemi Adeosun threw in her letter of resignation on Friday, September 14, to bring to a temporary closure, the public outcry and the embarrassment that her possession of a fake National Youth Service Corps Exemption Certificate had generated since July when it was first reported. Her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A witness, Edwin Uduji, on Monday told an Igbosere High Court in Lagos how kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans, threatened to collect a fine of 10, 000 dollars for any fake 100 dollar bill in the ransom paid to him. Uduji, an elder brother to abduction victim, Mr James […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Monday met with leaders of the Ogun chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta to seek their support ahead of the party’s national convention scheduled for Oct. 5 and Oct. 6. Saraki, who is seeking to be the party’s flag bearer in the […]
Photo: Delta APC Leader, Olorogun Otega Emerhor (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Delta State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Olorogun Otega Emerhor, has challenged the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Ovie Omo-Agege, to direct primaries contest for the seat. The primaries are scheduled for next week. In a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The OurMumuDonDo civil society group led by Charles Oputa,a.k.a Charly boy , on Monday held a public campaign against vote- buying in Osun, ahead of the governorship election on September, 22. Members of the group, drawn from across the country, took the “Don’t sell your Vote” campaign across major streets, markets and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Qatar’s authority Monday confirmed that the country had plans to produce her first electric cars by 2023. The Qatari media reported that the electric vehicles will be manufactured by the factory which will be established at a cost of $9bn. The Chairman of the Qatar Quality company, which is responsible for the project, Ali […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has barred the voters from taking phones and other electronic devices to the polling booths during elections. INEC Chairman Prof. Mahmood Yakubu made this disclosure Monday in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, at the stakeholders’ forum organized ahead of the State’s Saturday Governorship election. Prof. Yakubu said the measure was taken […]
