(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified armed men ambushed a cargo truck that also carried passengers, killing 16 people on Tuesday in Macomia district in Mozambique’s northern province of Cabo Delgado, local media reported on Friday. Witnesses told the press that the attack occurred during the day when armed men came up from the woods and started […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered the Group Chief Executive Officer of Oando Plc, Mr. Wale Tinubu and other board members to resign their appointment. SEC, in a statement issued Friday, indicated that the order followed the outcome of its concluded investigation on the sacked Chief Operating Officer (CE0) and affected […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours the new Imo State governor, chief Emeka Ihedioha, took over mantle of leadership of the state, he has announced the freezing of all bank’s accounts of the state government. He directed that all banks that have relationship with the State Government should not honour any withdrawal instruction […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly-sworn-in Lagos State Governor, Mr Babjide Sanwo-olu, has declared a state of emergency on environmental, sanitation and traffic management in the state. Sanwo-olu made the declaration Thursday while signing the first executive order on refuse and traffic management as well as public works in the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja. The Governor said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has upturned the victory of Senator-elect Ned Nwoko of Delta North Senatorial district. The court in its ruling Thursday held that the case which was instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja and recognized Nwoko as the winner by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was wrongly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly inaugurated Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, has promised to scrap the N3, 000 paid by pupils of all public primary and secondary schools in the south west State. The new Governor also pledged to donate his salary to pensioners. He admitted that the greatest challenge confronting the state was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disaster was averted at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Wednesday as 393 passengers, including a former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, escaped air crash. Other prominent Nigerians in the Ethiopian airline passenger aircraft – Boeing 777-300, included the Director General (DG) of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice, Prof Yemi Osinbajo have been sworn-in as the new Nigerian Leaders but without much of the characteristic funfair known with such high-profile events. Besides the traditional riding on a motor arcade; inspection of guard of honour and official taking of oath office, the re-elected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje has approved the appointment of 11 female Permanent Secretaries into the state civil service. A statement issued by the commissioner for Information, Youth and Culture, Mallam Muhammad Garba, in Kano Tuesday indicated that the appointment was in compliance with the National Policy on Women that reserves […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Police Command has disclosed police authorities are working to unravel the cause of death of a popular prophetess in the State, Mrs Felicia Agwu who was found dead along Ezza Road, Abakaliki, recently. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mrs Loveth Odah, who briefed journalists in Abakaliki Tuesday on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has declared a N1.88 billion deficit as balance for April, 2018, saying its earnings from the Federation Account Allocation Committee have been suffering a setback in the past four months. The state Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribigha John Jonah (Retd) disclosed this on Wednesday at the monthly transparency briefing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission (ICPC) has begun investigation into alleged malpractices during the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted across the country. A member of Board of the commission, Mrs Olubukola Balogun, made this known in an interview with newsmen in Abuja Tuesday. She said that the commission was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ougoing Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has handed over to his successor Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu. The incoming Governor shared the information on his Twitter handle Tuesday afternoon. Sanwo-Olu tweeted: “Thank you H.E @AkinwunmiAmbode for your kind words today as you officially handed over your stewardship of our great state, Lagos. Life is […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A board member of Nigeria’s football governing body, the Nigeria Football Federation NFF, Hon. Chidi Offor-Okenwa was on Monday re- elected as the Chairman of Enugu State Football Association (ENSFA), for another 4 year tenure. The seasoned soccer administrator and his Vice, were elected unopposed alongside eight other members during the association’s 2019 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday received his Assets Declaration form from the Code of Conduct Bureau Speaking after receiving the form at the Presidential Villa, Buhari assured that he would quickly fill the form and return it to the bureau. While addressing members of the bureau, Buhari said: “I thank you very much for serving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Former Abia state governor and senator-elect, Orji Kalu has disclosed that he is interested in contesting for the position of Deputy Senate President in the senate. “Well, I am going to be contesting on the floor of the Senate. I am waiting for the party to zone and if the party continues to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the 2019 budget of N8.916 trillion into law. Buhari signed the budget into law on Monday in his office at the Presidential Villa. Speaking shortly after signing the budget, Buhari said the changes introduced into by the National Assembly would affect its implementation, saying that there are areas in the budget […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu …As Stakeholders Condemns High Rate of Violence (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders from various walks of life have condemned in strong terms the high rate of political violence that characterised the 2019 general elections which claimed a total of about 600 lives in parts of Nigeria, describing it as “most unfortunate.” They stated this […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has denied recent allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) senator representing Zamfara Central, Senator Kabiru Marafa that he (Chukwu) diverted the sum of N300 million meant for medical equipment in Zamfara State to Enugu State, describing the accusation as “a […]
