(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olawale Oluwo, a former commissioner in Lagos, has stated that Akinwunmi Ambode, a former governor of the state, will announce plans ahead of the 2023 polls “within the week”. Oluwo, who is the chairman of the Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Group, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on a programme ,ARISE Television. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 50 passengers were rescued when fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Limited in Port Harcourt on Monday evening. The incident occurred at the Port Harcourt airport with no life lost and no passenger injured. A statement by Dana Air spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa, confirmed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected drug baron, (name withheld) has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi will formally declare his intention to run for the position of President of the country on Wednesday in Abuja. His Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday. According to him, Wednesday’s declaration, tagged, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has stated that former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, should have let the Igbo to leave at the outset of the civil war in 1966. Clark disclosed this in an interview on Arise TV as he kicked against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins the global Community to mark the 2022 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), aimed at raising concerns about press freedom violations, the International press Centre IPC, has Reiterated the urgency of Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Safeguard Press Freedom in the country. It also urges the Nigerian government to respect its commitment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged that the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, tried to join IPOB many times, but he was rejected by their leadership. The group, therefore, tasked Okorocha to desist from using them for politics as doing so will lead him to “political destruction”. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria must shift from being a consuming nation to a producing nation so that she can take her citizens out of poverty. Obi, who is the People’s Democratic Party presidential hopeful stated that Nigeria must live within its means […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Trees and forests can help the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic aftershocks, in addition to combating climate change and biodiversity loss, a new report has revealed. Current estimates indicate that more than half of world’s gross domestic product which stood at $84.4 trillion in 2020, is dependent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the presidential primaries of the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the battle for their tickets has heightened with aspirants scrambling for the backing of governors. APC controls 22 states across the six geo-political zones, making governors and their appointees essential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday said that the death toll at the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area has increased to 10. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development in Lagos. “Two additional bodies including a four-year-old boy and a female youth corps […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Bank Plc has announced the promotion of 800 employees following a transparent and robust performance management review in line with global best practices. The Group Head, Communications and External Affairs of the bank, Mr Amaechi Okobi, made the announcement in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The statement said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assured families of those kidnapped by bandits in the ill-fated Abuja-Kaduna train service of March 28 that efforts were on-going to ensure their safe return. The president gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja when he hosted residents of the FCT who paid him Sallah homage. He directed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A couple who were personnel of the Nigerian Army has been murdered by yet-to-be-identified assailants in Imo State. A military source told our correspondent that the woman was first raped before she was shot dead along with her fiancé. The duo were later beheaded. The source said the couple were travelling to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline non-political, non-profit, civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya to urgently resuscitate the seemingly dysfunctional Department of Civil and Military Relations and the Army’s Human Rights Desks. The association said it has become increasingly imperative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human right groups, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law-Intersociety, and the Southeast Zone of the Civil Liberties Organization, (CLO) have advised market leaders who were recently sacked by the State government as part of its sanitization and democratization exercise in the State markets administration to prepare their hand over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), from Enugu State, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has said Nigerians should hold the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) responsible if the 2023 Presidency is not zoned to the South. The party Stalwart, said APC has been watching with studied interest the desperation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina, has told the Igbos that the South East dominated over 90 percent of the economy in the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan and no one bothered about it. Zwingina stated this during an interview with Channels Television saying that the South East will not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta affairs, will announce his intention to declare for presidency on Wednesday. Anietie Ekong, media aide to Akpabio, confirmed this on Monday. “Yes, it is true. He will declare on Wednesday,” Ekong said. African Examiner writes that Akpabio will be contesting against the likes of Vice-President Yemi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, has opened up on how she was locked up and subjected to daily rape by her ex. The actress disclosed this during a chat with Chude Jideonwo, saying that her ex-lover would often force his way with her and lock her in for days. However, she did […]
