(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve the country’s challenges […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to give every Igbo man a sense of belonging, and operate under a crisis free atmosphere, the National Executive Council NEC led by the newly elected President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata has set up a peace, reconciliation and dispute resolution committee to address any dispute that might arise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Field Office Enugu, has expressed concern over the high prevalence rate of Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting In South East geo political zone of Nigeria, saying it remains unacceptable. Our Correspondent writes that the organization disclosed this Wednesday in Enugu during a Zonal Media Dialogue with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, says the Nigerian economy must be strengthened to weather the storm if a prosperous nation is desirous. Makinde noted that for Nigeria to beat the poverty trap and become a prosperous country, its economy must be built to weather all storms and raise entrepreneurs, improve standard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Government has warned Hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable against what it described as his habit of assaulting government officials without provocation. Portable has never shied away from controversies since his break-out song ”Zazuu Zeh” from picking fights with any of his baby mamas or a show […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the commission is currently prosecuting alleged 774 electoral offenders from the 2023 general election. Yakubu made the disclosure on Friday during a regular quarterly consultative meeting with the Media at INEC Headquarters Abuja. He reassured Nigerians of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives alongside the state vigilante operatives on Thursday arrested nine suspects “actively involved” in the murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Itam, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Dutse, Abuja to resist any form of peer pressure to abuse drugs. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the advice while inaugurating NAFDAC’s Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has clarified that there was no explosion at the Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC), Delta. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., in a statement on Friday said that any reports suggesting otherwise were completely false. Soneye said that on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Public Assets Sub-committee of the House of Representatives has pledged to investigate alleged mismanagement of public assets under Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the sub-committee, Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka, said that the investigation was aimed at ensuring that public assets were properly maintained and utilised. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, has stated that the proposals for the creation of states are not the resolution of parliament. The African Examiner recalls that Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house and chairman of the constitution review committee, speaking on plenary on Thursday stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The returnees who are mostly indigenes of Borno had been taking shelter in Chad after their communities around Lake Chad Basin were overrun The Federal Government has repatriated 7,790 Nigerians from the Republic of Chad who fled amidst the conflict of Boko Haram insurgency for almost a decade. Dauda Illiya, Gov. Babagana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has stated that there is no actual breakdown of expenditures that will justify the increase in the 2025 national budget. The statement of Peter Obi, who was also a former governor of Anambra State, comes after President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, increased […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Education on Friday refuted claims that the ministry is scrapping the JSS, SSS system as the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, was merely proposing the introduction of a 12-year basic education system. According to the ministry, the reports of an immediate policy change on the matter were false. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ngwuagu Oduneje-ogu, Community Abor, in Udi Council area of Enugu state, have staged a peaceful protest to the Enugu State Housing Development Corporation (ESHDC), Enugu, over alleged move by some natives of the locality to use the government agency as a front to forcefully take over their ancestral land […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Columbus Irisoanga, better known as ‘Igbudu’ is dead. The death of Columbus Irisoanga was announced by his colleague, Hilda Dokubo, in a post on Instagram. Hilda Dokubo, who also doubles as a politician, stated that the death of the actor is a heavy one for the University of Port […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, has stated that African countries should jettison foreign blueprints for development and look inwards. Shettima stated this on Thursday in a symposium in Abuja to commemorate the 60th birthday of former governor of Ekiti state, Kayode Fayemi, In his speech titled: ‘Africa in the post-idea world’, Shettima stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, United Kingdom Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has stirred the hornet nest after she vowed that she will make it more difficult for immigrants to get British citizenship. The African Examiner recalls that Kemi Badenoch has been in the headlines for her views concerning Nigeria and the Federal Government. Her recent stance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has tasked the Attorney General of the Federation to propose strict sanctions like life imprisonment, for producers and importers of fake drugs into the country. The resolution was after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by All Progressives Congress lawmaker, Tolani Shagaya, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, has assured Nigerians of better days ahead under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Wike, who was in Ibadan to commiserate with Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on the loss of his elder brother, asked the citizens to be patient with the President. According to the minister, Tinubu means well […]
