(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The climate crisis is threatening the right to life, the UN human rights chief warned Monday, as a heatwave roasted southern Europe. Volker Turk hit out at fossil fuel companies, saying they were peddling falsehoods to distract from the damage caused by climate change while they rack up profits. “The climate crisis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, moved the venue of its Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting from the Wadata Plaza, the party’s National Secretariat in Abuja; to the YarAdua Centre in the Central Business District of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “The Meeting of the Board of Trustees (BoT) Meeting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former deputy national chairman (south) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George, has kicked against the blockade of the members of the party’s board of trustees (BoT) from getting access to the national secretariat. On Monday morning, security operatives occupied the PDP headquarters and blocked BoT members from gaining entrance to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uncertainty remains over the status of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 100th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting due to ongoing internal crisis within the National Working Committee (NWC). The acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum’s faction of the NWC claimed the NEC meeting had been postponed. However, Deputy National Chairman (South), Taofeek Arapaja’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has warned students to be cautious of a fake portal with fraudulent messages currently circulating online. This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Monday by the fund’s Director of Strategic Communications, Mrs Oseyemi Oluwatuyi. Oluwatuyi said the information contained in the online messages were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of Rwanda have signed a peace agreement on Friday in Washington, D.C, to end the more than 30-year protracted violent conflict in DRC. The Office of the Spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State disclosed the Ministerial signing of the Peace Agreement between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apex Igbo Socio-cultural Organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has kicked against the recent statements made by the former Military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, that the Nigerian-Biafran civil war was not targeted at the Igbo people. Gowon had earlier stated that the civil war was targeted at the secessionists who revolted against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has opened up on how northern Muslim power blocs were against the transfer of power to him after the death of his late principal, ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua, in 2010. Jonathan stated this during an interview with the Rainbow Book Club, which went viral on Saturday, as he talked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The three male suspects earlier arrested for their involvement in the assault and infliction of bodily harm on members of the public under the guise of celebrating the Oriokpa Masquerade have been arraigned and remanded in the Nigerian Correctional Custodial Centre. The suspects: Emeka Eze (aged 33), Omeke Uchechukwu (aged 22), and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Vieux Fort, Saint Lucia, Saturday evening for the first leg of his two-nation trip to the Caribbean and South America. This is contained in a statement issued by the Presidential Spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga and made available to newsmen in Abuja. According to Onanuga, upon arrival at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has declared that there is no sacrifice too big for the peace, stability, and progress of the state. Addressing his supporters in Port Harcourt on Saturday, Governor Fubara reassured them that every step he has taken, including the recent reconciliation with his predecessor and Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Saturday night said former Benue State Governor, George Akume, remained the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). There have been reports that Akume stepped down as SGF to become the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, in a statement, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga “there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential candidate and Labour Party leader, Mr. Peter Obi, has kicked against the Saint Lucia’s trip of President Tinubu, describing it as an ill-timed and insensitive decision considering the happenings in the country. Obi stated this in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday, saying that he was “struggling with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has commended Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje for resigning as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Ganduje submitted his resignation letter to the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legendary Nigerian musician, Innocent Ujah Idibia, better known as 2Face, has opened up about his struggles in his marriage to his estranged wife, Annie Macaulay. According to 2Face, the experience was like “living in bondage”. He also alleged that his life was threatened during the marriage. The ‘African Queen’ crooner disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed sadness concerning the death of Alhaji Aminu Dantata, whose demise he said, “marks the end of an era’ and described as “the loss of a significant guardian of the nation’s moral and entrepreneurial heritage.” Dantata, who died on Saturday, was not just a huge […]
…Writes Governor Soludo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has decried the alleged indiscriminate clamp down on Chief Priests of Communal deities and Custodians of traditional Institutions in Anambra state. It explained that the state is perpetrating an unlawful act without recourse to the constitutional […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ruud van Nistelrooy has left Leicester nearly 10 weeks after they were relegated from the Premier League, the club announced on Friday. Leicester said in a statement that they had “mutually agreed” with the Dutchman that his contract would be terminated with immediate effect. Van Nistelrooy, 48, joined the struggling Foxes in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) has announced that controversial entertainer, Darlington Okoye, alias Speed Darlington is wanted for alleged offences including rape, cyberbullying, and cyberstalking. The agency stated this via its official Instagram handle @officialnaptip on Friday. “WANTED BY NAPTIP. Darlington Okoye, aka Speed Darlington, is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured Nigerians that their fellow countrymen residing in Iran are safe, irrespective of the recent security concerns in the region. This reassurance came via the Nigerian in Diaspora Commission and the Nigerian Embassy in Tehran. So far, there have been no reported cases of injuries or causality that […]
