(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that those responsible for the recent killings in Kwara State will not go unpunished. Tinubu made the statement on Thursday when Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara visited the State House in Abuja to discuss the attacks in Kaiama Local Government Area. At least 75 residents were killed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not have the power to decide or impose leadership on the party. In a statement released on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP reacted to INEC’s recent meeting with some individuals claiming to represent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has clarified that it did not reject the electronic transmission of election results, following widespread reports suggesting otherwise. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe spoke to journalists on Thursday, saying media reports that the Senate rejected the electronic transmission provision were incorrect. Abaribe, former Senate Minority Leader, said the upper chamber passed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has commenced a turnaround maintenance activity at the Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The exercise is a statutory and integrity assurance programme aimed at extending the life of the facility. According to SNEPCo Managing Director, Ronald Adams, the schedule maintenance activity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Garba Maidoki, representing Kebbi South, has called for an increase in Nigeria’s military troop strength and funding to tackle insecurity across the country. Maidoki spoke during plenary on Wednesday while making a personal explanation under order 42 of the Senate rules. He said security should take priority over infrastructure development if […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the political disagreement between Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara is not an issue for his party. Yilwatda commented on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He explained that the dispute does not concern the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Development Commission (SEDC), says her ambition is to make the region Nigeria’s investment destination, with a target of growing the economy to a value of 1 trillion US dollars in the next decade. It said the Commission hopes to realize the lofty dream through Coordinated robust economic plans and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Announcing the results on Tuesday in Minna, Niger state, NECO Registrar Ibrahim Wushishi said students were examined in 16 subjects. A total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, including 51,823 males and 45,156 females. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British prosecutors have told a London court that Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, spent £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in a single day. Alison-Madueke is on trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, alongside Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, her brother. They […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will run for president in 2027. Obi announced while campaigning for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate ahead of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “You see, this coming election, support us in AMAC; it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was a target in the alleged 2025 coup plot and would have been shot if he resisted arrest. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Musa, who was Chief of Defence Staff at the time, described the plotters as “unserious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Towards meeting the energy demands of their ongoing expansion projects, three subsidiaries of Dangote Industries Limited, Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Dangote Fertiliser Plant and Dangote Cement Plc have scaled up their Gas Sales and Purchase Agreements (GSPA) with subsidiaries of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd): Nigerian Gas Marketing Limited and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered increased security operations following a sit-at-home order linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Orutugu held an emergency closed-door security meeting on Sunday at the police headquarters in Awka with area commanders, tactical teams, and other security agencies. After […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifunanya Nwangene, an Abuja-based singer known as Nanyah, has died after suffering a snake bite at her home on Saturday. She reportedly sought urgent medical help at two hospitals but faced delays because anti-venom was not readily available. Her death was confirmed in a social media post by the Amemuso Choir, where […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the Labour Party (LP) remains a “formidable force” even after the departure of Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate. Otti spoke on Saturday night at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja. Obi officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on December 31. […]
