(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Security Council convened an emergency session on Friday over the Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes. The Council adjusted its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis and also heard from the head of the UN-backed international nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Overnight from Thursday into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has rued the performance of its contingent to the recently concluded 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun. Ebonyi placed 28th on the final medals table with one gold in cricket and two bronze medals in cricket and kick-boxing. Richard Idike, the state’s Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan for criticising his administration in the past, stressing that his past views were because of his youthful inexperience. El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made his apology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday, defended the sum of ₦39bn spent on the renovation of the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The minister, who spoke at the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway in the nation’s capital, said everything in the conference centre was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja has heard how the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, allegedly smuggled a radio transmitter into the country, concealing it within household items. Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness, an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), identified as Mister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced a revenue of N5.89 billion and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N748 billion for the month of April. The NNPC Ltd. disclosed this in its Monthly Report Summary for April, released on Thursday. The report highlights key statistics, including crude oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has nominated 12 commissioners to serve in the state executive council. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. The statement disclosed that the names of the nominees have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of violence and abuse of school-aged children, Wife of Enugu state governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, through her pet project, Custos Care Foundation (CCF), has launched two separate children’s platforms aimed at protecting and empowering children. They are: Little Vanguard Movement (LVM), a school-based child protection group that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, as the country marks June 12. George stated this in an open letter addressed to Tinubu, saying that since the president recently forgave Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air Peace has refuted claims by the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, who stated that the airline extorted passengers at the airport. In a statement issued on Thursday, the airline said that the allegation was “deliberate falsehood,” saying that no passenger was told to make a monetary payment after the closure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised labour has appealed to owners and proprietors of media organisations to implement the N70,000 National Minimum Wage for its staff members. Mr Joe Ajaero. President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said this at a joint news conference with the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Festus Osifo, at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has expressed concern that despite uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria since 1999, the nation is yet to be where it should be. He raised the concern in a message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day on June 12. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An aircraft crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, fire service officials told AFP, without giving immediate details of the plane or any toll. Thick plumes of black smoke were seen over the airport, an AFP reporter said. More to follow…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Publisher Dele Momodu has criticised what he described as the growing influence of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, suggesting that Nigeria appears to be under dual leadership. “In fact, right now, it’s looking like we have two presidents in Nigeria. Wike can do […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rain from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Tuesday in Abuja envisaged early morning thunderstorms on Wednesday over parts of Taraba, Kaduna and Adamawa in the northern region. It anticipated thunderstorms with rain over parts of Kebbi, Taraba, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven people died in flooding caused by severe winter weather lashing eastern areas of South Africa and school children are missing after a minibus was swept away, the government said Tuesday. Three children were rescued after spending hours in trees to escape rising waters near the Eastern Cape city of Mthatha, one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, has donated the sum of ₦300 million to victims of the recent flood disaster in the Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State. Zulum announced the donation on Tuesday when he led a delegation from Borno State on a condolence visit to Government House, Minna, to commiserate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate says it is considering a legislative move to institutionalise a presidential address every June 12, in recognition of the day’s historical significance. The Leader of the Senate, Opeyemi Bamidele, disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Tuesday, stating that the Senate is hoping to prepare a bill to formalise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A two-term Presidential aspirant and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu, on Tuesday, made it clear that only a coalition of political parties can take power away from President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress in 2027. Momodu stated this when he appeared on a Broadcasting Corporation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has enjoined the Federal Government to release the incarcerated leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, describing his continued detention as unjust and unacceptable. This resolution was part of a communique that was issued at the end of a two-day Ohanaeze Ndigbo Leadership […]
