(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso has again blamed the monetary policies of his predecessor, Godwin Emefiele, for the current economic situation of the country. Cardoso stated this at a press briefing on Tuesday at the end of the 297th meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential spokesperson, Dr Doyin Okupe, on Tuesday, said he was not in agreement with the call by business magnate, Alhaji Aliko Dangote’s for complete removal of subsidy. Okupe expressed the position in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos. NAN reports that Dangote, owner of the 650,000 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) on a hard-fought but well-deserved victory recorded in Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State. A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor of Ondo State, Ebenezer Adeniyan on Monday, said the governor also congratulated the party’s governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The suit instituted against Ganduje by the APC North Central Group was dismissed by the Judge on various grounds. Justice Ekwo held that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that he will personally present the official results of the Edo Governorship Election to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, following the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo. Akpabio, in a statement shortly before departing to Abuja, disclosed that he was handed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa Jake Epelle, has described the recent election in Edo state as one of the worst governorship elections in the nation’s history. “It’s unfortunate that I will personally describe this election as one of the worst taking into cognisance the level of preparation and assurance. “I […]
Commends EFCC For Returning $180,000, 53 Vehicles To Canada (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has declared that Nigeria would continue to work with its international partners to ensure that cyber criminals and organised crime groups involved in transnational car thefts are deprived of the benefits of their illegal activities. To this end, the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maj.-Gen. Richard Gyane, the Commandant, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC), Accra, Ghana, says the ECOWAS sub-region is now the global epicentre of violent extremism and terrorism (VET). Gyane stated this during the closing ceremony of a training course for Defence and Security Sector Actors (DSSA) on violent extremism and terrorism, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Stones netted a stoppage-time equaliser as Manchester City snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw in a thrilling clash with 10-man Arsenal pon Sunday. The Gunners had looked like clinging on for victory having played the entire second half at the Etihad Stadium with 10 men after the dismissal of Leandro Trossard for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Bauchi State says it has apprehended a 21-year-old scavenger for alleged trespass, vandalism, and theft at a Christian Cemetery in Yelwan Kagadama, a suburb of Bauchi metropolis. SP Ahmed Wakil, Spokesperson of the command, confirmed the arrest to newsmen on Sunday in Bauchi, saying that CP Auwal Musa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Monday Okpebholo the winner of the Edo State governorship election. According to the results from 18 local government areas (LGAs) announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, Okpebholo secured a total of 291,667 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its members and supporters in Edo to follow the results of the state governorship election from the polling units to the ward, local government and state collation centers. The party gave the directive in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will investigate allegation of wrong figures entered into polling unit result sheets in the ongoing Edo governorship election. The commission in a short statement on X on Saturday night promised to investigate the matter immediately. “The commission’s attention has been drawn to an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Dubois retained his IBF world heavyweight title with a fifth-round knockout of Anthony Joshua in an all-British spectacular at Wembley on Saturday. The 27-year-old dominated the opening stages of the bout, dropping the two-time former unified heavyweight champion multiple times. In a dramatic fifth round Dubois was momentarily stunned by two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Federal government to declare a state of emergency to allow the fight against banditry to succeed. In a statement signed by the spokesperson of the party Yusuf Idris, the APC alleged that Governor Dauda Lawal has been sabotaging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Labour Party (LP) protested the exclusion of result sheets at polling units in Enugu State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest began when Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) officials arrived at polling units at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal’s Premier League title ambitions face the ultimate test on Sunday when a relentless Erling Haaland aims to fire Manchester City five points clear of the Gunners at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta’s men managed to stop City scoring twice last season, but still could not deny the English champions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has released a report on how debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries. According to UNAIDS, Sub-Saharan African countries account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 828,284 candidates secured credit in English Language and Mathematics representing 60.55% of the candidates who sat for the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) internal examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO). Announcing the results at the headquarters of the council in Minna, the Niger State capital on Thursday, NECO Registrar, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Wike was one of the figureheads that worked for Obaseki’s victory […]
