(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Mr. Bassirou Faye on his election as the President of the Republic of Senegal. A statement issued by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Wednesday said Tinubu noted that President-elect Faye comes with great promise and a sterling record, wishing him success as he takes on this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has described rumours of petrol price adjustment as false. Dispelling the rumours in a statement on Wednesday, the Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, Olufemi Soneye, urged Nigerians to disregard them entirely. He reaffirmed the NNPCL commitment to sustaining the current sufficiency in petroleum products supply across […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the conclusion of collation of votes, Mr Diomaye Faye has officially been declared winner of the presidential election in Senegal, winning 54.28% of votes in the first round. Reports from the country’s vote counting commission, which falls under the judiciary, stated that Faye placed well ahead of the governing coalition’s candidate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has described the 17 officers and soldiers killed in Okuama on March 14 as patriotic, brave and gallant Nigerians. He said that the deceased gave their lives to defend and protect the nation against internal and external threats. At the burial ceremony of the officers and soldiers on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Dr. Paul Akintelure is dead. Dr. Akintelure, who was a governorship aspirant of the party, was reported to have died in Lagos in the early hours of Tuesday, 26th March, 2024. Reactions have been trailing the demise of Dr. Akintelure, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has declared that individuals involved in despicable crimes such as kidnapping must be treated as terrorists. The President made the declaration on Tuesday at a Ramadan dinner with members of the Federal judiciary led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Reiterating the government’s resolve to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a retired Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Johnson Babatunde Kokumo, as the new Coordinator of the National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons under the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA). The appointment of Kokumo was announced in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Port Harcourt division of the Rivers State High Court has ruled that Celestine Omehia is not a former governor of Rivers State and as such not entitled to the pensions meant for former governors and their deputies. Ruling on the matter brought before the court by Omehia, Justice Daketima Kio in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. Dramatic footage showed a 300-meter vessel hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing the steel-built structure crashing into the Patapsco River. Lights […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Tuesday, said a total of $35bn is needed yearly, to cover the country’s infrastructure expenditure for the next 16 years. This was revealed on Tuesday in a statement titled ‘WHAT THE RENEWED HOPE INFRASTRUCTURE FUND MEANS’ by the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has hiked the benchmark interest rate by 200 basis points to 24.75 percent. This is according to a Tuesday communique by the CBN governor Yemi Cardoso after the second MPC meeting of his tenure in Abuja. The new interest rate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the naira gradually appreciates against the dollar after months of unprecedented uncertainties, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday, announced the sales of $10,000 to each of the eligible Bureau De Change (BDC) operators in the country at the rate of N1,251/$1. In a circular to the President of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor Amaechi Muonagor is dead. He was 62 years old. His cousin and ace singer “Tony One Week” Muonagor confirmed the actor’s death on his official Instagram account late Sunday. “Rest in peace, Meeche,” he captioned a photo with a burning candle. “You made your mark on society. Adieu nwanne.” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) has announced the end of its seven-day warning strike, to give more room for government to do the needful. President of the association, Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, made the declaration at a virtual stakeholders forum, organised by the Education Writers Association of Nigeria (EWAN) on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Kaduna-based Muslim cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, was not involved in the safe return of abducted Kuriga pupils, though the cleric had offered to negotiate with bandits for the release of the pupils. The governor, who stated this on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme, said all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says governors will demand the review of the current revenue allocation formula once state police is adopted. Sule also said the the deaths of two students of the Nasarawa State University during a palliative distribution stampede last Friday was not as a negligence or poor planning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has increased the fare for the year 2024 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91. This is according to a statement released on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Sanda Usara. The Commission also set March 28, 2024 as deadline for intending pilgrims to make their payments. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senegalese go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in an unpredictable race after three years of turmoil and political crisis. Some 7.3 million voters are registered in the West African nation where two favourites have emerged: the ruling coalition’s former prime minister Amadou Ba and anti-establishment candidate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The events ended with a parade of all the participating countries’ flags while music from Nigerian hip-hop star Tiwa Savage was played from the sound system much to the delight of the crowd. On the final day of the competition, perennial champions Egypt claimed two more gold to take their gold medal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm that their son is critically ill in the custody of the Department of State Services. The family claimed that he urgently needed a cardiologist, and urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow him to die […]
