(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, Ondo State Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the substantive governor of the Sunshine State after the sad passing of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in faraway Germany where he was being treated for prostate cancer. Aiyedatiwa, who will celebrate his 59th birthday on January 12, 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Government has declared a three-day period of mourning in honour of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa also ordered national flags are to be flown at half-mast across the state. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has called on all state governments to join hands with him to fight poverty and terrorism in the country. The President made this comment at the Lagos House in Marina, where he was hosted by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Tinubu asserted that himself and his financial team are working very […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’abba has been laid to rest in his country home in Kano State. He was buried at the Dandolo cemetery at Goron Dutse, shortly after the Chief Imam of Kano, Prof Sani Zahraddeen, led the funeral prayer at the palace at exactly 5:38 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger State Governor Umaru Bago has assented to the 2024 appropriation bill passed by the House of Assembly seven days after he presented the budget proposal to the parliament. The governor presented to the state assembly a 2024 budget estimate of over N613 billion on the 19th of December. He said his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ghali Umar Na’Abba is dead. He was 65. Na’Abba reportedly died in the early hours of Wednesday in Abuja. He was speaker of the House of Representatives in 1999 during Obasanjo/Atiku administration. Na’Abba was born into the family of Umar Na’Abba, a businessman in Tudun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three inmates have escaped from the Ijebu Ode Correctional Centre in Ijebu Ode Local Government Area of Ogun State. The inmates scaled the fence and bolted away in the early hours of Saturday. The spokesman of the Nigeria Correctional Service, Ogun State Command, Victor Oyeleke, confirmed the incident on Tuesday. The inmates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rasmus Hojlund capped Manchester United’s thrilling fightback from two goals down as the Denmark striker netted for the first time in the Premier League to seal a dramatic 3-2 win against Aston Villa on Tuesday. Erik ten Hag’s side were in danger of another damaging defeat when goals from John McGinn and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, on Monday assured Nigerians of stable power supply during the Christmas and New Year celebrations. Bolaji Tunji, Special Adviser, Strategic Communication and Public Relations to the Minister, in a statement in Abuja, said that Adelabu gave the assurance in a message entitled: “Fostering Unity and Progress”, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential spokesman Ajuri Ngelale says his principal President Bola Tinubu will continue to intervene in states battling political crises if such development will affect the country. The Nigerian leader has had to intervene in political crises in Ondo and Rivers State. Despite criticisms claiming Tinubu’s actions undermine the government of such states, […]
On Sunday, NOBEL Laureate and elder statesman, Prof. Wole Soyinka, stated that he would keep all his observations about President Bola Tinubu’s administration until one year into his tenure, in May 2024. Soyinka stated that this is his policy as a one-year delay gives the President lots of time to “make up” for lost grounds. […]
Embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has rejected the allegations of stolen funds against him in the recently published report of the Special Investigator on the CBN and Related Entities. Emefiele, in a statement on Sunday titled, ‘Re: Emefiele, others stole billions, illegally kept Nigeria’s funds in foreign banks’ disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the Gaza war was exacting a “very heavy price” as the toll of soldiers killed in fighting with Hamas mounted. “This is a difficult morning, after a very difficult day of fighting in Gaza,” he said after the army announced 14 soldiers had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Group in Katsina State wants the Federal Government to uncover the “big masquerades” behind the actions of ex-Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele. A government investigator Jim Obazee had indicted Emefiele for financial and other crimes. But days later, the Executive Director of the Citizens Participation Against Corruption Initiative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe has agreed a deal to buy a 25 percent stake in Manchester United for a reported £1.25 billion ($1.6 billion) and will take control of the Premier League club’s football operations. Ratcliffe, the chairman of petrochemicals giant INEOS, will also provide substantial funds for future investment in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike has blamed Governor Sim Fubara of Rivers State for the political crisis in the state. Wike, who is the immediate past governor of the oil-rich state, has been at loggerheads with Fubara. Although President Bola Tinubu had intervened in the crisis, Wike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua insisted Friday he was completely focused on beating Otto Wallin rather than worrying what the outcome of the bout in Saudi Arabia might mean for his future in heavyweight boxing. The 34-year-old Englishman will be bidding for his third win from as many bouts in 2023 when he faces Swedish […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wife of President Bola Tinubu, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Saturday at the State House said the year 2024 would be glorious for Nigerians. The first lady said this in her Christmas message after she held an elaborate Christmas party for the children of Nana Berry Orphanage, Abuja. She also advised parents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City won the Club World Cup for the first time to end 2023 with five trophies after a 4-0 win over Fluminense in Jeddah on Friday. City’s victory extended European clubs’ domination of the competition since 2012 and was never in doubt once Julian Alvarez opened the scoring inside the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu says he will always be fair to all Nigerians and his administration remains committed to advancing the unity of the country as well as ensuring the welfare and prosperity of all citizens. In the statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media Ajuri Ngelale, President Tinubu, who joined the […]
