(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ajuri Ngelale, the new Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, has pledged to ensure free flow of information between the presidential villa and members of the press. Ngelale, while speaking with members of the State House Press Corps on Tuesday in Abuja, said that this would be the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has kicked off its protest against the “anti-people” policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and other states of the Federation including Lagos, Abia, Plateau, Kaduna, Kano, Rivers, Zamfara, Cross River, Ebonyi, Enugu, Kwara, Ogun, Imo, Ondo, and Edo. In Abuja, members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The organised labour has said it will hold its planned nationwide protest on Wednesday despite the Monday rollout of subsidy removal palliative plans by President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had in a national broadcast unveiled a N500bn palliative for manufacturers, small businesses and farmers. He also released plans to increase salaries and acquire […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Chief Ajuri Ngelale as Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. According to a statement issued last night and signed by the Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Willie Bassey, the appointment takes effect from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Children’s fund UNICEF, has stressed the need for nursing mothers to embrace exclusive Breastfeeding method and 0-6 months water practice, saying it is critical to long term health and wellbeing of both mother and child. The international child friendly Organization, frowned at a situation where a huge number of nursing […]
By Nnene Bassey Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has donated educational materials to five special schools in the state. The leadership of JONAPWD in the state visited and distributed the items for students and pupils with and without disabilities in the different benefitting schools. JONAPWD is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same. Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An accomplished African American cosmetologist. Mariah Lovemore has made history as the first Black woman to formulate an all-natural, organic hair growth for men and women with natural hairstyles. Lovemore, who hails from Cincinnati, Ohio, was just 27 years old when she began researching how to develop a hair growth formula. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthrax, an infectious disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, affects domesticated animals such as cows, pigs, camels, sheep, goats, and wild animals. The Lagos State Government, through its Ministry of Agriculture has started free vaccination of domestic animals to check the spread of Anthrax disease. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Olatokunbo Emokpae, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oborevewori noted that under the monarch’s reign, Asaba had since become one of the fastest growing cities in the country in terms of population and infrastructural development. Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has congratulated the Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof.) Chike Edozien on his 99th birth anniversary. The governor’s felicitation is contained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Election Petitions Tribunal has ruled on the admissibility of video evidence tendered by a star witness of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sunkanmi Oyejide. Lawyers on Wednesday had engaged in serious arguments when the witness, Sunkanmi Oyejide, tendered video evidence in the petition filed by the PDP and its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija’s Whitemoney has opened up on why he turned down Ilebaye’s advance in the house. The African Examiner writes that the housemates continued with their daily sessions on Wednesday and Whitemoney used the chance to explain what happened with his female housemate. According to him, he rejected her because it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger President Mohamed Bazoum is being detained by members of the Presidential Guard, who have been given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. Disgruntled members of the guard sealed off access to the president’s residence and offices, and after talks broke down “refused to release […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR), which measures interest rate, from 18.5 percent to 18.75%. Acting CBN Governor, Folashodun Shonubi, announced this on Tuesday after the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. This is the first decision of the monetary committee since President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, re-arrested suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, after a tussle with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). The re-arrest occurred after Justice Nicholas Oweibo of the Federal High Court in Lagos admitted Emefiele to bail in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has insisted that there is no crisis in the party despite the recent resignation of its National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu; and National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore. In a statement on Saturday by APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, the party said contrary to reports of deepening crisis, “the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership tussle of the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly is now over with Daniel Ogazi stepping down as the speaker while the lawmakers elected Ibrahim Balarabe to fill the position. All 24 members showed up at the Assembly Complex in Lafia for plenary on Friday after a series of meetings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has however promised that his administration will deploy the entire machinery of state power to ensure adequate security of the lives and property of the Nigerian people. He said this on Friday in a speech delivered at the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 45 of the Command and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi, has disclosed that she used to be paid as low as N5,000-10,000 as a performance fee when she was singing gospel songs. According to her, the highest she was ever paid then was N70,000. The ‘Duduke’ crooner made this revelation when she was featured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, on Wednesday, inaugurated 106 vehicles to boost intra city transport system in Yenagoa, the state capital, and its environs. According to the governor, the new transport scheme will help cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal and alleviate the sufferings of residents of the state. […]
