(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, on Sunday, revealed that he was poisoned at the secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 2018. Wike disclosed that the poison affected his liver and kidneys and it almost killed him but for God’s intervention. He made this declaration in a special Thanksgiving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stallion Motors Nigeria has reaffirmed its leadership in the Nigerian automobile industry with the commendation of the company’s Hyundai Kona EV, Nigeria’s first locally produced electric vehicle by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Produced from its Lagos plant, the Hyundai Kona EV is projected to be the toast of Nigerian automobile enthusiasts and […]
By Segun Adenigba Erasmus Ikhide over the last 15 years has done hatchet jobs in the media. He picks his targets randomly. For example at a point he was appointed by Rauf Aregbesola who was then the governor of Osun State to work in his media unit and he sang the then governor’s praises to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Premier League has announced the opening-day fixtures for the 2023/2024 season. Manchester City will kick off their bid for a record fourth straight Premier League title away to Burnley, managed by their former captain Vincent Kompany. The fixture list released on Thursday confirmed the Treble winners will visit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the boat mishap, which occurred in Kwara state, claiming many lives. The boat accident, according to reports, led to the death of over 100 people who were wedding guests at Egbu village in Patigi local government area of the state. A statement issued on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter for medical leave from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, explained that the governor asked for 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from June 7 to July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas has emerged Speaker after polling 353 votes out of the 359 votes cast. Abbas was declared winner at exactly 11.44 am by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal. Former Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase and Ahmed Sani Jaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the new President of the Senate. He trounced Senator Abdul’aziz Yari to emerge the new Senate President on Tuesday. The former Akwa Ibom governor was elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Yari who scored 46 votes.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The race for who becomes the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) gets intense on Tuesday morning as voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting began at exactly 08:45am on a state by state basis, alphabetically. Voting ended at exactly 09:15am. The Senate is expected to make […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Concerned Parents of Chibok Girls have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity. The parents made the appeal in a letter issued on Monday by Yana Galang, the mother to Rifkatu Galang who’s still in captivity, and Zanna Lawan, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighboring countries within the West African sub-region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said that the affected areas […]
……Demands Unreserved Apology from Him (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Umuhu-Ezike, Ugwuleshi, Awgu local government area of Enugu State South East Nigeria, have disowned one of their sons, Mr. Sunday Okolo, other wise known as , Ukwuose, for allegedly dragging the character of some of their illustrious sons and daughters in the mud on […]
By Femi Fani-Kayode (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – O Godwin, where are your backers, protectors and soldiers today? You enjoyed the ride and thought it would last forever. Yet now its all over. The hunter has become the hunted and the tormentor has become the tormented. The troubler of Nigeria is now the troubled and the source […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has commended President Bola Tinubu for subsidy removal and tasked him on palliatives for Nigerians. Debo Ahmed, National President of IPMAN, said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja. Ahmed said that for a long time IPMAN had been very supportive of the removal of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of the brighter future of the country in spite of several challenges the citizens are going through. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave the assurance on Friday Abuja, at a press conference on the programme of activities to mark the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governors of Kano State Abdullahi Ganduje and Rabiu Kwankwaso took turns to visit President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock. The duo, who is at loggerheads, visited the Nigerian leader in Abuja on Friday as they continued in what many have described as a supremacy battle. While Ganduje (contesting and winning under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis is recovering well from a hernia operation and routine post-surgery examinations showed good results, Holy See spokesman Matteo Bruni announced on Thursday. The head of the Catholic Church underwent three hours of open abdominal surgery under general anesthetic at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Wednesday. The operation was necessary to repair […]
(AFRICAN-EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee of Public Account has reportedly blocked a dubious plot by both the Head of Service of the Federation and Public Service Commission to fraudulently appoint the new Auditor General of the Federation. The two offices were discovered to have connived to circumvent the Civil Service Rules to appoint […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 108 Nigerians who have been stranded in Tripoli, Libya, have been received by the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). This is contained in a statement by the agency on Wednesday in Lagos. Mr Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, NEMA who officially received the returnees on behalf of the Federal Government, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130,000,000.00 as zonal intervention for each polytechnics in its 2023 intervention line, geared towards reinvigorating skills acquisition in polytechnics across the country. This was disclosed by the Director of Infrastructure of the Fund, Buhari Mika’Ilu at the TETFund/NBTE Sensitisation Workshop on the 2023 Zonal […]
