(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is leading in the ongoing presidential primary of the party in Abuja. Tinubu won 10 of the 10 boxes sorted so far, obtaining over 750 votes. He is trailed by former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson would face parliament on Wednesday for the first time since a damaging revolt by his own party’s lawmakers on Monday. Johnson’s backers can be expected to stage a noisy show of support when he steps up for his weekly Commons questions. But behind the scenes, tensions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heavy traffic has resumed on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Wednesday morning. The traffic which is heavier than Tuesday’s, records a standstill on the Ibadan enroute Lagos way. Particularly, while Power down to Mowe-Ibafo route was free, the two lanes (Lagos to Ibadan and vice versa) of the expressway were on standstill around Berger […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aged social media comedienne, popularly known as Madam Social, is dead. Her death was announced on Tuesday on her Instagram page. Sharing a picture of the deceased, the post read, “She can’t be gone! How do I witness that laughter of yours?” More details shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the Yemi Osinbajo Campaign Organisation, Senator Kabiru Gaya, says the list of Presidential aspirants in the All Progressives Congress has been trimmed to just two – Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and former Governor Bola Tinubu of Lagos State even as he stated that three aspirants had stepped down. Governor Simon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors have proposed five presidential aspirants to participate at today’s primary. Plateau Governor Simon Lalong who confirmed the proposal to reporters in Abuja, said it was done based on the reality on ground and without bias and sentiments. The five, who are from the South, are: Asiwaju Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress Presidential aspirants from the South-East have written a letter to the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to allow the South-East produce the next presidential candidate of the party. In a copy of the letter obtained by our correspondent on Tuesday, the aspirants urged Buhari to intervene during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The accreditation for delegates participating in the ruling All Progressives Congress presidential election is ongoing. The accreditation is being held at the International Conference Center in Abuja. Journalists were not allowed into the venue of the accreditation. However, a member of the committee and a chieftain of the party in Delta, Barry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Militiamen killed 12 people in a night raid on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo near the shore of Lake Albert, a local human rights group said on Tuesday. The group and an army spokesman blamed the attack on CODECO, one of many militias operating in Congo’s conflict-ridden east. CODECO’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traders at the popular Oja Oba Market in Owo, Ondo State, locked their shops Monday to mourn the victims of the deadly shooting at a church in the town on Sunday. Gunmen stormed Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo, as worshippers were marking the Feast of Pentecost and opened fire on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said there was no bandit attack in Gwarimpa Estate but a robbery attack contrary to reports in some sections of the media. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, DSP Josephine Adeh, who disclosed this in Abuja, yesterday, said the clarification became […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A section of delegates of the All Progressives Congress(APC) have called on National chairman of the party, Senator Abdullahi Adamu. Adamu announced Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the “consensus candidate” ahead of APC presidential primary on Tuesday. But outraged NWC members dismissed the statement as “your personal opinion”. Reacting, many said Adamu’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, has again, been declared the winner of the PDP primary rerun for the Eti-Osa constituency House of Representatives ticket in the 2023 general election. Banky W had a landslide victory, polling 24 votes out of 29 votes cast by delegates at the primary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, on Monday, has pulled out of the race to secure the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. The former lawmaker announced his withdrawal during a meeting with journalists in Abuja on Monday. He said, “In the present circumstances, it does not make any […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Kwara has confirmed the killing of two people by unknown gunmen and abduction of others along Obbo Ayegunle-Osi road in Ekiti Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the Command Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Monday in Ilorin. “Information received on June […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has again, cleared all doubts about his stand on the choice of a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that he had “anointed no one,” The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari made the clarification when he met with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission have blocked the main entrance into the National Assembly Complex. The workers under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) warned on Friday they will commence an indefinite strike on Monday. They accused the management of the National Assembly of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Genuine Estate after EFAB Queens in Gwarinpa, an estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt they carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday armed with bows, arrows and machetes. An unconfirmed number of residents were said to have been kidnapped from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has said that it is currently working with African governments and international partners to set up entrepreneurship investment banks for the benefit of young people in Africa. President of AfDB, Dr Akinwumi Adesina disclosed shortly after he rounded off his four-day official visit to Kenya, where he held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government said the latest dip in electricity generation in the country is as a result of a partial shutdown of a gas plant. The shutdown has caused power outage across the country for days. The government said the Oben gas plant collapsed and failed to generate supply. Isa Sanusi, spokesperson […]
