(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent attack in Yelwata, Benue State, that left many feared dead and called on Nigerians to hold their leaders accountable. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X account, said the killings underscored the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court has pledged to deepen its engagement with the subregion’s youths and academic institutions to ensure a robust legal culture of justice, human rights and rule of law. The President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, said this at the end of the maiden edition of the Moot Court competition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. The more than 230-page document issued by the Office of Government Ethics, dated Friday, lists the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of youths in Benue on Sunday took to the streets to protest the continuous attacks, killings, and displacement of people in the state. The protest followed the killing of scores at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night. The protesters who converged at the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump warned Iran on Sunday that it would experience “the full strength” of the US military if it attacks the United States. He reiterated that Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s strikes on Tehran’s nuclear and intelligence facilities. Israel’s operation, which began early Friday, has targeted Iranian nuclear and military […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State, have arrested a 44-year-old businessman for ingesting 53 wraps of pellets of cocaine. The suspect was said to be on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran, when he was arrested. The suspect, identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Security Council convened an emergency session on Friday over the Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes. The Council adjusted its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis and also heard from the head of the UN-backed international nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Overnight from Thursday into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has rued the performance of its contingent to the recently concluded 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun. Ebonyi placed 28th on the final medals table with one gold in cricket and two bronze medals in cricket and kick-boxing. Richard Idike, the state’s Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bello El-Rufai, a member of the House of Representatives representing Kaduna North Federal Constituency, has publicly apologised to former President Goodluck Jonathan for criticising his administration in the past, stressing that his past views were because of his youthful inexperience. El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai, made his apology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, on Friday, defended the sum of ₦39bn spent on the renovation of the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The minister, who spoke at the commissioning of the newly constructed Left-Hand Service Carriageway in the nation’s capital, said everything in the conference centre was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja has heard how the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, allegedly smuggled a radio transmitter into the country, concealing it within household items. Testifying as the fourth prosecution witness, an operative of the Department of State Services (DSS), identified as Mister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced a revenue of N5.89 billion and a Profit After Tax (PAT) of N748 billion for the month of April. The NNPC Ltd. disclosed this in its Monthly Report Summary for April, released on Thursday. The report highlights key statistics, including crude oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has nominated 12 commissioners to serve in the state executive council. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Akure by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ebenezer Adeniyan. The statement disclosed that the names of the nominees have been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the alarming rate of violence and abuse of school-aged children, Wife of Enugu state governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, through her pet project, Custos Care Foundation (CCF), has launched two separate children’s platforms aimed at protecting and empowering children. They are: Little Vanguard Movement (LVM), a school-based child protection group that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to reinstate Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers, as the country marks June 12. George stated this in an open letter addressed to Tinubu, saying that since the president recently forgave Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air Peace has refuted claims by the senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, who stated that the airline extorted passengers at the airport. In a statement issued on Thursday, the airline said that the allegation was “deliberate falsehood,” saying that no passenger was told to make a monetary payment after the closure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised labour has appealed to owners and proprietors of media organisations to implement the N70,000 National Minimum Wage for its staff members. Mr Joe Ajaero. President Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said this at a joint news conference with the President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Festus Osifo, at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Niger State, Umaru Bago, has expressed concern that despite uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria since 1999, the nation is yet to be where it should be. He raised the concern in a message through his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day on June 12. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An aircraft crashed in India’s western city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, fire service officials told AFP, without giving immediate details of the plane or any toll. Thick plumes of black smoke were seen over the airport, an AFP reporter said. More to follow…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Publisher Dele Momodu has criticised what he described as the growing influence of Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, suggesting that Nigeria appears to be under dual leadership. “In fact, right now, it’s looking like we have two presidents in Nigeria. Wike can do […]
