(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly has called for a thorough investigation into the Department of State Services (DSS) for its undue interference at the complex on Monday. Mr Stephen Ogundipe, Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Security, and Strategy, made this statement in Lagos on Monday. The News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Anambra state police Command have burst and apprehended three Child Stealing/Trafficking Syndicate, among them, a Fake Medical Doctor, even as they reduced tem Children. The commissioner of Police in the state, CP, Ikioye Orutugu, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Monday in Akwa, the Anambra state capital, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc demonstrated its commitment to fostering peace and stability across Africa with a landmark donation of $500,000 to the African Union (AU) Peace Fund. This donation by the UBA Group supports the AU’s efforts towards promoting security, conflict resolution, sustainable development, and a unified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Donald Trump administration has approached the Supreme Court to get the head of a United States agency protecting federal staff and whistleblowers fired, US media reported. It is the first time that President Trump has resorted to the conservative-dominated court as his blitz to slash public spending and dismantle federal agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) of the Labour Party (LP) has condemned the desecration of the Lagos State House of Assembly, which he described as a show of shame exhibited by members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. “The APC has sort of normalised this idea of using intimidation and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The lawmaker representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume, has asked the Federal Government to probe a claim by US Congressman Scott Perry that aborted United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram. “You can’t say it’s just an allegation; it’s more than that,” the former Chairman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC), Nigeria, has released the results of the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, second series. The exam, conducted between October 25, 2024, and December 20, 2024, introduced a new computer-based hybrid mode alongside the traditional paper and pen option. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has affirmed the Dangote Group’s pivotal role in the country’s push towards industrialization, as the company took the center stage at the ongoing Kaduna International Trade Fair. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Dafang I. Sule, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -) Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has urged the Nigerian Army to strengthen its strategies to end the sit-at-home order in the South-East of the country. This is contained in a statement by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Monday Uzor, on Sunday in Abakaliki. The statement quoted the governor as making the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Union (AU) on Sunday unveiled the 2024 Africa Malaria Progress Report, highlighting funding priorities and addressing challenges and threats hindering the elimination of malaria. This announcement was made in a statement by Mr Molalet Tsedeke, Media Centre Coordinator at the Directorate of Information and Communication of the AU Commission. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) are defecting to align with President Bola Tinubu’s bold economic reform agenda. Felix Morka, the APC’s National Publicity Secretary, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while responding to criticism from former Sokoto State Governor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Friday, said he received the news of the death of Pa Ayo Adebanjo, an Afenifere leader, with profound sorrow. In a tribute by the President, he said Nigeria had lost a political leader whose decades of unwavering struggle for justice, democracy, and national unity had left an indelible […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council (NECO) has announced the release of the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate External Examination results. According to the Registrar and Chief Executive of the Council, Professor Dantani Wushishi, 57,114 candidates secured credits in English and Mathematics, representing a 67.53% pass rate. A total of 86,067 candidates sat for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kaduna State House of Assembly have defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), citing the impressive performance of Governor Uba Sani as their reason for leaving PDP. The three lawmakers are Henry Mara representing Jaba state Constituency, Emmanuel Kantiok, Zonkwa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The management of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, NAU, has expelled Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious from the institution. This was stated on Friday in a statement by the Acting Registrar, Victor Modebelu. Modebelu stated that the Acting Vice-Chancellor had received the report from the Student Disciplinary Committee on the student’s assault on a lecturer from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Russian Football Union (RFU) has stated that the country’s men’s national team will slug it out with the Super Eagles of Nigeria during the international friendly on June 6. RFU disclosed this fixture in a statement on its website on Thursday. The match will be played in Russia, but the time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prominent leader of Afenifere, the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, is dead at the age of 96. Adebanjo died on Friday morning at his home in Lekki, Lagos State. The family confirmed his death in a statement signed on behalf of the family by Mrs Ayotunde Atteh (nee Ayo-Adebanjo), Mrs Adeola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has appealed to aggrieved PDP members to seize the opportunity presented by the ongoing reconciliation process to come back to the party. The governor also called for peace and unity among the members of PDP) in the Southeast Zone and the entire country. Mbah made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on Thursday night to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government. The President was received at the airport by Eshetu Legesse, the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol, Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has adjourned proceedings to March 3 for parties in the petition to adopt their final written addresses. The adjournment followed the decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to close its case without presenting additional witnesses in defense of Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo’s victory […]
