(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that he has not been removed from office saying that he is still in charge and also changes to the Electoral Act will be made before the 2027 general elections. Yakubu stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, Anambra and Lagos states lead among the 80 suspects being examined by the police for their involvement in 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination malpractices. The JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, stated this in a press briefing at JAMB headquarters in Abuja on Friday saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Patience Jonathan, former first lady, has stated that she will not be coming back to the presidential villa for another tenure. Patience made this known while speaking at an event in Abuja on Saturday, as she assured support for Remi Tinubu, the present first lady, to return to the office after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdullahi Ganduje, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that there is nothing bad about having a one-party system in Nigeria. Ganduje made this revelation on Friday after he led a delegation of three senators from Kebbi state to meet with President Bola Tinubu. The three senators are Adamu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Governors Forum, NGF, has tasked the National Assembly to initiate legislation for the creation of state police to increase security across the country. Director General Press and Media Affairs to Yobe State Governor, Mamman Mohammed, in a press release stated that the call was contained in a communique at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria loses more than N2 billion yearly because of poor power supply, the United Nations Development Programme announced. The UNDP Resident Representative, Elsie Attafuah, made this known on Monday in the “First National Legislative Conference and Expo on Renewable Energy’ done in Lagos. The event was organised by the House of Representatives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has refuted claims that it has fixed a date for the resumption of the Continuous Voter Registration exercise and the transfer and replacement of lost Permanent Voter Cards. This was announced in a statement on Sunday issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, ex-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has kicked against the arrest of Martin Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM). On Friday, Deji Adeyanju, the human rights lawyer, stated that VeryDarkMan was arrested by police officers at a Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) branch in Abuja. According to reports, VDM […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has berated Siminalayi Fubara for the walkout of women in Rivers State on First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s empowerment programme. Wike described the incident as “disturbing and embarrassing”. The African Examiner recalls that on Friday, a group of women staged a walk out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has tasked President Bola Tinubu to implement the recommendations of the 2014 Constitutional Conference to honour the late Chief Ayo Adebanjo and Chief Edwin Clark. George stated this during a media briefing, on Friday, in Lagos. It is worth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the ECOWAS Parliament have appealed to Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger (Sahel States) to rescind their decision to quit the subregional bloc, and return to its fold. Sen. Edwin Snowe, Chairman of the parliament’s Joint Committee Delocalised Meeting, made the plea at the closing ceremony of its five-day meeting in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government has given foreigners with expired visas three months ultimatum to leave the country. The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday, May 2, 2025. In the statement signed by Akinsola Akinlabi, Public Relations Officer, the Nigeria Immigration Service, the agency cautioned that overstaying now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has presented operational licenses to 11 newly approved private universities to expand access to quality tertiary education. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, at the presentation of the licences to the new private universities in Abuja on Wednesday, said it was sequel to the approval by the National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State government has stated that taking back the official vehicles from the home of Ngozi Odu, the suspended deputy governor of the state, is a lawful administrative action and not a political witch hunt as is being speculated. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Hector Igbikiowubo, the senior special adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has stated that only a northerner can be a headache to President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 election. Momodu made this revelation when he appeared on Arise TV’s ‘The Morning Show’ on Wednesday as he stated that the main opposition party has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), does not require a coalition with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or endorsement from any political heavyweights ahead of the 2027 vote. There have been talks about a coalition to take power […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sheriff Oborevwori, the governor of Delta state, has stated that he looks forward to welcoming a former governor of the state, James Ibori, to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Oborevwori who used to be a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) last week decamped to the APC. The governor stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, says ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, is making plans to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2027 elections even as he drummed support for President Bola Tinubu’s second term. Okowa, who officially joined the All Progressives Congress yesterday, speaking on Arise News on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state, has refuted claims connecting him to a planned defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There have been speculations that Otti recently met with Hope Uzodimma, the Imo governor because of his potential move to the ruling party. The rumour of Governor Otti’s defection emerged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Bola Tinubu broke Nigeria’s constitution by suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. Amaechi, who was also a former governor of Rivers State stated this at the 9th Edition of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF, Annual Leadership Discourse themed: […]
