(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Few days ago, we commemorated the 4th anniversary of the Nigerian Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, which was assented to by President Muhammadu Buhari on January 23rd 2018. On 24th of August, 2020, President Buhari also established an Independent National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPD), which is the first of kind in […]
By Jimmy Samuels, Africa Executive at Workforce Staffing Africa and Barend Matthee, National Projects Director at Workforce Holdings (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the recent announcement of the biggest discovery of oil in Namibia’s history – an estimated 4 billion barrels – comes great economic opportunity. Namibia has one of the highest unemployment rates in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With about four months to the end of his constitutionally allowed two-term tenure as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari and his close associates in the presidential villa, from indications, appear ready to force Godwin Emefiele out of office in order to create the path for the appointment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The arena is set for Enugu’s turn of Asiwaju’s political buga dance . Yet, February 25th and March 11th 2023, the hour will come for _Ndi Enugu_ to decide their fate for the next four years and for incumbent and aspiring political leaders to test their popularity amongst the people and their […]
“Nigerians do not want an office of the first daughter, first son, last-born, or side chick. It is not everything we see overseas that is good for Nigeria. Some (if not most) of them are not designed for us. Before we add any office to the country, we should evaluate to see if such an […]
By Kenneth Uwadi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I condemn in very strong terms, the attempted assassination of Dr Ikedi Ohakim, a former governor of Imo State and one of Imo finest by unknown gunmen. While I express great satisfaction with the Imo State government’s performance in this war against hoodlums, gunmen and bandits in the state […]
By Steve Oruruo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu of Calcutta, the Indian-Albanian catholic saint once said that *“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.”* These timeless profound words provide a philosophical lens through which earth’s long gruesome history of insecurity could be appraised. Bottomless […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AVM Adamu Fura whom Mohammadu Dan-Barde, PDP governorship candidate in Gombe state, chose to call unprinted names is a man of repute, respect and integrity whose contributions will never be forgotten in a hurry in our state and Nigeria at large. The military is a profession with special, prolonged and rigorous training. […]
By Farooq Kperogi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I frankly don’t get what people are mocking in Bola Tinubu’s characterization of climate-change policies for poor countries as “a question of how do you prevent a church rat from eating poisoned Holy Communion.” Tinubu merely just deployed familiar ecclesiastical metaphors to capture the dilemma that developing countries face […]
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without prejudice to the extent of preparations, has government genuinely evaluated reasons for dispute and rejection of previous census results in Nigeria before proceeding to organize another headcount? Results of census conducted in 1962, 1963, 1973, 1991 and 2006 were all marred by anomalies and controversies allegedly engendered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 60 abortion clinics across 15 states have stopped providing abortions, according to a study by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive rights advocacy research group. The study, published on Thursday, found that 14 states no longer have any clinics providing abortions as of Oct. 2, which marked 100 days since the […]
By Nnene Bassey (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a week ago, this year’s International Day of Peace (or World Peace Day) was celebrated once again, across the globe. The event is marked annually on September 21 and the day is devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples. Why […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The situation for Sudan’s most vulnerable children is so desperate that half of the most severely malnourished youngsters are expected to die without urgent humanitarian intervention, UN agencies have said. “As we speak today, 650,000 kids are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. If not treated, half of them will die,” UN Children’s […]
By Ismaila Uba Misilli (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya recently inaugurated the Gombe Investment Summit (GoInvest2022) Steering Committee tasked with the responsibility of planning and staging the upcoming 1st Gombe State Investment Summit proposed for October this year under the theme: ‘lndustrialisation,the Pathway to innovation, Transformation and Development of Gombe State. The Committee, […]
By Dr. Walter Duru, PHD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just like many other members of the Nigerian delegation, I felt very proud to be a Nigerian, when, at the 2022 ID4Africa Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, my dearly beloved country was celebrated for leading the Identity revolution in Africa. The message was very clear; the ovation was […]
By Sirajo Bala SB (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No sooner the Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority (GOSUPDA), removed the illegally erected structure belonging to Gombe Good Leadership Association, GGLA and the PDP publicity materials in that location than Jibril Barde, the PDP Gubernatorial candidate daringly returned to same site and erected his campaing billboards […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Jigawa state governor, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has expressed his satisfaction on how the state has significantly and progressively transformed in all sectors of human endeavour. This was contained in a state broadcast to mark the 31st anniversary of the creation of Jigawa State, he said that, the development achieved in the […]
By Kasimu Sani Tanko (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normally, an interview on prime time television is a golden chance for a politician or candidate to reel out his party manifesto or plan of action if and when elected into office thus decisively connecting with the electorate on whose votes he is counting on to emerge victorious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State is currently being confronted with a deluge of promises by the People’s Democratic Party and its gubernatorial candidate. But historical antecedents is, however, a classic compass in adjudging these promises as fairy bubbles that will soon burst into emptiness. Before Governor lnuwa Yahaya assumed office on the 29th of May […]
By Akintokunbo A Adejumo (akinadejum@aol.com) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For Nigeria, the year 2022 should be dedicated to Nigerian Athletes, men, and women alike. Their feat and prowess, first, a bit of success in the World Athletics Champions held in Eugene, Oregon, USA (15 Jul 2022 – 24 Jul 2022) and then the spectacular successes at […]