(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested a former Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, for alleged diversion of N1.3 trillion 13% derivation fund from the federation account between 2015 and 2023. Okowa was arrested on Monday, November 4, 2024, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, when he reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential spokesman Doyin Okupe says Nigerians will vote for President Bola Tinubu again in 2027, for him to complete the constitutionally allowed double terms of eight years. He said former President Muhammadu Buhari “did not do well” yet he was in office for eight years and now that Tinubu “is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed the immediate release of the minors arrested during the End Bad Governance protests. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation, made the disclosure on Monday in Abuja when he addressed State House correspondents. Idris said that Mr Lateef Fagbemi, Minister of Justice and Attorney General, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, on Sunday, stated that his recent suggestion to convert ‘church vigils into night shifts’ was misinterpreted. Obi was in the eyes of the storm after his interview on the Honest Bunch podcast released on Saturday. The African Examiner writes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General, National Financial Investigation Agency in Equatorial Guinea, Baltasar Engonga, has been nabbed by the law enforcement agencies for allegedly recording over 400 sextapes of the wives of prominent people in the country. The African Examiner writes that the scandal came to light during a fraud investigation against the 54-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Lady Oluremi Tinubu and Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), will be in charge of a national prayer on the numerous issues facing the country. Reports say the 7-day event which is titled “Seeking the Intervention of God in Nigeria’s Affairs”, is organised in collaboration with Christian and Muslim leaders. Segun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Monday in Abuja, said Nigeria is fully committed to actualising upgraded partnership agreements with the United Kingdom in areas that directly impact citizens’ livelihoods, like arts, culture, trade, and security. A press release issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has nominated a lawyer, Saseyi Feyijimi Ibiyemi, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) representing Ondo State. This was contained in a Press Release issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga If cleared by the Senate, Ibiyemi will replace another […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non teaching staff unions in tertiary institutions, says it has suspended its ongoing strike for one month, effective from Nov. 5. JAC comprises the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU), and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU). Mr Peters Adeyemi, General […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has revealed his administration’s plans to turn around the economic fortunes of the state. The governor, who spoke on Sunday during the governorship debate in Akure, said for any miner to operate in Ondo State, such miner must be registered. “For us, we have put a regulation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Publisher of The Eagle Online, Dotun Oladipo, has emerged as the President of the Innovative Media Partners Cooperative Multipurpose Society. The former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers was among others who are members of the pioneer Executive Committee. Other pioneer executive committee members of the IMPCMS are Nkanu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will swear in the seven newly appointed ministers on Monday. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this on his X handle on Sunday. The new ministers to be sworn in are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has condemned the unlawful detention and alleged torture for 3 months of some kids arrested over protest against bad governance in Nigeria. The group thus demanded immediate resignation or sack of the Nation’s inspector General of police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins other nations of the globe to commemorate this year’s International day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, Media Rights Agenda (MRA), has called on the Federal Governments to take decisive action in ensuring the safety of journalists in Nigeria. The organization also wants the government to comply with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Professor, Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has frowned at the trial of some Nigerian minors facing charges of mutiny and felonies brought against them by government over their participation in a recent protest against bad governance in Nigeria, describing the action as shame of a nation. Recall that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi, Mr Peter Nwele, has promised that the newly constituted State Executive Working Committee will rebuild the party and restore its lost glory. Nwele made the promise in a speech after his inauguration as the state Chairman of the party on Saturday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has inaugurated a sweeping reform agenda aimed at enhancing national security and migration management. The move followed a communiqué signed by the NIS Comptroller General, Kemi Nandap, at the Service’s annual conference in Jos, Plateau on Saturday, was issued by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and cloudiness from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday envisaged light dust haze on Sunday with localised visibility of 2km to 5km in the northern region during the forecast period. According to it, sunny skies with a few […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Hisbah in Bauchi State has arrested an elderly man for uploading multiple photos of his ex-girlfriends. The man simply identified as Alhaji Bala Mohammed, from the Dass local government area of Bauchi State was in the news recently after his pictures alongside that of over 50 women, many of them in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse, better known as VeryDarkMan, has regained his freedom after he met his bail condition. The African Examiner writes that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) had arrested the activist for alleged impersonation. Following his arraignment on Friday, VeryDarkMan was granted bail in the sum of N2 million […]
