(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Mister Nnamdi Kanu has moved a fresh application for his bail in the terrorism charges filed against him by the Federal Government. The motion for bail dated February 5, 2024, argued by his new counsel Alloy Ejimakor is predicated on the ill […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the 2023 senior secondary school examination (SSCE) external results with 67.35 percent of candidates who sat for the examination earning five credits and above including English Language and Mathematics. The Registrar and Chief Executive of the council Professor Dantani Wushishi while declaring the results on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, said it had approved the commission’s plans to investigate more than 3,000 financial crime cases. Olukoyede revealed this at the 20th-anniversary lecture of the Human and Environmental Development Agenda Resources Centre, held in Lagos on Saturday. According to him, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The private residence of the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud in Abuja was razed down by fire on Sunday. Media Aide to the minister, Mr Austine Elemue, who confirmed the incident the News Agency of Nigeria reports.said that the cause of the fire was being investigated by the authorities. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk on Sunday scored a stunning header in the closing moments of the extra time to help his side lift the English League Cup at the Wembley Stadium in London against Chelsea. The win is also a special send-off gift for the Liverpool’s departing manager Judgen Klopp, Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Tony Okocha, Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Rivers, has accused Gov. Siminialayi Fubara of delaying the implementation of the eight-point resolution toward ending the political crisis in the state. Recall that political tension enveloped the state in October 2023 when 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to Fubara’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says the decision to lift sanctions on Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso was based on the need to maintain regional unity and security. Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission said this at the end of the extraordinary session of the Heads of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will visit Qatar in March for bilateral discussions as scheduled despite speculations of a snub by authorities of the Asian nation. A memo between the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over preparations for a sidelines meeting was leaked and misrepresented […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the governorship aspirants in the February 22nd primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State Dennis Idahosa has staged a protest at the national secretariat of the party in Abuja, demanding justice. Mister Idahosa, who was initially declared winner of the February 17, 2024, primary election by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, is set to swear in the 11 Justices of the Supreme Court whose appointment was confirmed by the Senate on December 21 last year. The Supreme Court’s spokesman, Dr. Festus Akande, who confirmed this, said the event will be held on Monday 26th February […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is in the final stages of releasing 42,000 metric tonnes of assorted food items to support vulnerable populations across the country. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu says intimidation and harassment will not change his resolve in the pursuit of his political ambition. Shaibu said this while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Shaibu emerged as the party’s candidate in a parallel primary held on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to show the total annual generated revenue from toll gates and parking lots fees in all Federal Government-owned airports and how much it remitted from January 2015 till January 2024. Justice Ibrahim Kala who granted the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has asked the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) to adopt the same forex rate from the importation of goods to its clearance in the country. The directive was contained in a circular on Friday by the apex bank’s Director of Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians groan over the economic hardship in the country following reforms embarked upon by the President Bola Tinubu administration, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has vowed to fight the Federal Government. ASUU acting Zonal Coordinator (Bauchi Branch), Prof Nanmwa Voncir, disclosed this on Friday while briefing journalists at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Olumide Akpata, has emerged winner of the Labour Party (LP) gubernatorial ticket for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State. The African Examiner writes that Akpata polled 316 votes to win the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians continue to face severe and untold economic hardship, especially hunger, a female Cleric and Spiritual leader of the famous Revival City International Retreat and Conference Centre Enugu, Bishop Deborah Macfoy Akachukwu, has urged the federal government to as a matter of urgency address the alarming insecurity in the land, saying it’s the key factor responsible […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A protest concerning the rising food prices which began on Thursday morning reportedly turned violent as hoodlums allegedly hijacked a trailer load of foodstuff along the Suleja-Kaduna road. According to The Punch, eyewitnesses stated that the protesters took charge of the trailer which was loaded with rice and other items after they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), pending their confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. According to a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, those appointed are: (1) Gbenga Alade […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday defended his administration’s reforms, saying there is no going back. Tinubu on his inauguration declared an end to the fuel subsidy regime and later floated the naira alongside a slew of reforms. The moves have triggered a hike in the cost of living in Nigeria as the […]
