(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is auditing the 22.7 trillion naira Ways and Means loans approved by the government of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. The finance minister, who stated this on Tuesday at the Public Wealth Management Conference in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The current serving Commissioner of Police in Anambra state, Mr Aderemi Adeoye has been accused of defrauding some Nigerians at home and in the diaspora of about 20 billion naira in a fraudulent ponzi scheme. Mr Adeoye is said to have set up a cooperative group called Alpha Trust Investment Club (ATIC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Thursday, February 22, primary election, the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has approved the delegate list for the Edo State governorship primary election to nominate a candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. In a statement on Thursday, the National Publicity Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former governor of Kwara State Abdulfatah Ahmed says his invitation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was not only a routine one but also procedural. He said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Wahab Oba. According to him, he was in Ilorin to honour the invitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of Seyi Tinubu, the son of President Bola Tinubu asking Nigerians to be patient with the administration of his father has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that there have been unrests and protests in some parts of the country over the rising cost of living.The removal of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former lawmaker and social critic, Senator Shehu Sani, has explained why he will not support the proposed creation of state police across the country. Sani said that having state police may lead to anarchy. State police, he noted, could be used by governors for election rigging, adding that there would also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many filling stations are currently closed in the Federal Capital Territory, leading to long queues by motorists at the few outlets that are dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Operators in the downstream oil sector confirmed that the development was due to the suspension of operations by the Nigerian Association of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC has threatened to disconnect the electricity supply of 86 Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) over a total debt of N47.1bn. Some of the MDAs include the Ministry of Finance, Information, Budget, Works and Housing, barracks, Nigeria Police Force, Presidential Villa, CBN Governor, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kwara State, Abdulfatah Ahmed, is being quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over transactions running into billions of naira during his time as governor of the state. The former Kwara governor was seen arriving at the Ilorin office of the anti-graft agency on Monday morning. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Students Engagement, Hon. Sunday Asefon, has announced the formation of a special committee on campaign against social vices in tertiary institutions. This he said was a decisive step to address the growing concern of social vices plaguing tertiary institutions across the country. Asefon disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the planned protest in parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital today, over the current economic hardship faced by Nigerians, the Oyo State Police Command has warned that no breach of peace would be allowed. The convergent point for the protest is Mokola while demonstrations will also take place in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State governor, Uba Sani, has said the menace of insecurity plaguing a large portion of the North can be put to an end only by implementing state policing, Governor Sani’s statement comes hours after bandits stormed the Gindin Dutse Makyali village of Kufana district in the Kajuru Local Government Area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared the winner of a parallel Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election. The APC State Returning Officer Ogbuaja Stanley Uzoamaka declared Senator Okpebholo as the winner of the exercise held in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on Saturday. His declaration came just after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has realised about ₦556.74 million from its ongoing e-auction of 462 impounded vehicles. NCS in a statement on Saturday by its Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Maiwada, dispelled rumours of allotting 300 vehicles to a single individual. He said from the data generated upon completing five successful bidding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), has apologised to it’s consumers over the power interruption being experienced in its franchise areas. The management of the company made the apology in a statement in Abuja on Friday. “We understand the inconvenience this may cause and sincerely apologise for this disruption. “We would like […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Edo on Friday warned political parties and their aspirants to pull down campaign billboards, posters and jingles being aired on television and Radio stations in the state. INEC said the warning was because the ban on election campaigns had not been lifted. The State Resident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday pledged to clear all accrued pension rights owed by the state in April. Sanwo-Olu made the promise at the 103rd Bond Retirement Bond Certificates Presentation, organised by the Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) in Lagos. He said, having paid N3.20 billion into the RSA of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Eti-osa Local Council Development Area, (LCDA) John Campos Ogundare is currently enmeshed in misappropriation of the 2023 budgets of the council to the tune of N1.9 billion. An oversight function conducted by the legislative council of the LCDA revealed that the chairman disregarded the 2023 appropriation act and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The picture of former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, alongside 36 other state governors who attended the Federal Executive Council Meeting with President Tinubu has caused uproar on social media.The African Examiner writes that Yahaya Bello was the immediate former governor of Kogi State before he was replaced by his political […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has directed the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF) to re-open investigation and prosecution of those who killed the founder of Newswatch Magazine, Dele Giwa, in 1986. The African Examiner recalls that Dele Giwa was killed on October 19, 1986 in his […]
