(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted the immediate past Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele’s request to travel out of the FCT. The court said Emefiele must, however, remain in the country. On his bail terms, he was restricted to the FCT. Emefiele, through his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court siting in Abuja Wednesday declared null and void the provisions of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code authorizing the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to impose fines on broadcast stations for alleged breaches of the Code as it ruled that administrative and regulatory bodies could not exercise judicial powers. Delivering judgment in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has suspended the phased disconnection of Globacom from MTN network for a period of 21 days. This is contained in a statement issued by NCC Director of Public Affairs, Dr Reuben Muoka on Thursday in Abuja. Muoka said the commission expects MTN and Glo to resolve all outstanding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Sports, Solomon Dalung on Wednesday claimed that cabals in the Presidency have hijacked the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Dalung, who was a minister under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, alleged that members of the cabals include some of Tinubu’s appointees in the Presidency who are working […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that there was a plan to cancel the 2023 presidential election. The playwright stated that history almost repeated itself in the election period because according to him, some people tried to cancel the election like General Ibrahim Babangida did in 1993. Soyinka, while speaking on Channels […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has blamed illegal miners for the explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday. Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion Tuesday night, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion caused by explosive devices stored by illegal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. “We heard a loud bang around 07:30pm. Dominos shattered, Ace Mall in Bodija destroyed,” a panic-stricken resident told our correspondent over the phone. The number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, Femi Gbajabimila, the Chief of Staff of President Bola Tinubu, was accused of fraudulent act as a letter emerged on social media which showed that Gbajabimila collaborated with the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, to make use of 300 billion naira from the COVID […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says his ex-principal, former President Muhammadu Buhari, is not a bigot, adding that those who labelled the retired military general as religiously prejudicial do not know him. The launch of the book, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’ was graced by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, dissolved his cabinet, a day after he was sworn in for a second term as the governor of Imo State. The governor disclosed this during a meeting at the Sam Mbawke Executive Chambers at the Government House, Owerri. The governor thanked all the cabinet members and all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, a situation that has generated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the rising insecurity, kidnapping, and incessant attacks on residents in Abuja by bandits, The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner for Public Complaint Dalhatu Ezekiel has asked the Federal Government to prioritize the the area’s security situation and immediately declare a state of emergency. Dalhatu was speaking on Monday at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday struck out a suit filed by internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, seeking to vacate an order made for his arrest. Justice Ayokunle Faji, who presided over the court, struck out Mompha’s suit for lack of diligent prosecution. Mompha, who currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian workers have expressed concern over the delay in the payment of the ₦35,000 wage award by the Federal Government to cushion the removal of fuel subsidy. Speaking on the delay in the payment, the workers who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hope Uzodimma has been sworn in for a second term as the governor of Imo State months after he was re-elected as the state’s leader. The governor took the oath of office at around 3:24 pm at the Dan Ayiam Stadium in Owerri, the Imo State capital. His inauguration came just minutes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Bwala, then spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 presidential poll, says he informed his ex-principal of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu. “I informed Atiku Abubakar I was going to see the President,” Bwala said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, says the country could have been on fire had the Supreme Court sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State during its epochal judgements last Friday. Galadima also congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not interfering with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has postponed its plenary resumption to December 30, 2023. This comes two weeks after after passing the N28.7 trillion budget for 2024. Earlier, the lawmakers fixed their resumption for January 23. In a message addressed to all members of the House of Representatives, the Clerk to the House of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Tinubu for his support following the commencement of production of diesel and aviation fuel at the Dangote refinery. In a statement he issued on Saturday, Dangote said Tinubu’s encouragement and advice were instrumental to the actualisation of the project. “We […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel to immediately undertake a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes. The panel, headed by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, is saddled with the […]
