(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, has disclosed the reasons for severing her relationship with her biological mother. Nelson made this known in her book, I Am Not Yvonne Nelson, as she shared her struggles and experiences. The African Examiner writes that one of the revelations in the book was about the actress’s uncertainty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services told the Federal Capital Territory High Court on Tuesday that suspended Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Godwin Emefiele, will flee the country if granted bail. The Attorney General of the Federation also supported the argument of the DSS, describing Emefiele as a “flight risk.”. The former head […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The RMAFC has urged the 36 States Houses of Assembly to hasten efforts on amendment of relevant laws to give room for upward review of remuneration packages for political, judicial and public officers. The Chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), Muhammadu Shehu, made the call at the presentation of reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu +on Tuesday, approved the return of the National Emergency Management Agency and the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria to the Office of the Vice President for supervision in compliance with their various establishment Acts. This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Director of Information, Office […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, has approved the appointment of Victor Udeh, as his Chief of Staff and Kenneth Ugwu as the Head of Service. This is contained in a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, in Enugu on Tuesday. According to the list, other aides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met with visiting EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell, discussing bilateral relations and regional hotspot issues. During their meeting, Sisi highlighted the diverse and longstanding ties between the two sides and Egypt’s willingness to continue cooperation with the bloc, according to an Egyptian presidency statement. For his part, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has decorated the newly-appointed acting Inspector General of Police (I-GP), Kayode Egbetokun, with his new rank. Shettima performed the decoration on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Bola Tinubu had, on Monday, appointed new service chiefs, acting inspector-general of police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An American company previously indicted for bribery in Nigeria has again been accused of collaborating with officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company, NNPCL and TotalEnergies in undermining Nigeria’s local content law and award of a contract for providing a drilling ship at $142k per day higher than that originally awarded. South-South […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abubakar Suleiman has been re-elected as the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly. He was re-elected unopposed on Tuesday. Suleiman, the immediate past Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, represents Ningi Central Constituency. Also, Jamilu Barade, a member representing Bauchi metropolis, was elected deputy Speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that they may brace up for tougher times as electricity tariffs may increase by over 40 per cent in the coming days. The African Examiner writes that in the present administration under President Tinubu, the federal government has already, has already ended the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal government and the Enugu State government are to partner to complete and operationalise the international wing of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, as well as build a cargo terminal to boost the state’s and nation’s economy and tourism capacity. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Airports Authority […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate dissolution of the Governing Boards of all Federal Government Parastatals, Agencies, Institutions, and Government-Owned Companies in the exercise of its Constitutional Powers and in the Public interest. According to a Press Release issued on Monday and signed by Director, Information, Office of the Secretary to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the immediate retirement of all Service Chiefs and the Inspector-General of Police, Advisers, Comptroller-General of Customs from Service as well as their replacements with immediate effect. According to a statement issued on Monday and signed by Willie Bassey, Director, Information in the office of the Secretary to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Former Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, has opened up on the reason he supported Godswill Akpabio to emerge as the President of the Senate. Wike disclosed this on Sunday in his special thanksgiving service organised by his family at the St. Peters Deanery, Rumuepirikom, Obio-Akpor area of the state as he described […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president of the court of appeal, Zainab Bulkachuwa, has refuted the claim that she compromised her office on partisan grounds. Bulkachuwa was reacting to recent comments made by her husband, Adamu Bulkachuwa. Bulkachuwa, while speaking at the 9th senate valedictory session on June 10, stated that he often used the influence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike not to stay away from him even if he crosses over to the other side of the political divide. The governor said this on Sunday at a thanksgiving reception for Wike at his private residence on Ada-George Road, in […]
…….Insist On Bye Laws. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid, and it’s implementing partner, South Saharan Social Development Organization (SSDO), have enjoined heads of local government Council Areas and Community leaders in Enugu State to use their influential positions in championing the course of ending open defecation (ODF) in their respective localities. The organizations, reminded the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senior pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Christ Ministry, Adewale Giwa, has tasked the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, to look for something else to do rather than waiting for justice at the Election Petition Tribunal. Giwa disclosed this when he addressed members in Akure saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, has stated that former militant leader, Asari Dokubo is a criminal and an economic saboteur. The African Examiner recalls that Dokubo has tasked President Bola Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says he will forever be grateful to former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu for the successes he achieved in his political career. Aregbesola stated this during a civic reception organised in his honour by Concerned Muslim Scholars and Clerics in South Western Nigeria […]
