(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter for medical leave from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, explained that the governor asked for 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from June 7 to July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite being in the minority, Hon. Uche Ugwu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing Udi North state Constituency on Tuesday emerged Speaker of the 8th Enugu State House of Assembly. The new Speaker was the Deputy Speaker during the 7th Assembly. Surprisingly, Hon. Ezenta Ezeani of Igbo-Etiti State Constituency, who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas has emerged Speaker after polling 353 votes out of the 359 votes cast. Abbas was declared winner at exactly 11.44 am by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal. Former Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase and Ahmed Sani Jaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the new President of the Senate. He trounced Senator Abdul’aziz Yari to emerge the new Senate President on Tuesday. The former Akwa Ibom governor was elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Yari who scored 46 votes.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The race for who becomes the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) gets intense on Tuesday morning as voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting began at exactly 08:45am on a state by state basis, alphabetically. Voting ended at exactly 09:15am. The Senate is expected to make […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of the Command serving in the Anti-Cultism Squad, acting on credible information alleging a case of criminal conspiracy, malicious damage, threatening violence and cult activities, have Arrested nine Male Criminal Suspects In Enugu. Security men recovered three firearms with nineteen Ammunition one Tricycles and Other incriminating exhibits. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Concerned Parents of Chibok Girls have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity. The parents made the appeal in a letter issued on Monday by Yana Galang, the mother to Rifkatu Galang who’s still in captivity, and Zanna Lawan, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighboring countries within the West African sub-region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said that the affected areas […]
…… Says She Has Capacity. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the inauguration of the 8th Enugu State House of Assembly, women groups, under the platforms of Women Support Women and Heroine Women Foundation, have made passionate appeal to the male members – elect, to embrace the spirit of inclusion while choosing their principal officers, saying […]
— Eulogises Abiola Over June 12 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that he could feel the pains Nigerians are going through with the removal of fuel subsidy. Tinubu, in a nationwide broadcast to commemorate the June 12 Democracy Day, admitted that the decision to remove fuel subsidy would impose extra burden […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fellow Nigerians, It is exactly three decades today that Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again urged the members-elect to put national interest above all sectional and personal interests. The group spoke through a statement by its National President, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike made available to newsmen on Sunday […]
By Femi Fani-Kayode (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – O Godwin, where are your backers, protectors and soldiers today? You enjoyed the ride and thought it would last forever. Yet now its all over. The hunter has become the hunted and the tormentor has become the tormented. The troubler of Nigeria is now the troubled and the source […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City tasted Champions League glory at last on Saturday as a second-half Rodri strike gave the favourites a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in a tense final, allowing Pep Guardiola’s side to complete a remarkable treble. Rodri fired in from a Bernardo Silva cutback midway through the second half at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Various Stakeholders in Enugu state, on Saturday unanimously endorsed the governor Peter Mbah’s cancellation of the unlawful Monday Sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB in the state, saying the uncivilized act has done serious harm to the economy of the state and South East region in general. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Femi Fani-Kayode, has placed curses on the suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The African Examiner recalls that President Bola Tinubu had in a statement by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, is in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) custody, the secret police has confirmed. This is according to a statement by the Public Relations Officer (PRO), Peter Afunanya, on Saturday. “The Department of State Services (DSS) hereby […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured Nigerians of the brighter future of the country in spite of several challenges the citizens are going through. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave the assurance on Friday Abuja, at a press conference on the programme of activities to mark the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governors of Kano State Abdullahi Ganduje and Rabiu Kwankwaso took turns to visit President Bola Tinubu at Aso Rock. The duo, who is at loggerheads, visited the Nigerian leader in Abuja on Friday as they continued in what many have described as a supremacy battle. While Ganduje (contesting and winning under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has suspended the Central Bank Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, CFR, from office with immediate effect,” the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation Willie Bassey said in […]
