(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of DAAR Communications, Chief Raymond Dokpesi is dead His death was confirmed by a family member on Monday in Abuja. Dokpesi who was also a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) died at the age of 71. He was the owner of the AIT and Raypower FM.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea hired Mauricio Pochettino as their new manager on Monday as the Argentine accepted the daunting task of reviving the troubled Premier League club. Pochettino agreed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year and will return to the Premier League four years after being sacked by Chelsea’s London rivals […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Lagos Governor Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu has been sworn in as the !6th President of Nigeria. The event took place at the Eagles square, Abuja. Also, sworn in is the Vice President Ibrahim Shettima. Meanwhile, President Bola Tinubu has announced the removal of fuel subsidies by his administration. Tinubu, who said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will today (Monday) take the oath of office as Nigeria’s 16th President. Tinubu, who was declared the winner of the February 25 presidential election, will be sworn in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, at Eagle Square, Abuja. Our correspondent reports that all roads leading […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Enugu Field Office in collaboration with Enugu state Ministry of Gender Affair weekend organized a one day symposium for Children to mark 2023 children’s day. Addressing the Children, Chief of UNICEF Enugu Field Office, Juliet Chiluwe explained that the symposium was put together to help hold […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of Niger Delta activist, Asari Dokubo and the leader of the Arewa Youth Council, Shettima Yerima, concerning those trying to disrupt the swearing-in ceremony of President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner recalls that Dokubo, on Saturday in Abuja while speaking with journalists cautioned those […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – My fellow Nigerian brothers, sisters and friends of Nigeria. I address you today, in my last assignment as a democratically elected President of our great and well-endowed nation, with a deep sense of gratitude to God, a great deal of appreciation to the Nigerian people and a modest sense of fulfilment. Today […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland has won the 2022/2023 Premier League Player of the Season following a record-breaking debut term in England’s elite championship. The Manchester City forward bagged an incredible 36 league goals in just 35 games– shattering a 29-year record for the most strikes in a Premier League campaign. There could only be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has decried the fuel subsidy regime by the Federal Government, saying it only benefits the rich. Speaking during the presidential inauguration lecture in Abuja on Saturday, Adesina said the continued payment to subsidise petroleum products is killing the Nigerian economy. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal, Kano Division has granted an order for a stay and suspension of the judgement of a Federal High Court in Kano State sacking the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr. Alex Otti. The court also granted the governor-elect leave to appeal as an interested party against the judgement of Justice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat gear up for their inauguration on Monday, the state government says both have submitted their Asset Declaration Forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The Media Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosilen, made the disclosure in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the presidential inauguration just two days away, the Senate is convening an emergency session. It is unclear at the moment what the upper chamber intends to handle during this session. Lawmakers are gradually trickling into the chambers but the Senate President is yet to arrive. This is the second time in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has described the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, whose eight-year tenure ends in few days’ time as the worst in the history of the country. The Governor disclosed this while speaking at the commissioning of the Headquarters of the Benue State Community Volunteer Guards, BSCVGs, on Friday, May […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has stated that he will remain steadfast in his quest for the release of Nnamdi Kanu from the Department of State Service (DSS) detention, even if the outgoing President, Muhammadu Buhari, does not heed to his pleas. The African Examiner recalls that Kanu, the leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former minister of petroleum resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, told the federal high court in the Abuja division that she had been away from the country since May 2015 because of cancer treatment. This was contained in a writ of summons against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the attorney-general of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja underscored the importance of correction in a virile justice system. Speaking at the virtual commissioning of a 3,000-Capacity Ultra-Modern Custodial Centre, Janguza , Kano State, the President noted that “the importance of a viable Correctional Service was critical, not only for executing court sentences thereby […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- President Muhammadu Buhari has said his strict adherence to the constitutional requirement of assets declaration before and after taking office is aimed at strengthening best practices, raising moral standards in Public Service, helping to build integrity and combating corruption. To this extent, he has directed that all out-going officials, elected and appointed from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said he had been counting the days to hand over government to the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Buhari spoke at the launching of a book, which chronicles significant achievements of his administration from 2015-2023. He said, “I assure you, I have been counting the days, I am […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Governor-elect, Dr. Peter Mbah, on Friday, declared his assets to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), saying it is obligatory of every public officer to do so as required by law. Mbah, who personally visited the South East Zonal Office of the CCB in Enugu, where he submitted his […]
