(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections would go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of his administration in addition to neutrality in the conduct of the elections. In his goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-fitr celebration to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 20.2 million people in Germany have immigration background, according to a new report released on Thursday by the German Federal Statistics Office. This amounts to 24.3 percent of the total population of the European nation. Nearly one in four people living in Germany, according to the report, have an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF), which is founded by rapper turned business mogul Jay-Z and his philanthropist mother, Gloria Carter, has urged eligible students to apply for the annual scholarship. This is coming as the deadline for this year’s scholarship is fast approaching. The SCSF helps students advance their education by giving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, has invited Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect for a state-visit to Ukraine after his official inauguration on May 29. Mr Tunde Rahman, the media officer of the President-elect said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Rahman said that the invitation was part of a congratulatory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has slammed the presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state. It could be recalled that Benue has been in the news because of the violence on residents by suspected bandits. On Wednesday, the presidency stated that Ortom should be blamed for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural bist, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has selected Elder Statesman and punisher of Champion newspapers, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as the new president General of the Organization. The development followed the demise of the former president General, professor George Obiozor who hailed from Imo state and died last year,. 2022 Until his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Abuja after his eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the Presidential aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has enjoined the Police to investigate the controversial situation surrounding the Adamawa Governorship rerun. Tinubu in a statement he personally issued on Wednesday, tasked aggrieved candidates to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances. Tinubu said: “The supplementary elections have now brought the 2023 general elections to a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting. In a statement on Tuesday, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, said the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement on behalf of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Sudan’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities Monday as his envoy to Khartoum said at least 185 people had been killed by the fighting. The UN chief said any further escalation of the conflict between the army and paramilitary forces, led by rival generals, “could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has taken due notice of judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, restoring Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria will find out their 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup opponents on Friday, April 21 when the draw will be made at the Home of FIFA in Zurich. The Flying Eagles qualified for the World Cup after finishing in third place at the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Egypt last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia launched a drone attack on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa early Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of casualties, authorities said. “At night, the enemy carried out an attack by UAVs of the Shahed-136 type on the Odesa region,” Yuriy Kruk, head of the Odesa district military administration, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 3,298 inmates across the custodial centres in Nigeria are on death row, the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has revealed. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Abubakar Umar, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, however said that the term ‘condemned criminal’ had been […]
Adamawa’s Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has expressed appreciation of voters for their overwhelming support at Saturday’s supplementary governorship election which ended in his re-election. The governor, who is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also commended INEC for conducting free, fair and credible elections. Fintiri scored 430,788 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Sen. […]
By Ken Ugbechie (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The next governor of Delta State is Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori. His date with history is May 29, 2023. Currently the Speaker of the State Assembly, Oborevwori could be likened to a lamb who transformed into a lion. Humble and humane, he carries a swag of meekness not common […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The security is tight at the state collation centre in Yola, the Adamawa State capital as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reconvened and resumed collation of results for Saturday’s supplementary governorship election. NEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Adamu Gujungu, who has been mandated to take the place of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK unemployment edged higher in the three months to the end of February, official data showed Tuesday, as the economy continues to be impacted by high inflation. The rate increased to 3.8 percent from 3.7 percent in the three months to the end of January, the Office for National Statistics said in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and State Executive Members of the PDP in Rivers State over alleged anti-party activities. In his judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the fears of Wike and other members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday had a closed-door meeting at the commission’s national headquarters in Abuja over Adamawa supplementary governorship election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye said the Commission will release a statement on the meeting shortly. The […]
