(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has taken a swipe at the Enugu opposition for what the party described as endless fake news about the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) discharge certificate of the governor-elect of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah. It equally dismissed as fake and infantile […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More revelations have emerged on the reason why the crisis- ridden All Progressives Congress (APC) performed poorly in Enugu state in the just concluded 2023 general elections. The party failed to secure any seat in either of the 24 seats of Enugu state House of Assembly, just as it could not win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Babatunde Fashola, the minister of works and housing has reacted concerning the alleged dual citizenship of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The African Examiner had reported on Sunday that a photo of a Guinean passport with a photograph of Tinubu as the purported holder surfaced on social media. The passport sparked social […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank says Nigeria spent 96.3 percent of its 2022 revenue on servicing its debts. This was contained in the Macro Poverty Outlook for Nigeria: April 2023 brief released by the international financial institution. According to the report, Nigeria’s fiscal position deteriorated in 2022, leaving the cost of the petrol subsidy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, Malam Hudu Yunusa-Ari, to immediately stay away from the state office until further notice. INEC gave the directive in a letter dated April 17, 2023 and signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to publish his assets declaration form before leaving office on May 29. SERAP also urged him to encourage Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo; President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan; Speaker of House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, and high-ranking officials of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 32 defence volunteers and 10 soldiers have died in suspected jihadist attacks in insurgency-hit northern Burkina Faso, officials said on Sunday. A detachment of soldiers and the civilian volunteers “was the target of an attack by unidentified armed men on Saturday… at about 4:00 pm,” near Aorema village, the Ouahigouya […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A subdued Barcelona could not break down Getafe in a 0-0 draw on Sunday, dropping more points but still sitting 11 clears of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Third-place Atletico Madrid beat Almeria 2-1 at home with Antoine Griezmann netting a brace as he continued his sparkling form. Valencia […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, in the course of the week, embarked on official and spiritual journey to Saudi Arabia to thank Almighty Allah as he prepares to handover mantle of leadership to President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, on May 29. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari departed Nigeria on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye has won the People’s Democratic Party governorship primaries in Kogi State. He polled 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had 124 votes. Sunday Awoniyi had 77 votes while Musa Wada had 56 votes. …more soon
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Dr Nasiru Idris of All Progressives Congress (APC) as Governor-elect of Kebbi. Recall that the INEC had declared the March 18 governorship election in the state inconclusive. A rerun election was held on Saturday in 142 polling units spread across 20 of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has invited the Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barrister Hudu Yunusa, over the declaration of the election held Saturday. The commission disclosed this on Sunday via its Twitter handle. It noted that the process has clearly not been concluded before he made the announcement. “The attention of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, was on Sunday morning declared the winner of Sokoto South senatorial district election. Tambuwal, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, defeated the current serving senator, Danbaba Dambuwa, with a total margin of 4,976. Announcing the results at about 11:55 am on Sunday at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wide-spread violence has compelled INEC to cancel Saturday’s Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency rerun election in Akwa Ibom. Resident Electoral Commissioner in Akwa Ibom, Dr Cyril Omorogbe, told newsmen in Uyo that the rerun election in the area was abysmal. He said the election was cancelled in all the 17 polling units because of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 22.04% in March 2023 compared to February 2023 headline inflation rate which was 21.91%. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS)’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) report released on Saturday, the March 2023 inflation rate showed an increase of 0.13% points when compared to February 2023 headline […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea’s miserable form in the Premier League continued on Saturday when they crashed to Brighton at Stamford Bridge. The Blues were coming on the back of a 2-0 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League midweek. But Frank Lampard’s men, who took the lead, surrendered to Brighton 1-2. It was Brighton’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting has ended in 206 polling units across 15 local government areas of Kano state where supplementary elections took place on Saturday. While party agents, election observers, and related bodies are following up the process at different collation centres in the state for transparency, security presence has been heightened in a bid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of State for Petroleum Timipre Sylva has won the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship ticket for Bayelsa State. He was declared the winner of the APC election held on Friday and Saturday across 105 wards via the direct primary option in the oil-rich state. While declaring the results at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians have reacted to a video that showed beautiful moments between popular Nigerian fuji singers, Wasiu Alabi Ajibola, aka Pasuma and Akorede Babatunde Okunola, a.k.a Saheed Osupa. The African Examiner recalls that a video call uploaded on Saheed Osupa’s Instagram page showed him consoling Pasuma on the death of his mother, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Svenja Schulze has reaffirmed that Germany will continue to work together with local leaders and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Mali after withdrawing its troops next year. The minister said as Germany prepares to withdraw the Bundeswehr from Mali by next year, the ongoing development aids in the […]
