(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 […]
(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 […]
