(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that the forthcoming general election is a “make-or-break moment” for Nigeria. Obi, in a post on his official media accounts on Wednesday, stated that Nigeria needs a leader who has the means of moving the country forward. “We are currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday urged candidates contesting elections at all levels to respect the choice of voters and accept the result of the elections as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The President, who witnessed the signing of the Second Peace Accord for the 2023 Presidential elections at the International […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned a case instituted by the state governments against the Federal Government challenging the implementation of the naira redesign. The apex court adjourned the case to March 3 for judgement. At the last hearing on February 15, seven states joined the three initial states as co-plaintiffs, while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the movement of sensitive materials from the branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the local government area offices across the country ahead of the presidential and national assembly election on Saturday. In Lagos State, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid came from behind to beat Liverpool 5-2 in the first leg of their Round of 16 tie, leaving the Reds winless in the last seven H2Hs between these European giants. Just four minutes into proceedings, Darwin Núñez applied an audacious flick to Mohamed Salah’s ball to sensationally open the scoring […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Falana, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has stated that it is not certain that Nigeria is prepared for the upcoming general election. Falana said this when he appeared on Arise TV programme on Tuesday. The African Examiner writes that Nigerians have been struggling with the scarcity of naira notes which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady, Aisha Buhari has refuted the post on her Instagram and Facebook page claiming that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, directed Deposit Money Banks to collect the old N500 and 1000 notes. Aisha blamed the post on hackers who hacked her account adding that the post has been deleted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The viral video of the General Overseer of House On The Rock, Pastor Paul Adefarasin sharing a cryptic message on the outcome of the forthcoming election has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that Pastor Paul, while addressing his members in a Sunday sermon stated that the results of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal, state and local governments have shared N750.174 billion as Federation Allocation for January 2023. According to the figure released by the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC), at its meeting, the sum included the Gross Statutory Revenue, Value Added Tax (VAT), Electronic Money Transfer Levies (EMTL), Augmentation from Non- Mineral Revenue, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and northern Syria on Monday evening, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after a massive February 6 tremor that left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries. The AFAD disaster response agency reported the deaths as well as nearly 300 hospitalisations, while in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Chief Whip, Orji Kalu, has said some aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors that make up the G5 or Integrity Group will support the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in Saturday’s election. Specifically, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and his counterpart of Enugu State, Okezie Ikpeazu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, says he is ready to sacrifice his senatorial ambition in the National Assembly elections this Saturday, if it will ensure the victory of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Ortom, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is contesting the election in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Timipre Sylva, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms to contest the forthcoming Bayelsa governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forms were purchased for the minister by a group of his friends at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Command in Kwara have paraded a 36 year-old medical doctor, Abass Adeyemi, over an alleged killing of four persons in the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Paul Odama, disclosed this while addressing newsmen on Monday at the headquarters of the command in Ilorin. He said one of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some opposition candidates in Democratic Republic of Congo have raised the alarm over delays and alleged irregularities in a voter registration drive that they say is being conducted to their disadvantage ahead of a general election in December. Over 50 million Congolese voters are meant to be registered by March 17, but […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ade Omole, Director, Directorate of Diaspora, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC} says more than 1.6 million Nigerians with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are in the diaspora. He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat. Omole, who is also the leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC presidential campaign council has blasted the presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his “inconsistent” positions on the new monetary policies of Nigeria’s central bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Director, Media & Publicity of the APC presidential council, Mr Bayo Onanuga described Alhaji Abubakar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The insecurity ravaging Anambra State on Monday worsened, as four policemen attached to the state Command paid the Supreme price during a gun battle with suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and Eastern Nigeria Network IPOB/ ESN. Police public Relations Officer PRO in the state, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), demanding details of the amount of new naira notes disbursed to commercial banks. In the letter dated February 16, 2023, Falana also demanded that the apex bank provide the list of customers who might have withdrawn more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The body of the former Premier League player Christian Atsu, who was killed in the devastating earthquake in Turkey, arrived in Ghana, on Sunday. Atsu’s death was announced on Saturday by his agent Nana Sechere, who said the footballer’s body was found 12 days after the disaster hit Turkey and Syria, claiming […]
