Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, March 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has announced the suspension of further Collation of results of the Governorship results in Enugu and Abia states. National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. “The Commission met today, Monday 20th […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Enugu, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, March 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State, has petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), urging the election management body to declare its governorship candidate in Enugu, Dr. Peter Mbah, the winner of the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state, saying it is the only option by the provisions of […]
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Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, March 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu better known as Burna Boy will perform in the final of the 2023 UEFA Champions League in Istanbul, Turkey. UEFA revealed this in a statement on its platform on Thursday, saying the Grammy’s award-winner singer will co-headline the competition’s final kick-off show by Pepsi, at the Atatürk […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, World News
Monday, March 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine Chinese mine workers were killed in an attack in the Central African Republic, sparking a rare call on Monday from China’s President Xi Jinping for the perpetrators to be “severely” punished. The attack by “armed men” happened at about 5:00 am near Bambari, said the central town’s mayor Abel Matchipata. Matchipata […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, March 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday said his re-election for a second term has reaffirmed that Lagos has chosen competence and experience, on the march to true greatness. Sanwo-Olu said this at the Lagos House Marina, while giving the victory speech for his re-election, following the official announcement by the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, March 20th, 2023
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), Malam Abba Yisuf, as winner of the March 18 governorship election in Kano State. Announcing the result on Monday in Kano, the state Returning Officer, Prof. Doko Ibrahim, the Vice-Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, said Yusuf polled […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the collation of results of the Enugu State Governorship Election and adjourned until Monday for declaration of the winner. The INEC Returning Officer for the Election, Prof Ofo Iwe made the announcement on Sunday night after concluding the collation of results from the 17 […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos state. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof Adenike Temidayo Oladiji said Sanwo-Olu scored 762,134 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Viviour who garnered […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-Governor of Enugu state, and incumbent Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial District Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has lost his bid to return to the Senate. He was defeated by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Sir Kelvin Chukwu in Saturday’s rescheduled election for the Senatorial district. Chukwu, scored a total of 69,136 […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 governorship election in Gombe, Alhaji Inuwa Yahaya has been re-elected. Declaring him the winner on Sunday, the State collation Officer of the election and the vice chancellor of federal university Gashua, Professor Maimuna Waziri said Inuwa scored a total of 342, […]
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Nweke, in Ezza North Local Government Area during Saturday’s election. The Police Public Relation Officer, SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, revealed this to the pressmen in Abakaliki on Sunday. Onovwakpoyeya said the deceased was beaten to […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the election for the Takai Constituency seat in the Kano State House of Assembly as inconclusive. The Returning Officer, Prof. Usman Ibrahim of Bayero University, Kano, announced this at INEC’s office in Takai on Sunday. “Even though the candidate of All Progressives Congress, Musa Ali, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News From The State, Sports News
Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka’s brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Arsenal surged eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka’s brace inspired a 4-1 rout of Crystal Palace on Sunday. Granit Xhaka […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the March 18 Governorship election in Oyo State. The State Returning Officer, Prof. Adebayo Bamire, also the Vice-Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, made the declaration on Sunday afternoon at the INEC […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the Labour Party (LP) have both won 4 local government areas each, in the eight LGA results so far announced by the Independent National Electoral INEC in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections held in Enugu state. PDP’s Gubernatorial Candidate Dr. Peter Mbah, won […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incumbent governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, has taken an early lead in the governorship election in the state. The results of 18 of the state’s 33 local governments have been formally announced by the electoral commission, INEC, at the collation centre in Ibadan, the state capital. Mr Makinde’s PDP has […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, has been elected for a sixth term to represent Agege 1 constituency in the state assembly. Dr Lukman Adeniji, the INEC Returning Officer for Agege constituency election, made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre in Orile Agege. According to him, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Sunday, March 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 200 million Nigerians are in anxious wait for winners of the March 18, 2023 governorship and state assembly elections as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) begins the upload of results electronically on its Result Viewing Portal (IReV). Checks by our correspondent on the IReV portal as 9am showed that between […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Saturday, March 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The currency in circulation in the country dipped by a 235.03 per cent to N982.09bn at the end of February from N3.29tn at the end of October 2022, on the back of the naira redesign policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria. Figures obtained from the CBN revealed that N2.3tn was mopped […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News
Saturday, March 18th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leon Edwards delivered a tactical masterclass over a thrilling five rounds to defend his welterweight title at UFC 286 in London. Rocky claimed a majority decision and the overwhelming tension when the scorecards were read out soon morphed into relief and jubilation inside the packed O2 Arena. Usman knew full well he […]
