Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Enugu, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, February 10th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The hammer of the opposition people’s Democratic party PDP has fallen on ex- governor of Enugu state, and incumbent Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial district in the Nation Assembly, NASS, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party on Friday expelled him and six others over alleged anti […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ireland and Austria have donated €3 million to Africa Climate Change Fund (ACCF) to support the work of the Fund. The two countries joined the Fund in late 2022, bringing its current donors to seven. The other donors are the Government of Italy; the Government of Flanders (Belgium); the Government of Quebec […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the February 25 and March 11 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive is based on the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it is investigating the events surrounding its Twitter account liking a post relating to a presidential candidate. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, INEC’s official Twitter account liked a post in which Seun Kuti, son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, condemned Peter Obi, the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has tasked the supreme court to reject a suit filed by three states contending the February 10 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to end the use of old naira notes. In a preliminary objection filed on Wednesday through his lawyers, Mahmud Magaji and Tijanni Gazali, […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) says Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering in absentia, has finally been remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos. EFCC Spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the Court of […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News From The State
Thursday, February 9th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, APC presidential candidate, says the Supreme Court ruling on the implication of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) re-designed naira notes and cashless policy has saved Nigeria from political and economic shutdown. Tinubu in a statement issued by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, assured Nigerians that the elections will be held as scheduled. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sixteen days to the conduct of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has affirmed that the two major encumbrances faced by the commission have been resolved. For this reason, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the February 25 and March 11 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday revealed the action to be taken if hoodlums snatch the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) on election day. According to the electoral body, the BVAS, the technology that will be used for the accreditation […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily stopped the withdrawal of old Naira Notes from Feb. 10 A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, stopped the move in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara. The three states had specifically applied for an […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay officially submitted a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup yesterday. While doing so, the four South American countries called for the tournament to return “where football was born”, 100 years after the first World Cup was held in Montevideo. During a ceremony in Buenos […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Wednesday, February 8th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has apologized to Nigerians for the over three months of pains caused by the nationwide fuel scarcity. “I apologize for the situation. On behalf of all of us, the stakeholders in the oil and gas industry. Definitely, not surely exclusive. Having said this, it is […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Exclusive/Investigative Stories, Featured, Latest Headlines
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The letter written by the Lagos State Parks Management Committee led by Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, to the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow its members to distribute sensitive electoral materials and transport election officials on Election Day has continued to generate debate on social media. The African Examiner […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Delta, Mr Sheriff Oborevwori, has pledged to run a detribalised government, elected as governor of the state. Oborevwori, also the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, made the pledge during an interactive session with members of Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ), Delta council, in […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike says the state government has re-issued the approval for the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in the state to host its presidential campaign rally. The Rivers State Government had on January 31 withdrawn the initial approval of […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, on Tuesday, attended a meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. Yakubu was accompanied by 11 INEC National Commissioners. In his address, the INEC Chairman noted that the meeting was because of the apex […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Tuesday, February 7th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Babatunde Fashola has denied promising that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will fix power supply issues in six months. Several reports claimed that the Minister of Works and Housing promised in the lead-up to the 2015 election that if voted in, the APC would solve Nigeria’s power challenge. The reports went further […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, February 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Edo State’s governor, Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of deceiving President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the redesign of the naira notes. Oshiomhole made this known during an interview on Channels Television’s election programme saying that Emefiele claimed that the CBN told President Buahri that redesigning the naira […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Monday, February 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Coalition of Transporters has threatened to protest at the headquarters of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) concerning the lingering fuel scarcity. They made this known in a communique issued on Monday that was signed by Jamilu Mai Alheri, Chairman of Trailer Drivers Association (TADAN), and five others. They include […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Monday, February 6th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that controversial blogger, Linda Ikeji, produced a movie concerning the Aluu four incident that happened in Port-Harcourt on October 5, 2012. The African Examiner writes that Linda Ikeji’s movie, titled “ Dark October” reminisced about the incident that happened at the University of […]
