(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the 2023 presidential election is not his personal ambition. Tinubu disclosed this on Sunday in a town hall meeting with Muslim leaders from the North East during his campaign tour to Bauchi State. The former Lagos state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he would attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said the high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by President Macky Sall […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dele Momodu, the Director of Strategic Communications of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council, has stated that the party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will be elected President of Nigeria in the next month’s election. Momodu in a statement on Monday, rubbished polls conducted by surveying agencies which predicted victories for either Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal restored their five-point lead at the top of the 2022/2023 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday, with Eddie Nketiah scoring twice in a 3-2 defeat of Manchester United. His goals included a 90th-minute winner, in a rip-roaring clash at The Emirates. It had looked as though it would end honours even […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the renewal of the tenures of Mr Aliyu Abubakar and Mr John Asein as Directors General of the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON) and the Nigerian Copyright Commission, respectively. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Modupe Ogundoro, Director, Press and Public Relations Federal Ministry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Governorship ambition of the people’s Democratic party PDP flag bearer in Enugu, Dr. Peter Mbah has received further boost, as a highly revered first class Monarch in the State, Igwe Charles Egbo Nwoye, endorsed him. Our Correspondent reports that Igwe Nwoye, who is the Traditional ruler of Amuri Ancient kingdom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council has hailed the Federal High Court ruling vacating the interim forfeiture order against a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. Justice Inyang Ekwo, while vacating the order, said the court discovered that it was fraudulently obtained by the EFCC. Reacting to the court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US government has stated that it does not have a preferred candidate in Nigeria’s general election. Will Stevens, the United States consul general, made this known during a town hall meeting organised by the Niger-Delta Open Observatory (NOGO), in Asaba, the capital of Delta, on Saturday. Stevens also cautioned that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the video of the son of Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu arriving at an event in a convoy. The African Examiner writes that Ikpeazu’s son, Chinedu, arrived at the event with a convoy and the video of his arrival has since gone viral. Reacting to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised market traders and business operators in Kwara to embrace use of Point of Sale (POS) machines for transactions to beat the old Naira notes submission deadline rush. The CBN, Ilorin Branch Controller, Mr Najim Lamidi, gave the advice at the Day Two of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Obong Umana Okon Umana, has charged that the members of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, to establish a template for effective take off in the task to make a positive impact on the lives of the people of the Niger Delta […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate promising to legalise the sale of cannabis if elected as Nigerian president has sparked social media debates. The African Examiner writes that Sowore, in an interview session at Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday morning said that his mission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)Popular Musician Innocent Idib2Baba urges NDLEA to strengthen fight against drug abuse during elections Popular Musician Innocent Idibia, also known as 2Baba, has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to strengthen its fight against drug abuse as the country prepares for the forthcoming elections. He gave the call when he led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again insisted that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, should get the votes of all patriotic Nigerians as only the unpatriotic ones would vote for his opponents. Obasanjo, while asking Nigerians to support Obi, Obasanjo stated that Peter Obi has good character, which his fellow […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom Government has opened call for proposals for its funded Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Nigeria programme. CFA Nigeria is a climate finance country platform designed to directly respond to the urgency and scale of the climate crisis in Nigeria by mobilising finance for the country’s just transition to a resilient, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said there can be no development without peace, stressing that the two are complementary A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari spoke on Thursday at the Presidential Villa while granting audience to the Director General of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State was noticeably absent when the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar campaigned in the South-West state on Thursday. At the rally, Atiku, however, commended Makinde in absentia, for providing an enabling environment for the campaign. The former Vice President also said his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday threatened to sanction commercial banks in Ogun State dispensing the old naira notes. The apex bank introduced new naira notes – N200, N500, and N1,000 – and gave a January 31st deadline for the phasing out of the old notes. With less than two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, struck out a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Bola Tinubu over the nomination of Muslim-Muslim candidacy for the 2023 presidential election. Delivering judgment, Justice Ahmed Mohammed, struck out the suit which was instituted by an Abuja based lawyer, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wizkid on Wednesday set the internet agog with the announcement of a joint tour with fellow music superstar Davido later this year. After many years of the “who’s a bigger star” battle, Wizkid took to his Instagram story to announce that the expedition will take place after the tour for his fifth […]
