(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was pandemonium on Monday when hoodlums invaded the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign mega rally in Kaduna and launched an attack on the crowd. The hoodlums came into the Ranchers Bees Stadium venue with sticks and machetes and started attacking the crowd, leaving many injured. The hoodlums invaded the venue three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) says it has been vindicated by Peter Obi, Nasir El-Rufai, and Sanusi Lamido concerning the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited. African Examiner recalls that in recent days, the former Anambra Governor, Kaduna governor and ex-Emir of Kano, enjoined the federal government to privatize the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has come under fire following his advice to Northerners that they should vote for him in the 2023 election because he hails from the northern region. Atiku, who stated this during an interactive session with the Arewa Joint Committee in Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by the 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, at the just concluded Kaduna Investment Summit has continued to spark social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the former Lagos State governor heaped praises on Governor Nasir El-Rufai’s “creativity and resiliency in turning a rotten […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has informed the people of Ekiti to reject the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party (LP) ), Peter Obi. Tinubu disclosed this while speaking at the swearing-in ceremony of Abiodun Oyebanji as the governor of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has taken his oath of office as the fifth Ekiti State Governor. He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye at exactly 12:53 pm amid cheers from the huge crowd present. He pledged to preserve, protect and defend the office as governor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor, Alhaji Lamido Sanusi, is full of pity for Nigeria’s next president on account of the scale of the economic challenges awaiting him or her, particularly the knotty issue of petroleum subsidy and debt servicing. Alhaji Sanusi decried the management of the oil and gas sector, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Director of Defence Information, Major General John Enenche (retd.), who described the #LekkiShooting incident as “photoshopped” and “cropped” has given the reasons behind his claim in 2020. The ex-General who made the list of the 1,234 members of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a result of the devastating floods, pythons and other kinds of dangerous reptiles have found their way into communities in parts of Delta State. Residents now scamper for safety for fear of being killed. The ravaging flood which has cut off parts of the East-West Road has continued to wreak havoc […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Council has clarified the Federal Government’s position on the status of the case against leader of proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. It said Kanu still has a case to answer. An Appeal Court, in Abuja on Thursday, thrashed the case of terrorism leveled against Kanu, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike. However, the union in a press statement made available to The PUNCH noted that the issues in its disputes with the Federal Government were not well addressed. The press release, which was signed by the National President of the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja. Speaking with our correspondent, a highly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting of the National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will hold overnight in Abuja, The PUNCH has reliably learnt. The meeting which is a meeting of the leadership of the union was convened to allow the leadership of the union take the final decision on the protracted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as unlawful the abduction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. A three-member panel of the appellate court also quashed the terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal was of the view […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Big Brother housemate Rico Swavey is dead. His friend and co-housemate Alex Asomugha aka Alex Unusual announced the unfortunate incident. Alex tweeted the development on Thursday morning. She tweeted: “This was not what we agreed Rico. Rest in peace #Ricoswarvey.” Born Patrick Fakoya, Rico Swavey, he was involved in an accident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One-time Senate President David Mark, former governors James Ibori (Delta) and Peter Odili (Rivers) are the later emissaries drafted by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to plead with aggrieved Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, it was learnt yesterday. The opposition party yesterday pulled the brake on its scheduled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nollywood filmmaker and producer, Olajide Kareem, alias Seun Egbegbe, has been convicted for fraud by a Federal High Court in Lagos, after spending six years and eight months in prison custody. Egbegbe was remanded on February 10, 2017, after allegedly obtaining money by false pretence from no fewer than 40 Bureaux […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has appointed 28,000 Special Assistants for political units . This was announced on Wednesday in a statement by the media aide to the Governor, Kelvin Ebiri who stated that the appointment takes immediate effect. This development is coming less than 24 hours after Governor Wike appointed 14,000 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hamza Al-Mustapha, the presidential candidate of Action Alliance (AA) and former Chief Security Officer (CSO) to the late military head of state, Sani Abacha, has denied ever stealing from Nigeria’s coffers while in office. Mr Mustapha, a retired major, said this in an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday. He said his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) has watched the chilling footage of Chidinma Ojukwu confessing to stabbing to death the Chief Executive Officer of Super Tv, Usifo Michael Ataga, all by herself. It also viewed the grim footage of Ataga’s lifeless body recorded shortly after he was found […]
