(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Executive officer of Max Air, Bashir Mangal, is dead. A statement made available today by the media consultant to the airline said Mangal died in the early hours of Friday, December 23, 2022. The statement read in part, “Inna lillahi wa inna Ilaihi rajiun, this is to announce the death […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A commercial bus driver was killed yesterday when twin 20ft containers fell on vehicles plying the ever-busy Cele bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, in Lagos State. Officers of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have been deployed to the scene. “On arrival […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council said its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima gave alms as an act of compassion. The campaign council stated this on Wednesday, noting that it would be unfair for anybody to label the alms given by its flag bearers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a request by the State Security Services (SSS) to order the arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The secret police had filed an ex parte application for an order for the arrest of the CBN governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is to activate the stoppage of cash withdrawal from all public accounts with immediate effect. In place of cash withdrawals, public officers are to open domiciliary accounts in foreign and local currencies ahead of the commencement of the new policy, which follows on the heels of the new Naira […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of the Special Assistant to the President on New Media, Lauretta Onochie, as Chairman of the Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The Senate also okayed the nomination of Dr. Samuel Ogbuku for appointment as Managing Director of NDDC. It is “for a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Doyin Okupe, a former Senior Special Assistant to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, was on Monday found guilty of receiving over N200m cash from a former National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (retd). He was therefore sentenced to two years imprisonment by Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of a Federal High Court in Abuja with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is bringing up allegations against Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, because of his popularity. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), said this in a statement he released on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The court sentenced him to two years imprisonment on count 34 with an option of a fine of N500,000. Former presidential spokesperson, Doyin Okupe, has been found guilty of receiving over N200 million cash from former National Security Adviser (NSA) Col. Sambo Dasuki and has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. While […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, has disassociated his administration from the state debt profile crisis. Aregbesola reacted to the statement credited to Bola Oyebamiji, the former Commissioner for Finance under the administration of the immediate past governor Gboyega Oyetola. According to the statement issued by Sola Fasure, his media spokesperson, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina has won the World Cup in an overtime shootout, beating France 4-2 in penalty shootout goals after tying them 3-3 during regular play and securing soccer’s highest trophy for the country’s third time. The intense France-Argentina match was watched by tens of thousands of spectators inside the stadiums in Qatar, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular radio host, Oladotun Ojuolape Kayode better known as Do2dtun, has called out his wife’s brother, D’banj, for assisting to spread false news about him in the wake of their divorce saga. African Examiner recalls that Omotayo, the wife of the on-air personality, has filed for separation from the radio host over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ismail Omipidan, Media Aide to former Osun Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on Thursday insisted that the administration of his principal never took any bank loan for the four years he served as governor. Omipidan, in a statement in response to Gov. Ademola Adeleke’s speech that Oyetola’s administration left behind a debt profile […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anchor University, Lagos, Nigeria and the Africa Heritage Foundation, Atlanta, USA have agreed to build a multipurpose Africa Heritage Center in Lagos. This agreement was contained in a memorandum of understanding signed by the Vice Chancellor of the Anchor University, Prof. Samuel Oyebandele and the President of the Africa Heritage Foundation, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has disclosed that his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, took N18 billion loan after he lost the July 16th, 2022 Osun governorship election. This is as he also revealed that the state is indebted to the tune of N407.32 billion as of November 30th, 2022. Adeleke disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Simon Ekpa, the self-acclaimed disciple of the Indigenous People of Biafra leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has officially ended the five-day sit-at-home order in the South-East region of Nigeria. Ekpa in a video posted on YouTube on Wednesday night, announced the end of the five-day sit-at-home order, terming it “historic and successful” for Biafraland. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi State Government has directed all security agencies in the state, including Ebubeagu Security Network, to kill any miscreant found with a gun or dangerous weapon in the state. The Commissioner for Information in Ebonyi State, Uchenna Orji, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. African Examiner learnt that the decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill that seeks to limit the president’s powers to remove the chairperson of the anti-graft agency, EFCC, scaled second reading at the Senate on Tuesday. The bill seeks to amend the EFCC Act to subject the termination of the appointment of the chairperson of the commission to the confirmation of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Tuesday berated former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar over a statement credited to him expressing surprise at the existence of Boko Haram insurgents. Atiku, the presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was quoted as saying that he could not understand the Boko Haram phenomenon, and wondered why […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed has faulted ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar for blaming Boko Haram insurgency on the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. He said Atiku should join issues with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), not Buhari. He said those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. […]
