(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has continued to spark social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that ever since the campaign for the 2023 elections became official, Bola Tinubu has not been seen. Also, he was visibly absent in the first peace accord signing on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says the signing of the Peace Accord with former President Goodluck Jonathan and other presidential candidates in the build up to the 2015 elections contributed largely to the peaceful outcome of the polls. The president stated this when he received the National Peace Committee (NPC), led by former Head […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned a “mysterious” N93.6 million paid into their accounts by the leadership of the party. The three party officers are the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih and National Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke on Thursday has defeated his contender gallantly Dotun Babayemi, who challenged his emergence as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the governorship election which was held on July 16. Babayemi had prayed the Apex Court to set aside the decisions of the lower […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, was absent on Thursday as the presidential candidates of other political parties were physically present for the signing of the now-customary peace pact. However, Tinubu’s running mate, Kashim Shettima, was present at the signing alongside, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer Chop Boii has been killed with his producer and others in a residence in Gwarimpa Abuja. Chop Boii, aka Sempe, was reportedly in the house with his producer, a friend and his producer’s girlfriend when they were attacked and killed. After the killing, it was gathered their fingers were chopped off […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Monday, Oct. 3, as public holiday to mark the nation’s 62nd Independence anniversary. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore. The minister congratulated Nigerians on the celebration and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors Samuel Ortom of Benue State; Seyi Makinde of Oyo State; Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State; Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, all believed to be loyal to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike, including Wike, on Wednesday, boycotted the inauguration of the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council and book launch in honour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has tasked Nigerians not to allow politicians to use religion or tribal sentiments to deceive them in the 2023 polls. The former Anambra governor made this known when he visited the palace of the Ooni of Ife on Tuesday as he tasked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dumebi Kachikwu, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has stated that Peter Obi, the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), is part of the “old political order” in Nigeria and the ADC won’t have any alliance with him. Kachikwu made this known on Tuesday in an interview with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC), on Tuesday, arraigned a director with Niger-Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Dr Solomon Okpa Ita for alleged diversion of N45 million. The ICPC also arraigned Gabriel Nathaniel, a staff in the Accounts Department of the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) over allegations bordering […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) ,Alhaji Atiku Abubakar,on Tuesday said he would actualise Igbo presidency if elected in 2023. Abubakar made the pledge during the PDP South-East Zonal Stakeholders’ Meeting in Enugu on Tuesday. He said his love for Ndigbo was so great that in the 2011, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has ordered the closure of a new generation church, The New Jerusalem Deliverance Ministry, Okene for allegedly defrauding members by selling “bulletproof water” and running an unapproved medical facility. The Pastor of the church, Peter Adeiza, is said to have been operating the facility since 2008 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The interview of political economist and Labour Party chieftain, Pat Utomi dared the All Progressive Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu to go for medical checkup and make the result public, has sparked reactions from some Nigerians. African Examiner writes that Utomi was a guest on Channels Television’s “politics Today” and he stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Monday, accused the opposition of spinning false reports in a futile attempt to unseat him as Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council. Keyamo’s rebuttal is coming on the heels of an online publication that has been trending on social media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, Monday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities. African Examiner reported earlier that a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday morning returned to Abuja, after a successful participation in the 77th session of the high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly in New York, United States. African Examiner reports that the presidential jet conveying the president and other members of the entourage landed at the Presidential wing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed. The letter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and Governor-elect Ademola Adeleke are at war over election petition, as the tribunal is set to begin sitting today. Oyetola filed against Adeleke and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking the cancellation of 749 polling units because of alleged over voting. He wanted the tribunal to declare […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Enugu state governor, Chimaroke Nnamani, has stated that Nigerian youths are lazy and entitled. Nnamani, who is now a senator representing Enugu East senatorial zone stated this on his Twitter account on Sunday as he engaged in a war of words with some Twitter trolls concerning the presidential ambition of Labour […]
