(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abdul Abiola, the son of late Chief MKO Abiola has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to look for a youthful Presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The younger Abiola said this via a tweet with the handle @AbdulMKOAbiola on Saturday. According to him, “I urge the APC to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday in Accra, Ghana, attend an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The Summit will hold at the Presidential Palace, Accra, also known as the Jubilee House. Mr Femi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, is expected to meet ruling All Progressives Congress presidential aspirants latest Sunday. The president was said to be planning a trip to Ghana today (Saturday), without resolving the consensus crisis rocking the party. A top government official told one of our correspondents on condition of anonymity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, former president of the senate, has stated that it was for the sake of “national interest” he opposed a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 polls. Saraki disclosed this on Friday while reacting to comments made by Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor and presidential hopeful, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Borno State, Senator Kassim Shettima, has stated that irrespective of the good personality of the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, he is not fit to win the 2023 presidential elections. Shettima, who is representing Borno Central Senatorial District, disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television program on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant and national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has stated that he has great respect for President Muhammadu Buhari and he will never denigrate him. Tinubu disclosed this on Friday in a statement he personally signed a day after he openly announced in Abeokuta, Ogun State that without […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement accredited to former governor State, Bola Tinubu that he is entitled to be the next president of the country has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that Tinubu, while addressing party delegates at the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta, Ogun State stated that without him, President Buhari couldn’t have become […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress on Friday cleared 13 presidential aspirants of the party. This was revealed by Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, when he submitted his report to the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, at an ongoing meeting of the Nationa Working Committee. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress Screening Committee has disqualified 10 presidential aspirants of the party. African Examiner had reported that 23 aspirants were screened in two days by the committee. The Chairman of the screening committee, John Odigie-Oyegun, made this known on Saturday. Odigie-Oyegun spoke while submitting his committee’s report to the APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks and Payment Service Providers to accept indemnity from customers for highly secured online funds transfers. It stated this in a circular signed by the Director, Payments System Management Department, Musa Jimoh, with the reference number: PSM/DIR/PUB/CIR/01/006, titled ‘Circular on the review of operations of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal court in Abuja, on Thursday, granted a request by Abba Kyari, the detained deputy commissioner of police, to file more evidence to challenge a suit by the Nigerian government seeking to extradite him to United States of America to face fraud charges. Nigeria’s Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has been released by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission after he was arrested for his alleged involvement in a N174 billion fraud. Idris was released on bail from the custody of the anti-graft agency on Wednesday night in Abuja and has since been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A native doctor allegedly working for gunmen in Anambra State has been arrested. His arrest followed the kidnap and beheading of the lawmaker representing Aguata II Constituency, Okechukwu Okoye. It was learnt yesterday that the 70-year-old man was arrested in Unubi, in the Nnewi South council of the state. Some of his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian female basketball team, D’Tigress have been kicked out of the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup after the Federal Government withdrew all teams from international competitions. D’Tigress had qualified for the World Cup billed for Sydney, Australia, starting in September 2022, after defeating France and Mali in the final qualifying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drivers, security officials and supporters of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday exchanged blows at the party secretariat over a cash gift from Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi. Umahi had breezed into the Secretariat to see the APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, two days after he was screened by the John Odigie-led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former lawmaker, Senator Dino Melaye has claimed that President Muhammadu Buhari is planning on his successor. The activist turned lawmaker disclosed this on Wednesday in a video on his social media handles adding that Nigeria is a democratic country and could not accept the imposition of a candidate. Melaye made this known […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fresh ban imposed on operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly called Okada, in six Local Governments and nine local council development areas of Lagos State by the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, takes effect from Wednesday (today). African Examiner reported that Sanwo-Olu, had on May 18, 2022, announced the ban at a meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has charged Governors of the All Progressives Congress to ensure that the forthcoming convention to pick a presidential candidate reflects all the values and virtues of the party. A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari gave the charge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, admitted a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, to bail. Mr Okorocha and his co-defendant, Anyim Nyerere, on Monday, pleaded not guilty to allegations of stealing N2.9 billion public funds while the former was in office. Subsequently, the defendants filed their separate bail […]
