(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former President of the Senate, Ken Nnamani, on Monday, has pulled out of the race to secure the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress. The former lawmaker announced his withdrawal during a meeting with journalists in Abuja on Monday. He said, “In the present circumstances, it does not make any […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has again, cleared all doubts about his stand on the choice of a presidential candidate for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), insisting that he had “anointed no one,” The President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari made the clarification when he met with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The killing of over 50 parishioners of St Francis Catholic Church Owo, Ondo State, on Sunday has made many Nigerians question the competence of the Directorate of State Services. African Examiner had earlier reported that unknown gunmen had attacked the church while the mass was still on and detonated explosives and thereafter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Staff of the National Assembly and National Assembly Service Commission have blocked the main entrance into the National Assembly Complex. The workers under the auspices of Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) warned on Friday they will commence an indefinite strike on Monday. They accused the management of the National Assembly of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Genuine Estate after EFAB Queens in Gwarinpa, an estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt they carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday armed with bows, arrows and machetes. An unconfirmed number of residents were said to have been kidnapped from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday night met with all the aspirants for President on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, urging them to hold consultations, and come up with a formidable candidate before the party holds its primary election between June 6-8. According to a statement issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -No fewer than fifty worshippers were gunned down by unknown gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident has sparked reactions among social media users. Although, media reports had stated that over fifty persons died , some social media users are putting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday morning apologised to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, saying he did not mean to disrespect them. Shettima’s apology is coming almost 48 hours after his interview on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ on Friday. The former Borno governor, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has stated that his administration will hunt down the perpetrators of the attack on a church in the Owo LGA of the state. The African Examiner writes that St Francis Catholic Church in Owo was attacked by gunmen leaving many people including women and children dead. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their support for the candidates from Southern part of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of their meeting ahead of the party’s presidential primaries in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), following the scathing remarks of a presidential aspirant and the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had while speaking to the party’s delegates in Ogun State on Thursday claimed that […]
(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…
