(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to the Niger State Government, Ibrahim Matane, has confirmed the killing of six children by a NAF fighter jet in the state. Matane said the incident which occurred last week is being investigated, adding that the children were killed during a raid on the terrorists. The incident occurred in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has given reasons for the prices placed on its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms. African Examiner had reported that APC would commence the sales of the forms to aspirants in the forthcoming 2023 general election on Saturday. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, who announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided a party venue in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory, and arrested some individuals. The spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development Thursday morning. According to Babafemi, the party which was organised by three ladies happened on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has summoned security meeting sequel to the recommendations by the council of State over the security challenges facing some parts of the country. Gov. Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa had on April 14 briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council of State, where he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eddie Nketiah boosted Arsenal’s bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League as the striker’s double inspired a dramatic 4-2 win against Chelsea on Wednesday. Nketiah was released by Chelsea as a 16-year-old in 2015 and he exacted a measure of revenge with his first league goals this season. The 22-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday enjoined Christians to be careful of the financial institutions they patronize, as the body called for the sack of the Chief Executive of Sterling Bank, Abubakar Suleiman, over the bank’s controversial Easter advert comparing the resurrection of Christ with the rising of Agege Bread. CAN […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has grilled a son of a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Tanko Al-Malkura, over a suspicious purchase of property worth N130 million. Sources at the commission with first-hand information on the matter but barred from speaking to the media about it, said 24-year-old Amir Al-Makura, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The scramble for delegates by presidential aspirants has intensified as the submission of nomination forms ends today in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The aspirants visited many state chapters of the party yesterday to woo key leaders and delegates ahead of the proposed primary. Eight aspirants have so far submitted their documents […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress will choose its presidential candidate through an indirect primary election. The decision was reached at the party’s 11th National Executive Committee meeting holding at the Transcorp Hotel in Abuja. Also, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and other leaders of the party transmitted their powers to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has pegged its presidential nomination and expression of interest forms at N100 million. The party’s national publicity secretary, Felix Morka, disclosed this shortly after the 11th National Executive Meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. The nomination form would go for N70 million while expression of interest forms would go […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has lambasted a traditional Ruler in the South West over his recent negative comment on the South East clamour for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction. It therefore, cautioned Monarchs across Nigeria to desist from making inflammatory statements capable of causing strife, saying the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leader of Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has said that presidential aspirants from the South-West geopolitical zone including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu, should forget their presidential ambitions. He said it was the turn of the South-East to produce Nigeria’s next President after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Anambra state and 2023 People’s Democratic party PDP presidential Aspirant Mr Peter Obi, yesterday lamented the dwindling economic fortunes of Nigeria and blamed it on poor civilian leadership that has being installed in the country from 1999 till date. He however, ,assured that he will rescue Nigeria from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Easter homily in which Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, berated President Buhari for his policies has continued to gather reactions on social media. African Examiner had earlier reported that the Bishop stressed that the administration of President Buhari has divided Nigerians more than ever. Reacting to this development, Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has invited all parties involved in the alleged sexual abuse of a 10-year-old primary six pupil of Chrisland Schools located in the Victoria Garden City area of the state. The Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, stated on Tuesday that all parties involved in the matter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity Shehu Garba has slammed the catholic Bishop of the diocese of Sokoto, Mattew Kukah to drop his religious garb and join partisan politics. He said this in retaliation to the homily presented by the Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Sokoto, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal icon and elder statesman, Chief Afe Babalola, says an interim government should replace the current administration at the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari tenure in 2023. Babalola told a news conference in Ado-Ekiti on Monday that the interim government should be in office for six months to chart a new course […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that a 10-year-old pupil of Chrisland school was raped by her schoolmates during a trip to Dubai has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that on Monday, a footage of students of Chrisland Schools engaging in an immoral act emerged on social media. According to available information, pupils from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has stated that he can’t trust any Southeasterner to be the President of the country. Oba Abdulrosheed disclosed this on Monday in a statement through Alli Ibraheem, his Chief Press Secretary, saying that the sit-at-home order issued by the members of the Eastern Security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, yesterday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to translate his vow to clean up the mess in Nigeria into reality. The President, while receiving the new Executive Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, ICAN, in Abuja, had restated this vow. Afenifere’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Jare […]
