.. Hail Ex – Senate President Anyim For His Ambition (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria, a socio-cultural group under platform of the Igbo Unity Forum has urged Igbos from the South East extraction to come out and contest for the position of President of the country The group led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi has debunked comments credited to him on the social media purporting that he declared Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Anambra as fraught with irregularities. Umahi, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Francis Nwaze, and made available in Abakaliki described the post […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen on Monday night killed Air Vice-Marshall Mohammed Maisaka (retd) at his residence in Rigasa, Igabi Local Government area of Kaduna State. The retired senior Air Force Officer was the Proprietor and Managing Director of MSK Hospital, a medical facility he was said to have established to help the highly populated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has taken a swipe at Governor Simon Lalong for what it said was his penchant for encouraging the breakdown of law and order, adding that the governor should be held responsible in the event that violent erupts in Langtang North Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some subscribers to the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos State, signed contracts ranging from over $500,000 (N206.5m) to over $3m (N1.24bn) for the purchase of luxury apartments in the high-rise from Fourscore Heights Limited, findings by our correspondent have revealed. Documents obtained by our correspondent showed that after the payment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of defence, Bashir Magashi, has stated that the prevalence of insecurity in Nigeria is the cause of food security in the country. Magashi disclosed this at the opening of a retreat for defence advisers/attaches, organised by the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) in Abuja. According to the minister, the attacks by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Victor Aluko, has stated that some collation officers of the commission are not good at Mathematics. Aluko stated this while reacting to the conflict between two officials of the Commission in the Orumba North Local Government Area during the Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joseph Emeka, one of the co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike alias Evans, on Monday, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court that he was losing sight. African Examiner reports that Emeka is facing trial alongside Onwuamadike, Chiemeka Arinze and Udeme Upong, for attempted kidnap of Chief Vincent Obianodo, the Chairman of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra has dispelled the reports that it called for the cancellation of the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. Chief Basil Ejidike, the state chairman of the party made the clarification at a news conference held at party’s state secretariat on Monday in Awka. “I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drama ensued at the premises of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, when Economic and Financial crimes commission(EFCC) operatives busted in to re arrest Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT),after been convicted and sentenced to eight years imprisonment by the court. African Examiner reports that Justice Okon Abang, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on the outcome of last Saturday’s Anambra governorship election , saying it is a reflection of the will of the people. It however warned against falsifying the election results. In a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja Federal High Court has convicted the former Chairman of the now-defunct Pension Reform Task Force, Abdulrasheed Maina, of money laundering charges. Justice Okon Abang found the former Pension boss guilty of stealing over N2 billion belonging to Pensioners “most of whom have died without reaping the fruits of their labour”. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general public is hereby advised not to engage in panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The NNPC has over 1.7 billion litres of petrol in stock and more product is expected to arrive into the country daily over the coming weeks and months. It is therefore […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the Imo state House of Assembly has taking a dramatic twist, as 19 out of the 27 members on Monday afternoon reinstated the impeached Deputy Speaker, Hon. Amara Iwuayanwu, barely few hours they announced the sacking of the Speaker, Paul Emeziem amid tight security. The Speaker who was impeached […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations (UN) has announced its resolve to become the 32nd charter member of the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF), the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use. The GLF is dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rappers Travis Scott and Drake have been sued for having “incited mayhem” after eight people were killed and dozens injured in a crush during a Texas concert, the law firm confirmed on Sunday. Texas firm Thomas J. Henry Law on Sunday tweeted a story published by the Daily Mail on the suit, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mohammed Bello-Koko, Acting Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has said that the two Lagos seaports located in Lekki and Tin Can Island were operating “far beyond their installed capacities”. “What it simply means is that if they were built to handle 500,000 Twenty Foot Equivalent Units (TEUs), for instance, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna state government has directed relevant agencies to ensure stricter enforcement of the laws against almajiris, begging, and street hawking in the state. A statement from Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to the governor, on Sunday, reminded ‘’all residents that the state has laws protecting children and banning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President George Weah has sent his condolences to President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone and his citizens over the fuel tanker explosion that occurred on Nov. 5, in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Weah made this known in a statement issued by Mr Jarlawah Tonpo, Liberia’s Deputy Information Minister for Press and Public […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Liberian government has announced a total of $15,000 cash reward for any useful information for the arrest of perpetrators of recent high-profile murders in Monrovia. Mr Ledgerhood Rennie, Liberia’s Minister of Information and Culture disclosed this in a statement. According to Rennie, the Liberia National Police has named Christian Anderson and […]
