(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the administration of President Buhari as that of “419”. Ortom, speaking at the state’s Government House in Makurdi, Benue State, bemoaned some of the policies of President Buhari saying that the rice pyramid in Abuja as “419,” used to deceive Nigerians. He said: “Since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angry youths have stormed and set ablaze Noble Kids Academy, situated at Kwanar Dakata, Kano State, where late Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old was kidnapped, killed and buried by her proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko. It was gathered that the youths mobilized themselves and launched an attack on the building in the wee hours of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on the registration of alcohol in sachet and small volume PET and Glass bottles below 200ml, amidst other stringent regulatory measures. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who dropped the hint in Abuja, explained that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Monday announced that registration for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and the Direct Entry examination will begin on February 12. The board made this known in its weekly bulletin released by its Head of Media and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin on Monday. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Commissioner of Information in Edo State and a member of opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, have said former Vice President Atiku was not qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election on account of old age. He said PDP could not keep giving its ticket to Atiku, saying it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A moving train yesterday crashed into a Dangote Cement trailer and commercial tricycle (Keke NAPEP) in Kano. The incident occurred along Obasanjo Road in the metropolis of the ancient city, at about 11:30 a.m. “We saw the trailer coming towards the rail line as the train was speeding. I and some other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least one person was reportedly killed in Akaeze, Ivo local government area of Ebonyi on Sunday following a protest in the area by the youths. The youths were protesting the alleged torture and killing of one Nnaogo Anyim by operatives of Ebubeagu security outfit in the local government area. A video […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A section of the mortuary at the General Hospital, Onitsha, Anambra State was at the weekend gutted by fire. A food market near the Federal Polytechnic, Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area of the state was also razed by fire. Corpses at the morgue were burnt beyond recognition while items […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has stated that he was never interested in politics after he left the military. Talking about the reason why he did not participate in politics after retirement, Abubakar, in an interview with Trust TV, stated that he is a “very reserved” person who does not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Urologist has encouraged men to get vaccinated as those affected with COVID-19 are more likely to experience erectile dysfunction. Dr. Igbokwe Martin, a Consultant Urologist, and Kidney Surgeon, in an interview in Abuja on Sunday, identified COVID-19 as a major threat to sexual function in men. “COVID-19 is the virus that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military Head of State, has stated that the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential election in Nigeria, died after he fell ill. Abubakar stated that Abiola was not killed. The former Nigerian president disclosed this on Sunday when he appeared on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pat Utomi, a professor of political economy, has stated that he “would have no problem” if the south-east wants him to run for the presidency in 2023. Utomi disclosed this during a chat with Arise TV , saying that he will not hesitate to run for the seat if the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Buharihas reassured Kaduna State residents of the resolve of the Nigerian Armed Forces, under his watch, to crush terrorists and criminal gangs operating in the state and other parts of the country. The president’s media aide, Garba Shehu, in a statement on Friday, said the president stated this at a State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his decision to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make him return to party politics. Mr Obasanjo made his position known, while addressing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use the Executive Order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu based Center for Victims of Extrajudicial Killing and Torture (CVEKT AFRICA) has condemns in strong terms, the senseless and criminal forceful disruption of social and economic activities in the South East by some hoodlums masquerading as members of Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the name of enforcing purported IPOB’s […]
…. May Head Party’s BOT (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that pioneer National Chairman of opposition All Progressive Grand Alliance APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie may soon return to the party with his teeming supporters. The Abia state born Charismatic politician, who is currently a member of the All progressive Congress APC joined […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has stated that Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have the wherewithal to govern people in a democracy. Okorocha disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo in Owerri saying that the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first executive Governor of Zamfara State, Ahmad Rufai Sani Yerima, has made a formal declaration to join the 2023 presidential race. Yerima disclosed this in a BBC Hausa Service program “Gane Mani Hanya” saying that since President Buhari is ending his second term, he would continue to pursue his presidential ambition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 2023 presidential aspirant, Orji Uzor Kalu, has opened up on how he got into problems with former President Olusegun Obasanjo because of his friendship with fellow aspirant, Bola Tinubu. Kalu, who is the Senate Chief Whip, disclosed this when he appeared on Silverbird Television on Friday saying that his problem with Obasanjo […]
