(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of squandering the resources of the state. In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kennedy Petetei, the opposition party lamented the level of funds allocated for projects that are not forthcoming. “On 22nd […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee says it is putting strategies in place to reunite party members in Ondo ahead of the state governorship election. The Committee Chairman, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, stated this while speaking with newsmen after the committee meeting on Monday, in Abuja. He said that for any party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Oyelola Ashiru, has denied the alleged wrong and fallacious impressions created by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a statement it issued on Monday. Ashiru, who represents Kwara South Senatorial District under the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the refutal in a statement on Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said that it will review the compensation rates on crops and economic trees for landowners affected by projects to ensure fairness and justice. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known at the 2024 National Technical Development Forum (NTDF) on Land Administration on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other stakeholders have advocated for the passage of a whistle blower protection law to encourage undeterred reportage of corrupt practices. The stakeholders made the call in a communique issued on Tuesday in Abuja at the end of a one-day workshop on effective collaboration aimed at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has tasked residents of the Southeast to ignore the sit-at-home order issued by an unknown group. In a statement issued on Monday, IPOB stated that the order did not come from their pro-Biafra organization. It could be recalled that there have been audio […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents, if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has urged Nigerian youths to join politics to decide their fate and make a difference. Otti gave the advice during Church Service at The Transforming Church (TTC), on Sunday in Abuja. He explained that every society needs the leadership it deserves, saying: “If you sit back and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER))The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has appealed to leaders of the party in Ondo State to work together for its victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the APC candidate in the election. Ganduje made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has promised a backup or buffer system to ensure that Nigerians won’t be thrown into blackout whenever the national grid collapses. He blamed aged infrastructure as old as 50 years for the frequent grid collapses in the country. Abdulaziz said, “Presently, we are doing the scatter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the controversial calls to scrap the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the anti-graft agency and other such institutions in the country have come to stay. “For me, the ICPC and the EFCC like the Code of Conduct Tribunal have come to stay. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has advised residents of the state to disregard the Monday and Tuesday sit-at-home order. The advice is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As tongues continue to wag about the 2027 presidential ambition of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has foreclosed the idea. The human rights organization said the governor should bury the thought because of his egregious interfaith record. This was stated in a press statement issued on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP), has blamed the alarming flood disasters that have wreaked havoc in parts of Nigeria on environmental fraud and lack of adherence to town planning procedures by both governments and property developers. President of the institute, Mr Nathaniel Atebije, stated this while briefing newsmen on Saturday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC), has swept the 21 Local Government Chairmanship seats and 239 councillorship slots in Kogi in the election held on Saturday Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, Chairman, Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), who announced the results in Lokoja, said the election was peaceful, free, fair and credible. The News […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Labour Party has demanded the release of its National Vice Chairman, South-East, Mr Ceekay Igara, arrested by the police allegedly on the order of Abia governor, Dr Alex Otti. The party made this demand in a statement by its Deputy National Chairman, Dr Ayo Olorunfemi, on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7. 20 p.m. on Saturday, and was received by senior members of the administration. It will be recalled that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to announce the release of Edna Ulaeto, a staff member of OrderPaper, from the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS). Ulaeto was arrested on October 18, 2024, but was released the same day thanks to IPI Nigeria’s swift intervention. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned businessman, community and religious leader in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Alhaji Abdul Ganiyu Balogun, has passed on. The announcement was contained in a press release, signed by the deceased son, Tajudeen Balogun, on Saturday. Alhaji Balogun, who lived a fulfilling life of 95 years, passed away on Thursday, October […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Medical Director of the crisis- ridden Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, Dr. Ngozi Unogu, may soon incur the wrath of the Court, as she faces contempt proceedings initiated by Dr. Afam Ndu, who earlier won a defamation suit against the hospital officials. Addressing newsmen at the weekend in Enugu, Counsel to […]
