(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former minister of transportation and former Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has stated that he is disappointed in Nigerians for their nonchalant attitude to the present economic hardship facing the country. Amaechi stated this while speaking on ABN TV, as he lamented about the increase in the rising cost of living in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday rejected the new increase in petrol pump price, saying it will further deepen poverty in the country. “It will further deepen poverty as production capacities dip, more jobs lost with multidimensional negative effects, NLC President, Joe Ajaero, said in a statement. “In light of this, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The clarification came following reports that Engr. Kamoru Busari, Director of Upstream in the Ministry of Petroleum Resources, who represented him at an event in Lagos, said that he directed the company to focus on equity participation in other refineries. However, the minister stated: “My attention has been drawn to statements made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has introduced a flexible payment plan for the conversion of vehicle engines to run on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). This is as the government is currently sensitising Nigerians on the need to embrace CNG as an alternative energy source across the country. A statement by the National Orientation Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday destroyed various categories of harmful products worth N10 billion in Gombe. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said during the event that the items were seized from the six states in the North East region, namely […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the issue of vote buying and selling is being used in rigging elections in Nigeria continues unabated, including the recent local government areas polls held in parts of the country, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and law professor, Ngozi Ezeilo, had decried the development, saying “it’s a major problem for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command operatives serving in the Anti-Kidnapping Tactical Squad, have arrested one Dr. Emmanuel Chimaobi Ugwumba “m”, aged 52, of Ezimo-Agu, Udenu Local Government Area. A statement made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Enugu by the command’s Spokesman DSP Daniel Ndukwe said “his arrest followed the interception of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to seek permission before using the national anthem. A statement by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday, said seeking permission was necessary to avoid misinterpretation. He further announced that press conferences will be held across all states to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has Mandated its constitution review Committees, to organise public hearings with a view to addressing permanently the delay in justice delivery in the country and restoring the confidence in the judiciary. This is sequeal to a motion on the need to address delays in the judicial system amid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of chairmanship candidates in the local government elections in Rivers State has condemned the recent attacks on some council offices in the state. At a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, the group called for an audience with Governor Siminalayi Fubara to express their concerns regarding the recently concluded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Zainab Shinkafi-Bagudu, a renowned paediatrician with a distinguished career in public health and former First Lady of Kebbi State, on her election as President of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). This was contained in a Press Release issued on Wednesday and signed by Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has stated that he is disturbed by President Bola Tinubu “singling him out” in a statement concerning the crisis in Rivers state. The African Examiner recalls that arsonists torched three LGA secretariats in Rivers after the announcement of the Local government election at the weekend. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A grandmother and her four grandkids were reported dead under mysterious circumstances after they finished a meal of pap and fish in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The incident happened a few days ago in the Gaga Area of Oke-Aro, Akure South Local Government and has thrown the community into mourning and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, of Anambra state, South East Nigeria, has warned traders in the state that his administration would henceforth seal any shop or plaza that fails to open for business on Mondays as a result of the illegal Monday sit-at-home order by the proscribed Indigenous peoples of Biafra (IPOB). He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has said his administration is ready to partner with the Nigeria Police Trust Fund to revamp the Police College, Oji River, and the Police Detective College in Enugu city to restore them to centres of excellence and boost the war against crime and insecurity. He stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nigerian actor and politician, Kenneth Okonkwo, has stated that Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, showed doggedness in the just ended LGA elections in the state. Okonkwo heaped praises on Fubara for making sure that the elections took place against all odds. The actor turned lawyer stated this in a television […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has assured Nigerians not to panic as it has put in place policies to ensure that all monies deposited in financial institutions across the country are secured. A statement by the apex bank’s Ag. Director, Corporate Communications, Hakama Ali on Tuesday, reassured the public of its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Police Command in Lagos State says it has detained a commercial sex worker, Joy Kelvin, for allegedly stabbing a client, simply identified as Okafor, 48, to death. The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. He said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the Minister of State, Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, over the passing of the family patriarch, Alhaji Abdullahi Sabi. This was contained in a Press Release issued on Monday by Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The President said he shared […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Funds has visited parts of Enugu State affected by flooding. Communities affected by the disaster are Amechi Idodo, Amauzam Amagunze, Ihuokpara and Nkerefi communities in Nkanu East Council area of the state. Others include, Mpu, Okpanku, Oduma and Nenwe in Aninri Local Government Area. Assessing […]
