(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara has urged his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, to let go of any grip he desires to have over Rivers State and allow peace reign in the oil-rich state. Fubara said he does not regret conducting local government election in the state last Saturday despite the resistance by Wike’s men in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has called on Governor Siminalayi Fubara, political leaders and their supporters in Rivers State to exercise restraint and uphold the rule of law. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a Press Release issued on Monday s>aid that in response to recent tensions following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hannatu Musa Musawa, minister of art, culture and creative economy, has stated that there is nothing wrong accepting a ministerial position in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet while passing through the compulsory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) scheme. Musawa stated this on ‘Sunday Politics’, a Channels Television programme.In the chat, the minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, says she is not worried about the planned reshuffling of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) by President Bola Tinubu. Asked whether she was worried that the President would drop her from his cabinet because of the “controversies” around her person, the minister said, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Police Command has unsealed all 23 Local Government Area Secretariats in the state following the election and swearing in of new chairmen. This was confirmed in a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko earlier on Monday morning. She said the newly deployed Commissioner of Police, CP Mustapha Bala […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State, Austin Okpara, says the success of the conduct of the October 5, 2024, local government election in the oil-rich state shows the indigenes of the state are tired of oppression. “What it portends is that Rivers people are tired of oppression, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former minister of power, who later served as governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, on Thursday, in Lokoja, stated that alleged “expenditure” of a phantom $16 billion on the power sector by the Olusegun Obasanjo administration never happened. Imoke, who was also Chairman of the Power Sector Technical Board […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Action Peoples Party (APP) in Rivers has swept 22 of the 23 Chairmanship positions contested in Saturday’s Local Government Elections. The Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), Justice Adolphus Enebeli, described the elections as free and fair. Announcing the results, Enebeli said that the winners secured two-third majority […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers state Police Command says it is investigating 2 explosions that rocked the city of Port Harcourt in the early hours of Saturday amid local government election in the state. In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, the police acknowledged the explosion at the Rivers All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The poor handling of logistics for the Benue state local government election, may have direct impact on voter turnout with many returning to their business premises to pursue their daily bread while these youths enjoy the English premiere league game. The Benue State Independent Electoral Commission (BSIEC) ward supervisor said the delay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hoodlums have set the Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission office in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of the state on fire. Confirming the incident to Channels Television in Uyo, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Timfon John, revealed that hoodlums orchestrated the fire, but the electoral materials remained untouched, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Ltd/ Seplat Energy Joint Venture (JV) partnership has conducted a medical outreach, providing free eye health services to individuals with visual impairments in the Ohaji/Egbema community of Imo State. Through its “Eye Can See” programme, a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, the JV dispensed more than 10,000 reading glasses and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Dr Olusegun Mimiko, a former governor of Ondo State, on his 70th birthday. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said Tinubu rejoiced with Mimiko for attaining the biblical milestone of three scores and ten. “The President, in unison with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Cardiologist, Dr Henry Onwualu, has identified 10 factors that contribute to unhealthy heart function, urging the public to prioritise heart health through preventive measures and lifestyle modification. He said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Benin. Onwualu, with the University of Benin Teaching […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) President Bola Tinubu has conferred the nation’s second highest national honour, the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON), on the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. In his 64th Independence Anniversary Speech on Oct. 1, the President conferred the Commander of the Federal Republic (CFR) on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Police Command has stated that it would comply fully with the judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which prevented it from participating in the October 5 local government election in the state. This development is coming less than 24 hours after some chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers Governor, Siminalyi Fubara, has regretted that his party, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), will not be taking part in the October 5 Local Government Election in the state. Governor Fubara stated this on Thursday during a meeting with some stakeholders of the party at the Rivers State Government House in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An elder statesman Usman Bugaje has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Anniversary speech saying it failed to touch on issues affecting Nigerians. The country marked its 64th Independence Anniversary on Tuesday, starting with a nationwide broadcast in which Tinubu revealed several plans and achievements by his government including the move to convoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has assured Nigerians that there are plans to reduce electricity costs. According to Adelabu, the federal government is stepping up plans for the generation and distribution of power in the country. He stated this when he played host to the Executive Secretary of the National Lottery […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Human Rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has announced that he has never met or known controversial crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky and does not have any business transaction with him. The African Examiner recalls that in a viral audio uploaded by a blogger, Martins Otse, […]
