(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ijumu chapter has debunked claims that it suspended Senator Dino Melaye. The African Examiner writes that there is a letter which has gone viral on social media stating the suspension of the former Kogi former governor aspirant. However, the PDP reacting stated that the letter is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ward Party Executive Committee of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ayetoro/lluagba Ward 1, says it has suspended Sen. Dino Melaye over allegations of engaging in anti party activities. Sen. Melaye is from Ayetoro/lluagba Ward 1 in Ijumu Local Government of Kogi. Melaye’s suspension was announced in a statement by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Partners for the eighth annual conference of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) have begun to emerge with the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Emadeb Group and Dangote Group leading the train of partners for the event slated for Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the Reverton Hotel, GRA Lokoja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee of the Labour Party, LP, has enjoined the National Security Adviser, NSA, and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to probe Aisha Yesufu, Pastor Itua Ighodalo, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as well as the leaders of Afenifere concerning the alleged misappropriation of funds from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Anambra State has vowed to punish parents who use their children for street begging and prostitution. The state commissioner for information, Paul Nwosu, stated that irrespective of Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s free education programme in Anambra, some parents still insist on sending their children and wards to the streets begging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says its President, Joe Ajaero, was not invited by the Department of State Services (DSS) before being arrested. NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday. “Our attention has been drawn to a story (circulating in different media platforms) linked to “sources within the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umaru Bago of Niger says his administration will not hesitate to implement the N70,000 minimum wage as far as resources are available. He said this in an interview with newsmen after declaring open the 2024 quadrennial state delegate conference of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) in Minna on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II, has directed all traditional chiefs and leaders in Benin Kingdom to perform the traditional “Bisusu” ceremony to ward off evil ahead of the Edo governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ceremony ensures a peaceful and hitch-free gubernatorial election in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo Government, on Tuesday, affirmed its commitment to a free, fair and credible Local Government Elections on September 21, saying it has no plans to rig the exercise. The government further declared that Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s popularity and the people-oriented projects across the state would guarantee overwhelming success for the ruling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima visited Maiduguri on Tuesday to sympathise with the people of Borno over the Alau Dam flood disaster that displaced thousands of people. Kashim, who led a Federal Government delegation to the beleaguered city, was received on arrival by Gov. Babagana Zulum, who took him to the palace of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Assistant Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Dennis Amachree, says labour leader Joe Ajaero is under investigation for alleged terrorism financing and related offences and is not supposed to leave Nigeria. “For terrorism financing which he (Ajaero) has been accused of, and which is under investigation, he cannot […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bank executives are complicit in aiding money laundering in the country, adding that it would commence prosecution soon. Speaking at the 17th annual conference of the Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria, the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede said the commission will soon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has issued a stern warning to butchers and poultry farmers in the state to desist from the unwholesome practice of sale of animals and chickens that died under mysterious circumstances. Our correspondent reports that the warning was contained in a press statement jointly signed by the Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, has stated that the party’s presidential ticket for the 2027 election will no longer be reserved for Peter Obi, its former candidate Abure made this known while speaking in a press briefing after the party’s National Executive Committee meeting in Abuja on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has announced the scrapping of the state’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. He stated this during the swearing-in of three newly appointed commissioners and the Chief Security Adviser to the governor, on Monday in Bauchi. Mohammed said the measure was sequel to the Supreme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Department of State Services an ultimatum to release its President, Joe Ajaero. At the end of a meeting of NLC’s National Administrative Council (NAC) on Monday, the union gave the secret police till midnight on Tuesday to release Ajaero. Ajaero was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to give a special foreign exchange rate to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The TUC said with the NNPCL granted a special forex rate of about ₦1000/$ instead of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muda Yusuf says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has exhibited lack of enthusiasm about the Dangote Refinery. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise (CPPE), described the development as worrisome. “I am worried that the NNPC is not showing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero was on Monday morning arrested by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) because he failed to honour an invitation by the agency, The Authority has learnt. DSS sources told The Authority that they had invited Ajaero last week. The invitation, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Worldwide has expressed optimism that the recent petrol price hike will soon change for the best, following the economic policies being implemented by the the Federal Government This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting National Leader of the group, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu. Okpalaezeukwu […]
