(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has disclosed that he has no regrets as the state’s helmsman in the last seven years, noting that his government has delivered and surpassed all electioneering promises made to the people of the state. Obaseki, who spoke during an interview with journalists in Benin City, said there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -President Bola Tinubu has condemned the bomb attacks, which resulted in the loss of precious lives and the maiming of other citizens in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued on Sunday said Tinubu described the attacks as desperate acts of terror According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kebbi State on Sundy lost another pilgrim, Maryamu Mayalo, from Maiyama Local Government Area, who died in Mecca after a protracted illness. This was announced in a statement by the Executive Chairman of the state Pilgrims Welfare Agency, Faruk Inabo, and made available to newsmen through the Chief Press Secretary to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chief of Defence Staff, Adm. Ibrahim Ogohi, has passed on after a brief illness at the age of 75. In a brief statement by the Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, on Sunday, the former defence chief died in the early hours of Sunday, at his Abuja home. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Sunday said it raided a ‘drug party’ in Abuja and arrested 60 suspects. Its spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, in a statement, said that the Friday party was dubbed: “Go hard or Go Home, Pick Your Poison”. “The suspects were 25 males and 35 females; they were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 14 persons died in an auto-crash at Imawa town along the Zaria – Kano highway in Kura Local Government Area of Kano State. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Ibrahim Abdullahi, confirmed the accident to newsmen on Friday in Kano. He said that the accident occurred when a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One hundred and three Nigerians on Friday arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the nation’s capital. They were part of those deported from the Republic of Turkey. They arrived at the pilgrims’ wing of the airport at about 6:45 pm on the Southwind Airlines flight with registration number TC-GRB. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 19-year-old suspected transformer vandal, identified as Nwode Sunday has been electrocuted while vandalizing electrical cables in an Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) transformer. Lifeless body of the suspects was taken to the hospital in the early hours of Friday where he was confirmed dead, and the corpse was deposited in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, on Friday stated that Nigerian workers will not be treated as beggars in the country because of the proposed minimum wage. NLC disclosed this in a statement signed by its Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah, saying that the state governors can’t decide the minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new Federal Permanent Secretaries to fill in existing and impending vacancies of some states and geo-political zones in the top administrative cadre of the Civil Service of the Federation. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has tasked Nigerian youths to brazen up as they fight against the oppression of corrupt political leaders. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday, June 28, Frank, while reacting to the recent protest staged by Kenyan youths […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) chapter says it will support national leadership nationwide indefinite strike if Federal Government failed to meet the union’s demands after the 21 days ultimatium. The body took the unanimous decision in Nsukka on Thursday during its congress that lasted about one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it will be difficult for the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the forthcoming governorship elections in Edo and Ondo states. The party’s Acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, said this while inaugurating the PDP National Campaign Councils for Edo and Ondo governorship elections, on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godswill Akpabio says the Senate will consider a request for a new presidential jet if there is a necessity for that but dismissed claims that the lawmakers are set to approve the purchase of the same at the moment. Akpabio, the senate president, said this during plenary in Abuja on Thursday amid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered the purchase and sale of foodstuff worth N155 billion to be distributed across the nation. The President gave the approval during the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday in Abuja where he urged state governors to work together to meet the needs of citizens. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was an uproar at the Enugu South Magistrate Court Thursday as Members of the Enugu South urban constituency staged a peaceful protest at the Court premises over what they described as an alleged move by the presiding Magistrate, E.D Onwu to commit the lawmaker representing the area in the state House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the crisis rocking Rivers, a former First Lady, Patience Jonathan, has urged the two warring parties in the oil-rich state to give peace a chance. Jonathan made the request at the 60th anniversary of the Nigeria Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) international colloquium in Abuja on Thursday. Speaking on the theme, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says its troops deployed for counter-terrorism operations in Ebonyi on Thursday repelled an attack by suspected IPOB terrorists on Isheke Police Station killing five terrorists. This is contained in a statement by the Director, Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said the attack on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins other nations to mark the 2024 international world Drug day, no fewer than 275 Civil Society groups and networks working on drugs, health, human rights and justice issues in the country have sent an Open Letter to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu, urging him to reject and ensure the removal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has assured workers of a better new minimum wage from the ongoing negotiations between the government, private sector and organised labour. The governors gave the assurance in a communiqué signed by Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara, chairman of the forum after a meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. […]
