(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. “We heard a loud bang around 07:30pm. Dominos shattered, Ace Mall in Bodija destroyed,” a panic-stricken resident told our correspondent over the phone. The number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says his ex-principal, former President Muhammadu Buhari, is not a bigot, adding that those who labelled the retired military general as religiously prejudicial do not know him. The launch of the book, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’ was graced by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, dissolved his cabinet, a day after he was sworn in for a second term as the governor of Imo State. The governor disclosed this during a meeting at the Sam Mbawke Executive Chambers at the Government House, Owerri. The governor thanked all the cabinet members and all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, a situation that has generated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the rising insecurity, kidnapping, and incessant attacks on residents in Abuja by bandits, The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner for Public Complaint Dalhatu Ezekiel has asked the Federal Government to prioritize the the area’s security situation and immediately declare a state of emergency. Dalhatu was speaking on Monday at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday struck out a suit filed by internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, seeking to vacate an order made for his arrest. Justice Ayokunle Faji, who presided over the court, struck out Mompha’s suit for lack of diligent prosecution. Mompha, who currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian workers have expressed concern over the delay in the payment of the ₦35,000 wage award by the Federal Government to cushion the removal of fuel subsidy. Speaking on the delay in the payment, the workers who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hope Uzodimma has been sworn in for a second term as the governor of Imo State months after he was re-elected as the state’s leader. The governor took the oath of office at around 3:24 pm at the Dan Ayiam Stadium in Owerri, the Imo State capital. His inauguration came just minutes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Bwala, then spokesman for Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 2023 presidential poll, says he informed his ex-principal of his meeting with President Bola Tinubu. “I informed Atiku Abubakar I was going to see the President,” Bwala said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, says the country could have been on fire had the Supreme Court sacked Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State during its epochal judgements last Friday. Galadima also congratulated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for not interfering with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officers of the Rivers State Police Command have neutralised the leader of notorious Greenlanders cult group in the state. The deceased identified as Silas Oderereke also known as ‘General’ was believed to have been the head of the cult group in Ubie clan of the Ahoada-West Local Government Area of the state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has postponed its plenary resumption to December 30, 2023. This comes two weeks after after passing the N28.7 trillion budget for 2024. Earlier, the lawmakers fixed their resumption for January 23. In a message addressed to all members of the House of Representatives, the Clerk to the House of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Dangote Group Aliko Dangote has commended President Bola Tinubu for his support following the commencement of production of diesel and aviation fuel at the Dangote refinery. In a statement he issued on Saturday, Dangote said Tinubu’s encouragement and advice were instrumental to the actualisation of the project. “We […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Special Presidential Panel to immediately undertake a comprehensive review and audit of existing financial frameworks and policy guidelines of the social investment programmes. The panel, headed by Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun, is saddled with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Friday said the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed his electoral victory is proof that Nigeria can get it right. A five-member panel led by Justice Emmanuel Agim reversed the decision of the appellate court which sacked him. He tagged the verdict perverse because the issue of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dangote Refinery has started production. The largest single-train refinery in the world located in Nigeria’s commercial hub began operations in the early hours of Friday. This followed the delivery of six million barrels of crude supply to the refinery. Although it was supposed to begin operations in June 2023, the oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has implored governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to design and implement policies that prioritise all Nigerians and to always consider the national interest above political affiliations. The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) at the State House in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the action was taken following ongoing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday has affirmed Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the duly elected Governor of Kano State. The African Examiner writes that Yusuf’s victory in the 2023 Governorship Election was challenged after the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Kano […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has commended President Bola Tinubu for reducing his travel entourage to 60 per cent but suggested he can still drop it further to 40 per cent. “It (cutting of entourage) is realistic and if possible the government can go further to reduce the number from 60 […]
