(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has enjoined the Federal Government to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of states especially in circumstances where national security is not threatened. Obi stated this in a statement in his 2024 New Year message on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly has taken a different dimension on Sunday as the factional speaker loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ehie Ogerenye resigned as speaker and quitted as a member of the Assembly. Ehie in a letter addressed to the National Chairman, Independent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and the service chiefs on Sunday visited Plateau State shortly after a fresh attack by gunmen. The visit comes hours after assailants killed no fewer than two persons, including a father and his son, in a fresh attack which occurred in Bokkos Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo bisy, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed sadness over the demise of former governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu who passed on few days ago. It said the group “received with grief the sad news of the passing of an Angel of history; a robust visionary, purveyor of morals, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has expressed deep concern over the poor level of funding in the Federal Government’s 2024 budget for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and FOI-related activities by public institutions, saying the situation signals the Government’s lack of commitment to make the Law effective. The organization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, concerning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido has sparked social media reactions on the internet. The African Examiner writes that Henshaw, in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, stated that she is not a fan of Davido as the singer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Alex Otti of Abia has called on indigenes of the state to invest at home, assuring that his government is creating a conducive environment for their enterprise to flourish. Governor Otti was speaking at the grand civic reception organized by the Abia State Government in honour of the Deputy Speaker of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that he has what it takes to be the president of Nigeria. Adeleke stated this in a recent interview with Arise News. The governor who is also known as the “dancing governor” said: “I’m qualified to be the president of Nigeria, so why not?” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have visited ginger farms ravaged by a strange fungi to ascertain the damage in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Southern Kaduna is one of the largest producers of ginger in the world. The NEMA team led by Hajiya Aisha […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed the budget 2024 bill into law where he promised to ensure full implementation for the benefit of the state. The total approved budget stands at Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Billion, Nine Hundred and Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand Naira and Four Hundred and Ten […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he was sworn in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Okorowo extended the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured that the perpetrators of the Christmas Eve killings in Bokkos and Barkin-Ladi Local Government Areas of Plateau State would be brought to book. The African Examiner had reported that unknown gunmen had attacked communities in the two LGAs on Sunday, killing over 150 persons. The Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has stated that N354m appropriated to the Office of the Deputy Governor is enough as Philip Shaibu is not expected to carry out too many functions in 2024. The African Examiner recalls that in the budget which was signed into law by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing in Ondo State, Raimi Aminu, has resigned his appointment. He announced his resignation in a letter dated December 28, 2023, and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). His resignation comes barely 24 hours after the death of his principal, the late Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the February 3, 2024 by-elections, the Labour Party (LP) has released a timetable and schedule of activities for the contestants into Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assemblies seats. According to the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Umar Ibrahim, the collection of forms commences on December 28, 2023, to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, signed into law the 2024 appropriation Bill with an assurance that his administration is fully prepared to implement the budget for the realisation of his administration’s shared prosperity agenda. The 2024 Appropriation, Christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth and Development’ was presented to the governor by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, December 27, 2023, Ondo State Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as the substantive governor of the Sunshine State after the sad passing of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in faraway Germany where he was being treated for prostate cancer. Aiyedatiwa, who will celebrate his 59th birthday on January 12, 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Government has declared a three-day period of mourning in honour of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu who died in the early hours of Wednesday, December 27, 2023. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa also ordered national flags are to be flown at half-mast across the state. This was announced in a statement on Wednesday […]
