(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thunderstorms and rains from Sunday to Tuesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Saturday in Abuja envisaged morning thunderstorms on Sunday with moderate rains over parts of Taraba and Adamawa in the northern region. ” In the afternoon/evening hours, there are prospects of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has advocated a single term of six years for elected political office holders across all levels of government in Nigeria, as against the current double term of four years each. He noted that a single term of five or six years was enough for any government to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of the Nigerian Railway Corporation, Kayode Opeifa, has said that the Kano-Maradi Railway project is key to improving food security in Nigeria. “According to AU 2063, African countries are encouraged to link with landlocked countries because there is potential in those countries. By the way, from the literature I’ve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has enjoined Benue State governor, Hyacinth Alia, to call the names of politicians he said are responsible for the killings in the state. The Benue chapter of the PDP, in a statement on Saturday, said that the governor was playing a blame game concerning the killings. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian constitutional lawyer and human rights advocate, Professor Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has cautioned that the country is “gradually driving without knowing it towards a one-party state,” a trajectory he said may develop into a full-blown dictatorship if not checked. Ozekhome stated this on Saturday while speaking on Channels Television’s “Hard Copy.” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Benue State, Hyacinth Alia, has declared that the state is under siege from terrorists and bandits, saying that the recent attacks that have claimed several lives is beyond herders-farmers clash. There has been a surge in attacks in the North-Central state in recent weeks, with several local government areas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2027 general elections, and part of a measure aimed at maintaining his political structure in Enugu state, the immediate past Chairman of the All progressives Congress APC in the state, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has unveiled a new political platform named, ‘the progressives Group’ Our Correspondent who covered the official […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra Chapter, has appealed to Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, to come back to the party. The PDP stated this at the end of the enlarged meeting of the State Executive Committee (SEC) to look at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Jennifer Adighije, has said that the recent electricity tariff adjustment—especially the cost-reflective tariff introduced for Band A customers—helped save Generation Companies (GENCOs) from financial collapse. “So, I really want to commend the Honourable Minister of Power, Adebayo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Enugu State House of Assembly to checkmate criminal activities among native doctors, herbalists and related persons in the state. The proposed legislation entitled “Maintenance of Internal Security, Vigilance and Order”, also outlaws money rituals otherwise known as ‘okite’, criminal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF said it has so far within the past one year mobilized and supported no fewer than 3,068 youths to take climate actions such as climate education and awareness in Enugu and Cross River states. Within the period under review, youths of the areas were equally supported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has approved the appointment of 11 new Permanent Secretaries. The appointment is announced in a statement by the Acting Head of Service, Mrs. Inyingi Brown. The statement said the date for the official swearing-in ceremony will be communicated in due course. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday published the final list of candidates for the 2025 governorship election in Anambra State. In a statement signed by its spokesperson, Sam Olumekun, INEC said that a total of 16 political parties uploaded the particulars of their candidates (Form EC9) for the election scheduled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, a former Senate President, has assured Nigerians that the Peoples Democratic Party will be back to give a formidable opposition to the country’s democratic rule by 2027. Saraki, the Chairman of the PDP reconciliation Committee, told reporters in Ilorin on Wednesday that despite the fact that people are defecting from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The serving overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has opened up on his reason for visiting President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday at his residence in Lagos State. Bakare, while speaking to journalists, stated that his discussion with the president was about national development and the future of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force, Ebonyi State Command, has arrested a male suspect over the alleged murder of his 60-year-old neighbour, Rose Awoke, on Monday. Spokesman for the command, SP Joshua Ukandu, said in Abakaliki on Tuesday that the suspect allegedly killed the woman by hitting her severally. Mr Ukandu said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A yet-to-be-identified man reportedly fell from one of the top floors of the 26-storey Cocoa House building in Ibadan, Oyo State. The incident, which threw the whole business community into panic, happened in the early hours of Monday. One of the eyewitnesses said, “When the incident happened, I initially thought it was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has again raised concern over the criminal activities of suspected armed Fulani herdsmen in South East Nigeria, and the alleged “conspiratorial role of the five governors of the zone in ceding communal land and issuance of Certificates-Of-Occupancy to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week’s pilgrimage, citing high temperatures. According to a report in Saudi media, Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has requested that pilgrims refrain from leaving their tents between 10:00 am and 4:00 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hajiya Jamila Muhammad, a pilgrim from Plateau has died in Makkah. Mr Daiyabu Dauda, the Executive Secretary of the State’s Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Jos. Dauda said that the pilgrim died on Monday at the King Abdul’aziz hospital, Makkah due to […]
