(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kano State on Wednesday assured the residents of the state of safety before, during and after the Appeal Court judgement on the Governorship election in the state. The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel told newsmen in Kano that adequate personnel were deployed across the metropolis to beef up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is set to join other heads of state and government in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, on Thursday to commemorate the country’s 50th Independence Anniversary and Armed Forces Day. This was disclosed in a statement signed on Wednesday by the President’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale. The celebration, which originally marked Guinea-Bissau’s 50th Independence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is wading into the industrial action by labour unions as the Speaker, Tajudeen Abbas, announced that the leadership of the National Assembly will be intervening immediately. The resolution was reached after the Deputy Speaker, Benjamin Kalu, through a motion of urgent national importance urged the leadership of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has reserved judgment in an appeal brought by Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the majority decision by a tribunal nullifying his election, in favour of David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A three-member panel of justices […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, said investigation has commenced into an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NSA also said some suspects have been arrested in connection to the incident in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on November 1, 2023. Labour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is committed to improving the lives of vulnerable Nigerians in the country, Vice President Kashim Shettima said on Tuesday. Shettima stated this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving a comprehensive report from the Presidential Committee on Flood Mitigation, Adaptation, Preparedness, and Response. “Describing the report as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 62 passengers escaped death on Tuesday as an aircraft belonging to Nigerian airline, Value Jet skidded, off the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport in Rivers State. The incident caused panic among the passengers in the oil-rich state after the jet reportedly landed at 3.30 pm the passengers and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu accusing the regime of President Buhari has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that Ribadu during the Chief of Defence Intelligence Annual Conference 2023, with the theme: “Leveraging Defence Diplomacy, and Effective Regional Collaboration for Enhanced National Security”, stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has tasked opposition political parties to be united. Atiku made this known in a statement by his media adviser, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday, as he cautioned against the likelihood of Nigeria diving into a one-party state. According to the statement, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has condemned an online report attributed to its Head of Public Affairs that there would be a national blackout on account of the ongoing nationwide labour strike, describing the report as false and totally misleading. n a statement by its management on Tuesday, the company also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday threatened the complete privatisation of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) if the agency continues operating at a loss. Chairman of the Joint Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, issued the warning during the continuation of the 2024-2026 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) public hearing in Abuja, the nation’s capital. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has called on the Nigeria Labour Congress (TUC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned nationwide strike. Both unions had earlier in the day called on workers across the country to down tools at midnight as their standoff with the Imo State government takes a national undertone. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Police Affairs, Ms Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, on Monday, expressed her commitment to the implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s directive on the withdrawal of police personnel from VIP security duties, among other “key mandates”. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the commitment during a two-day retreat for the directorate cadre in Abuja, according […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Governors Hope Uzodimma of Imo, Douye Diri of Bayelsa and Governor-elect Usman Ododo of Kogi, on their victories in the November 11 governorship elections. He said that the outcomes of the elections reflected the wishes of the people, emphasizing that democracy thrives when voters reward competence, transparency, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 48 hours after the Bayelsa governorship election, Governor Douye Diri has clinched a second term in office as the leader of the coastal state. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate fought off his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart Timipre Sylva in a fiercely contested exercise in the oil-rich state. Diri, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A driver evading arrest by traffic officials on Monday morning killed two road sweepers on the Gbagada-Oshodi Expressway in Lagos State. Our correspondent, who was at the scene of the accident, gathered that the driver, whose name is unknown as of press time, was chased by officers of the Lagos State Traffic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rerun off-cycle governorship election will hold in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi on Nov. 18, INEC declared in Abuja on Sunday. The decision followed the suspension of the Nov. 11 off-cycle governorship election in the wards. National Commissioner and Member, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aare onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams has tasked President Bola Tinubu on the need to restructure Nigeria. Adams disclosed that restructuring is the best solution to the foundational problems of the Nigerian nation. The leader of the Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, disclosed this in a congratulatory letter he sent to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, said some of its officials on election duty were held hostage in the Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. “The Commission is closely watching the situation in Brass LGA of Bayelsa State where our officials are held hostage,” the commission said in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election, Dino Melaye, lost his local government to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye, who is from the Ijumu Local Government Area of Kogi State, polled 6,909 votes in the local government while Usman Ododo of the APC […]
