(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 103 Battalion (Rear) of 82 Division Nigerian Army, Enugu, Presently on Operation UDO KA II, meaning peace is better have, rescued a kidnapped victim, one Dr. Maxwell Ayim along Road Four Corner-Agbogwe in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. The rescue operation was conducted when troops deployed at Udi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International press Centre, IPC, Lagos South West Nigeria, through its Centre for Safety and Protection of Journalists (I-CSPJ), has condemned in strong terms the alleged gruesome killing of Hamisu Danjibga, a veteran radio Reporter in Zamfara State who was found dead in a soak away pit in his house, on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has described as “enemies of the people” persons sharing old video clips of burning of a commercial bus at Nanka and killing of soldiers at Umunze both of which happened last year during the dark days of insecurity. He also said the antic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human Papillomavirus is a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer and other HPV-related diseases such as skin and vaginal warts. The Lagos State Government has postponed the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPVV) campaign earlier scheduled for Monday, Sept. 25, for logistics reasons as informed by the Federal Ministry of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has said it will resume from its annual recess on Tuesday to continue the first legislative year of the 10th Assembly. Dr Yahaha Danzaria, the Clerk of the house, said this in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. The 10th Assembly proceeded on its annual recess on July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has joined Nigerians, the academia, and the scientific community in congratulating Professor Hippolite Amadi for being awarded the 2023 edition of The Nigeria Prize for Science. According to a statement issued on Friday by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the Advisory Board of The Nigeria Prize for Science on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court adjourned the judgment in a suit seeking Timipre Sylva’s disqualification from contesting the November 11 Bayelsa governorship poll until Tuesday. Justice Inyang Ekwo had, on July 6, fixed Friday for the judgment. However, the matter, which was number one on the day’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has backtracked on its earlier claim that President Bola Tinubu is the first African leader to ring the closing bell at the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ) in New York. In a statement issued on Friday, the Presidency said it inadvertently made the claim based on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command on Friday gave its reasons for dispersing the youths who gathered at the Lekki Tollgate in Lagos State in light of the candlelight procession held in honour of the late Afrobeats artist Mohbad. Following last Tuesday’s passing of the 27-year-old under controversial circumstances, there has been public […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 24 students of the Federal University of Gusau were abducted in the early hours of Friday after bandits invaded the Sabon-Gida community of the Bungudu Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A resident of Sabon-Gida identified as Nazeer Sabon-Gida confirmed that the gunmen invaded the community around 3 am and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday departed New York after attending the 78th session of high-level meetings of the UN General Assembly. President Tinubu, while in New York, participated in some of the high-level events, including a bilateral meeting. The Nigerian President, who arrived in New York on Sunday, was among the leaders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State governorship election petition tribunal in Enugu Thursday dismissed the petition filed by the labour party LP Guber Candidate in the 2023 election, Barr. Chijioke Edeoga challenging the March 18, election of Governor Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic party PDP. The three member tribunal headed by Justice Kudirat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Fr. Dr. Habila Tyiakwonaboi Daboh as the new Bishop of Zaria Diocese, Kaduna State. This announcement was contained in a statement issued on the Facebook page of the Catholic Broadcast Commission, Nigeria, on Thursday. The African Examiner writes that Fr. Habila Daboh until his appointment was the […]
…Introduce E- Ticketing, Revive Community Taxation… (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tough time now awaits residents of Enugu state, as the governor Peter Mbah led Administration has announced plan to reintroduce Community taxation and launch E- ticketing under it’s new consolidated tax regime, saying the system would go a long way in eliminating all forms of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says road traffic fatalities significantly reduced in the first half of 2023 by 15.5 percent. This is contained in a statement released by FRSC’s Spokesman, Assistant Corps Marshal Bisi Kazeem, on Wednesday in Abuja. Kazeem said that the corps recorded a total of 5,700 road traffic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has rejected the ruling of the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal that voided his election and declared his opponent the winner. The African Examiner reports that the tribunal on Wednesday declared Dr Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress as the rightful winner of the March 18 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has encouraged Nigerians in the U.S. to rise above failure by having a change of mindset for success in all their endeavors in life. Tinubu gave the advice at the Presidential Town Hall Meeting with Nigerians in the diaspora on Wednesday in New York. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
1 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in New York City, addressed world leaders at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, during which he made a firm and compelling declaration that the time is now for UN member states to show, with their actions, that they mean what they say concerning the crackdown on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is set to address world leaders at the ongoing 78th session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York. Tinubu will deliver his statement around 6 pm (11 pm Nigerian time) to the world leaders in his first […]
