(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate lifting of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. Special Adviser to the President in Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to improve the budget meant for education by 25% with the right policies in place. Mamman said this while declaring open the 2021 and 2022 Nigeria Annual Education Conference (NAEC) in Abuja on Monday. The theme of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal on Monday sacked the son of Prof. Jerry Gana, Rep Joshua Gana, from the House of Representatives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rep Joshua Audu Gana was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima said despite efforts by governments across different levels, Nigeria’s housing deficit remains huge as ₦21 trillion would be required to effectively bridge the gap. The Vice President stated this on Sunday in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of a 500-unit Housing Estate by the State government. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Police Command said it has arraigned thirty three suspected cultists in court for sundry criminal charges in the wake of a new crackdown ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye. The police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours after the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu nullified the election of the Labour Party’s candidate, Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu state, Hon. Chijioke Okereke of same LP, Representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River Federal Constituency, has been sacked by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Men of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, one Abuchi (Surname withheld) from Orumba South Council area of the state at Obosi. The state Police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this Sunday via a statement made available to African Examiner. According to him, “the Operatives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a technical stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE, after the President’s departure from New Delhi, India. According to a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in New Delhi, India, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President spoke while addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in his homeland, which claimed many lives. A statement issued on Saturday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu commiserated with all families who lost loved ones […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Laolu Akande, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s aide believes the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) inability to electronically transmit results of the presidential and National Assembly polls has broken Nigerians’ trust in the agency. While INEC had in the lead up to the February 2023 exercise repeatedly said it would transmit polling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is optimistic of finishing his tenure after a medical vacation kept him away from duties for three months. Akeredolu spoke on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, less than a day after his return from Germany. “I came back yesterday, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, stated that only God can assist the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi. Ayodele stated that Atiku was playing his last politics while Obi could not be president of Nigeria. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly (NASS) Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the return of the Labour Party’s candidate, LP Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. .Our Correspondent reports that the three-man panel led by A. M. Abubakar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has commended the Presidential Election Petitions Court for affirming the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the February 25, presidential poll. “Nigerians have spoken, (and) the court has affirmed it,” Wike said. The former governor of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A social cultural group under the aegis of the Northern Action Groups has rejected the call by some individuals demanding the sack of the Group Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari. The group attributed the increases in daily crude oil production to the effort of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said his government would ensure good leadership for Nigeria. The President maintained that he decided to run for the office of the President to tackle the leadership and public sector management deficit which had affected the progress of the nation Tinubu, who is currently in India for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has reacted to the judgment delivered by the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT), calling for calm and urging aggrieved parties to further approach the Supreme Court, which is the next legal option available. In a statement signed by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, James Ezema, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State House of Assembly on Thursday confirmed 15 out of the second batch of 18 commissioner-nominees recently sent by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The Assembly also rejected two of the commissioner-nominees sent by the governor. The confirmation and rejection happened after the Chief Whip and Chairman of the screening committee, Mojeed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital, has upheld the victory of Senator Ned Nwoko of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the lawful winner of the Delta North Senatorial Election held on February 25, 2023. The three-man Tribunal led by Justice Catherine […]
