(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Hermes Iyele has pleaded with organisers of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Multichoice Nigeria to let him participate in the on-going All-Stars season. The African Examiner recalls that the BBNaija All-Stars reality TV show began on July 23 with 20 former housemates and there are speculations that some former housemates will soon be invited […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday decorated the newly-appointed Service Chiefs with their new ranks at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, charging them to maintain teamwork to ensure peace and stability in the country. The Senate had previously confirmed their appointments before the ceremony. The newly-inaugurated service chiefs are: Chief of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning, President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education across the country. According to a statement signed by Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has commenced the screening of the first batch of ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu. The screening commenced at the upper chamber around 1pm today (Monday) upon the arrival of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The African examiner reliably gathered that 20 of the 28 today ministerial nominees completed their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Children’s fund UNICEF, has stressed the need for nursing mothers to embrace exclusive Breastfeeding method and 0-6 months water practice, saying it is critical to long term health and wellbeing of both mother and child. The international child friendly Organization, frowned at a situation where a huge number of nursing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast to the nation at 7 p.m. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders of pro-Biafra groups in Enugu State, Sunday, threw their weight behind incarcerated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) letter directing a permanent end to sit-at-home in South-East. The groups made the call while addressing newsmen in Enugu on their readiness to carry out the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Peter Esele, says the Federal Government has not done enough to stop organised labour from embarking on strike and protest over the fuel subsidy removal. Following the removal of fuel subsidy, Labour has been pushing for palliatives for Nigerians to cushion the impact […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Deputy Governor Prof Kaletapwa Farauta says the hoodlums that attacked some warehouses in the state did not break the doors. She was speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics hours after hoodlums attacked several warehouses in the state including that of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The attackers looted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state after hoodlums looted warehouses of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and others. The Governor’s spokesman Humwashi Wonosikou disclosed this in a Sunday afternoon statement. “The Governor of Adamawa State, the Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has tasked senators of the 10th Assembly not to confirm the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as a minister. Sani, in a statement he issued on Sunday, the former lawmaker stated that is surprising that El-Rufai’s name reflected on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities. In a letter signed by Tinubu dated July 28, the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Jim Osayande Obazee was appointed as the investigator. According to the letter, the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has refuted claims that Aisha Dahir-Umar, its director general (DG), was paid “millions of dollars” for estacode during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.The African Examiner writes that reports circulating online also claimed that there were documents showing how the monies were paid into her account. However, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse. The agency said the 14.3 million Nigerian drug abusers are within the age range of 15 and 64 years, adding that more women are now involved. The Ogun state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On day four of its total and indefinite strike action, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has restated its position as it insists that the Federal Government has yet to accept its demands. The NARD President, Dr Emeka Oji, during a press conference in Lagos State on Saturday to review the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the payment of another batch of half salary arrears owed by the administration of one of his predecessors, Rauf Aregbesola. The move is part of efforts by Adeleke to settle the salary debts of state workers and support them in line with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, has reiterated the need to restore peace and put an end to insurgency in the South-East, while echoing calls for the extradition of Finland-based separatist Simon Ekpa over the illegal Monday sit-at-home order. This came a day after the Senate condemned the order under the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Institution of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria has cautioned that an increase in electricity tariff would further increase the misery of Nigerians, especially Small and Medium Enterprises. Dr Innocent Okwuosa, the president of ICAN, disclosed this in a recent statement. The African Examiner writes that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, NERC, had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State-born native doctor, Chidozie Nwangwu, better known as Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki who was abducted last Sunday and released early Saturday morning, has spoken about his ordeal in the hands of his abductors. Akwa Okuko Tiwaraki, speaking concerning his experience to friends and well-wishers, said: “Let me tell you all what happened. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Senator, Shehu Sani has stated that the ministerial list of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a big disappointment. The former lawmaker who also doubles as a human rights activist made this revelation in an interview with ARISE TV as he kicked against the inclusion of the former governor of Kaduna […]
