(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In his quest to make quick money, a 27 year old student of Ezeala College of Nursing Science, Okwudo in Njaba Council Area of Imo State, South East Nigeria, Oluchukwu Chukwuma has been arrested by the police for allegedly kidnapping his course-mate and collecting a ransom of N3.2million from the family. The […]
— Urges UN To Stand Firm Against Military Coups (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in Nairobi, Kenya, called on African leaders to respect democracy, rule of law, and ensure political stability. In his statement at a high-level event organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on the margins of Fifth Mid-Year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has stated that “statistical data” has shown that the south-east geopolitical zone lost N4 trillion in two years due to the sit-at-home order. Kalu made this known on Friday during an event organised by the Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association in Lagos. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Nairobi Kenya where he will participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union, the Regional Economic Communities, the Regional Mechanisms and the African Union Member States. President Tinubu is accompanied by some senior government officials. According to the Presidency, the Nigerian leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Iba Gani Adams, has cautioned Simon Ekpa, factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to stop plans to stage the sit-at-home protest in Lagos State. The African Examiner writes that Ekpa had stated that the sit-at-home protest presently being enforced in the South East […]
… Bid For Extension Of time Also Fails (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a rowdy session at the Enugu State Governorship Tribunal, Friday, as the Labour Party (LP) and its governorship candidate in Enugu State, Hon. Chijioke Edeoga, lost the bid to commit the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Enugu State, Chukwuemeka Chukwu, to prison […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has pledged to protect Benin artifacts returned to the country from different parts of the world as a way of archiving the history of the people This was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will leave on Saturday for Nairobi, Kenya to participate in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (5thMYCM) of the African Union (AU), the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), the Regional Mechanisms (RMs), and the African Union Member States. This was contained in a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A labour leader, Funmi Sessi, on Friday, stated that the Federal Government’s plan to give N8,000 to 12 million households for six months would amount to nothing as she described it as “it would be like a drop of water in the ocean. Sessi, Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Lagos Chapter, made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has berated President Bola Tinubu’s government following the subsidy palliative plan. The African Examiner recalls that Tinubu had announced a plan to give ₦8,000 to 12 million poor households in the country. According to him, this money would be given to struggling families within the next six […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The viral picture of former Delta State governor, James Onanefe Ibori with President Tinubu has continued to spark debate among Nigerians on social media. The African Examiner recalls that a few days back, President Tinubu hosted ex-governors who governed their states from May 1999. The former governors were on a solidarity visit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal Capital Territory High Court has dismissed the case against former governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The court described the EFCC’s charges of fraud and abuse of office as an abuse of judicial process. The presiding judge, Justice Yusuf Halilu, premised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven successor electricity companies have applied for a review of their respective electricity tariffs, the Federal Government has disclosed. Disclosing this through a notice published by the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Friday, the Federal Government said the request for rate review is premised on the need to incorporate changes in […]
…Okay Community Policing (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traditional rulers across Enugu state have applauded the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, over his laudable security measures since assumption of office. They further assured his administration of their unswerving cooperation in strengthening community policing in their respective communities. The royal fathers who converged on the House of Chiefs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Labour Party agents for the 2023 governorship election in Enugu state, Thursday told the election petition tribunal that their party and not the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC) gave them authorization papers to cover the polls at the ward level. They disclosed this while being cross examined by counsels to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma on Thursday said South East Governors are seeking the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in a state of insecurity. The governor, while briefing State House Correspondents on the purpose of his visit to the Presidential Villa, explained that it has to do with the security situation in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has declared a State of Emergency on Food Security in the country. Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy while briefing State House correspondents on Thursday said the Presidential Intervention On Food Security, Food Pricing and Sustainability was to ensure that the most vulnerable are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured women in the country that his administration is committed to ensuring that Nigeria is retrieved from the vested interests that have stifled her development. He also assured the women that issues of security, healthcare system and industrialisation would be top on priorities of his administration. Tinubu spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday said that for Nigeria and the rest of Africa to make genuine progress and development, democracy must be nurtured and sustained. The President stated this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received leaders of the Senate, led by Senate President Godswill Akpabio, who were at the Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has disclosed a plan by the Federal Government to transfer N8,000 to 12 million poor households in Nigeria for a period of six months. This was contained in a letter the President wrote to the House of Representatives regarding the 800 million dollars loan request of the Buhari administration […]
