(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has fixed May 9 for judgment in the appeal filed by former Osun Governor, Gboyega Oyetola against the election of Ademola Adeleke. In his appeal, Mister Oyetola is seeking the reversal of the March 25 judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja which affirmed Adeleke’s victory in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ademola Adeleke of Osun says infrastructure development is not just a panacea to security challenges facing the nation, but also a potent key to address poverty and other questions of under-development. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal Abuja will today begin pre-hearing in the petitions challenging the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared that Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress polled 8,794,726 votes to win the election. The commission declared that Atiku came second with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Flight belonging to Max Air carrying 143 passengers from Yola, Adamawa State has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja. An infant was also on board the aircraft. Confirming the incident in a statement, the management of Max Air says the accident occurred after the aircraft experienced two tyre bursts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, the widow of the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, has talked about her husband’s view concerning Nigerian politics and how destiny decided to make him Nigerian president. Turai Yar’Adua stated this in a special interview with the BBC Hausa Service on the occasion of the 13th death anniversary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, are reacting to the news that Obi visited Nobel Laureate winner, Prof. Wole Soyinka. The African Examiner recalls that Wole Soyinka and some Obidients have had an online clash after the playwright described the Obidient movement as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Fourth batch of 410 stranded Nigerians, evacuated from the conflict-ridden Sudan, has arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the evacuees arrived at the Pilgrims Terminal of the airport at exactly 10:45 a.m, on board a Max Airline from Egypt. NAN also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has heaped praises on the late President, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, for displaying patriotism and excellence in public service. The former Lagos State governor stated this during his tribute to the late president on the occasion of his death anniversary. Tinubu said: “We’ll Never Forget You! Today, as […]
… Tasks Members On Commitment. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non governmental organization NGO, under the Banner of ‘Standup For Women Society, set up for the liberation of Nigerian Women, has formally inaugurated the Executive Committee (Exco) of the Enugu state chapter, with a charge on members to join hands in fighting the alleged continuous marginalization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governing board of the federal government’s Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu has applauded the Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the Organization, Engr. Peter Ogbobe for turning the established around within nine months of assumption of duty. It made the commendation during its first quarter meeting for the year 2023 […]
….., Arrest 3 Transformer Vandals. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives serving in New Haven Police Division of Enugu State Command have recovered a locally fabricated cut-to-size gun loaded with one one live cartridge, abandoned by escaping armed robbery suspects at New Artisan, Enugu. The recovery was due to the assistance from the Neighborhood Watch Group, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari, will on Monday, host other African First Ladies to a 10th General Assembly Summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM) in Abuja. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the head of Information in the first lady’s office Mr Suleiman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in London expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria considering the turnout of voters and the generally peaceful atmosphere under which it took place. According to him, the country learnt lessons which would make subsequent polls even better. A statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The second batch of Sudanese evacuees have arrived in Nigeria on Friday afternoon. They arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja around 3 pm with about 130 persons aboard the Tarco Airline aircraft. There were 128 females and two males. The returnees were received by government officials and others. Earlier, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesperson of Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, Laolu Akande, has stated that his principal contested for the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the interest of the public. The African Examiner recalls that Osinbajo was among those who contested the party’s presidential primary which saw Tinubu emerge winner and subsequently, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has stated that most leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC, would have been compulsorily retired from politics if the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar or his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi had won the just ended election. President Muhammadu Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A judge at The Old Bailey has sentenced former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu, his wife Beatrice and doctor Obinna Odeta to jail. At a sentencing hearing on Friday, Ekweremadu was jailed for nine years and eight months, his wife Beatrice was sentenced to four years and six months imprisonment while Obeta […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities have sent over 500 students back to Sudan following the failure of two of them to provide either a passport or Emergency Travel Certificate. According to a voice note of a Nigerian official obtained by our correspondent on Friday morning, students without passports or ETC had been instructed to stay […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 34 suspected internet fraudsters in Oghara, Delta State, South South Nigeria. The suspects include Ese Collins, Benjamin.A.Ifeanyi, Akparoboke Oghenero, Uti Jerry , Otega John, Joshua Broka, Jethro Saapila, Goodluck Ottwowatiohwo, Adilike Precious, Uvbierimi Raphael, Oyadan Clinton […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) has been slated for May 8 through June 23. This was announced on Thursday by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Head of National Office, Mr. Patrick Areghan, at a pre-examination briefing in Lagos. Areghan said 1,621,853 candidates across 20,851 government and private schools […]
