(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike has raised the alarm over threat to his life days after he congratulated President-elect, Bola Tinubu. Okwu had a few days ago congratulated Tinubu, urging aggrieved parties to allow the court to decide the matter one way or the other, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A one day media training on early warning and response reporting put together for Journalists in Enugu by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), has ended with a call for robust synergy between newsmen and relevant Stakeholders. The organization equally stressed the need for building synergy through formation of an Emergency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC), has protested the last minute order denying organised labour the use of Eagle Square as venue for the May 1, Workers Day rally. Mr Festus Osifoh, TUC President, made the union’s position known while addressing newsmen at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC), meeting which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the postponement of the 2023 Population and Housing Census, earlier scheduled for May 3-7 to a date to be determined by the incoming administration of Bola Tinubu. This was contained in a statement signed by Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed. According to the statement, he President gave […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Friday swore in four new Permanent Secretaries, with a charge to apply themselves to the agenda of the government. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Governor’s office in Abeokuta, Abiodun noted that the new permanent secretaries were appointed from a pool of erudite members of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said Nigeria’s size and resources have imposed on her a stabilizing role in the West African subregion and the African continent as a whole. A statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari spoke after receiving a message […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 7000 people including Nigerians are currently stranded at Egyptian borders and are not allowed to enter the country to continue their trips back to their various destinations. Thousands of people who ran away from Sudan, after a three-day ceasefire that ended on the evening of Thursday, April 27, 2023, were stuck […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Andrew Yakubu, former Group Managing Director (GMD), Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has sued the EFCC, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Guarantee Trust Bank (GTB) over alleged refusal to release his 9.8 million dollars after a court judgment. Yakubu, through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, SAN, filed the suit before […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court, on Thursday, okayed the request by the Federal Government to file additional nine grounds in its appeal on the case of the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. The ruling followed an application moved by FG’s counsel, Tijani Gadzali (SAN). Gadzali equally sought an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Forum of former House of Representatives members who are now senators-elect, says the group has not endorsed any candidate for the position of President of Senate. Convener of the group and Senator-elect, Ahmed Wadada (SDP-Nasarawa West), made this known while briefing newsmen after a meeting with members of the forum in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Partners for Electoral Reform, a Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) has asked the police to as a matter of urgency declare Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of Adamawa State. wanted. The Chairman of the CSO, Ezenwa Nwagwu, made the call in a statement in Abuja on Friday following reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to him, this administration has achieved remarkable transformation of the military in the areas of fighting power, training, operations, manpower, remunerations and medical services. President Muhammadu Buhari says the fighting power of the Nigerian Army has increased significantly under his administration making its fourth in ranking among African militaries as against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) has suspended the planned removal of subsidy on petroleum products by the end of the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end if the meeting of the council at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesperson, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is unaware of many promises made to Nigerians in 2015. The African Examiner recalls that in the buildup to the 2015 presidential election, many promises were made to the electorate by Buhari’s camp. The campaign promises were hinged on Buhari’s track […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has stated that universities in the country have offered admissions to Nigerian students returning from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa made this known on Thursday on Sunrise Daily, a Channels TV programme. According to her, the return of the stranded students was the focus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani, has ordered the Homicide Section of the State CID and Tactical Squads of the Command to combine efforts and conduct a full-scale discreet investigation to unravel the circumstances of the murder of Engr. Dons Udeh, a Governorship Aspirant in the last general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, and the Vice-President-elect, Sen. Kashim Shettima, alongside other APC stakeholders on Wednesday visited the Defecse House, Maitama, to inspect facilities. The African examiner reports that the Defecse House will serve as official operational base of the President-elect till May 29, when he will be inaugurated as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army will on April 27, 2023, hold a parade at Eagle Square in Abuja, where President Muhammadu Buhari will be the Special Guest of Honour and also the reviewing officer. This event will commemorate the first Trooping and Presentation of Colours Parade since 2007. A total of 81 units […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A contender for the Speakership position of the 10th House of Representatives, Rep, Muktar Betara, on Tuesday held a closed-door meeting with the President-elect Bola Tinubu. Betara, member representing Biu/Bayo/Shani and Kwaya Kusar Federal Constituency of Borno has been canvassing support for his speakership aspiration with party members, House of Reps members-elect, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC)’s candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Sen. Aisha Dahiru-Ahmed, popularly called “Binani,” on Wednesday withdrew the suit filed against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC candidate had prayed the court for a judicial review of the decision […]
