(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State governor-elect, Alex Otti, has stated that he will run a “lean government” in the state in order to reduce the cost of governance. Otti made this known during an interview with Channels TV on Thursday saying that he’ll adopt the “model” used by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday affirmed the election of Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Osun State. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Mohammed Shuaibu unanimously overturned the earlier decision of the election petition tribunal which nullified the governor’s victory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Friday in Udobo village in Gamawa Local Government Area of Bauchi State when 25 people lost their lives in a lone auto crash. Sector Commander of the FRSC in Bauchi State, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi on Friday that 10 other persons […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says that the new national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations before May 29, 2023, when President Muhammadu Buhari will be leaving office. Sirika made this known during the 10th Aviation Stakeholders Forum in Abuja on Thursday. According to him, the operation of the new airline […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The official spokesperson for the Campaign Council of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, Festus Keyamo (SAN), has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest and prosecute the Labour Party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates, Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively, for “incitement and treasonable felony”. This was contained in a petition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State chapter of the Labour Party LP, has rejected in its entirety the result of the Governorship elections that took place on the 18th of March, 2023 which produced the people’s Democratic party PDP flag bearer, Dr. Peter Mbah, as winner. The independent National Electoral Commission INEC had on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Governor Elect, Dr. Peter Mbah has assured the people of the state that he won’t disappoint them, saying they have made a huge investment by electing him. He promised that his administration will embark on policies and programs that will give comfort and joy to the people of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu; his wife Beatrice; and their doctor, Obinna Obeta have been found guilty of organ trafficking in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, 60; his wife, Beatrice, 56; and Obeta, 51; were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced its plan to invest $6.4 billion in the water sector, over the next five years. This was disclosed in a statement to herald this year’s World Water Day, which was made available to the media. This is coming as the AfDB joined leading global stakeholders in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has stated that the President-elect, Bola Tinubu is hale and hearty. Keyamo disclosed this saying that Tinubu travelled abroad to rest. The APC chieftain was reacting to reports that Tinubu was sick and went abroad for medical treatment. The African Examiner recalls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia has urged the gubernatorial candidates of political parties in the state not to distract the governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti with court cases. Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka and made àvailable to newsmen in Umuahia. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State, Dr Peter Mbah, has been declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. Mbah scored 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who polled 157,552 votes. African Examiner reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday directed all workers to protest at all the offices of the Central Bank of Nigeria nationwide starting next week over the current cash crunch in the country. The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who gave the directive at an ongoing press briefing at Labour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says collation of results for the governorship election conducted in Enugu State on Saturday will continue at 5pm on Wednesday (today). Recall that the electoral body announced the suspension of the results coalition on Monday, saying it took the decision after a meeting to review the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, has stated that anyone planning to “unseat” President-elect Bola Tinubu is “daydreaming”. Fayose made this known when he appeared on Channels Television on Tuesday saying that the 2023 presidential election has “come and gone” and those not contented can go to court. He stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, has berated the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, for trying to treat his principal just like the retired military dictator, Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) did to MKO Abiola, whose presidential election victory got cancelled 30 years ago. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has kicked against the suppression, intimidation of voters and the violence witnessed in many parts of the country in the just concluded March 18 governorship and the house of assembly elections in Nigeria. The US made its views concerning the election in a statement on Tuesday, March 21, 2023. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police deployed to Anambra State by the Inspector General of Police for the 2023 House of Assembly Election, CP Aderemi Adeoye, has thanked the good people of Anambra State for their peaceful conduct during the polls. He noted that this was the same peaceful disposition they exhibited during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of an ex-permanent secretary in Ogun State, Adefemi Egbeoluwa, and his wife, Oluwafunmilayo, have been grieving after their lifeless bodies were found at their residence around Allen Avenue, in the Ikeja area of Lagos State. The African examiner gathered that the couple were at home with their domestic worker on […]
—Says Nigerians Decided Who Won, Lost Elections (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday said he was eager to leave office and go back to his farm. Buhari spoke at a farewell meeting with the outgoing United States Ambassador, Mary Beth Leonard at the Presidential Villa. The President said he planned to be a “big […]
