….Says 15 Suspects In Police Net (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has cried out to its customers on the increasing rate of attack on its facilities, saying the ugly situation is almost crippling its activities and impacting its service to customers. The Organization’s Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives serving in Uwani Police Division of Enugu State Police Command, have arrested two brothers namely, Chinedu Nnaona aged 25 and Maduabuchi Nnaona aged 21, both of Onuakpaka, Ndiagu-Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area, for killing a security Guard and twelve year old son of their Uncle. Their arrest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe has appealed to the Abia electorate to vote for the Governorship Candidate of APGA, Prof. Gregory Ibe, in honour of its founder, late Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu. Abaribe made the appeal while speaking on the chances of APGA to win the governorship election on Saturday. He spoke in an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated his desire that the foundation laid by his administration in the war against graft would be sustained by successive governments in the country, stressing that corruption remains an existential threat to nations. The President spoke on Thursday at the Presidential Villa while playing host to Management of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, has stated that those who did not vote for him should believe in Nigeria. Tinubu made this known, in a statement on Thursday, saying that he is seeking a better country not just for himself and his supporters but for every citizen no matter the political affiliations. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Awamaridi has refused to bow down to the party’s decision to put forward Rhodes-Vivour as its candidate. Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, a former candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, says he still remains the candidate of the party in the March 18 Gubernatorial Election. Awamaridi, who was also the National Coordinator, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has said he withdrew a motion before the Appeal Court over a request to inspect electoral materials because the issue had been overtaken by events. In a statement, Abubakar, said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had already granted him access […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has stated that the economy of the state cannot be managed by someone who does not have the requisite experience in governance and leadership. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday while speaking in an interview with Nigeria Info FM on Wednesday saying that the economy of the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the Oba of Ikate-Elegushi Kingdom, Saheed Ademola (Kusenla III), has declared a three-day Oro rite on non-indigenes and women from midnight to 5:30 a.m., including on Saturday’s governorship and state assembly election day has sparked social media reactions. This was announced in a memo issued to residents of Ikate-Elegushi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the distribution of electoral materials for this Saturday’s governorship and state house of assembly elections. This comes three days after the electoral commission assured Nigerians on Sunday that reconfiguration of the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) would be completed by Tuesday (yesterday) in preparation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refuted reports of appointing Femi Odubiyi, a former commissioner in Lagos state, as head of its information and communications technology (ICT) department. Bode George, former deputy chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had claimed that the former commissioner is the new head of ICT […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following Tuesday’s suspension of the industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in Imo state which has paralyzed economic and social activities, as well as threw the state into total black, the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company EEDC, has directed it’s Staffers to return to their duty posts and commence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Enugu State Police Command have apprehended a total of thirteen criminal male suspects involved in various nefarious Activities in parts of the state. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe disclosed this in a statement made available to African Examiner Wednesday in Enugu. He said the state Commissioner of Police, […]
…..Says Competence, Character Speaks for Him. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour party (LP) Obidients Movement has resolved to throw its support behind the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, in the March 18 election directing all its members in the state to come out en masse to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the March 18, 2023 governorship election in Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Sunday, reportedly escaped “gunmen attack” along the Warri-Sapele highway. In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Dennis Otu, Oborevwori was on his way from Sapele heading to Osubi when the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State, Michael Lana, has stepped down and endorsed Governor Seyi Makinde for a second term of office. Lana made this disclosure while addressing journalists in Ibadan on Tuesday. Contrary to speculations in some quarters that the former Attorney-General of Oyo had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dozens of Women in Umunze Community in the Orumba South Council area of Anambra State, South East Nigeria, Tuesday staged a peaceful protest over the killing of a 72 year old Woman by suspected ritualists and incessant raping of their Women by boys from Ebonyi state. The protest by the Women, paralyzed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has stated that the February 25 presidential election is an “improvement” on the previous polls. In a statement issued on Monday, Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration deserves “credit” for the conduct of the just-ended election. The African Examiner recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Monday said old N200, N500, N1,000 bank notes remain legal tender Till December 31, 2023. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbdulMumin stated this in a statement on Monday. “In compliance with the established tradition of obedience to court orders and sustenance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has revealed that he has no preferred candidates for the leadership of both chambers who will constitute the 10th National Assembly. Tinubu, who was represented by the Vice President-Elect, Kashim Shettima, disclosed this at the meeting with new members-elect to the National Assembly. A member-elect for Bungudu/Maru Federal […]
