(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people have been feared dead following an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion is believed to have been caused by the activities of illegal artisanal refiners operating on the trans-Niger Delta Pipeline in the area. It has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six States of the Federation have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the last February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The six states who instituted the suit through their Attorneys General are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom,, Bayelsa, Delta,Edo and Sokoto. The suit was filed pursuant to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct supplementary polls after the governorship and state house of assembly elections. Guber and assembly elections will take place next weekend, two weeks after the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly polls. “The Commission is aware that in some Senatorial Districts and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajia Sadiya Umar Farouq, has stated that no fewer than 1, 940, 004 vulnerable Nigerians are presently receiving N5,000 cash gift each every month from the federal government, Speaking at a one-day stakeholders’ retreat on the National Social Investment (Establishment) Bill organised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has congratulated Nigerians and the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu over the successful conduct of the Saturday, February 25, 2023, presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the State Department, Ned Price, who also tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to address all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the Saturday, February 25, 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has rejected the outcome of the exercise in its totality. Atiku stated this as he addressed a press conference on Thursday saying that the presidential and national assembly elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president-elect, Bola Tinubu has reacted to the statement made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi that he won the just concluded presidential election. The African Examiner writes that Peter Obi during a press conference had stated that he will be challenging the result of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi says he won the poll and he will explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate. “We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu says the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi won in Lagos State in the just concluded presidential election because of the “preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos”. “What transpired last Saturday, the major factor was ethnic: the Labour […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has set up committees to meet aggrieved presidential candidates to start the “healing process”. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and a member of the committees disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. He said a Committee of Elders of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reiterated its commitment to work with other development partners in tackling the problem of refugees and the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Raouf Mazou made the pledge when he led a team on a joint mission with representatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Chairman of the All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, and member of the party’s presidential Council, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has congratulated Nigeria’s president -elect, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu on his victory during the 25th, February presidential election. In a statement he personally signed and made available to African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has tasked Lagosians to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Fayose stated this when he appeared on Arise Television as he talked about the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The former Ekiti governor tasked Lagosians to reelect the state governor, Babajide Sanwoolu even though his party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most populous democracy. “The United States […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida has congratulated the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu concerning his election as the next president of Nigeria. In a statement by his media aide on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, Babangida stated that Tinubu is the best man for the job as he has what it takes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N39.6bn for various contracts for transmission lines in the power sector Briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the FEC meeting chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, said the N39.6bn contract sum comprises offshore […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is not the best of times for five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 as three of the ‘Integrity Group’ failed in their quests to cross over to the Senate after their two-term tenure of eight years each. The G5 is made up of five […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has opened up on a viral video alleging that some of its officers have arrested a criminal syndicate that engaged in electoral fraud in the federal capital territory (FCT). The African Examiner recalls that on Tuesday, a viral video engaged on social media showed some persons arrested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council has tasked Peter Obi, the presidential candidate for the Labour Party, and his counterpart for the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, to graciously accept defeat and congratulate Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the APC flag bearer. This call was made by the Special Adviser on Media and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has heaped praises on the supporters of his opponents for their participation and dedication in the electoral process that made him victorious in the just-ended election. The African Examiner recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that Tinubu was declared president-elect on Wednesday, March 1, […]
