(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, have again held a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa. Although details of the meeting on Monday were not disclosed, it may not be unconnected with the naira re-design policy of the Federal Government and the hardship Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Celebrity journalist and spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Campaign council, PPC, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi will never emerge victorious in the forthcoming presidential election. The African Examiner writes that Peter Obi is one of the leading candidates of the presidential election, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, says he does not have anything against the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Naira re-design and cashless policy. Tinubu said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, adding that he is only concerned about its disruptive implementation and the hardship it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has stated that it is not aware of receiving any N2 billion given to churches by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP). The African Examiner recalls that a particular petition that has gone viral on social media alleged that Obi gave N2 billion […]
…expresses concern over rising attacks on party supporters (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 12 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said that the election will not be held in 240 polling units. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu stated this at a meeting with leaders of political parties on Monday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chrisland schools have opened up concerning the sad development that led to the death of a student. The African Examiner writes that a student of Chrisland School, Whitney Adeniran, during its inter-house sports event held at Agege Stadium, Lagos State, reportedly slumped and died. The father of the deceased, Michael Adeniran had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso has stated what his counterpart from the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi must do to gain electoral victory in the forthcoming presidential election. According to Kwankwaso, the chances of Peter Obi winning the presidential election depend on a merger with him. The […]
The defection of the budget commissioner comes barely 48 hours after over 40 special advisers dumped the governor’s APC to join the PDP. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zamfara State Commissioner for Budget, Alhaji Aliyu Mafara, on Friday, resigned his position, dumped the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has stated that he has no business with the head of Lagos Parks and Garden, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo. Agbaje made this known on Friday while speaking during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting at INEC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of old Anambra State, and one time Minister of Youth and Sports, Senator Jim Nwobodo has condemned in its entirety what he referred to as campaign of calumny by opposition politicians in Enugu State. Speaking with Newsmen at his Amaechi country home in reaction to the certificate forgery allegation against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The hammer of the opposition people’s Democratic party PDP has fallen on ex- governor of Enugu state, and incumbent Senator representing Enugu East Senatorial district in the Nation Assembly, NASS, Dr. Chimaroke Nnamani, as the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Party on Friday expelled him and six others over alleged anti […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti, has stated that he was foolish when he was campaigning for Tinubu in 1999. The African Examiner writes that Bola Tinubu is a former governor of Lagos State and a presidential candidate in the forthcoming general elections. In a recent video, the son of the legendary singer and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Universities Commission (NUC) has ordered the closure of universities across the country to enable students to participate in the February 25 and March 11 general elections. In a letter addressed to vice-chancellors of all universities and directors of inter-university centres, the NUC noted that the directive is based on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has stated that it is investigating the events surrounding its Twitter account liking a post relating to a presidential candidate. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, INEC’s official Twitter account liked a post in which Seun Kuti, son of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, condemned Peter Obi, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mike Ozekhome, A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) has opened up concerning the judgement of the Supreme Court on the February 10 deadline for the old N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes. The African Examiner writes that the apex court had on Wednesday restrained the Federal Government and the Central Bank of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has tasked the supreme court to reject a suit filed by three states contending the February 10 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to end the use of old naira notes. In a preliminary objection filed on Wednesday through his lawyers, Mahmud Magaji and Tijanni Gazali, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC ) says Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, who was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for money laundering in absentia, has finally been remanded in Ikoyi Custodial Centre, Lagos. EFCC Spokesperson Wilson Uwujaren, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said that the Court of […]
The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, assured Nigerians that the elections will be held as scheduled. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sixteen days to the conduct of the general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has affirmed that the two major encumbrances faced by the commission have been resolved. For this reason, the INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the February 25 and March 11 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday revealed the action to be taken if hoodlums snatch the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) on election day. According to the electoral body, the BVAS, the technology that will be used for the accreditation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Wednesday temporarily stopped the withdrawal of old Naira Notes from Feb. 10 A seven-member panel led by Justice John Okoro, stopped the move in a ruling in an exparte application brought by three northern states of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara. The three states had specifically applied for an […]
