(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says there is still commitment to secure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu and assured Nigerians that the girls have not been forgotten, irrespective of the fact that the wait for their release has been long. It is worth recalling that a total of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law Intersociety, a human Rights body, has raised the alarm over the looming Inter-communal war Between Ndikeokwu-Uli in Ihiala council area of Anambra state. And Egbuoma-Oguta community in Imo state, calling for the arrest and investigation of the alleged criminal activities of operatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has suspended 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, and 38 other aides for one month over absenteeism at a key government event. This is contained in a statement on Monday night by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Dr Monday Uzor. According to the statement, affected commissioners include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has faulted a recent statement credited to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gwabim Musa on comment that the nation must create Ranches across the country to prevent Farmers-Herders’ clashes. The Defence Chief had during a recent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun Corps, has confirmed the abduction of seven farmers in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall on Monday morning over parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has hinted at the imminent defection of more political heavyweights to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing claims of intimidation and witch-hunt levelled against the party. “Yes, we have discussed,” Sule said when asked if APC governors had considered the implications of the new opposition coalition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Financial Expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, says poor production quality of Nigeria’s Naira notes is mostly responsible for its quick mutilation. Unegbu, a former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Dr. Leon Usigbe, a Journalist with The Tribune Newspapers and a cherished member of the State House Press Corps. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Saturday said Tinubu described Usigbe as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has condoled the management and staff of Tribune Newspapers over the death of its Abuja Bureau Chief, Dr Leon Usigbe. Idris also commiserated with the government of Edo as well as friends and family of the deceased for the loss. Idris, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Anambra recording 168,187 new registrants. The National Commissioner and Chairman Information and Voter Education Committee (IVEC), INEC, Mr Sam Olumekun said this in a statement on Friday in Awka. Olumekun said the figure was the highest recorded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has refuted claims by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, that the North has been neglected under the administration of President Bola Tinubu. The presidency also disclosed that there are many critical projects and programmes which are presently underway in the region. Kwankwaso […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed grief over the passing of Dr Ibrahim Bello, the Sarkin Katsinan and Emir of Gusau in Zamfara State. According to a press release issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the monarch died in Abuja at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen attack on Ndi-Ejezie, Umualaoma, and Ndiakuwata Uno villages in Arondizuogu community, Ideato North Local Government Area of Imo, has allegedly left many people dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred between Thursday night and early Friday morning. An eyewitness who pleaded anonymity, told […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins other African nations to mark the 2025 International day of women and girls of African descent, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and human rights crusader, Professor Joy Ezeilo, has stressed the need for society to use the occasion to reflect on the past injustices against women and eliminate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) and the International Press Centre (IPC) have filed an appeal against the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which dismissed their suit requesting itto compel the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to investigate their April 24, 2021, complaint against the then Ebonyi State Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Iliyasu Maijega, Special Adviser to Zamfara governor on political matters has urged political parties in the state to abide by electoral laws during the forthcoming Kaura Namoda state assembly bye-election. Maijega, who made the appeal while speaking to newsmen in Gusau on Thursday, and urged political parties in the state to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the party’s doors remain open for members who have left it for other parties to return. He said, with time, the performance of President Bola Tinubu will attract those who previously left the APC back to the party. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court Sitting in Lagos has affirmed the decision of the Tax Appeal Tribunal, which upheld the Federal Inland Revenue Service’s (FIRS) authority to charge, collect, and remit Value Added Tax (VAT) on transportation and food services provided by independent drivers and vendors operating via platforms like Bolt. Justice Akintayo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Gombe High Court, on Thursday, sentenced three persons to death by hanging over the death of one Ibrahim Yahaya on April 22, 2022. The court found the trio, namely Dauda Mohammed Abubakar (alias Agenda), Kabiru Abubakar (alias Gwarei) and Ibrahim Suleiman, guilty of two of the three-count charges brought against them […]
