(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Oct. 10 as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Enugu North Senatorial district chapter of Coalition of political parties operating under the banner of Enugu Polling Booths Vanguard (EPBV), has Inaugurated twenty vote Canvassers made up of ten male and ten female for Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, in all the polling units in the zone. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu have been the question on the lips of some Nigerians in recent days. In a tweet on Thursday, presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, said Tinubu had returned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesman of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, on Thursday stated that the admission of Festus Keyamo (SAN), Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, that he is not aware of the whereabouts of his principal, Bola Tinubu, is “a national security risk”. According to Bwala, “it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Assembly has withdrawn its recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers State. All 21 members present voted in support of the motion to delist Omehia and resolved to forward their resolution to Governor, Nyesom Wike, for implementation. Details shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non -governmental organization, South saharan social development organisation (SSDO) the implementing partner of the local right partnership programme, funded by Actionaid Nigeria, has donated 30 pieces of 4-seater pupils’ desk to three local government Council areas of Enugu state. Handing over the seats to the beneficiaries, yesterday Head of programme, South […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress campaign council, Festus Keyamo, has stated that he’s unaware of the present location of the party’s presidential flag-bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Keyamo made this revelation when he appeared on Channels TV program, ‘Politics Today’ on Wednesday’s night. African Examiner recalls that the disappearance of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, (AMEN), Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has urged members of the church to remain calm and stop protesting but to pray for him. Mbaka made the call while leaving for the Monastery on Wednesday in obedience to the church order. African Examiner reports that the Enugu Diocese […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists on Wednesday released the 23 remaining victims of the Kaduna train attack. The hostages were freed at about 4 pm on Wednesday. African Examiner reports that the terrorists attacked the AK-9 Abuja-Kaduna train passengers on March 28, 2022. The terrorists planted explosive devices along the rail track and when the Abuja-Kaduna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decision of the federal government to approve a faction group for the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has continued to spark social media reactions. African Examiner writes that ASUU for 232 days and efforts by the federal government and the union to reach an agreement has not yielded any result. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture, NCAC, Segun Runsewe, has enjoined the House of Representatives to give the council powers to go after organizers of Big Brother Nigeria over nudity in the reality TV show, and popular online personality, Bobrisky. Runsewe stated this on Tuesday, October 04, 2022 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The government of Ethiopia has suspended Visa on arrival for Nigerians, along with travelers from 41 other countries. This is coming barely two weeks after the country’s flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines acquired 49 percent majority stake on the Nigeria Air project. It would be recalled that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, […]
… Reduces Ranks Of 10 Others (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has approved the dismissal of seven senior Police Officers over gross misconduct. According to a statement made available to African Examiner on Tuesday by the organization’s Spokesman, Mr. Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission, also approved the reduction in rank of ten other officers. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, was on Tuesday given an honorary citizenship of Dallas, the United States by the Mayor of Dallas, Eric Johnson. Obi disclosed this on his verified Twitter handle. He tweeted, “Today in Dallas Texas, United States, I met with the Mayor of Dallas and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has stated that about 18 sitting governors are behind the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, This was disclosed in a statement issued to the press on Wednesday by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. According to Isiguzoro, apart from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has opened up concerning the recent registration of two new trade unions by the government for academic staff in the university system, saying that the development does not pose any threat to its existence. The National President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, was reported to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hopes of finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party were dashed as the peace meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ended in deadlock on Tuesday. The almost four-hour closed door meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt ended at about 4:35 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday announced salary increment for workers in the state’s Public Service. Sanwo-Olu made the announcement on Tuesday, while meeting with civil servants of the Lagos State Public Service, during his working visit to the State Secretariat, Alausa. He said that the planned increment was informed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun, Ladi Adebutu, has tasked fellow Yorubas not to be selfish in aiming for the 2023 presidential seat. According to Adebutu, the Yorubas have had a fair share of the presidency as former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the late Interim government leader, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, has uploaded a video where he showed AK-47 rifles against ‘Obidients’. African Examiner writes that Obidients is the name for the followers of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi. Asari Dokubo has since made public his disdain for the Obidients and […]
