(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate for 2023 poll, says he decided to pick Sen. Kashim Shettima as his running mate, because he possessed one of the best credentials for the election. Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate in a letter personally signed on Sunday in Daura, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 15 bodies have been recovered from the 16-passenger boat that capsized on July 8 at Ojo area of Lagos State. General Manager, Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA), Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, confirmed the new figure. Four bodies of the victims were recovered on Saturday, while 11 others were recovered on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Presidential Candidate has expressed absolute respect for adherents of Christian and Muslim faiths in the country. Tinubu, in a letter on Sunday while announcing his choice of Sen. Kashim Shettima, a Muslim, as his running mate, said he was not oblivious of the religious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said that the former Prime of Japan who was assassinated last week, had a special love and affection for Africa. Dr. Adesina made the observation in a condolence message to the Government and people of Japan on the tragic death of their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As politicians across Nigeria continues with their alignment and realignment ahead of 2023 general election, a former House of Representatives Aspirant under the people’s Democratic party PDP in Enugu State, Chief Chidi Obetta, has emerged Candidate of Nsukka/Igboeze South Federal Constituency of Labour Party. His emergence followed the voluntary withdrawal of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Sunday in Daura, Katsina State, paid Sallah homage to President Muhammadu Buhari, honouring the President with information on his choice of running mate, Senator Kashim Ibrahim Shettima. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the high rate of brain drain syndrome in its profession in Nigeria, the body of Heads of Nursing and Nursing Services Department and Principals of Schools in Federal Health Institutions in the nation, has advocated for a policy where nurses practice for a minimum number of years in the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Polytechnic town , Nekede, Owerri West Council area of Imo State were thrown into fear and tension, as heavily armed men invaded First Baptist Church Cathedral road Owerri, kidnapped wife of the General Manager of Imo State Zoological Garden and Wild Life Park, Nekede, Mrs. Elizabeth Abioye. It was gathered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State has critised a popular prophet in the state, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, otherwise known as Odumeje, saying he attempted to stop the demolition of his church building. Mr Soludo stated this on Friday at the governor’s lodge, Awka, while briefing journalists on the ongoing demolition of illegal structures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely three days after the unfortunate boat accident around Ikorodu area of Lagos State leading to the death of two passengers, another boat accident occurred on Friday night around the Mile 2 area. Mrs Sarat Braimah, Lagos Area Manager, the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), confirmed the incident in a statement on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Master Bakers and Caterers of Nigeria (AMBCN), Ebonyi Chapter, says it will withdraw its services in the state from July 13 as directed by its national body. Mr Felix Eze, Chairman of the association in Ebonyi disclosed this on Saturday in Abakaliki after its meeting on the action scheduled […]
…….Says Youths Should Live Together, Explore New Technology (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, donated two bulls, ten rams and the sum of N1 million to members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), serving in Daura at his country home, for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A statement issued and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday in Daura, Katsina State, said increased disclosure of unusual activities would expose bandits and terrorists, nudging the security apparatus to eliminate threats across the country. A statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu said Buhari made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abducted Catholic priest in Otukpo, Benue State, Reverend Fr. Peter Amodu, has regained freedom. According to available information, the priest, who is in charge of Holy Ghost Parish at Eke-Olengbeche under the Otukpo diocese, was released on Friday around 8:30 pm. African Examiner recalls that the priest was abducted on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abuja-based activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State will work for the presidential ticket of Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, in 2023. Adeyanju disclosed this on Twitter saying that Wike and some of his colleagues will not defect from the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday declared that Dr Omololu Olunloyo, a former Governor of Oyo State, is still alive, contrary to some online media reports. Some online media had on Saturday reported the death of the former governor. The Public Relations Officer of UCH, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has said his administration will not carry out a witch hunt of previous governments if elected into office in the 2023 presidential election. Obi stated in an interview with journalists shortly after unveiling an educationist, Dr. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, as his running […]
…. Harp On Synergy Among Sister Agencies (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Muslims in Nigeria joins their counterparts across the globe to mark the 2022 Eid- El- Kabir festival, the Owerri, Imo State, operations office of the National Emergency Management NEMA, has flagged off its popular ‘Operation Eagle Eye’ aimed at ensuring free flow traffic and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project has pledged its support for the National Population Commission (NPC), particularly in the aspect of digitizing its Civil Registration processes. Nigeria Digital ID4D is a Nigerian project, jointly funded by the World Bank, European Investment Bank (EIB) and the French Development Agency. The Project […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived his country home in Daura, Katsina State, for Eid-el- Kabir celebrations. A statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said the President’s plane touched down at the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina at 5.15 pm on […]
