(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fuel queues have resurfaced in major cities of Lagos, Abuja and Ogun on Monday, forcing motorists to spend hours at filling stations. In Lagos and Ogun states, long queues were observed at several filling stations such as Mobil, Capital, Fatgbems, Enyo, TotalEnergies and NNPC. Though there were products at these filling stations, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra State, has rubbished reports credited to him that a purported investment of former Anambra governor, Peter Obi, who is the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, in the state has brought returns. African Examiner writes that Obi’s presidential ambition has gained popularity among many Nigerian youths on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has rubbished reports that its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will be the running mate to Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. A statement by National Publicity Secretary of the party, Agbo Major, disclosed that there was never a time such a discussion or negotiation was held. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Press Centre (IPC) Lagos-Nigeria has expressed concern over the attack on journalists in the convoy of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday June 19, 2022 in Lagos. “According to widely publicised reports, the ugly and bloody incident occurred in the aftermath of a visit to the palace of Oba Rilwan Akiolu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday received Governor-elect of Ekiti State, Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji at the Presidential Villa. The newly elected Governor was led to the event by Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Governors Kayode Fayemi, Atiku Bagudu, and Mohammed Badaru Abubakar of Ekiti, Kebbi, and Jigawa States, respectively. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five persons from the same family were killed when gunmen invaded Umuebele-Okporo, a community in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The council area has witnessed several gunmen attacks in recent times. In the latest attack, the gunmen, suspected to be members of Ebubeagu security operative, attacked five family […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fire brand Catholic priest and Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka has distanced himself from Sunday’s protests by his followers at the Adoration ground. The protest, which was targeted at the Enugu Catholic Bishop, Most Rev. Callistus Onaga rocked the capital city, as the demonstrators insisted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 flag bearer of the People’s Democratic party PDP in Enugu State, Barr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has announced Barr. Ifeanyi Ossai as his running mate. He made this known Sunday at the Base Event Centre Enugu, during a chit chat with Newsmen. It was the first formal announcement of the PDP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected terrorists on motorcycles in the early hours of Sunday, attacked two churches, the Maranatha Baptist Church and the St. Moses Catholic Church, both in Kajuru Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The attack came barely a week after some suspected terrorists in a helicopter invaded communities in the same Kajuru LGA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of APC supporters and leaders on Sunday, stormed the Presidential Wing of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, to welcome Sen. Bola Tinubu, the party’s presidential candidate. African Examiner reports that Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is returning to his home state for the first time, after he […]
….Says It’s Grave Attack On Freedom Of Worship (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has faulted the closure of Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka’s led Adoration Ministry by the Catholic Bishop of Enugu Diocese, Most Rev (Dr) Callistus Onaga. It’s said the action is a grave attack on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has berated the Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State and other members of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, for killing the principles of democracy with vote-buying. African Examiner recalls that they were reports of massive vote-buying in the Ekiti governorship election on Saturday. Sowore, who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ejiro Otarigho, a driver who drove a burning fuel tanker away from a community in Delta state, has stated that he needs a new vehicle. African Examiner writes that Otarigho, had last week, drove his tanker which caught fire at a residential area to a river bank and this act earned him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Secretary-General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Sani Toro, has been kidnapped. The former NFF scribe was kidnapped Saturday on his way from Abuja to Bauchi after reportedly attending the wedding ceremony of the son of former NFF President Aminu Maigari The Bauchi State Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakili, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigerians mark Father’s Day, an Anglican Cleric, Ven. Wole Ogunseyinde, has urged fathers not to leave the training of children to mothers alone. Ogunseyinde gave the advice in an interview on Sunday in Ibadan. Ogunseyinde said God had made Fathers heads of their homes and expected them to provide, protect and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has declared a work-free week to enable public and civil servants to register and obtain their Permanent Voter Card (PVCs). The Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Gusau. “This is to inform the general public that His Excellency, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s Ekiti Governorship election. Declaring the winner, Prof. Oyebode Adebowale, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, said Oyebanji polled a total of 187, 057 to win the election. He said that Oyebanji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described President Muhammadu Buhari as a “true leader, brother and friend” who demonstrated a “sense of purpose, composure, and maturity” in the weeks leading to the Special Convention of the Party. A statement issued on Saturday by Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its commitment towards boosting and changing the narrative of oil palm business in Enugu State, South East Nigeria, International Civil Society organization, the Solidaridad West Africa has put together a capacity-building workshop for members of the oilpalm multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) in the state. The programme according to the organization, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, has stated that despite the fact that he is from the South-South region, he is still an Igbo man. Governor Okowa disclosed this on Friday during a media interview with Arise TV as he reacted to the outbursts of some groups who described him as “a […]
