(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected bandits have reportedly attacked Genuine Estate after EFAB Queens in Gwarinpa, an estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). It was learnt they carried out the attack in the early hours of Monday armed with bows, arrows and machetes. An unconfirmed number of residents were said to have been kidnapped from […]
… Says Medical Director Still Unrepentant. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society organizations (CSOs) in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, has expressed confidence on the steps being taken so far by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Olubumi Mamora, towards restoring sanity at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu, (FNHE), just as they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that in order to prevent any post-convention acrimonies and reduce anxiety among members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the possible outcome of the process, the party leadership has recommended consultation and consensus building to reduce the number of aspirants for the presidential ticket of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria with support from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) fund managed by Unilever, has launched a Hygiene Behaviour Change Coalition Phase 2 (HBCC 2) project in Enugu State, with a view to strengthening Communities on hygiene and vaccine uptake against the dreaded COVID 19 pandemic. It said the project […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta North influential politician Anthony Ochei, who is aspiring for the 2023 senatorial election under the platform of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), has called the attention of the party over the flawed primary election. The chartered accountant cum politician is petitioning the party to declare him the winner of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan, has left the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state ,saying that he has joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). Olaniyan disclosed this on Sunday. According to available reports, the defection of Olaniyan from PDP to APC is coming a few days after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the heinous killing of worshippers on Sunday at the Saint Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, Owo Kingdom, in Ondo State. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said only fiends from the nether region could have conceived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday night met with all the aspirants for President on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, urging them to hold consultations, and come up with a formidable candidate before the party holds its primary election between June 6-8. According to a statement issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent warm greetings to renowned songwriter, producer, instrumentalist and singer, Bongos Ikwue, on his 80th birthday. A statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina said Buhari joined family, friends and fans all over the world to celebrate with the iconic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Christians and Christian leaders all over Nigeria and beyond to celebrate with Founder and General Superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, on his 81st birthday According to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media mad Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -No fewer than fifty worshippers were gunned down by unknown gunmen at St Francis Catholic Church, Owa-luwa Street, in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. The incident has sparked reactions among social media users. Although, media reports had stated that over fifty persons died , some social media users are putting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, on Sunday morning apologised to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, saying he did not mean to disrespect them. Shettima’s apology is coming almost 48 hours after his interview on Channels Television programme ‘Politics Today’ on Friday. The former Borno governor, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has stated that his administration will hunt down the perpetrators of the attack on a church in the Owo LGA of the state. The African Examiner writes that St Francis Catholic Church in Owo was attacked by gunmen leaving many people including women and children dead. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government said the latest dip in electricity generation in the country is as a result of a partial shutdown of a gas plant. The shutdown has caused power outage across the country for days. The government said the Oben gas plant collapsed and failed to generate supply. Isa Sanusi, spokesperson […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has won the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) re-scheduled governorship primary election in the state. The Returning Officer and Chairman, Governorship Primary Election Committee, Mr Murtala Damagum, announced Mohammed’s victory at the end of the exercise held on Saturday in Bauchi. He said that Mohammed as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors elected under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their support for the candidates from Southern part of Nigeria to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. This was contained in a communique issued at the end of their meeting ahead of the party’s presidential primaries in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the All Progressives Congress has thrown its weight behind the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), following the scathing remarks of a presidential aspirant and the National Leader of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Tinubu had while speaking to the party’s delegates in Ogun State on Thursday claimed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has commenced the crushing of about 2,000 impounded motorcycles in line with its ban on motorcycle “Okada” operations in the state. The state government banned their operation in six Local Government Areas (LGAs) and nine Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) from June I. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abdul Abiola, the son of late Chief MKO Abiola has urged the All Progressives Congress (APC) to look for a youthful Presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 General Elections. The younger Abiola said this via a tweet with the handle @AbdulMKOAbiola on Saturday. According to him, “I urge the APC to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has assured that the All Progressives Congress will have a hitch-free presidential primary election on Monday. Akeredolu said this in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde, on Saturday in Akure. Akeredolu is the Chairman, Sub-committee on Security and Compliance for the APC […]
