(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, says the newly formed African Democratic Congress, ADC-led coalition, is a journey heading to nowhere. Keyamo stated this when he appeared on Arise News on Tuesday, saying that the coalition is shallow and is set up to fail from the outset. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has stated that his name has never been connected with thuggery, rigging or any form of electoral malpractice. Obi, in a statement on his X page on Tuesday, challenged Nigerians to look into his record, insisting that none of his political contests […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Chapter of apex Igbo socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has cautioned Mr Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, VDM, over his alleged inciting comments regarding the insecurity in South East and burial of an Anambra-based entrepreneur, Martins Onyekesi, who was recently murdered by gunmen. The deceased who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, says that the South-East will produce Nigeria’s President one day but not in the 2027 elections. Umahi, who stated this in a statement, appealed to people of the zone to rally around President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid. He was reacting to an online publication titled, ‘The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many retired soldiers have protested over unpaid entitlements, demanding for the immediate payment of outstanding shortfalls in their gratuity, parking allowance ans Security Debarment Allowance (SDA, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the First and second quarter voluntary discharged soldiers of 2023, who disengaged from the army in February, 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the closure of Badegi 90.1 FM, a private radio station based in Minna, Niger State, on the orders of the state Governor, Mr. Mohammed Umaru Bago, describing the action as illegal, arbitrary and a dangerous assault on broadcasting freedom. It therefore called on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Oyo State Governor, Rashidi Ladoja, has been nominated as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadan land. Ladoja was nominated by the Olubadan-In-Council on Monday, in a meeting at the Olubadan Palace in Oke-Aremo, Ibadan North Local Government Area of Oyo State. The meeting was chaired by the Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All-Progressives Congress, APC, says that former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, is trying to impose former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, as the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC. The APC alleged that El-Rufai and his allies in the ADC are trying to undermine Nigeria’s power rotation arrangement by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council has released the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination for school candidates. This was announced in a statement issued via X on Monday, the examination body confirmed that candidates who wrote the exam can now access their results online. “The West African Examinations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2027 general Election clock ticks, an influential political group under the platform of Enugu State Patriots, made up of political bigwigs from various parties, have harped on the need for the maintenance of the existing gubernatorial zoning arrangement in the state. As a result, the group endorsed Governor Peter Mbah […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has tasked President Bola Tinubu to take a more proactive step in the fight against poverty by fully committing federal resources to social welfare initiatives. Falana stated this in a statement he issued on Sunday. The statement of the senior advocate comes on the heels of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former North-West Youth Leader, Abubakar Sadiq Sa’adu Fakai, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced his resignation from the party, citing concerns over its direction and deviation from its founding ideals. In a letter addressed to the APC Chairman of Mahuta Ward, Fakai Local Government Area in Kebbi State, Fakai […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has urged Nigerians to use their U.S. visas responsibly and in strict compliance with the stated purpose of their application. In an advisory issued on Saturday in Abuja, the Service Public Relations Officer, Akinsola Akinlabi, said Nigerians holding U.S. visas must adhere to the terms and conditions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has donated an industrial water borehole to check chronic lack of water in Ohodo community in Igbo-Etiti Local Government area (LGA) in Enugu community. Inaugurating the borehole on Saturday, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, said that the project was a high-impact project meant to “give […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Education and Chief Executive Officer of Human Capital Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has described the ongoing constitutional amendment by the National Assembly as a charade and a waste of public funds. According to Ezekwesili, amending the constitution cannot take care of all the imbalances and inequalities bedevilling the country. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) has called for the strengthening of State Emergency Management Agencies (SEMAs) across the 36 states of the federation and urged the Federal Ministry of Finance to release emergency funds to address impending flood effects. This was contained in a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday called on state governors to prioritise the welfare of Nigerians by investing more in rural electrification, agricultural mechanisation, poverty eradication, and infrastructure. Tinubu’s call followed a presentation on the Renewed Hope Ward Development Programme (RHWDP) by the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) A High Court in Ilorin on Thursday, sentenced an Ilorin-based Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, to death by hanging for the murder of a final year student of the Kwara College of Education, Ilorin,Hafsat Lawal. Delivering judgment, Justice Hannah Ajayi, discharged and acquitted Ahmed Abdulwasiu, Suleiman Muhydeen, Jamiu Uthman and Abdulrahman Jamiu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Headquarters of the 82 Division of the Nigerian Army (NA), has dismissed the recent allegations that its personnel burnt homes, looted property, and harassed civilians in Umualumaku, Ehime-Mbano Council Area of Imo State. “The attention of Headquarters, 82 Division Nigerian Army (NA), has been drawn to recent allegations that its personnel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All-Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has kicked against the ongoing violence in the South-East region as he accused some elements within the region of falsely accusing Fulani herdsmen of the crisis. Igbokwe made this revelation in a Facebook post on Thursday as he alleged that the […]
