The immediate past President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly died in London, United Kingdom. His former aide, Bashir Ahmad, stated this on X, formerly known as Twitter. Ahmad writes: “The family of the former president has announced the passing of the former president, Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, this afternoon in a clinic in London. “May […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of persisted alledged corruption and secrecy shrouding Nigeria’s defence sector and amidst escalating security threats, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) and Transparency International in Nigeria, have demanded establishment of guidelines for separating confidential from non-confidential information in line with global best practices. The organizations posited that such guidelines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has stated that he remains a member of the opposition party. Obi stated this on Friday in a rally at the All Saints Cathedral field in Onitsha, Anambra, which was organised to flag off the campaign of George Moghalu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday ordered the final forfeiture of a sprawling array of assets, luxury vehicles, and cash — both in naira and dollars — linked to a massive fraud scheme involving the illegal diversion of funds from Union Bank customers. Justice Daniel Osaigor granted the Economic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted claims of lack of integrity and transparency levelled against the commission’s boss, Ola Olukoyede, by a columnist Steve Osuji. In a statement, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said Osuji’s allegations against the EFCC and Olukoyede were worrisome and unjustifiable. Oyewale said, “More worrisome was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation on Friday attributed the non-payment of some federal civil servants’ June 2025 salaries to technical glitches. In a statement, the OAGF spokesman, Bawa Mokwa, said that upon complaints from workers regarding the non-receipt of their June salary, an investigation was launched into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing Edo North, has tasked Monday Okpebholo, the governor of Edo State, to investigate Godwin Obaseki, the immediate past governor of the state. Oshiomhole, who was also a former governor of the state and Obaseki’s predecessor, stated this on Thursday during an event to celebrate the Supreme Court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice Presidency office has refuted claims connecting Vice President Kashim Shettima’s remarks at a book launch in Abuja to recent happenings in Rivers State, which involved Governor Siminalayi Fubara and President Bola Tinubu. In a statement on Friday, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Bode George, has stated that the party will not use a Northerner as its presidential candidate in the forthcoming 2027 general elections. George made this revelation on Thursday during a meeting held by the Lagos State chapter of the PDP to celebrate what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party in 2023, has opened up about his past engagements with Sani Abacha, former military head of state. The African Examiner recalls that Abacha was the military head of state from November 1993 to June 1998, and his administration was characterised by lots of corruption, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results, following the conclusion of the Award Committee meeting at the Council’s headquarters in Minna, Niger State. According to a statement issued on Wednesday by NECO’s Acting Director of Public Affairs, Azeez Sani, a total of 179,201 candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), Justice Mobolanle Okikiolu-Ighile, says no political party is restricted from participating in the local government election coming up in the state on Saturday, July 12, 2025. Justice Okikiolu-Ighile refuted the claim that the Labour Party was barred from the election over its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has cautioned Nigerians against placing hope in political coalitions, describing such arrangements as unrealistic within the country’s electoral system. Speaking during the House of Representatives Open Week in Abuja, Senator Akpabio stressed that only political parties—not individuals or coalitions—are legally empowered to contest elections. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Wing of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) has suspended a strike embarked upon by primary school teachers in the FCT on March 24, 2025. The union urged all primary school teachers to resume school on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. This was contained in its communique after a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Minister, Tunji Alausa, has stated that the federal government has set the minimum age for tertiary school admissions at 16 years. Alausa stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2025 policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). It is worth recalling that in July 2024, Tahir Mamman, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students of Microbiology Department of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, UNIZIK Awka, Anambra state, Nigeria, were thrown into deep mourning on Monday, over the death of a 300-level student, Tochi Martins Attah, who reportedly slumped and died while playing football on campus. It was learnt that the tragic incident took place at the Elmada […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Ajibola Bashiru, National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the North firmly supports President Bola Tinubu’s re-election, in spite of rumours of a gang-up. He made this known on Monday in Ibadan while speaking at a media roundtable organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Zone B. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State has denied an online report claiming he has joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC), calling it misleading and false. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Mr Yinka Oyebode, Special Adviser on Media and Chief Press Secretary to the governor. Oyebode said the report, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has urged President Bola Tinubu not to promote the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. “My appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is that no matter what you are expecting to gain from Wike in 2027, Wike is not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has revealed that Nigerian airports are operated at a financial loss without private sector involvement, stressing that the Federal Government could no longer sustain them profitably. Keyamo, who spoke at the launch of Enugu State’s indigenous airline, Enugu Air, on Monday, said, “There is […]
