(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that those responsible for the recent killings in Kwara State will not go unpunished. Tinubu made the statement on Thursday when Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara visited the State House in Abuja to discuss the attacks in Kaiama Local Government Area. At least 75 residents were killed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) does not have the power to decide or impose leadership on the party. In a statement released on Wednesday by its National Publicity Secretary, Ini Ememobong, the PDP reacted to INEC’s recent meeting with some individuals claiming to represent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has clarified that it did not reject the electronic transmission of election results, following widespread reports suggesting otherwise. Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe spoke to journalists on Thursday, saying media reports that the Senate rejected the electronic transmission provision were incorrect. Abaribe, former Senate Minority Leader, said the upper chamber passed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has commenced a turnaround maintenance activity at the Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel. The exercise is a statutory and integrity assurance programme aimed at extending the life of the facility. According to SNEPCo Managing Director, Ronald Adams, the schedule maintenance activity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Garba Maidoki, representing Kebbi South, has called for an increase in Nigeria’s military troop strength and funding to tackle insecurity across the country. Maidoki spoke during plenary on Wednesday while making a personal explanation under order 42 of the Senate rules. He said security should take priority over infrastructure development if […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has said that the political disagreement between Nyesom Wike and Siminalayi Fubara is not an issue for his party. Yilwatda commented on Tuesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. He explained that the dispute does not concern the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Development Commission (SEDC), says her ambition is to make the region Nigeria’s investment destination, with a target of growing the economy to a value of 1 trillion US dollars in the next decade. It said the Commission hopes to realize the lofty dream through Coordinated robust economic plans and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2025 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Announcing the results on Tuesday in Minna, Niger state, NECO Registrar Ibrahim Wushishi said students were examined in 16 subjects. A total of 96,979 candidates registered for the examination, including 51,823 males and 45,156 females. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British prosecutors have told a London court that Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, spent £140,000 on luxury furniture and decorative art in a single day. Alison-Madueke is on trial at Southwark Crown Court in London, United Kingdom, alongside Olatimbo Ayinde, an oil executive, and Doye Agama, her brother. They […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has confirmed he will run for president in 2027. Obi announced while campaigning for the African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate ahead of the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) elections in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). “You see, this coming election, support us in AMAC; it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Christopher Musa, has revealed that he was a target in the alleged 2025 coup plot and would have been shot if he resisted arrest. Speaking in an interview with Channels Television on Sunday, Musa, who was Chief of Defence Staff at the time, described the plotters as “unserious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered increased security operations following a sit-at-home order linked to the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Orutugu held an emergency closed-door security meeting on Sunday at the police headquarters in Awka with area commanders, tactical teams, and other security agencies. After […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Alex Otti says the Labour Party (LP) remains a “formidable force” even after the departure of Peter Obi, the party’s former presidential candidate. Otti spoke on Saturday night at the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) meeting in Abuja. Obi officially joined the African Democratic Congress (ADC) on December 31. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has urged the National Assembly to urgently pass the Electoral Bill 2025, warning that continued delays could undermine electoral reforms and affect the credibility of the 2027 elections. ADC Publicity Secretary Bolaji Abdullahi said the party is concerned that the APC-led Senate is delaying the bill and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State police say three people were beheaded and another died from injuries during a communal clash in Edda Local Government Area. Joshua Ukandu, spokesperson for the police command, told journalists that the violence erupted on January 29 when attackers from the Ndukwe community in Amasiri, Afikpo LGA, targeted Okporojọr village in […]
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – Taiwo Oyedele, Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, has urged Nigerians to file their annual tax returns before the March 31 deadline. Speaking during a webinar for HR managers, payroll officers, CFOs, and tax managers organised with the Joint Revenue Board, Oyedele stressed that both employers and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has dismissed a trending report of leadership crisis in its fold over a alleged attempt by the Obidient Movement to hijack the party structure. The rebuttal is contained in a press statement issued by the party’s Media Team in the state through […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen have attacked the Okporojo community in Oso Edda, Edda Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, leaving many people feared dead and several others abducted. Residents said the attackers stormed the community, set houses on fire, killed a number of people and took others away to an unknown destination. Local sources […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Serious leadership crisis is currently brewing in the Enugu state chapter of the opposition African Democratic Congress (ADC), over alleged move by supporters of the 2023 presidential Candidate of the Labour party (LP) Mr. Peter Obi, to hijack the party structure in the state. Recalled that the former Anambra state governor, recently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles and Fulham forward Samuel Chukwueze is mourning the death of his mother, Mrs Sarah Chukwueze, after what reports describe as a brief illness. The sad news was shared on Thursday, January 29, 2026, by his brother, David Chukwueze, through a series of emotional posts on Instagram. In his messages, David […]
