(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed confidence that nothing will stand in the way of his victory in 2027 should he decide to seek a second term. Governor Fubara made this assertion on Tuesday during a solidarity visit by the three Local Government Areas that make up the Kalabari Ethnic Nationality. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai says he won’t opt for exile despite the many rumours that he might be arrested and tortured by the Bola Tinubu administration. El-Rufai, who has been embroiled in a battle of words with the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he won’t […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has been ranked 140th position out of 180 countries in the world on the 2024 corruption perceptions index, according to a report by Transparency International. The TI’s latest ranking released on Tuesday sees the continent’s most populous nation move up 5 spots when compared with 2023 ‘s report and 10 spots […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun government has stated that the Court of Appeal judgment in Akure on Monday did not reinstate the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen and councillors. Mr Kolapo Alimi, Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, explained in a statement that the dismissed case was the PDP’s summons challenging the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law, Intersociety, has accused personnel of the Nigerian Army and the police of extorting a whopping N21.8 million naira from motorists at various road blocks and barracks extortions in parts of South- East, Nigeria within two months of December 2024 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Redeemed Christian Church of God has called for due process to take its course in the ongoing investigation of Olumide Ogunsanwo, better known as SeaKing. It is worth recalling that Seaking was arrested after he criticised RCCG’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, for asking the church faithfuls to do a 100-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, says the autonomy of public universities can be better achieved if the National Universities Commission (NUC) is left to manage the budgets of tertiary institutions in addition to its role as the regulator that accredits courses in schools. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji while dismissing the appeal awarded a cost of two million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed hearing of his protracted case. Despite Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako has no jurisdiction over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday led a delegation to meet with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the hilltop residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former vice president was accompanied by former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke and Senator Aminu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve the country’s challenges […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to give every Igbo man a sense of belonging, and operate under a crisis free atmosphere, the National Executive Council NEC led by the newly elected President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Senator John Azuta-Mbata has set up a peace, reconciliation and dispute resolution committee to address any dispute that might arise […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF Field Office Enugu, has expressed concern over the high prevalence rate of Female Genital Mutilation And Cutting In South East geo political zone of Nigeria, saying it remains unacceptable. Our Correspondent writes that the organization disclosed this Wednesday in Enugu during a Zonal Media Dialogue with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, says the Nigerian economy must be strengthened to weather the storm if a prosperous nation is desirous. Makinde noted that for Nigeria to beat the poverty trap and become a prosperous country, its economy must be built to weather all storms and raise entrepreneurs, improve standard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Government has warned Hip-hop artiste, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable against what it described as his habit of assaulting government officials without provocation. Portable has never shied away from controversies since his break-out song ”Zazuu Zeh” from picking fights with any of his baby mamas or a show […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has disclosed that the commission is currently prosecuting alleged 774 electoral offenders from the 2023 general election. Yakubu made the disclosure on Friday during a regular quarterly consultative meeting with the Media at INEC Headquarters Abuja. He reassured Nigerians of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Police Command says its operatives alongside the state vigilante operatives on Thursday arrested nine suspects “actively involved” in the murder of a member of the Anambra State House of Assembly, Justice Azuka. The arrest of the suspects was confirmed by the Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, Nnaghe Itam, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised students of Government Girls Secondary School (GGSS), Dutse, Abuja to resist any form of peer pressure to abuse drugs. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, gave the advice while inaugurating NAFDAC’s Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Public Assets Sub-committee of the House of Representatives has pledged to investigate alleged mismanagement of public assets under Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). In a statement in Abuja, Chairman of the sub-committee, Rep. Ibrahim Isiaka, said that the investigation was aimed at ensuring that public assets were properly maintained and utilised. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spokesperson of the House of Representatives, Akin Rotimi, has stated that the proposals for the creation of states are not the resolution of parliament. The African Examiner recalls that Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house and chairman of the constitution review committee, speaking on plenary on Thursday stated that the […]
