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Friday, March 13th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Petroleum Reform and Value Optimisation Taskforce to design and sequence the next phase of structural reforms in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. A press release issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said co-founder […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that his rise to Nigeria’s presidency was part of a divine plan. Speaking at the Presidential Villa in Abuja during an interfaith iftar, Tinubu said he is committed to good governance, upholding the rule of law, and preserving democratic values. He hosted members of the All Progressives […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Buba Galadima, has suggested that Nigeria should be recolonised by Britain to restore order and good governance. Galadima remarked on Thursday while speaking on a programme on African Independent Television (AIT), while discussing the current state of the country. According to him, the government must […]
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Thursday, March 12th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians may experience even worse power outages as gas suppliers have threatened to stop supplying gas to electricity generation companies over a debt of about N3.3 trillion. This was disclosed by Joy Ogaji, Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, during an interview on Fresh FM. Ogaji explained that […]
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Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of a bishop from the Chaldean Catholic community in the United States following criminal charges related to the alleged embezzlement of church funds. The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Emanuel Hana Shaleta had stepped down as bishop of the Chaldean Catholic Eparchy of St Peter […]
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Tuesday, March 10th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, has revealed how Peter Obi allegedly used former President Olusegun Obasanjo to invite him to work for his 2023 presidential campaign. Bwala said he declined the offer despite the respect he has for Obasanjo. Speaking during an interview with On-Air […]
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Sunday, March 8th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ali Ndume has called on President Bola Tinubu to regularly update Nigerians on efforts to tackle insurgency and banditry across the country. Ndume’s statement comes after terrorists attacked Ngoshe in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno State, killing residents, including soldiers, the town’s chief imam, and community elders, and abducting over 100 […]
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Saturday, March 7th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cross River Government has banned the Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO) from road operations across the state. The governor, who made the announcement in Calabar on Saturday, restricted activities of the VIO to office duties. According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Linus Obogo, the directive followed protests by […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to boost power in Enugu state, the Enugu Electricity Regulatory Commission, EERC, on Friday issued the first distribution License to Mainpower Electricity distribution Limited for 20 years. The development followed the rigorous process of evaluating the company’s license and tariff applications in the course of developing an effective […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi has officially registered as a member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC). Amaechi completed his registration on Friday at Ward 8 in Ubima, located in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The development came just hours after the ADC office in the community was reportedly […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Frank Mba, a deputy inspector-general of police (DIG), and seven other DIGs have retired from the Nigeria Police Force following changes to the force’s leadership structure. The development comes after the appointment of Tunji Disu as the new inspector-general of police by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, president of Nigeria. Disu replaced Kayode Egbetokun as the country’s police chief. Before […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, former governor of Anambra State, has declared that he will contest the 2027 presidential election despite the large number of governors in the All Progressives Congress (APC). Obi, who was the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, said he would not be intimidated by political pressure […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a 30-year-old man who allegedly sold his sister’s one-month-old baby for N2 million. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect, a resident of Igbogbo in the Ikorodu area of the state, claimed that he sold his younger sister’s baby to fund their […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State, has demanded his immediate and unconditional release from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). In a statement issued on Friday, the family said his continued detention has no legal basis. The statement was signed by […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello, a former senator, has explained why she decided to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). She said members of the party were the only ones who kept in touch with her during the more than 15 years she stayed away from active politics. Obasanjo-Bello spoke on Friday during an interview […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the postings of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to various countries and the United Nations. The Senate confirmed the ambassadors-designate last December According to a press release issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the ambassadors include: SENATOR […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
((AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the clock of the 2027 General elections in Nigeria ticks, the opposition political parties in the country, including the once vibrant and dominant people’s Democratic party PDP are seriously mapping out plans and strategies aimed at unseating the ruling All progressives Congress APC both at the federal and state levels. Determined […]
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Friday, March 6th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has criticised the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu over what it described as confusion in the country’s budget system, poor project implementation, and frequent policy reversals. In a statement released on Thursday, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Bolaji Abdullahi, said the government’s focus on re-election politics rather […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kaduna State governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, and members of his family have demanded N15.6 billion in damages from the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) over his arrest, detention, and alleged false public statements issued against him. The demand follows claims by the commission that “wiretapping equipment” was […]
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Thursday, March 5th, 2026
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Wednesday in Abuja, said the implementation of new tax reforms would eliminate the burden of multiple levies and charges on small businesses and low-income earners in Nigeria, thereby helping to reduce poverty. Shettima noted that the planning and implementation of the tax reforms were carefully designed to […]
