(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Abia State governor, Orji Uzor Kalu, has returned to his position as the chief whip of the Nigerian Senate after spending six months in prison. While welcoming him, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, stated: “I want to welcome back our one and only chief whip of the senate and indeed the national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the resolution by the State House of Assembly to name uncompleted Ekiti State Civic Centre after the State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi as “clear display of emptiness, idleness and lack of nothing to show for the close to six years of Fayemi’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bishop, Elijah Orhonigbe, has been accused of raping a 19-year-old daughter of his church member in Warri. This was disclosed by the Area Commander, Warri Area Command in Delta State, Mohammed Garba. According to Garba, the suspect, who is identified as Bishop Elijah, is the Founder/General Overseer, Victory Revival Fasting and […]
The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola, has declared June 12 as a public holiday to mark the 2020 Democracy Day. Previously, Democracy Day in Nigeria had been celebrated on May 29, the day the military handed over power to civilians in 1999 but under the Buhari administration, President Buhari changed the date from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, AYCF, has reacted to reports that Atiku Abubakar, former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, will be running for the presidency again in 2023. It could be recalled that one of Atiku’s sons, Abubakar Adamu, had stated that his father, Atiku Abubakar will run for presidency because “he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eddy Ujah, a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in Benue State, North Central, Nigeria, is on the run. According to reports, the party chieftain committed the alleged crime in Otukpo area of Benue State, Nigeria and moves to arrest him has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 315 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,801. The NCDC announced this on Monday through its official Twitter handle, noting that as at June 8, 315 new confirmed cases and seven deaths were recorded in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has sacked the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Alhaji Aliyu Ahmed-Tijani. His sack is contained in a statement issued by Alhaji Hamza Gayam, the Permanent Secretary (PS), Government House Administration, on Monday in Lafia. The state House of Assembly ad-hoc committee investigating the release of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday said that 60 per cent of recent deaths recorded in Kano State had been linked to COVID-19 infection. Ehanire made the disclosure in Abuja at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Nigeria. Over 150 deaths recorded in Kano State in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, more Christians have been killed. It will be recalled that the Presidency had accused the Indigenous People of Biafra of using false claims of persecution of Christians to wage war against Nigeria urging Nigerians and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Lagos State Police Commissioner, Abubakar Tsav, is dead. Tsav, 82, died on Monday morning at the Federal Medical Centre, Makurdi, Benue State, after a long battle with diabetes and high blood pressure. A family source told journalists on Monday evening that the ex-police commissioner was admitted at the hospital about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Son of former vice president, Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, has disclosed that his father, Atiku Abubakar, will contest again in the 2023 general elections. Adamu Atiku Abubakar, who is also the Commissioner of Works and Energy in Adamawa State, stated this while presenting his achievements of his ministry under the governance of Ahmadu Finitri. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi state Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umaha, Sunday said there are moles in his government who have been sabotaging his administration. The governor stated this in a post on his verified social media account. Umahi was reacting to a post by a WhatsApp group participant accusing the former Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 260 new cases of the COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 12,486. The NCDC announced this on Sunday through its official Twitter handle. The centre said that as at June 7, 2020, 260 new confirmed cases where recorded […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Church, His Grace, Most Rev. (Dr) E mmanuel Chukwuma, has urged political parties and electorates to look the way of a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction. He said for the interest of justice, equity and […]
((AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state has tested positive for COVID-19. The commissioner of Information, John Okiyi Kalu, stated this in a statement on Monday adding that the governor has gone into isolation and the deputy is now in charge of state’s affairs pending when the governor resumes. “Recall that on Saturday, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to avert further loss of human lives, Ebonyi state Governor, David Nweze Umahi, has ordered the Nigeria Army, Police and other security organization in the state to confiscate a disputed land between two communities of Isinkwo-Ukawu and Abaomege in Onicha council Area of the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court sitting in Owerri, southeast, Nigeria, presided over by Justice Tijjani Garba Ringim, weekend restrained the probe panel set up by the Ebonyi government from probing the former Secretary to the State Government, (SSG), Professor Bernard Odoh. The development followed an ex-parte motion filed by the plaintiff against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ahmed Jaha (APC-Borno), has regretted the comments he made at the Thursday’s plenary, apologising to Nigerians, especially women. Jaha, at an interview with journalists on Saturday in Abuja, recalled his comments at the debate that women should cultivate a habit of proper dressing to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, said on Saturday any person convicted for sexual offences including rape in any part of the state would not enjoy his prerogative of mercy. The governor, who made the declaration in Ado Ekiti while signing the Compulsory Treatment and Care for Child Victims of Sexual Violence Bill […]
