(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, won his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election in the state. He polled 218 votes to defeat his main contender, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress. Oyetola scored 23 votes while Dr Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord party had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen in the early hours of Saturday, kidnapped a top official of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Mr Kingsley Okorafor,. Okorafor was kidnapped close to his residence in Umuadara Umulogho autonomous community in Imo. A Traditional Ruler of the community, Eze Patrick Uwalaka confirmed the incident to the News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced uploading of results for the Saturday governorship election in Osun into the commission’s results viewing portal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the uploading of election results started shortly after the close of voting and sorting of votes in some polling units […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos state on Saturday announced its resolve to enforce the ban on the use of Police Spy Number Plates. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. African Examiner reports that the Inspector-General of Police (I-GP), on Wednesday ordered a ban […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Osogbo has restrained operatives of the Amotekun Corps from deploying officers to polling units for Saturday’s election. The People’s Democratic Party in Osun State had filed a suit before the court, seeking an order to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from seeking the assistance of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, has charged all Muslim faithful in Osun State to vote for the incumbent governor, Gboyega Oyetola, to continue his tenure as governor for the second term because he is a Muslim like them. This is as he stated that Oyetola was the only Muslim governor in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Okonkwo, has sparked reactions on social media after his interview on Friday on Arise TV where the actor talked about his support for the Labour Party’s presidential aspirant, Peter Obi’s movement, “the Obident”. According to the actor who also doubles as a lawyer and a politician, the ruling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Funke Akindele, the Deputy Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Lagos State has stated that she will defeat the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 election. African Examiner recalls that the APC had stated that Funke had nothing to give as the PDP deputy gubernatorial candidate and that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum in Nigeria, a Chieftain of the All progressive Congress APC Enugu State and Mainstream leader of the party in the area, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has cautioned the embattled State Chairman of the party, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballa against engaging in campaign of calumny and Mudslinging of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Michake Ogbar, to life imprisonment for defiling and raping his three daughters aged 10 years, 20 years and 24 years. African Examiner reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following attack on its officials in the area. This is contained in a statement by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, has berated stakeholders concerning the failure to address issues that have led to the long stay of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The clergy made this known while speaking in his address at the signing of the peace accord by governorship candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has picked Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate. African Examiner writes that the NNPP announced this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The message accompanied by the picture of Kwankwaso and the cleric sitting down stated: “Our VP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Jaji, Kaduna State celebrated the sacrifices and successes of the Nigerian military in defending the country courageously. According to a statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke at the graduation ceremony of 247 […]
…. Deploy Operatives To 30 LGAS (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Police Service Commission (PSC), has dispatched Staff Monitors to the 30 Council Areas of Osun State to monitor conduct of Officers during the Governorship election holding on Saturday, July 16th, 2022. It said the Commission will also be at the Situation Room […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday . Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Non- governmental organization NGO, WomenAid Collective (WACOL)/Tamar SARC, says it has received and handled a total of 450 cases of violence against women and girls, between the period of January, and June 2022. It disclosed that the nature of the cases reported includes Rape/defilement/incest, Domestic violence, child custody/neglect and maintenance. Others […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election draw near, Nurses in the country, under the auspices of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), has admonished Nigerians on whom not to vote during polls. This was contained in a communique issued by the association at its Conference in Abakaliki on Thursday. The communique […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jimi Agbaje, candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 general elections has refuted claims that he had defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. African Examiner recalls that there were reports that Jimi had joined the ruling party to support APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi’s popularity and political pull have continued to go deep into the hearts of many citizens as a young lady had to let go of her life’s savings to wish the Labour Party presidential aspirant on. According to available information, on Tuesday, a young girl, identified as Covenant Onyebuchi Okereke, made […]
