(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has opened up concerning the new tax regime in the state stressing that the goal is not to hurt anyone but rather to bring about sanity and accountability in the system. The governor made this known as he reacted to the protests trailing the development as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo Assembly has impeached Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan. The decision was reached after the lawmakers presented and considered the recommendation of the seven -man panel by Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola to investigate the Deputy Governor over allegations of gross misconduct. The impeachment, according to the Assembly, takes immediate effect. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has terminated the appointment of his political aides with effect from July 31. The termination is contained in a memo signed by Mr Foluso Daramola, the Secretary to the State Government on Sunday in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti. ”The governor approve that the services of all Senior Special Assistants, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to ensure that only credible leaders with capacity are enthroned in the State come 2023 general election irrespective of party affiliation, a political pressure group under the auspices of Enugu State Polling booth Vanguard (ESPBV) has been Inaugurated in the State. Speaking during the inaugural meeting of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Stalwart and Mainstream Chairman of All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has accused the leadership of the ruling party in South East Nigeria of programming the party for total failure in 2023 and beyond. He however, regretted what he described as the unfortunate situation where APC in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested a 27-year-old drug queen, Mrs Opoola Mujidat in possession of narcotics concealed in fetish bowls at Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja (MMIA), Lagos. The suspect planted the drugs concealed in fetish bowls containing scary native black soap and sponge on two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Southwest Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Kemi Nelson, is dead. Gboyega Akosile, the Chief Press Secretary to Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a tweet, announced that the APC chieftain died on Sunday. “We lost a dear soul to the cold hands of death earlier today. May the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A staff of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Kingsley Okorafor kidnapped on Saturday in his home town Umulogho autonomous in Imo has regained freedom. A family member, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the latest development to The Nation on Sunday. The source did not disclose whether ransom was paid to the abductors though […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Ademola Adeleke, the winner of the Osun governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes beating the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Ademola Adeleke, has obtained the highest number of votes from 17 of the 30 local governments in Osun State. The results were officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission in the Saturday governorship election in Osun State. His closest rival, Governor Gboyega Oyetola of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons have been arrested by the Economic Financial Crimes Commission for alleged vote-buying. The suspects are Jimoh Kazeem, Adeyemo Bahir, and Abidogun Ismail. They were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, Osogbo. Meanwhile, CLEEN Foundation alleged that security agents deployed for Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State, […]
(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 […]
