(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Thursday screened 14 nominees out of the 43 sent to it by President Mohammadu Buhari. The figure is in addition to the 10 screened by the lawmakers on Wednesday when the exercise began. The total number of nominees screened is now put at 24. Those screened include – Sen. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday screened 10 ministerial nominees out of the 43 sent by President Muhammadu Buhari. Among the 10 were three former senators and a serving member of the House of Representatives. Those screened included Sen. George Akume (Benue), Sen. Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Sen. Olurunimbe Mamora (Lagos), and Rep. Emeka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commended the United States (US) for placing travel ban on certain category of Nigerians for alleged undermining of democracy. Atiku said the position of the US has confirmed his claims that the 2019 Presidential election […]
…Takes A Bow During Screening; Akume, Nwajuba too (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has excused Mr Godswill Akpabio –Akwa Ibom state— from the screening as he was just asked to take a bow and go. Also on Wednesday during the screening, Mr George Akume from Benue and Emeka Nwajuba from Imo were also excused from […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). The Presidency in a verified Twitter handle announced that the swearing-in which took place Wednesday inside the Aso Rock Villa. It would be recalled that Justice Muhammad’s appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Government has imposed visa restrictions on “individuals responsible for undermining the Nigerian democratic process”. A spokesperson of the U.S. Department of State, Ms Morgan Ortagus, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said the action applied to those responsible for election-related violence. She explained further that: “In a Jan. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has expressed displeasure over the reappointment of former Minister foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama describing it as a “terrible mistake”. It said going by Onyeama’s alleged abysmal performance during the president’s first tenure in office, such “character ought not to have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven former governors and senators are among the 43 ministerial nominees whose names were sent to the Senate for screening and confirmation. The former governors who made the list are Rauf Aregbesola (Osun), Niyi Adebayo (Ekiti), George Akume (Benue), Rotimi Amaechi (Rivers), Godswill Akpabio (Akwa Ibom), Timipre Slyva (Bayelsa) and Babatunde Fasola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu to not to allow any group to create breakdown of law and order Speaking on Monday after briefing the President on the violent protest by the members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (MNI) also known as Shi’ite group, Adamu said the […]
By Rotimi Fadeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha on Monday met President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa over support on infrastructural development in the state. Speaking with State House Correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Ihediora said the infrastructure in the state has decayed and in deplorable state. The governor disclosed that […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, have arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Mr Dubem Okeke for allegedly shooting his friend, Chinedu Okoye, to death for allegedly snatching his girl friend. According to the state police Command , Okeke, who was arrested alongside one Ikechukwu Okafor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved acceleraued promotion of two Generals of the Nigerian Army as a reward for their gallantry and exemplary leadersiip. Acting Director, Army Qublic Relations, Col. Sagir Musa disclosed this in a statement he issued Tuesday in Acuja. The two senior officers according to him were: Maj.-Gen. L.O Adeosun, the […]
Muyiwa Bamidele, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to create employment opportunities, the Director General and Chief Executive of Industrial Training Fund (ITF) Sir Joseph Ari has appealed to Nigerians to support government’s efforts to create jobs and reduce poverty through skills acquisition. The ITF boss made that appeal at the public presentation of 2019 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate ad hoc committee investigating the crisis in the Edo State House of Assembly Thursday met with the Lawmakers believed to have the backing of the National Leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting held at the Senate New Building, of the National Assembly Complex Abuja, with 12 out […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has finally confirmed the appointment of Justice IbrahimTanko Muhammad as the substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN). During the screening, the new CJN answered questions relating to corruption, administration of criminal justice and the poor funding of the judiciary. He was accompanied to the upper Legislative chamber […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has approved the appointments of Karage Mamman and Ola Awoniyi as his Deputy Chief of Staff and Special Adviser on Media, respectively. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Special Assistant to the president of the Senate on Media and Publicity, […]
By Ayo Balogun, Ibadan (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mixed reactions have greeted the N48 billion assets declared publicly on Monday by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state. African Examiner reports that following his campaign promises, the governor released details of his asset declaration form to media even as he encourages his appointees to do the same. […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate is set to screen and confirm the appointment of the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as the substantive CJN. The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan, disclosed this at the plenary Tuesday. Senator Lawan announced that Justice Tanko would appear before the […]
…9 Houses in Nigeria, 2 in U.S., 1 in South Africa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Seyi Makinde, the Oyo State Governor has made public his assets after he received a copy of the asset declaration form which he had earlier submitted to the Oyo State office of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) in Ibadan. […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again written another open letter to the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari, painting a gloomy picture and warning about imminent danger. Obasanjo alarmed that he was worried and afraid that Nigeria was on the precipice and dangerously reaching a tipping point where it might no longer be possible to […]
