(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has no plan to postpone the 2019 general elections. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, made the clarification in a statement he issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Oyekanmi said the clarification became necessary following a story with the headline, “We […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ibom Agenda, has welcomed the feat by two Akwa Ibom secondary school children in the just concluded Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition in Sweden tasking parents and guardians with wards in public schools to see it a feat that should inspire them. The Ibom Agenda said parents with children in government […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has announced Dr. Doyin Okupe as the Chairman of his Presidential Campaign Media Council. Saraki disclosed this Tuesday in a tweet from his Twitter handle, @bukolasaraki. “I am pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Doyin Okupe as the Chairman of my Presidential campaign’s Media Council. Dr. […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced that the emergence of consensus candidates ‘’does not foreclose Direct or Indirect Primaries’’ for all elective positions. The announcement was contained in a statement signed in Abuja Tuesday.by the acting National Publicity Secretary of the the party, Mr. Yekini Nabena. Nabena […]
KATISINA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goods worth over N20m and a total of 10 shops were destroyed by an early morning fire outbreak at an auto spare parts market at Jabiri area of Funtua, Katsina State. While speaking in an interview Tuesday, some of the affected shop owners said they were called at about 4 am and informed about […]
Photo: Nasarawa State Governor, Alhaji Tanko Al-Makura NASARAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nasarawa State Government has expressed shock and sadness over a gas explosion incident in Lafia, the State capital in which two persons have been confirmed dead and 37 others injured. Deputy Governor Mr. Silas Agara expressed the shock Monday during on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Inspector General of Police, Mr. Suleiman Abba, has obtained nomination form for his Jigawa State central senatorial district under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC. Mr. Abba bought his nomination and expression of interest forms Monday at the APC National Secretariat in Abuja. Responding to journalists after buying […]
Photo: Ex-Managing Director of News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olorogun Ima Niboro (Second from Left) (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leader of the mainstream of All Progressives Congress in Delta State Olorogun Otega Emerhor and prominent leaders from Ughelli South, North and Udu Local Government Areas on Sunday endorsed the immediate past Managing Director of News Agency of […]
Photo: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari is neither in confrontation with the parliament over his refusal to sign the amended Electoral Act Bill nor against the use of card readers in the forthcoming elections. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Delta APC factional Exco led by Prophet Jones Erue and loyal to Senator Ovie Omo-Agege and Chief Great Ogboru has declared that any Direct primaries is not feasible in Delta State stating categorically that Delta APC cannot and will not undertake any direct primaries. At a meeting of the factional State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has extended the deadline for the sale and submission of Presidential, Governorship, National Assembly and State House of Assembly forms to Tuesday, Sept. 11. Mr Yekini Nabena, the APC National Publicity Secretary announced the extension in a statement on Friday in Abuja. The previous deadline was Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Tunde Fowler, Executive Chairman, Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), on Thursday said that the Service would soon commence the audit of taxpayers across the country. Fowler stated this in Lagos while delivering a keynote address at a stakeholders meeting on “Tax Administration and National Revenue’’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
Photo: Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Eng. Joseph Anebi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders under the aegis of Disaster Management and Prevention Group, have called on the Federal Government to extend the tenure of the Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service, Eng. Joseph Anebi to enable him to complete the good works he has embarked […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police IGP Mr. Ibrahim Idris has dismissed the three policemen who raided on Tuesday, the Abuja residence of an elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark. The Force spokesman, Mr. Jimoh Moshood in a statement issued in FCT Thursday, confirmed that the officers: Insprs. Godwin Musa, Sada Abubakar and […]
NASARAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has urged corps members to avoid night party and unnecessary journey in order to save their lives. The agency Director General DG Brig.- Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, made the plea Thursday in Keffi during his visit to the 2018 Batch ‘B’ Stream 11 corps members deployed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has hinted that some governors and National Assembly members elected on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform will defect to the party soon. The party the indication in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Wednesday in Abuja, and said that six APC […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress APC, Enugu state chapter, has dismissed recent claim by the embattled Deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, that he personally donated the sum of N5 million naira to the party in the state during its membership registration in 2014, describing the comment as a cheap […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari supporters’ group under the auspices of Nigeria Consolidation Ambassador Network has paid for his expression of interest and nomination forms. The group purchased the forms valued at N45.5m Wednesday at the party’s National secretariat in Abuja. Members of the group were received by the National Chairman of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirants for the 2019 election in the All Progressives Congress will pay N45million to obtain the party’s Expression of Interest and Nomination forms, to stand a chance of contesting in the direct primary slated for 20 September. Mr Emma Ibediro, the National Organising Secretary of the APC revealed this in a schedule and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has apologized to Chief Edwin Clark over the unauthorised raid of his residence in Abuja by four policemen. The Force spokesman, Ag. DCP Jimoh Moshood, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, Reports say four police men on Tuesday, illegally raided the Abuja residence of Clark. […]
