(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, confirmed that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public for use. He stated this at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) scorecard in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has taken his oath of office as the fifth Ekiti State Governor. He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye at exactly 12:53 pm amid cheers from the huge crowd present. He pledged to preserve, protect and defend the office as governor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike. However, the union in a press statement made available to The PUNCH noted that the issues in its disputes with the Federal Government were not well addressed. The press release, which was signed by the National President of the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja. Speaking with our correspondent, a highly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as unlawful the abduction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. A three-member panel of the appellate court also quashed the terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal was of the view […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has presented the official letter of approval for the proposed Lekki International Airport to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sirika presented the letter at the ongoing ninth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island. Sirika noted that Lagos has the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.” This is just as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra state, in which dozens of people were killed. The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in the Ogbaru area of the state, with emergency bodies confirming a death toll of 76. Following the tragedy, the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has debunked heaping praises of former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu. According to Obasanjo, from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. The rebuttal of Obasanjo was issued on Sunday by spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. The former Nigerian leader stated that he could not have made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for the termination of further hearing on the attempted murder case filed against his estranged wife, Ms Precious Chikwendu. The former minister, who was personally in court for the withdrawal of the suit, said the differences he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu have been the question on the lips of some Nigerians in recent days. In a tweet on Thursday, presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, said Tinubu had returned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Assembly has withdrawn its recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers State. All 21 members present voted in support of the motion to delist Omehia and resolved to forward their resolution to Governor, Nyesom Wike, for implementation. Details shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hopes of finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party were dashed as the peace meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ended in deadlock on Tuesday. The almost four-hour closed door meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt ended at about 4:35 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have returned a “mysterious” N93.6 million paid into their accounts by the leadership of the party. The three party officers are the Deputy National Chairman (South) Taofeek Arapaja; National Vice Chairman (South), Chief Dan Orbih and National Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission, Monday afternoon, withdrew its circular which ordered vice-chancellors, pro-chancellors and governing councils to re-open federal universities. African Examiner reported earlier that a circular tagged NUC/ES/138/Vol.64/135 was addressed to all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of federal universities ordering them to re-open universities. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Military veterans under the aegis of the Retired Members of Nigerian Armed Forces and the Coalition of Concerned Military Veterans, staged the third phase of their protests over the non-payment of their Security Debarment Allowance, among others, at the Ministry of Defence, in Abuja on Monday. The protesters pitched a tent and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed. The letter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A building has collapsed on Sonuga Street, Palm Avenue, in the Mushin area of Lagos State. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyinyolu, confirmed the development to our correspondent on Friday. He said, “A building has collapsed in Mushin few minutes ago. The rescue operation is ongoing.” As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abuja police command has arrested lawyer and human rights activist, Professor Zainab Duke Abiola, for allegedly assaulting her female police orderly, Inspector Teju Moses. Trouble started after a video clip that went viral on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 which showed the officer in police uniform, bleeding from an injury on her head, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Ebonyi State on Monday arraigned a 40-year-old-man, Uche Awegbe, before an Abakaliki Magistrate’s Court for allegedly threatening to kill the state governor, David Umahi. The police said Mr Awegbe had shot two residents of the state dead and caused communal crises in Effium, a crisis prone-community in Ohaukwu Local […]
