(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says security agencies have not been able to arrest embattled former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello because of the “complicated” nature of the case. Onanuga was a guest on the Sunday edition of Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-economic programme aired on Channels Television. In April, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga says that his principal, President Bola Tinubu, is not unfeeling as painted by some persons on social media. Onanuga said the President feels the pain of Nigerians and has assured them that better days are nearer than before. Onanuga said Tinubu has not come to inflict pain on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) led by elder stateman Pa Edwin Clark has faulted the Federal Government over the scrapping of the Ministry of Niger Delta. In a communique issued at the end of a meeting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on October 24, 2024, the Forum’s General Assembly noted with “serious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Saturday, the internet was set abuzz after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awarded three points, and three goals to Nigeria for the missed Libya return game. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the Nigerian Super Eagles accused the Libyan authorities of deliberately diverting their flight and this made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, along with top officials of the State Government, Saturday visited the family of the deceased Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba (a.k.a. Igbo-Jah), to console them over the unfortunate shooting and murder of the musician by a police officer. Kanayo, reassured the family, relatives, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A male Police Inspector serving in the Anti-Cultism Tactical Squad of the Enugu State Police Command has been arrested and detained for the alleged murder of a male traditional Ogene musician, Okezie Chikezie Mba, popularly known as Igbo-Jah. Our correspondent reports that the incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. on October 25, 2024, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has commended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states for supporting the country in calling for the lifting of sanctions imposed by the United States. The United States and its Western allies imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe more than two decades ago. Mnangagwa, also the chairperson of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Disciplinary Committee of the Confederation of African Football has ruled in favor of Nigeria in the recent football crisis between Nigeria and Libya. The committee thus awarded the Super Eagles of Nigeria 3 points and 3 goals in the botched African Cup of Nations qualifier match between Libya and Nigeria. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports claiming that the old series of N200, N500, and N1,000 banknotes will cease to exist as legal tender by December 31, 2024. In a statement released on Thursday by the acting Director of Corporate Communications, Sidi Hakama, the CBN noted that the order of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Economist at SPM Professionals, Paul Alaje, on Friday called on the Federal Government to be careful with advice given by global financial institutions like the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “The elephant in the room is the exchange rate. All the gains this administration has made, that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian equity market closed the week on a positive note on Friday, with investors gaining N157 billion. Specifically, the Nigeria Exchange Ltd. (NGX) market capitalisation, which opened at N60.104 trillion, gained N157 billion or 0.26 per cent to close at N60.261 trillion. The All-Share index also added 0.26 per cent or […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has disclosed plans to begin development of the FCT Administration’s permanent secretariat in Garki, Abuja. Wike made the disclosure during the inauguration of the development of Arterial Road N5 from Life Camp Junction to Ring Road III, in Abuja on Friday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends and associates of former chairman of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Prof. Humphrey Nwosu, who died in a US hospital on Thursday. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government on Friday withdrew all six-count charges against an Abuja-based online newspaper, Order Paper, and nine officers of the media organization. Director-General of the Department of State Security (DSS), Mr. Tosin Adeola Ajayi advised the federal government to withdraw the charges. It emerged Thursday that the Federal Government had sued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals (JOHESU) have declared a seven-day warning strike, commencing from midnight on Friday (today). The latest strike comes after a fifteen-day notice of industrial action issued to the Federal Government. While addressing journalists in Abuja, the national chairman of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development has approved bid by the Kogi State Government to build an International Airport in Zariagi. The State Commissioner for Information and Communications, Kingsley Fanwo, said the approval was conveyed in a letter by the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, dated 9th October, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia’s central bank hiked interest rates to 21 per cent on Friday, taking borrowing costs to their highest level in more than 20 years as Moscow’s Ukraine offensive has triggered rapid price rises at home. The rise takes rates above an emergency level introduced in February 2022 — just after Moscow ordered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Citizens for Development and Education (CDE) has called on President Bola Tinubu to ensure that the rule of law is upheld in the face of rising concerns over the integrity of the judiciary, particularly following a recent Federal High Court ruling in Kano that has sparked public outcry. The organisation, which consists […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed his condolences to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Board, its staff, and the families affected by the recent helicopter crash off the coast of Bonny Finima in Port-Harcourt. In a statement released by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, on Friday, President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olusegun Obasanjo, former president, has frowned at Nigerian leaders who take over office without a clear plan of action. In an interview on News Central Television, Obasanjo berated presidents who have no understanding of problems and challenges. The former Nigerian leader did not mention names but he stated that a president should […]
