(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons With Disabilities (NCPWD), disclosed that a staggering 35.1 million Nigerians are presently living with disabilities. The disclosure was made during a one-day program in Owerri on Friday, December 01, 2023, focusing on the issuance of permanent certificates to persons with disabilities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the trending letter asking the Igbo to vacate Lagos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has enjoined Nigerians to support the Igbo people against the bitter experience of wrong profiling and threat to their lives and property. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, stated this in a news conference as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says gunmen have attacked the residence of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The commission, in a post made available on X, said the attack happened around 3:30 am today, Friday, December 1, 2023. It noted that the armed men engaged security personnel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has asked the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to any local government councils not democratically elected. The upper chamber unanimously resolved that this move would deter the dictatorial tendencies of any state Governor. This resolution comes against the backdrop of a motion moved by Sen. Abba Moro on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2024 appropriation bill has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives after two days of debate. Some lawmakers were concerned about the plan of the government to generate revenue from heavy tax, fearing that it would greatly affect importers. Others say the proposed 1.7 million barrels per day of crude […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The political impasse in Edo State took another turn on Thursday when Governor Godwin Obaseki said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will determine his deputy Philip Shaibu’s fate following the latter’s governorship ambition. Shaibu on Monday threw himself into the race for Dennis Osadebay House, ending months of speculations about his intention […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brighton booked their place in the Europa League knockout stage with a 1-0 win at AEK Athens, while West Ham also advanced after a late Tomas Soucek goal against Backa Topola on Thursday. Roberto De Zerbi’s side are competing in Europe for the first time in their history and the Seagulls’ adventure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, is not happy with Mohad’s father, Aloba and expressing her sadness she took to her social media account on Thursday saying that the father of the late singer should concentrate on the issue at hand instead of chasing frivolities. Dikeh, posting a picture of the late singer, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organisation believe that the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), will reduce the popularity of self-acclaimed Biafra agitator, Simon Ekpa and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi. Ohanaeze made this known in a statement by the factional Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Isiguzoro […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State AIDS Control Agency and the state Ministry of Health have stated that no fewer than 98,960 persons are living with HIV/AIDS in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Afam Obidike, made this known when he presented the statistics in Awka, on Thursday, in a media briefing ahead of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos state, South West Nigeria based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has organized a two-day training workshop for selected practicing Journalists in South East, and South South parts of the country on using the Freedom of Information Act (FOA) for Investigative Reporting. The exercise, held at Bridge Waters Hotel, Enugu 23rd, and 24th, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opened on Thursday in Dubai, with a call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a year climate scientists said is the hottest ever […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says Nigerians are not interested in budgetary figures if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and garri don’t go down. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Thursday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said the sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is no longer in force in the South-East. The governor stated this on Tuesday after visiting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We no […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sevilla crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday, throwing away a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven. Leading through goals from Sergio Ramos and Youssef En-Nesyri, Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos was sent off for two bookings in four minutes and it opened the door for PSV’s fightback. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a sum of N15,000 wage award per worker in the state. The governor also approved a sum of N10,000 for each pensioner in the state in the same regard. This was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday the Islamist movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a truce over Gaza. Hamas official and former Gaza health minister Bassem Naim said the group was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on social media are not finding it funny with the decision of a branch of the Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos State for inviting Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to its praise night event. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, a flyer emerged for the event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State in the just concluded November 2023 election, Senator Dino Melaye, has stated that he would not go to the tribunal concerning the alleged election fraud that characterised the poll. Melaye made this known on his Facebook page saying that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party says the N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly is “deceitful, strangulating, and hopeless”. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday stated that if the budget is allowed to pass, […]
