(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA II while on a routine patrol weekend encountered an ambush, staged by the members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and it’s armed affiliates the Eastern Security Network (ESN) using Improvised Explosive Device (IED) along Orsumoghu – Ukpor road in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Assembly Elections petition Tribunal in Enugu has dismissed the petition filed by Barr. Tochukwu Ozioko of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against a Journalist, Mr. Harrison Ogara of the Labour Party LP, Representing IgboEze South- state Constituency, for lacking in merit. Recalled that the three man tribunal, headed by Justice A.M […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five people died and six others were wounded Friday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant near the presidential palace in central Somalia, police and witnesses said. The attacker detonated a device inside a tea shop in Bar Bulsho in the capital Mogadishu, Somali police spokesman Sadik Dudishe said. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, has insisted that the election tribunal in the state annulled the election of Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). But he says he is appealing the judgment because he wants to be declared as the winner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has cancelled the Independence Day celebrations in the state. The event was billed for Sunday, October 1st, 2023 to mark Nigeria’s 63rd year of independence. But in a statement by Olawale Rasheed, his spokesman, Governor Adeleke Osun people to pray for the continuous peace and prosperity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, said the party has all it takes to win the November 11 Bayelsa State governorship election. Ganduje stated in Yenagoa on Friday when he inaugurated the National APC Campaign Council for the upcoming state governorship election, headed by the Gombe State Governor, Inuwa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eight criminal suspects in connection with the attack and burning of Saint Raphael Catholic Church at Fadan Kamantan village, Zango Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State have been paraded by the Special Task Force Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) of the Nigerian Army. The media information officer, OPSH, Oya James, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2024 Edo gubernatorial election, Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has stated that the process of seeking his successor must reflect fairness, equity, and a sense of inclusion, as he is determined to end his administration in a positive way. Obaseki made this known when he spoke to journalists […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State. Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has challenged the South East to maximise their economy of scale and also pool resources to build critical regional infrastructure like railway and roads to create a common market and boost socio-economic prosperity in the region. Mbah canvassed a multi-dimensional approach to tackling insecurity, including a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a believer in private sector driven economy, checks by African Examiner Sports have revealed that plans are afoot by the governor Peter Mbah led Enugu state government to complete the near abandoned 25,000 capacity Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu, with a view to concensioning the facility. Recalled that the immediate past administration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Childrens’ Fund, UNICEF, in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education ( FME) has organized a two day workshop in Enugu for key Stakeholders in the Education sector for the evaluation of the success of the intervention in girl child education in the country through the projects christened:, “Girl […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) has urged the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to shelve their planned industrial action. Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, issued the appeal on Thursday while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the NEC meeting at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He urged the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria`s U-20 Female football team, the Falconets, have progressed to the third round of the African qualifiers for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women World Cup finals in Colombia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that this followed the withdrawal of the Mauritius Football Association from the ongoing African qualifiers. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, has urged up-and-coming artistes to study and understand the contracts they have with their labels. Akindele said this on the sidelines of the premiere of the Prime Video Five Part Mini Series tilted: ‘She must be Obeyed’, held at Filmhouse, IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos. The News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), says that improved export remains the solution to the free fall of the Naira to the dollar. The Executive-Director of NEPC, Dr Ezra Yakusak, said this at a news conference heralding the Council’s second National Conference on Non-Oil Exports. According to Yakusak, with increased export from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman on Thursday in Abuja set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Mr Edwin Olofu, Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary announced this in a statement. He said the committee which would be under the leadership of Aminu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the current spate where civil governments are being overthrown across the African continent shows that democracy needs to be ”rejigged” and put in a proper direction. Jonathan made this known during a Democracy Dialogue 2023 organised by the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) with theme: “Breaking New Grounds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress has said that it does not have any agreement with the government to shelve its planned strike. NLC’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah said this in a statement on Tuesday. Countering a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Upah also said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared October 2nd a public holiday to celebrate Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made this in a statement signed by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade in Abuja. Dr Olubunmi acknowledged the global socio-economic hardship noting that Nigeria is not excluded. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police on Thursday raided Spain’s football refereeing headquarters as part of a probe into claims FC Barcelona paid for favourable decisions in a fresh blow for Spain’s scandal-hit football association. The search was ordered by the judge investigating the so-called Negreira case involving payments allegedly made to a firm owned by a […]
