(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Obi stated that he remained grateful to God for His infinite mercies but appealed to all those who desired to celebrate him with gifts, to look around them and extend such gifts to the people in need, especially in these difficult times. Mr Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has stated that Nigerians are being deceived concerning the issue of petrol pricing. Speaking on Politics Today, a Channels TV programme, Ajaero disclosed that the masses are being punished unnecessarily. Ajaero, reacting to the recent increase in the price of fuel, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says its members immediately increased the pump price per litre of petrol from N500 to N560-N617 on Tuesday morning to stay afloat. IPMAN President, Chinedu Okoronkwo, spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. According to him, many IPMAN members have gone out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that he will be visiting Aso Villa frequently now that Nigeria chairs the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The African Examiner recalls that on July 9, President Bola Tinubu was elected chairman at the 63rd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor and comedian, Ayodeji Makun, better known as AY, has stated that he is done making efforts towards reconciling with his industry colleague, Bright Okpocha better known as Basketmouth. The African Examiner recalls that the duo have been engaged in a 17-year-old quarrel which AY alleged was because of an unpaid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian actor, Kareem Adepoju, better known as Baba Wande, has begged President Bola Tinubu to help rescue the country’s economy. The African Examiner recalls that oil marketers in Nigeria increased the pump price of petrol at retail outlets to N617 per litre in Abuja and N565 per litre in Lagos on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has asked the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos to admit him to bail on self recognizance pending the hearing and determination of the charge filed against him by the Federal Government. The bail application which was filed by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Natives of Oma-Eke Community in Udi local Council Area of Enugu State, have filed a Motion on Notice in a pending suit at the Federal High Court Enugu, seeking an order to join a former Permanent Secretary, Ecological funds office Abuja, Dr. Mrs. Habiba M. Lawal personally as a party in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has ordered a review of his administration’s plan for a monthly N8,000 transfer to 12 million of the poorest households in the country for six months, in a bid to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy. The plan was contained in a letter read last Thursday […]
….Bello Koko Projects over 500bn (Half a trillion) Revenue by Year End 2023, Going by the Current Momentum and the Recurrent Trend of Shipping Volumes Peaking from July to December. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) has generated a total revenue of N191, 430,093,501.00 (One hundred and ninety-one billion, four hundred and thirty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, was raised from N537/litre to N617/litre at some filling stations operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Abuja on Tuesday. Independent oil marketers confirmed the increase in the cost of the commodity, as they stated that any shift in price […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former US president Donald Trump said Tuesday he has received a letter from prosecutors suggesting he is likely to be criminally indicted over the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. “Deranged Jack Smith, the prosecutor with Joe Biden’s DOJ, sent a letter… stating that I am a TARGET of the January […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state police command says its Operatives on Sunday arrested one (1) male suspect and a member of the criminal gang, alleged to have attacked and murdered one Duhu Nelson Sylvester Nnacheta (a.k.a “Ofunwa”) identified as the Councilor representing Eha-Ulo Ehalumona political Ward in Nsukka local government area of the state. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN, has appointed a Professor of human physiology Daniel Nwachukwu, as the new Deputy vice chancellor of its Enugu Campus, UNEC. A statement from the institution said Prof. Nwachukwu emerged victorious in a keenly organized election supervised by a team of University officials, following the expiration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Nigeria from Kenya after participating in the Fifth Mid-Year Coordination Meeting of the African Union. Tibunu on Monday departed from Nairobi, where he met with other leaders on the continent last weekend. At the AU meeting, the President on Sunday said Africa could not attain integration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two members of the House of Representatives have defended the National Assembly in the wake of the controversy trailing its N70 billion allocation in the 2022 Supplementary Appropriation Act. The funds will cover renovations in the new chambers, according to the member for Obanliku/Obudu/Bekwara Federal Constituency in Cross River State, Peter Akpanke, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday criticised what it described as the threat contained in the written address by lawyers to President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The comments by the counsel for the President and Vice-President Kashim Shettima led by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says oil marketers have commenced the importation of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol). This comes seven full weeks after President Bola Tinubu’s May 29 inaugural address, during which he declared that “fuel subsidy is gone”. With this latest development, the monopoly of the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Anambra State Governor and Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, will be celebrating his 62nd birthday on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 but he had decided not to celebrate his birthday because of his deep concerns about the present state of the country. In a series of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Catholic priest, Rev Fr Chinenye Oluoma, has enjoined President Bola Tinubu to jettison the idea of sharing N8,000 to 12 million Nigerians as he described it as “a puerile, penny wise pound foolish economics”. Oluoma tasked Tinubu to instead use the money to provide “palliative transportation” for Nigerians masses and special […]
