(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State chef, Damilola Adeparusi, famously called Chef Dammy has finally reached the 120-hour landmark in the ongoing cook-a-thon. This is coming barely a few hours after record holder for the longest hours in cooking (individual category), Chef Hilda Baci, who cooked on a stretch for 100 hours, was certified by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A popular African American author and wealth advisor, Chuck Starks is currently seeking self-made Black millionaires, who are based in America, to feature in his new book. Starks, a Black American raised in Rio Linda, a rural area outside of Sacramento, California, is the author of the critically acclaimed book, “Get Rich […]
– NANS Backs Fuel Subsidy Removal (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday pledged that his administration would commit more resources to the education sector to ensure that every Nigerian child, regardless of the background, has access to quality education. A statement issued by Director, Information, State House, Abiodun Oladunjoye said Tinubu spoke when […]
…Insecurity, Big Elephant In The Room, Says Mbah. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, has pledged the military’s readiness and commitment to partnering with the Enugu State government towards the security of lives and property in the state. This was even as the state governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newly elected Speaker of the National Assembly, Tajudeen Abbas on Tuesday said that the National Assembly would not be a rubber stamp Abbas spoke with Journalists after he met with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa shortly after his election as Speaker. According to him, the fact that the acceptance that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly called Davido, has stated that he still mourns his late son, Ifeanyi Adeleke who died last year. The African Examiner recalls that Ifeanyi drowned at Davido’s Banana Island mansion in October 2022. Speaking in a recent interview with Omega, Davido stated that he still cries anytime […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday said that Nigerians expect so much from the present administration. In a statement personally signed by him, Tinubu said he was ready to work with the leadership of the national assembly to ensure a better life for all Nigerians. The statement was titled, “now let’s get on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has stated that the signing of the student loan bill into law by President Bola Tinubu is discriminatory and ASUU ASUU would soon react to the development. The African Examiner recalled that on Monday, President Tinubu signed the student loan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger state governor, Mohammed Bago on Tuesday said that no local government area in the state is under the control of bandits. Bago spoke with State House correspondents after he joined Progressive Governors Forum, PGF, governors to meet with President Bola Tinubu to congratulate him on the successful election of the presiding […]
…Urge Him Not To Take South East Senators Support For Granted. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group under the platform of Igbo United Professionals on Tuesday congratulated Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, on his emergence as the President of the 10th National Assembly NASS, Senate Leadership. In a statement signed by the President of the association, Emmanuel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu says he will work transparently with the 10th National Assembly to ensure that Nigerians enjoy the dividends of democracy. In a congratulatory letter to members of the assembly on successful conduct of elections into various principal positions, Tinubu said that their election signals a new dawn of fulfillment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State House of Assembly has confirmed receipt of a letter for medical leave from Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Olamide Oladiji in a statement on Tuesday in Akure, explained that the governor asked for 21-day leave for medical treatment abroad starting from June 7 to July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite being in the minority, Hon. Uche Ugwu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) representing Udi North state Constituency on Tuesday emerged Speaker of the 8th Enugu State House of Assembly. The new Speaker was the Deputy Speaker during the 7th Assembly. Surprisingly, Hon. Ezenta Ezeani of Igbo-Etiti State Constituency, who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The preferred candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tajudeen Abbas has emerged Speaker after polling 353 votes out of the 359 votes cast. Abbas was declared winner at exactly 11.44 am by the Clerk to the National Assembly, Sani Magaji Tambuwal. Former Deputy Speaker, Ahmed Idris Wase and Ahmed Sani Jaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Godswill Akpabio has emerged as the new President of the Senate. He trounced Senator Abdul’aziz Yari to emerge the new Senate President on Tuesday. The former Akwa Ibom governor was elected as President of the 10th Senate after scoring 63 votes defeating Senator Yari who scored 46 votes.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The race for who becomes the Senate President for the 10th National Assembly (NASS) gets intense on Tuesday morning as voting commenced at the Red Chamber in Abuja, Nigeria. Voting began at exactly 08:45am on a state by state basis, alphabetically. Voting ended at exactly 09:15am. The Senate is expected to make […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of the Command serving in the Anti-Cultism Squad, acting on credible information alleging a case of criminal conspiracy, malicious damage, threatening violence and cult activities, have Arrested nine Male Criminal Suspects In Enugu. Security men recovered three firearms with nineteen Ammunition one Tricycles and Other incriminating exhibits. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State which pride itself as the ‘Coal City’ state’ was created on August 27, 1991 out of the then Anambra State (from what was formerly known as Anambra North) by the regime of Ex- Nigeria’s military president, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, fondly known as IBB. It has its capital in Enugu. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Concerned Parents of Chibok Girls have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to help facilitate the release of 92 abducted girls still in Boko Haram’s captivity. The parents made the appeal in a letter issued on Monday by Yana Galang, the mother to Rifkatu Galang who’s still in captivity, and Zanna Lawan, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has alerted the public on the outbreak of Anthrax disease in some neighboring countries within the West African sub-region. Dr Ernest Umakhihe, the permanent secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. He said that the affected areas […]
