(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With six days left till his exit from office, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday presided over an extraordinary Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the chamber in the State House, Abuja. The council is expected to consider over 40 memos from various ministries, departments and agencies. The second extraordinary FEC meeting in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petition Court has consolidated all the petitions filed by the three petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), and their presidential candidates. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsamani, made this known on Tuesday while presenting the court pre-hearing report. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, Justice Adeola Olatubosun has adjourned the trial of popular singer, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. According to The Punch, the trial which was fixed for Tuesday, May 23, 2023, was adjourned because of the judge’s absence at the court. “The trial has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members-elect of the House of Representatives from the opposition political parties have stated that they have not endorsed any candidate for the speakership position so far. According to the minority caucuses, they are still consulting and will come up with a decision before the election of the speaker and deputy. Speaking at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) on Monday said that it didn’t ask prospective pilgrims for the 2023 hajj to pay an additional $100. The Deputy Director of Information and Publications, NAHCON, Mousa Ubandawaki, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Ubandawaki said, “It has come to the notice of […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President, Joe Biden, has declared a nine-member delegation to attend the inauguration ceremony of Bola Tinubu, president-elect, on May 29. According to a statement on the White House website, Marcia L. Fudge, US Secretary of the Department of Housing and urban development, is leading the delegation. See other members of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Runway Curls, Mushiya Tshikuka has announced the introduction of new beauty accessories for women of color. Her company, Runways Curls is a popular hair care brand that has been serving customers with quality natural hair wigs and extensions for years The introduction of the new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Record-breaking Nigerian chef, Hilda Baci, has opened up about her previous challenges before the limelight. It could be recalled that Baci embarked on a four-day cooking marathon to break the Guinness World Record (GWR) for the longest cooking marathon. She later surpassed the 87 hours 45 minutes record set by Lata Tondon, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Obeagu Community in Awgu Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have corronated Chief Sylvester Emeka Ojukwu as their traditional ruler, following the demise of Igwe Donatus Ikemefuna eight years ago. The colourful ceremony which attracted sons and daughters of the locality, as well as in- laws, friends […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has opened up on the huge contributions of the newly inaugurated Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals towards Nigeria’s power generation capacity. In an inauguration event held in Lagos State, Emefiele emphasised that the Dangote Refinery will generate a substantial 12,000 megawatts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Annie Macaulay Idibia, the wife of popular Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia, better known as 2Face or 2Baba has tasked Nigerians to stop criticizing her marriage. The African Examiner writes that Annie in a viral video on social media, made the appeal after her recent appearance on the Young Famous and African reality […]
……Says He’s Best Choice For A Party. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the contest for the leadership of the National Assembly (NASS) hots up, the publicity Secretary of Enugu state chapter of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, Barrister Charles- Solo Akor, has drummed support for former governor of Akwa Ibom State and a key contender […]
….. Report Unfounded, Mischievous – Governor’s Spokesman (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and rule of law, Intersiociety, has declared that a total of 1, 600 unarmed Citizens of Imo State, South East Nigeria were killed, while 300 disappared without traces within 29 months under the administration of the incumbent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Adamu Garba says the next government will remove subsidies. The former Deputy Director, Media, APC Independent Campaign Council, spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. “It is a stand that the next administration is going to remove subsidies. It was made very […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Sunday defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup opener. Nigeria won the opener at the Estadio Malvinas Argentina in Mendoza in Argentina. The Flying Eagles will face Italy next in their Group D ties before playing Brazil in the last group game. The Dominicans […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the government of President Muhammadu Buhari to “account for the spending of $460 million Chinese loan to fund the failed Abuja Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) project.” The court also ordered the government to “publish the total amount of money paid to Chinese and local companies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has aplaudede wife of Nigeria’s president, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, for upgrade of Aso Villa State House Clinic, saying her intervention has brought the hospital to an enviable international standards. He told Newsmen on Sunday in Enugu while answering their questions that it was […]
……Calls For His Sack (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohaneze Youth Council World wide, has frowned at the manner the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, has been going about it’s operations in recent times, saying the anti graft agency under the watch of incumbent Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, “now subject of Ridicule” It said “in the […]
…..As Ex- Enugu APC Chair, Nwoye Mourn Deceased. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- president of the Nigerian Senate , Senator Ken Nnamani, and family have fixed 16, of June 2023 for the burial of his late Wife, Jane Nnamani who passed on recently, just as his close ally and immediate past Chairman of the ruling All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation, Dr Rania Al-Mashat has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its collaboration and support for the implementation of sustainable infrastructure projects in his country. The minister gave the commendation shortly after the Board of Directors of the AfDB approved a Partial Credit Guarantee of $345 million […]
