(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has terminated the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as the Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigeria Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), with immediate effect. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday night by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina The terse […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights Organization, under the banner of Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network (CRRAN); has petitioned the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) and Commissioner of police over alleged illegal disconnection of electricity supply to some residents of Enugu. President of the body, Olu Omotayo (Esq) equally accused EEDC of illegally demanding […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaja Adijat Kuburat, the mother of Fuji music star, Wasiu Alabi, popularly known as Pasuma, has died. Pasuma announced this in a post via his verified Instagram page. “My jewel, I will miss you forever! Words fail me. Rest in power and peace, please watch over me from heaven,” Pasuma wrote Thursday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) says the Federal Government is yet to address most of the issues for the union’s recent strike. ASUU had late last year called off an eight-month strike after a series of negotiations with the Federal Government. Part of the lecturers’ demands is the release of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped five places in the latest FIFA ranking on Thursday, moving from 35 to 40. According to the ranking published on the official website of the world football governing body, the Eagles also dropped in Africa as they are now sixth on the continent. For their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has approved the extension of the close of application on its recruitment portal by a week to enable applicants having challenges submitting their applications take advantage of the additional days to complete the process. The online […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has stated that Rivers State “made the right choice” by voting for Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the just concluded presidential election. The African Examiner writes that Tinubu won Rivers, a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) state, because of the face-off between Nyesom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, is sad concerning the state of the country as he stated that Nigeria is currently more divided and corroded than what leaders of thought had in mind. Obasanjo who was a guest of honour at a public lecture series tagged, “From Elections to Governance and Performance” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mr. Ugochukwu Agballa led crisis ridden- All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, has announced the suspension of former president of the Senate, Chief Ken Nnamani, Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffery Onyeama, Ex- Governor of the State, Barrister Sullivan Chime, Voice of Nigeria VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu and others over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Frank Lampard made a surprise return to Chelsea as caretaker manager until the end of the season on Thursday, just over two years after he was sacked by the Premier League club. Lampard, Chelsea’s record goalscorer, previously managed the Blues from July 2019 until January 2021, when he was replaced by Thomas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Juventus were handed on Thursday a one-match stand closure for their fans racially abusing Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku during the stormy first leg of the two teams’ Italian Cup semi-final. In a statement Serie A, who organize the cup, said the lower tier of the Allianz Stadium’s South Stand would be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has appealed to the Federal Government to discard its plans to remove fuel subsidy. The Council’s appeal is contained in a statement issued to newsmen by its President, Mr. Isah Abubakar, on Thursday in Kaduna. It expressed fears that when the subsidy is removed, any […]
By Prince Ejeh Josh (AFRICAN EXAMINER)- While exploring the beautiful world of artistic and poetic appreciation to draw inspiration that would enable a graphic, precise and remarkable description of the fascinating qualities that ought to adorn the human existence and shape our world to a just, peaceful, secure and egalitarian society where the spur and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has stated that the audio call featuring him and David Oyedepo, the founder of Winners Chapel, is fake. Obi made this known on Wednesday in a post on his official Twitter handle saying that “at no time did he ever say, think, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Media Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Independent Campaign Council (ICC), Chief Flavour Eze has disclosed that they have uncovered plans by the Embattled Chairman of the party in the state, Mr. Ugochukwu Agballah to suspend major leaders of the party in the state Eze gave names of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested 352 suspects and seized 2.1 tonnes of illicit drugs in Kano State. The NDLEA Commander in the state, Mr Abubakar Idris-Ahmad, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Thursday. Idris-Ahmad said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Chamber of Commerce. Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), said the Cashless Policy affected the just concluded 34th Enugu International Trade Fair adversely. Speaking at the closing ceremony in Enugu on Wednesday, ECCIMA President, Mr Jasper Nduagwuike, said that the 2023 general elections also contributed to the low turnout of exhibitors. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has come under severe criticism on social media after he shared his views on the statements made by the Vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed concerning the swearing-in of President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Soyinka, speaking in an interview with ARISE NEWS on Wednesday, frowned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Different Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Enugu State have launched Mbah Mandate Movement (M3-Group) meant to support the mandate of Dr Peter Mbah, the Governor-elect of Enugu State. Mbah won the March 18, 2023 Governorship Poll in Enugu State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Convener and Lead Speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Postmaster- General of the Federation/CEO of the Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST), Mr Sunday Adepoju, has urged Nigerians to keep sustaining hope on its arrays of products and services. Adepoju made the call at the 34th Enugu International Trade Fair organised by the Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), […]
