(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos. The former Lagos governor polled 33 votes, Labour Party got 8, while PDP and YPP got one vote each Tinubu voted at Ward 3, Polling Unit 85, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos, around 10:20am. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some voters desirous to vote in Pikkolo Guest House polling unit, New Nyanya Nasarawa State provided power banks to power the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines. Some of the voters, who faulted the late arrival of materials and ad hoc staffers, ran to their various homes and brought their power banks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he openly displayed his ballot paper, with thumb print for the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, as a rare show of loyalty and support. According to Buhari, after campaigning for the political leader in many parts of the country, he has reaffirmed his preferred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voting has finally commenced in parts of Enugu North Senatorial district of Enugu state. At Ede- Nta ward 006, Owerre Edeoballa in Nsukka local government area of Enugu state, voters were seen casting their votes. Our Correspondent reports that the exercise has been peaceful across the district. Responding to questions from African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW), Yasmine Sherif has said that ongoing brutal war launched against Ukraine by Russia, has disrupted the education of 5.7 million children have had their education disrupted, with no end in sight. ECW is the United Nations global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Friday, stated that the viral audio clip where he, his running mate, Ifeanyi Okowa, and the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, revealed plans to scuttle the forthcoming election is “utter rubbish”. Atiku, made this known in a statement issued in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has stated that it has retrieved 700 permanent voter cards from foreigners residing in Jigawa State. This was disclosed in a statement by the comptroller of the Jigawa State command of the NIS, Ahmad Dauda Bagari. The statement, signed by the command’s Public Relations Officer, DSI Nura […]
……Endorsed Him (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its resolve to support the government in tackling the housing deficit challenge in the State, the Enugu Investors Forum, EIF, pledged to built a total of 10,000 affordable houses for the people, if the people’s Democratic party PDP Governorship Candidate, Dr. Peter Mbah wins the election. Meanwhile, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended election in Enugu East Senatorial District. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a media briefing on Friday in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory. According to him, the election in the senatorial district earlier slated for Saturday, February 25, 2023, has been moved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New investment by companies across Tanzania will benefit from €540 million (TSh 1.3 trillion) of new financing backed by the European Investment Bank (EIB), Cooperative and Rural Development Bank CRDB, NMB Bank Plc and KCB-Tanzania. This was disclosed at the European Union (EU)-Tanzania Forum held in Dar es Salaam earlier today. This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The kinsmen of the recently murdered Senatorial flag bearer of the Labour Party LP, in Enugu East Senatorial Zone, Barrister Oyibo Chukwu, from Amuri Ancient kingdom, in Nkanu West Council of the state, have called on the state and Federal Governments to intervene in the incessant political killings in the state . […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will soon conclude the process of moving all the sensitive materials for Saturday polls to the 17 local government areas of Enugu State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC has fixed Feb. 25 for the Presidential and National Assembly elections, as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A top UN human rights official, Ms Ilze Kehris, has called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts at promoting intercommunal trust amid series of deadly attacks targeting civilians. Kehris, the UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, made the call after concluding a 10-day visit to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and 140 Member States on Thursday demanded Russia to immediately and unconditionally withdraw its troops from Ukraine, marking the one-year anniversary of the war with a call for a “just and lasting” peace. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ukraine got strong backing in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The author and global lead pastor of The Elevation Church, Godman Akinlabi,have stated that Nigerians should not give up on the country if their preferred candidate loses in the forthcoming elections. His statement comes days after Paul Adefarasin, the senior pastor of House on the Rock church, came under fire after he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has ordered the closure of all land borders ahead of the general election. The presidential and national assembly elections have been fixed for February 25. In a statement on Thursday by Tony Akuneme, spokesperson of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Isah Jere, the NIS comptroller-general, said the border closure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Antony scored a dramatic winner as Manchester United came from behind to banish Barcelona from this season’s UEFA Europa League. The Red Devils powered through to the last 16 by ending a 15-year wait for a win over La Blaugrana, who suffered their first defeat of the calendar year. Straight from kick-off […]
… .Ask Tenants To Leave Within 24 Hours. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents and shop owners of a Shopping Center at the Liberty Estate Phase 1, Independence Layout Enugu, have expressed dismay over the closure of the shopping center in the Estate by the state government. The Estate which was developed by the administration of former […]
…..Give Security Agencies 48 Hours To Fish Out Perpetrators (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal practitioners, including Judges in the five branches of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Enugu State Thursday boycotted court sittings , as a way of in a expressing their anger over the gruesome murder of a former chairman of the Association […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami has said that President Muhammadu Buhari has not acted in breach on the order of the Supreme Court in the case filed by some governors over the naira swap deadline Malami spoke on Thursday when he featured at the 67th edition of the […]
