(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has denied reports that he intends to step down for another presidential aspirant in the forthcoming 2027 elections. In a statement issued on Thursday by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe, Atiku termed the claim a misrepresentation of his recent interview with the BBC Hausa Service. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yemi Kale, former statistician-general of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), has stated that approximately 89 million people, or 40 per cent of Nigeria’s population, are living below the poverty line. Kale, who is presently the group chief economist and managing director of research and trade intelligence at Afreximbank, stated this at […]
…As Group Trains NULGE, CSO Officials On Budget Issues (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Enugu state, and Executive Director of a Civil Society group, Citizens Centre for Integrated Development and Social Rights (CCIDESOR), Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, has identified absence of Transparent procurement system, open budgeting, and accountability framework as some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, has alleged that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, used a woman to implicate him. This development is coming on the heels of the ongoing dispute between the two Yoruba monarchs. Oluwo accused the Ooni while reacting to the news of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that the worst situation in the country was over, stressing that the pains of the economic reforms are giving way to relief. Tinubu spoke on Wednesday during his nationwide broadcast on Nigeria’s 65th Independence Day Anniversary He said. “I’m pleased to report that we have finally turned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has kicked against the death of Arise News Television anchor, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died after a robbery incident at her residence in Katampe, Abuja. This was contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Tuesday, titled ‘President Tinubu condemns the killing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that a comment by Jerry Gana, former minister of information, concerning ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s presidential bid speculation, does not reflect the view of the party. Gana had stated that Jonathan would contest the 2027 presidential election on the platform of the PDP and defeat President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, has stated that he has quit politics and he is no longer a politician because of his new position as Olubadan of Ibadanland. Ladoja, a former governor of Oyo State, stated this when he played host to former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku, former governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by the high rate of Gender based violence (GBV) in the contemporary society,, Women Aid Collective WACOL, has trained students of Saint Patrick’s College, Emene, Enugu on prevention of the menace and promotion of positive masculinity and healthy relationships. The programme, put together by the organization in partnership with Ford Foundation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –) The Federal Government has announced the cancellation of the parade earlier scheduled to mark Nigeria’s 65th Independence Anniversary on Oct. 1. Mr Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) made this known in a statement on Monday in Abuja. Imohiosen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has today (Monday) issued an interim order stopping the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from continuing with its nationwide industrial action against the Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Justice Emmanuel Sublim, presiding over the matter, granted the order on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has launched a groundbreaking report highlighting the risks posed by an inadequate national response to environmental and climate challenges to ecosystems, public health, livelihoods, and national stability. It therefore called for a more robust implementation of frameworks for access to environmental information in Nigeria to mitigate their negative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Broadcaster Oriyomi Hamzat has slammed former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for disrespecting Yoruba culture and the Ibadan people with his “my dear brother” congratulatory message to the new Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja. However, Obi has since clarified his intention in a post on Sunday, adding that he never […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Lagos on Friday on a working visit to the former seat of government as Nigeria prepares for a low-key 65th Independence Anniversary. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release on Saturday said Tinubu moved to Lagos after attending the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress Coalition says that the Obidient movement will be important in determining the political landscape of Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections, adding that lots of its members are already embedded in the coalition’s leadership structures. The African Examiner writes that the Obidient movement came about in the build-up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rabiu Kwankwaso, chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), has refuted claims that he submitted a letter of intent in order to join another political party. The African Examiner writes that Kwankwaso has been heavily linked to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently. In a statement on Friday, the former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Oyo State governor, Rasheed Ladoja, on Friday, September 26, in Ibadan, was crowned the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland, and he made history by becoming the first civilian governor of the state to emerge as Olubadan. The grand occasion, which was held at Mapo Hall, saw a large crowd of traditional leaders, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law Intersociety, has alleged that an estimated 19,100 Churches were razed or sacked as a result of wild spread armed religious conflicts perpetrated by suspected Islamic Jihadists across Nigeria in the last sixteen years. It said “apart from estimated 13,000 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has announced that Chief Samuel Ortom, former Governor of Benue State, will serve as one of the panelists at the upcoming GOCOP 2025 Conference. The conference theme is “Reconciling Campaign Promises with Governance Realities: Challenges and Prospects.” A press statement by GOCOP publicity secretary, Ogbuefi Remmy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINE) – The media office of Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president, has refuted reports that he promised to put the interests of the Yoruba ethnic group first if elected president in 2027. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, many online reports claimed that a statement purportedly issued on Atiku’s behalf by one Kola […]
