(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party says the masses of Nigeria are the structure of the party for the 2023 general elections. This is contained in a communique jointly signed by Julius Abure, the National Chairman, and the National Secretary of the party, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim issued at the end of the party’s National Leadership Retreat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lawyers on Thursday asked a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State to stop the Labour Party, its candidates and supporters from conducting a rally tagged ‘#Obidatti23 Forward Ever Rally’ on October 1, 2022, or any other date in Lagos State. The 10 plaintiffs specifically urged the court to restrain the LP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)-The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammed Dingyadi, has said the Federal Government will continue negotiations with the abductors despite the negotiator’s arrest. This followed the appeal made by the victim’s relative, Yusufu Musa, Tukur Mamu who was picked by the DSS, that he should be released to aid negotiation with the bandits. Dingyadi affirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United bounce back from Real Sociedad defeat with 2-0 win over Sheriff FC. The result showed that United moved up to second in their Europa League Group E behind Sociedad. Ten Hag men will next face Neil Lennon’s Omonia from Cyprus in the competition after the international break on October 6. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Chief Olabode George yesterday warned that the opposition party may lose next year’s presidential election to its crisis. He said the way and manner the protracted leadership crisis is resolved will determine the fate of the platform in the 2023 polls. George warned that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Taskforce has auctioned 134 vehicles confiscated for various traffic offences. Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, the Taskforce spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that the enforcement team in collaboration with the Lagos State Ministry of Justice “auctioned 134 forfeited and abandoned vehicles at the Taskforce compound in Alausa, Ikeja.” Mr Abdulraheem […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The United States government has announced a provision of $5 million grant to the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support efforts in abating methane gas emission, across Africa. Methane accounts about half of the net rise in global average temperature since the pre-industrial era. The grant, subject to the completion of US domestic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the resignation of the former Chairman of the Police Service Commission PSC, Alhaji Musiliu Adeola Kunbi Smith, on health ground, members of the Commission’s management, have nominated one of their colleague, retired Supreme Court Judge, Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, as the Acting Chairman. The nomination is in pursuant to Schedule 2(4) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Command have confirmed the arrest of a man who allegedly uses charms to defraud point of Service POS operators in Awka, the state capital. The suspects, armed with charms, cuts plain white papers to the size of naira notes and hands them to POS operators to deposit in an account. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday sentenced a 52-year-old man, Akin Isaac, to 21 years imprisonment for defiling and impregnating his 18-year-old daughter. The prosecutor said that the defendant had started having an unlawful sexual intercourse with his 18-year-old daughter while she was six years old, which resulted into at least […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) says it will shut down Ladipo and Oyingbo markets till further notice over reckless waste dumping, refusal to pay for waste services, and general poor waste management. Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) LAWMA, said in a statement on Thursday in Lagos that the markets […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja awarded Nigerian citizenship to 286 nationals, urging them to be good citizens of the country to enjoy all the rights and privileges bestowed on them. ”You have pledged your allegiance to Nigeria. When you give your love and loyalty to Nigeria, she returns her love […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja has approved National Honours and cash rewards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. According to a statement issued by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, Buhari spoke at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The airport in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage in northern France is to be renamed after the late British Queen Elizabeth II, who died Sept. 8. It is not yet decided when exactly it will be renamed. Le Touquet-Paris-Plage is a popular holiday destination for British tourists. The coastal commune considers its airport the `most […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doctors under the aegis of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have suspended a strike ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet their demands, particularly the payment of the newly-reviewed Medical Residency Training Fund and implementation of the new hazard allowance, among others. NARD President, Dr. Godiya Ishaya, confirmed this to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Grace Akeredolu, the mother of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, is dead. The death was confirmed in a statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Thursday in Akure. “She died peacefully in her sleep early this morning. Mama was 90 years. “She is survived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi set a new Champions League scoring record after helping Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in Group H on Wednesday night. The Israeli side took the lead in the 24th minute through Tjaronn Chery before Messi drew PSG level on 37 minutes. Messi’s goal means he has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Vice Chairman (South-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Isaac Kekemeke, said the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, would win over 80 per cent of votes in the region during the 2023 elections. Olaniyi Adegbola, Ondo State Coordinator of ‘The Asiwaju Group (TAG)’, a support group for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has insisted that the national chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, should resign, stressing that the candidate and chairman cannot come from the same bloc region. The governor said Southwest PDP stakeholders believe that Ayu’s resignation should be the baseline for restructuring and unification. Makinde said if the controversy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Isaac Kekemeke, National Vice-Chairman (South-West) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the party’s Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has never betrayed the Yoruba race, but fought for justice, fairness, progress and development. Kekemeke made the clarification, while briefing newsmen on Wednesday shortly after the party’s zonal meeting at the state party […]
