(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammad Buhari on Friday in Daura, Katsina State, lauded farmers in the country for the record production of rice and other food commodities, expressing satisfaction that the agricultural policies of the administration are working to good effect. The President said his administration had taken various decisions including the closure of land […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election gathers momentum in Nigeria, a Chieftain of the All progressive Congress APC Enugu State and Mainstream leader of the party in the area, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has cautioned the embattled State Chairman of the party, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballa against engaging in campaign of calumny and Mudslinging of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on Thursday, sentenced a man, Michake Ogbar, to life imprisonment for defiling and raping his three daughters aged 10 years, 20 years and 24 years. African Examiner reports that Justice Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt, the charge of defilement and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) at the ward level in Igboeze North Local Government Area of Enugu State, following attack on its officials in the area. This is contained in a statement by Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Super Falcons on Thursday in Casablanca qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup finals to be hosted by Australia and New Zealand. A lone goal by Rasheedat Ajibade against Cameroon’s Indomitable Lionesses steered the Super Falcons to the semi-finals of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari, who is the African Ant-Corruption Champion,has called for the establishment of an International Anti-Corruption Court to try offenders, while urging African leaders to intensify the fight against corruption, and create more disincentives for pilfering of public funds. In his recorded remark to celebrate the African Day of Anti-Corruption, Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has harped on need for the political leadership in Africa to renew their commitment to national aspirations and consciously seek to bridge the gap between partisan considerations and the imperative of national development. Dr. Jonathan made the observation while speaking at the capacity building workshop for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $66.39 million support package for Guinea to enable the West African nation increase access to electricity. The funding package consists of a $4.17 million grant and a $9.37 million loan from the African Development Fund, the concessional arm of the AfDB and a $24.13 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Matthew Kukah, Catholic bishop of Sokoto diocese, has berated stakeholders concerning the failure to address issues that have led to the long stay of strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The clergy made this known while speaking in his address at the signing of the peace accord by governorship candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo has stated that Nigerians who are yet to get their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC) are part of the evils plaguing the country. Kanayo made this known in a video he uploaded on his Instagram page. According to the actor, Nigerians have the power to save the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwaso has picked Bishop Isaac Idahosa as his running mate. African Examiner writes that the NNPP announced this on its official Twitter handle on Thursday. The message accompanied by the picture of Kwankwaso and the cleric sitting down stated: “Our VP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday Dare, has said that Nigeria has the best cyclists in Africa. Dare disclosed this on Wednesday when the President of Confederation of African Cycling (CAC), Mohammed Azzam and the President of the Cycling Federation of Nigeria (CFN), Giandomenico Massari, paid him a joint […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Jaji, Kaduna State celebrated the sacrifices and successes of the Nigerian military in defending the country courageously. According to a statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari spoke at the graduation ceremony of 247 […]
…. Deploy Operatives To 30 LGAS (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Police Service Commission (PSC), has dispatched Staff Monitors to the 30 Council Areas of Osun State to monitor conduct of Officers during the Governorship election holding on Saturday, July 16th, 2022. It said the Commission will also be at the Situation Room […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha has been sentenced to 16 years imprisonment by Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Thursday . Baba Ijesha is facing six counts of child defilement that include indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault, attempted sexual assault […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Non- governmental organization NGO, WomenAid Collective (WACOL)/Tamar SARC, says it has received and handled a total of 450 cases of violence against women and girls, between the period of January, and June 2022. It disclosed that the nature of the cases reported includes Rape/defilement/incest, Domestic violence, child custody/neglect and maintenance. Others […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $400,000 technical assistance grant to the Deposit and Consignment Office of Côte d’Ivoire (CDC-CI), a State bank handling official deposits. A public financial institution serving the general interest, the CDC-CI was created in June 2018. Its goals include mobilizing and managing public and private funds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election draw near, Nurses in the country, under the auspices of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), has admonished Nigerians on whom not to vote during polls. This was contained in a communique issued by the association at its Conference in Abakaliki on Thursday. The communique […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first phase of Census 2023— the trial House listing and House numbering took off officially in selected local government areas of the country on Wednesday with President Muhammadu Buhari blessing the exercise, urging officials to justify the confidence of the government by returning accurate, verifiable and dependable data. To mark the […]
-Says Youths Should Seek Education To Overcome Poverty (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari in Daura, Katsina State, on Wednesday said that he was not leaving any inheritance for his children to inherit saying that his greatest legacy to the children was to ensure they are properly educated. He also implored parents to inculcate right […]
