….Urges Members To Remain Steadfast (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, and mainstream Chairman of the party in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has alleged that most of the flag bearers for various positions in the just concluded primary elections in the state ahead of the 2023 polls, are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that it will expose former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he does not clarify his comment about Alhaji Atiku Abubakar within 48 hours. It could be recalled that Obasanjo, who was the president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 had over the weekend stated that he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday insisted that it would go ahead with the probe of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad. This was sequel to a motion on Matter of Urgent Public Importance moved by Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Lagos has declined to hear the cases filed by Malcolm Omirhobo after the latter appeared before the court dressed as a ”juju priest”. It could be recalled that last Thursday, Omirhobo came before the Supreme Court in the same attire. According to the lawyer, he was exercising […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two yet-to-be-identified cattle herders on Monday reportedly stabbed a man to death in protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State. African Examiner gathered that the herders were crossing the expressway with their cattle when a commercial bus crushed the cow to death. Angered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the news of the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. African Examiner had earlier reported that Justice Tanko resigned his position on Monday because of health issues and President Muhammadu Buhari subsequently, sworn […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others concerning the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others included in the suit are the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA), and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tanzanian government have signed a $125.2 million loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the implementation of a project that will help address water shortages in three districts in the country’s Dodoma region. The Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Program (Phase I) will benefit more than […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, aimed at transforming the continent’s pharmaceutical industry. It is new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The Foundation will strengthen bilateral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that it has registered 10,487,972 fresh voters in the ongoing registration. The commission announced this in a document on Monday during its update for Week 11 in the fourth quarter made available to journalists in Abuja. According to the document, the number of completed registration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that more than 200,000 people displaced in the Northeast as a result of the activities of Boko Haram are yet to be repatriated to the country. Zulum spoke at the Presidential Villa when he presented the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) to Vice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One year after unknown gun men murdered Gukak Ahmed, a Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC Police in Imo Owerri, police in the area says it has apprehended one of the suspects that perpetrated the heinous crime. The deceased, who was a former political adviser to ex Nigerian President, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished the judiciary not to fail the nation as the country prepares for the 2023 general election. Buhari spoke on Monday while swearing in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad on the ground of ill-health. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara lacks the powers to direct the state’s commissioner of police to issue gun licences to residents as a measure against insecurity. Mr Irabor faulted Mr Matawalle’s call for the state’s residents to bear arms to defend themselves […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad on Monday and the immediate appointment of the new Acting CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola same day. It could be recalled that Tanko had tendered his resignation based on ill health. The NBA president, Olumide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced Tuesday another sit-at-home in the Southeast. IPOB stated that the sit-at-home order was to mark the court appearance of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group announced this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. It could be recalled that the normal Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said Nigeria is winning the war against drug abuse, stressing that the days of the scourge of drug abuse and dependency in the country are numbered. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on the occasion of the 2022 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has travelled to France. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson to Mr Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Mr Tinubu left the country on Monday for an “important meeting”. The statement said the APC candidate will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to swear Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. The news of Justice Muhammad’s resignation, as Chief Justice of Nigeria, broke on Monday morning with sources claiming the former CJN resigned for health reasons. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Channels Television confirmed that he resigned on Sunday night on the grounds of ill-health. When contacted, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, said, “All I know is that he’s going to declare open a workshop […]
