(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abdul Abiola, one of the sons of the late Chief MKO Abiola has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to investigate the circumstances that led to the death of his father. The young Abiola said this via his Twitter handle @AbdulMKO on Tuesday. He said that it was time for Nigerians to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says no causality was reported at the fire incident that gutted its office in Kauran Namoda Local Government Area of Zamafara. The commission disclosed this in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in Abuja on Tuesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool survived a first-half scare to reach the Champions League final with a 3-2 win at Villarreal. The win secured a 5-2 aggregate victory after the night had threatened to turn sourfor Juergen Klopp’s side. The visitors fell 2-0 down with an insipid first-half performance before fighting back with three goals in […]
…Vows To Fish Out Perpetrators (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has condemned in strong terms the recent gruesome murder of two Soldiers, and intending couple who were on their way to Imo state for their traditional marriage by members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and its militia gang, Eastern Security Network […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Tuesday, cautioned Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministries and Pastor Tunde Bakare against unguarded utterances. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, stated that Suleman should guard his utterances concerning the separatist group and the Igbo nation. Powerful frowned at the fact that Suleman and Bakare verbally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has stated that striking ASUU members should not be paid. Nwajiuba disclosed this on Tuesday while speaking about the ongoing strike in an interview with The Punch. He said: “The lecturers have continued to earn salaries while on strike; it doesn’t make sense to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has called on the leadership of the All Progressive Congress (APC) to zone the presidential position to the southern part of the country. Akeredolu made call in a statement, tagged “Our Party, APC, Must Tread The Path Of Equity”, which was made available to newsmen on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south district, has stated that the northern region will benefit more if a southerner emerges president in 2023. Ndume disclosed this on Tuesday in an interview on Channels Television adding that the next president of the country should come from the south in the spirit of justice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The media aide to former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, Victor Oshoike, has stated that the former Edo State governor will announce his intention to contest the presidency on Wednesday. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Oshioke stated that Oshiomhole will make an official declaration at 3pm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olawale Oluwo, a former commissioner in Lagos, has stated that Akinwunmi Ambode, a former governor of the state, will announce plans ahead of the 2023 polls “within the week”. Oluwo, who is the chairman of the Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Group, disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on a programme ,ARISE Television. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 50 passengers were rescued when fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Limited in Port Harcourt on Monday evening. The incident occurred at the Port Harcourt airport with no life lost and no passenger injured. A statement by Dana Air spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa, confirmed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that ongoing investigation of a suspected drug baron, (name withheld) has led to the discovery of more than N22billion worth of tramadol. This is contained in a statement by NDLEA Director Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor and Chairman, Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Kayode Fayemi will formally declare his intention to run for the position of President of the country on Wednesday in Abuja. His Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode, made this known in a statement issued to journalists on Tuesday. According to him, Wednesday’s declaration, tagged, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has stated that former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, should have let the Igbo to leave at the outset of the civil war in 1966. Clark disclosed this in an interview on Arise TV as he kicked against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins the global Community to mark the 2022 World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), aimed at raising concerns about press freedom violations, the International press Centre IPC, has Reiterated the urgency of Stakeholders’ Collaboration to Safeguard Press Freedom in the country. It also urges the Nigerian government to respect its commitment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra has alleged that the former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, tried to join IPOB many times, but he was rejected by their leadership. The group, therefore, tasked Okorocha to desist from using them for politics as doing so will lead him to “political destruction”. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria must shift from being a consuming nation to a producing nation so that she can take her citizens out of poverty. Obi, who is the People’s Democratic Party presidential hopeful stated that Nigeria must live within its means […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Trees and forests can help the world recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and its related economic aftershocks, in addition to combating climate change and biodiversity loss, a new report has revealed. Current estimates indicate that more than half of world’s gross domestic product which stood at $84.4 trillion in 2020, is dependent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the presidential primaries of the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the battle for their tickets has heightened with aspirants scrambling for the backing of governors. APC controls 22 states across the six geo-political zones, making governors and their appointees essential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Monday said that the death toll at the collapsed three-storey building in the Ebute Metta area has increased to 10. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development in Lagos. “Two additional bodies including a four-year-old boy and a female youth corps […]
