(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has stated that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State deserved a second term, for the good work he had done in the state. Lawan said this in Ikeja, at the 5th Town Hall Meeting and Empowerment Programme organized by the lawmaker representing Lagos West in the Senate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, will on Monday morning leave Abuja for Monrovia, Liberia, to represent President Muhammadu Buhari in the formal launch for the commemoration of Liberia Bicentennial Anniversary. Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande, announced this in a statement he signed on Monday titled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pro-Bola Tinubu coalition, the Support Groups Management Council, has issued a statement concerning the video of the All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader’s wet dress. The group in their statement stated that the viral video and photographs of Tinubu in a wet dress are the work of political enemies. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zikist-Buhari-Movement (ZBM) Enugu State Chapter, has applauded the Mai Mala Buni-led Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the All Progressives Congress, for uniting main factions of the party in Enugu State and stopping Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, from imposing Mr. Ugochukwu Agballa, a non- valid member as the state Chairman. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the date when the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results for Private Candidates 2021- Second Series will be released. WAEC announced that the result would be released on Monday, February 14, 2022. African Examiner writes that WASSCE for Private Candidates also known […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal government has accused the Government of Canada of a double standard in the way protesters deemed to be violent are perceived in Nigeria and in the West. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed made the accusation on Sunday while reacting to the unfolding development in Canada, where […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much anticipated decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on whether to commence an indefinite strike action or offer another ‘lifeline’ to the Nigerian government will be taken at another meeting of the national executive council (NEC) members scheduled to commence by 12 midnight on Sunday. The meeting, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has stressed the need for a robust synergy and collaboration among Stakeholders, particularly the Nigerian Army (NA) in tackling issues of disasters in the country. This it said, is in line with her quest and efforts in maintaining existing relationship between the Agency and other Stakeholders, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wateraid Nigeria, in partnership with South Saharan Social Development Organization, (SSDO), a non- governmental body have trained a total of 40 Health workers on infection prevention and Control IPC in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. The participants drawn from various health facilities in the state, are made up of twenty officers in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Senior Women’s National Team, D’tigress on Sunday edge passed Mali, 73-69, to book their spot in the FIBA Women’s World Cup in Sydney Australia come September. D’tigress, who had earlier lost their first game to China, 90-76, on Thursday had to rally round to record a shocking 67-65 against world’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, has stated that the north cannot allow to let Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, down since he worked hard in getting President Muhammadu Buhari into office. Shettima made this known during an interview with The Daily Trust, saying that without the support of the South-West, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, Senate Committee on National Population and National Identity, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC Zamfara North), has stated that the Federal Government will deploy the use of technology for the forthcoming national census. African Examiner recalls that the Federal Government had budgeted over N190 billion for the conduct of the 2022 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has opened up on what he told President Muhammadu Buhari concerning his presidential ambition. Tinubu told President Buhari that he wanted to step into his shoes, and not on his toes. The former Lagos State governor made this known when he paid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The son of a proprietress and teacher at a private school in Asaba, Delta State, has been arrested by the police in the state in connection with the death of a one-year-seven-month-old pre-Nursery pupil of the school, Obina Udeze. The teacher, Emeka Nwogbo, had reportedly flogged Udeze on Monday, leaving marks of […]
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification Service (NVS) portal has been fully restored. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said the portal, which went down a few days […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian community, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), on Saturday reiterated its call on the South African and Nigerian governments to stop extra-judicial killings in that country. According to a statement from Pretoria by Mr Collins Mgbo, President of NUSA, two Nigerians were on Friday Feb. 11, 2022, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One more dead body has been recovered from the three-storey building that collapsed in Yaba area of Lagos on Saturday afternoon. This raised the death toll to three, while the number of rescued persons remained two, just as rescue efforts are still on. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South-West, National Emergency Management […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed thugs have attacked the Soka residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho in Ibadan. Some supporters were reportedly attacked and injured during the face-off. Igboho is being detained in a prison facility in the Republic of Benin after he was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The residence of popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been razed by fire. Although the cause of the inferno was yet to be determined, it was gathered the affected part of the residence is the area housing female students. In video footage shared on Sheikh Gumi’s Facebook page, firefighters and […]
