(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Fresh facts have emerged, detailing how the mega rally organized in Sokoto on Saturday by Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko in support of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration and policies was financed. It also emerged that despite the contribution of N200million by two northern governors and rented crowd from five states, the Wamakko rally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has said that it is partnering donor agencies to ensure the provision of potable water to people of the state. The State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Nengi Tubonah stated this on Friday when the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson visited him in his office in Yenagoa. […]
Pan-African Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) who recently clinched the Euromoney awards as the Best Digital Bank in Africa, is once again asserting itself as a pace setter, moving in leaps and bounds in unchartered territory. UBA’s chat banker, Leo has launched in pilot mode on WhatsApp and will be fully available to […]
By Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi state governor, David Nweze Umahi, has advised members of the All progressive Congress APC, to look elsewhere for its Saturday mega rally scheduled to take place at the Abakaliki Township stadium, insisting that the venue would not be available for the opposition party. He made this known in […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Minister of Works and Chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe has described the gale of defections into the leading opposition as a measure of the growing confidence in the party. Ogunlewe who said this Friday in Lagos during an interview said the party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disturbed by various problems facing the country over the years, a senior Pastor of Awaiting The Second Coming of Jesus Christ Gospel Church, Pastor Adewale Giwa on Friday said religious leaders in Nigeria will be held accountable by God for failure to confront politicians. In a statement sent to journalists, Giwa wondered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in London for a 10-day working holiday. He left Abuja for London in the early hours of Friday. On hand to bid him farewell were the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, the Minister of the FCT, Mohammed Bello and the Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari. While […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has concluded arrangements to establish a university of medical sciences in the state. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson said in a statement of Friday, that the State Governor, the Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson, has already forwarded a bill to the Bayelsa State for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Abu Ibrahim (APC-Katsina) says there will no peace in the Senate until Bukola Saraki resigns his position as Senate President. Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, Senator Ibrahim sarcastically commended Saraki for honourably leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) but asked him to do the needful by resigning honourably too. His words: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, the “factional” leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly asked Senate President Abubakar Bukola Saraki to resign his position as Senate President. What exactly does the Comrade want Saraki to resign from- the Senate Presidency or even his membership of the Senate having won election into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director, Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Fidet Okhiria, has said that work on the rail line from Ibadan to Kano would soon commence. Okhiria stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday Abuja. According to him, the Ibadan to Kano will commerce as soon […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After a relatively long break from the Nigerian political scene, the impunity in which a cross section of the country’s political class is reputed, unfortunately came to play early this week. It was demonstrated by reckless eight Benue State, North central Nigeria, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Uche Secondus has assured the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki and others who defected to the party recently that history will be fair to them for returning to party they “truly belong.” Prince “Secondus who spoke at the 81st National Executive Committee […]
…Declares N4.4BN Balance For July (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Government has decried illegal deduction of revenues from the Excess Crude Account without by the federal government. The state government described the deductions as unconstitutional saying monies domiciled in the ECA are proceeds from the 13% derivation meant for oil producing states. Deputy Governor, Rear […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has declared that the ruling APC has nothing to lose with the defection of the President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, alleging that he has since been slowing down the progress of the present government. Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed made the declaration Wednesday in […]
Photo: Nigeria’s President Muhammad Buhari (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors’ Forum, Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo, has assured that no governor will defect from the party anymore. The governor gave the assurance at the end of a closed door meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and APC governors at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the announcement of the result, one person has been feared dead as troops Wednesday opened fire in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare, after opposition supporters went on the rampage. The opposition MDC Alliance alleges that the ruling Zanu-PF party has rigged Monday’s presidential and parliamentary votes. Parliamentary results show Zanu-PF heading for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to travel to London on a 10-day “working holiday.” According to a statement issued Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr. Femi Adesina the holiday will commence on Friday, August 3, 2018. Some Nigerians are speculating that the real reason for the President’s visit […]
SOKOTO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Speaker of the House of Representatives and incumbent Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has finally defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress APC to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party PDP. Tambuwal who is the third APC Governor to leave the party within a week announced his defection Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the first denial, the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Bolaji Abdullahi, may have joined his Kwara political leader, the Senate President Bukola Saraki, by resigning his position. According to a tweet from Abdullahi’s ‘’unverified’’ Twitter handle – @BolajiAbdullahi, said: “In view of recent political developments in […]
