(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Struggling English Premier League (EPL) club Fulham sacked Claudio Ranieri as manager on Thursday, after a little over three months in charge. The Italian won just 12 points in 16 games after taking over, leaving the club second from bottom and 10 points from safety with just 10 games to go. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A summit between the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ended without agreement. This stalemate according Trump followed the US’s refusal to North Korean demands for sanctions relief. “It was all about the sanctions. They wanted the sanctions lifted in their entirety and we couldn’t do […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has confirmed that it has registered over 1.8 million candidates for the 2019 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB Head, Media and Information Fabian Benjamin, made the confirmation in an interview with the NAN Thursday in Lagos. Benjamin confirmed that registration of candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the case of alleged false declaration of assets involving the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, till Friday, May 17. The suit was brought before the Supreme Court by the Cross River State Government, which is seeking to set aside the suspension […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 25 people have been killed while 50 others injured by a large fire at the main railway station in Egypt’s capital Cairo. The National Railway Authority confirmed that a train collided with a concrete buffer stop at the central Ramses Station. It said the train’s fuel tank reportedly exploded […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar says all hope is not lost, in spite of the declaration of President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Saturday’s election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Atiku at a world press conference in Abuja Wednesday commended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has rejected votes allotted to the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressive Congress, President Muhammadu Buhari, and other candidates of the party in Nembe Bassambiri and Southern Ijaw Local Government Areas òf the state. The State Governor, the Honorable Henry Seriake Dickson, said in a statement signed by […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel results of Presidential election in some Northern States. The affected States are: Borno, Zamfara, Yobe and Nasarawa. The party asked the electoral body fix another date for a fresh […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More huge casualties have been recorded in the results of National Assembly (NASS) as Governors of Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio and Benue George Akume have been defeated in their various Senatorial zones. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning officer, Prof. Peter Oban, Tuesday afternoon finally declared Senator Akpabio’s opponent, Chris Ekpenyong, […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the alleged flaws in the exercise, the defeated Senate President, Bukola Saraki has conceded defeat and wished the candidates who emerged from the election the ‘’best of luck’’ .Dr. Saraki in a statement signed Tuesday by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu stated that […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the event of litigation, the legal directorate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced a planned meeting Wednesday with its officers, to discuss issues that may be emanating from the just concluded elections. The party disclosed this in a statement issued Tuesday by the Director, Legal Directorate, […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has polled the highest number of votes in the last Saturday Presidential election. Following this, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Wednesday midnight declared Buhari and returned him as the winner of the keenly contested poll. […]
Photo: INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – INEC Electoral Officer in Bokkos Local Government of Plateau, Mr Salihu Adamu Musa has apologised over the “shameful” behaviour of the Returning Officer deployed to the area. Musa was responding to a question why he was declaring the results of elections for Bokkos, instead of the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the call by the opposition, People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has reacted that there was no basis for the party to reject the results of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections across the country. The Chief Press Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling APC, has won in his Katsina home State with a wide margin in the Presidential and National Assembly polls held last Saturday across the country.. His main rival, Atiku Abubakar of the first opposition, the PDP has also won in his Adamawa State INEC State […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election held last Saturday February 23rd 2019 in Enugu state The party also swept all the National Assembly elections in the Enugu state. Atiku, defeated president Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected political thugs have set the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Isiala Mbano council area of Imo on fire. Confirming the incident, the INEC Public Relations Officer (PRO) in the area, Mr. Emmanuella Okpara, said the office was razed down by unknown persons in the early […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the collation of Presidential results is still ongoing, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed not to accept the result expected to be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus made the vow at a press conference he is presently addressing in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Capital, Yenagoa, was on Monday locked down by a massive protest by members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP demanding the cancellation of the fake results from Southern Ijaw and Nembe Local Government areas of the state. Chairman of the state PDP, Moses Cleopas who led thousands of the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Kwara State Presidential Election, while his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar won in the FCT Abuja.. The State Returning Officer, Prof A. Bala announced Monday afternoon at the Abuja National Collation Centre that the winner, […]
