ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has raised the alarm that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arrested his son-in-law, Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi. He disclosed this later Saturday, alleging that Abdullahi, who is also the finance director of Atiku’s group […]
ZAMFARA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About 32 people have reportedly been killed by suspected armed bandits in Zamfara state, North West Nigeria. The bloody attack took place in Shinkafi LGA of the state. A resident disclosed that the incident occurred on Friday, March 1 One of the residents said the suspects in large number stormed […]
NIGER, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Military President General Ibrahim Babangida has congratulated President Buhari over his re-election. The former Military Head in a statement personally signed by him Saturday and made available to journalists in Minna, the Niger State capital, advised Buhari to confront with renewed vigour the most urgent problem confronting Nigeria. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three weeks after the UBA group launched its operations in Mali, the global financial city of London hosted a high level gathering of business and public sector leaders on Thursday February 28, 2019, as the new UBA franchise, UBA UK was formally birthed in the United Kingdom amidst high expectations. At the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the four chieftains of the ruling All progressive congress APC suspended during the party’s National working committee NWC meeting held in Abuja on Friday, Mr. Osita Okechukwu from Enugu state, has said he has not gotten a letter of suspension from the party. Okechukwu, who is […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Owerri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has lambasted the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomole accusing him of conducting fraudulent party primaries and destroying the party in the southeast. The Governor’s reaction was sequel to the suspension slammed on him alongside his Ogun state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the Ogun State Governor, Ibikunle Amosun; and his Imo counterpart, Rochas Okorocha. The two governors were suspended at the National Working Committee meeting held on Friday in Abuja over allegations of anti-party activities. Recall that Governor Okorocha’s move to ensure that his son in law […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken a decision to conduct supplementary elections in all areas where elections did not take place and/or where returns could not be made during the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) polls held last Saturday, February 23, 2019. INEC announced this Friday in a […]
By Niyi Adeyi …mourns Prof Elebute’s Demise (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two days after he was declared the winner of the just concluded Presidential poll, President Muhammadu Buhari has declared that the next four years will be ‘’tough’’. Buhari made the declaration Friday while addressing outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), who visited to […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro, Friday appeared before Justice Rilwan Aikawa of the Federal High Court, Lagos, to answer questions on the 10 counts preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). However, the NBA head has pleaded not guilty to all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States of America (USA) has congratulated the people of Nigeria on a successful Presidential election and President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. In a statement issued Friday in Washington, DC by the Secretary of State, Michael Pompeo, US commended all Nigerians who participated peacefully in the election and condemned those […]
