(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United lost further ground at the top of the 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) table as they drew 0-0 at Chelsea on Sunday. Thomas Tuchel’s men benefited from a contentious call relating to a potential penalty kick award against them. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side came into the weekend 10 points adrift […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulraheed Bawa, to re-engineer and restore professionalism in the anti-graft agency. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday in Abuja advised Bawa to avoid the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Fulani Community Association in Kwara has advised its members to avoid negative tendencies capable of undermining the peaceful coexistence of the state. The caution followed the recent trooping of more cattle breeders into the state from neighbouring states and beyond. Hajia Aisha Aliyu-Baruten, the Special Assistant to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has notified motorists to stop panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol saying it has no plan to increase the ex-depot price in March. NNPC disclosed in a statement by its spokesman, Dr Kennie Obateru, in Abuja on Sunday. He said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Central Bank Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, says his ambition to become governor of Anambra State is not about enriching himself but to develop the state as God has blessed him with everything he needs. Soludo is aspiring to become the next Anambra governor and he is hoping to fly the flag […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non governmental organization NGO, operating under the auspices of Parent- Child Intervention Centre (PCIC), has expressed worry over the alarming rate of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, especially since the novel dreaded Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the entire globe broke out. It however, stressed the need for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) and heads of various tertiary institutions in the country have agreed to conclude all 2020/2021 admissions by June 15. The board made the disclosure in a statement signed on Sunday by its Head of Media and Publicity, Dr Fabian Benjamin, in Abuja. It said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) says the arrest of Mallam Salihu Tanko-Yakassai, the Media Aide to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State is beyond the expression of opinion on social media. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. “This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, says the Federal Government has extended the Lagos-Ibadan Modernization Project from its original destination at Ebutte Meta to Lagos Ports. According to him, this is to allow for massive freight movement and free up Lagos roads. Amaechi made the disclosure while briefing newsmen after inspecting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria National League (NNL) will visit police formations nationwide, to seek collaboration of the force in providing adequate security during league encounters. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NNL, Sajo Mohammed, disclosed this in Abuja that the league management had zero tolerance for hooliganism at match venues. He said it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An envisaged resurrection of “Nigeria’s sick baby’’, the Ajaokuta Steel Plant has been stalled by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Minister of Mines and Steel Development. The building of the plant commenced in 1979, when President Shehu Shagari and his Russian counterpart, President Leonid Brezhnev signed a deal to build the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Boss Mustapha, has confirmed that Nigeria will on Tuesday, March 2, receive the first tranche of COVID-19 vaccines. Mustapha, who is also the chairman, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, made the disclosure on Saturday in Abuja while evaluating the country’s fight against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doyin Okupe, a former aide to ex-Presidents, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, says he will be contesting the 2023 presidential race if the security situation in the country continues like this. Okupe disclosed this on his Twitter handle on Friday saying that under his tenure as president, bandits will not operate unchallenged. […]
A Coalition of Nigerian Civil Society Organizations for Petroleum and Energy Security (CONCSOPES) on Saturday sought the sustenance of deregulation of the price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Speaking in a press conference in Abuja, the convener, Mr. Timothy Ademola, noted that a reversal of the deregulation that started in March 2020 will lead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, says preparation is being made to enable the Dangote Refinery sell refined crude to Nigeria in naira when it commences production. Emefiele also disclosed that the first shipment of Urea from the Dangote Fertiliser Plant would begin in March to help boost […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, says that the “body language” of President Muhammadu Buhari is making banditry and terrorism increased in the country. Yesufu disclosed this when she featured on popular television show, ‘Politics Today’ on Channels Television as she reacted to the abduction of over 300 schoolgirls from Jangebe in Zamfara State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reno Omokri, former presidential aide to Goodluck Jonathan, has charged former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu and former Central Bank Governor, Lamido Sanusi to speak up concerning the abduction of the Zamfara school girls just like they did during the abduction of Chibok girls which happened during the era of Goodluck Jonathan. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC), has disagreed with the rumour making rounds that it appointed Tonto Dikeh as its Peace Ambassador. Rev. Yakubu Pam, The Executive Secretary of the commission, gave the explanation in a statement in Jos. Pam said the actress, who is the founder of Tonto Dikeh Foundation, however, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Group of Companies has paid N500,000 to each family of the eight students killed on Jan. 23 when one of its trucks lost control at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State. The Students’ Union Government of the university made the disclosure in a statement issued Akungba Mr Oluwasegun Obagunwa, its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mild drama played out on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway yesterday over alleged attempt by a combined team of policemen and operatives of the Department of State Services to arrest Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba youth activist popularly called Sunday Igboho. Adeyemo was said to be returning to Lagos when his convoy was intercepted […]
