(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the tenure of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, by 3 months. Announcing this to State House Correspondents after a meeting with President Buhari, Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, said the decision was to allow for proper selection of a successor. According to the Minister, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Son of the ex-Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), Abdulrasheed Maina, Faisal, has escaped to the United States of America (USA) after sneaking into the Niger Republic through one of the nation’s porous borders in Borno State. A lawyer with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mohammed Abubakar, confirmed the development […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zinedine Zidane will be back on the bench as his team visit bottom of the table Huesca, while Barcelona FC travel to Real Betis. He missed Real Madrid’s 2-1 defeat by Levante after testing positive for the coronavirus. Real Madrid are looking for a confidence-boosting win over bottom of the table Huesca […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents and business owners in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State have decried the adverse impact of the lingering electricity blackout in the area. Kafanchan town has been in darkness since Jan. 18 when Kaduna Electricity Distribution Company (KEDC) shut down its operations in the area after a violent protest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called on the Federal Government to leverage on the ECOWAS transhumance certificate protocol, to check influx of herdsmen from neighboring countries. The call was contained in a statement, jointly signed and issued by Alhaji Muhammad Kiruwa, President, and Alhaji Baba Ngelzarma, National Secretary, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mohammed Ovajimo, the photographer to the First Lady Aisha Buhari has died at the age of 39. Ovajimo, an indigene of Kogi died on Wednesday after a brief illness in Abuja. The news of his death was announced by the Director Information in the Office Of The First lady, Mr Suleiman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Engr. Buba Galadima has berated the Ondo State governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu for issuing eviction notice to Fulani herdsmen in Ondo forest reserve. Galadima disclosed this on Wednesday when he appeared on AIT saying that there is no law that permits […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has debunked claims that it intends to field former President Goodluck Jonathan as its presidential candidate in 2023. There has been a rumour that some Northern APC Governors visited Jonathan and urged him to contest for the party’s ticket in 2023. Reacting, , the interim committee Chairman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says the duty rate on cars and other vehicles will soon be reduced. Kathleen Ekekezie, Assistant Comptroller-General, Zonal Coordinator, Zone `A’ Headquarters, NCS, made the disclosure while receiving the executive members of the Lagos State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in her office in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, says President Muhammadu Buhari has failed Nigerians. He disclosed this while speaking with celebrity journalist, Dele Momodu in a virtual interview on Instagram on Tuesday. According to Bakare, the drum of disintegration under the administration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged the Federal Government to further decentralise National Identity Number (NIN) registration centres nationwide to accommodate millions of unregistered Nigerians. The Chairman of CLO in Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the plea in Enugu . Ezekwueme, however, applauded the Federal Government for extending the deadline for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has again warned against plans by some persons and groups to exploit some fault lines to cause ethno-religious violence in some parts of the country. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Dr Peter Afunanya, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. The Service had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Gov. Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country, to immunize 40 percent of the population this year. This, he said, was part of measures being put in place to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hosts Cameroon will face a tough hurdle against defending champions Morocco when they lock horns in the African Nations Championship (CHAN), semifinal on Wednesday at Limbe Omnisport Stadium. Cameroon brushed aside two-time champions DR Congo 2-1 in the quarter-final, while Morocco humbled Zambia 3-1. However, this semifinal presents yet another anticipated thriller […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Tuesday said it was working with the Federal Government to make Coronavirus vaccines available in the country. The Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said this while delivering a lecture titled “The role of Nigeria’s state governments in recovery: responses to COVID-19 linked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent steps to address the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region. A statement by his office on Tuesday evening said Guterres remained “seriously concerned” over the situation in the war-hit region. The statement said he attached strong importance to the partnership between the Ethiopian government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore a report by a coalition that it conducted secret trails and executed six soldiers of Igbo extraction. A group which identified itself as a coalition of rights activists and scholars, on Tuesday made the allegation in a press statement. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There were strong indications Tuesday night that President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu to hand over. Adamu completed his 35 years service on Monday. He was expected to have handed over to the most senior officer at the close of work on Monday, but he did not, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The nationwide ongoing, All Progressive Congress (APC) membership registration/revalidation exercise has turned out to be a political blessing to the Enugu state chapter of the party, as it has reunited all warring groups who have resolved to work together for the interest of the party. Chieftains of the party who have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenechukwu Agu is an Electrical/ Electronics Engineer. He is also the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), EvanPower Engineering limited. In this interview with Our Correspondent, Ignatius Okpara, he spoke on how his Blueprint, which he referred to as his intellectual property was alledgdly “stolen” by Heineken via the Nigerian Breweries. The Blueprint which […]
