SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY ON 12TH JUNE, 2021 Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom and a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Youths on Saturday protested in Ibadan, Oyo State over the growing insecurity and poverty in Nigeria. The protesters, who gathered at the popular Mokola roundabout in Ibadan for the June 12 rally, also held placards demanding an end to bad governance. Police, army, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has approved the suspension of the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over his alleged involvement in banditry. The suspension came on the heels of Thursday’s attack on Kadawa village in the emirate in which more than 90 persons were allegedly killed by bandits. Head of Service […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Elder statesmen in the country under the auspices of Committee for the Goodness of Nigeria have declined to make public the outcome of their Abuja meeting. But former President Olusegun Obasanjo told journalists on Friday in Abuja that the CGN had agreed to present its communiqué to the President, Major General Muhammadu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Rapid Response Squad have surrounded the Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, the venue of the June 12 protest in Lagos State. About three Hilux Vehicles and two armoured tanks were seen at the venue on Saturday. Three people who wanted to enter the park were prevented from doing so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police on Saturday morning dispersed a June 12 protest in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory when they stormed the area and started firing teargas canisters in their mist. The protests started around 08:30 am and was going on smoothly with the protesters, mostly youths, expressing their dissatisfaction […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his administration is not against the ongoing agitations for constitutional reforms, but due process must be followed in achieving such goals. Buhari made this position known in a broadcast to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day on Saturday. According to him, the primary responsibility for constitutional amendments […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal government is presently negotiating a fresh $14.4 billion loan which is about N5.9 trillion to finance two rail lines in the country. Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, made this known in an interview with Bloomberg. According to the minister, Standard Chartered Plc, a British multinational bank will fund the project […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday, stated that Nigerians, are “very forgetful” of the “achievements” of his regime in the last six years. And those who want to criticise him should do so objectively. Buhari, who spoke on Friday evening during an interview aired on NTA, said “this administration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government on Friday engaged Governors of South – East Nigeria and other key Stakeholders on the way forward in tackling the present Insecurity challenges confronting the region. African Examiner reports that the delegation led by the Defence Minister Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi, (Rtd) who was accompanied by the Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Mission to Nigeria has cautioned its citizens in the country to avoid the June 12, 2021 protests which will happen on Saturday in several parts of the country. The US disclosed this in an advisory on Friday. It stated that it is likely that the protests will take place […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command says it is not aware of any planned protest in Lagos State to honor the 2021 Democracy on Saturday, June 12, 2021. The Command, in a statement by its spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, also urged Lagosians to disregard the sit-at-home order called by certain groups, adding that security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says its directive that Over the Top (OTT) and social media platforms operating in the country must register and obtain license to operate is in conformity with global trend. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed said this on Friday when he featured on Nigerian Television Authority […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Delta has warned that it would deal decisively with any person or group that embarks on any protest in the state. The Command’s spokesperson, DSP Bright Edafe, in a statement on Friday in Asaba said that the command was aware of a planned protest by some persons. “The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Police Command has disclosed that it will not allow any protest in the state to degenerate to the #EndSARS mayhem. DSP Tee Leo-Ikoro, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, disclosed on Friday that the police were battle-ready to forestall any breakdown of law and order by any group or individual. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will this evening feature in an exclusive interview on the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA). A statement by Special Adviser to Buhari, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the interview session, which is expected to be on air from about 8:30pm, would be revealing. “President Muhammadu Buhari grants Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has justified its action of indefinite suspension of Twitter by giving insights into the several attempts by the microblogging and social networking site to destabilise the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave the details on Friday when he featured on a live programme of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has sacked the acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Prof. Armstrong Idachaba. He was replaced by Mr Balarabe Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster as the substantive Director-General. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Ahmad Lawan has disclosed that Nigeria and Twitter need each other and called for peaceful resolution of the feud on the micro blogging platform twitter and the federal government. Lawan bared his mind at a briefing in Abuja to mark the second anniversary of the 9th Senate. He said: “Our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s only made reference to Lagos while speaking on the future of the All Progressives Congress (APC)and has nothing to do with party stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidency said last night. During his interview with Arise TV, when the President was asked on his desire for the APC after […]
