(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Military Administrator of Oyo State and a close political ally of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Brig-Gen. Tunji Olurin (rtd.) is dead. Olurin, who died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in the early hours of Saturday, according to family source, was 77. The deceased’s brother, Funso Olurin, disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N760.717 billion as federation allocation for the month of July. This is contained in a statement by Mr Oshundun Olajide, Deputy Director (Information), Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning on Friday. The statement noted that the meeting was held virtually. He said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has concluded arrangements to begin the second phase of its metering programme, tagged “National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP)”. This information is contained in a statement from the office of the Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr Ahmad Zakari, in Abuja on Friday. The statement said that NMMP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau State government has returned undisclosed number of the surviving victims of the Jos attack to Ondo State . About 28 people were reportedly killed in the attack. The Deputy Governor of Plateau State, Mr Sonni Tiyoden, disclosed this when he accompanied the survivors to the Ondo State government house in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has told President Muhammadu Buhari that he is already a failure in governance and will leave a failure at end of his second tenure. PDP made this pronouncement while responding to the recent statement by President Buhari that he will not leave office as a failure. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution till further notice. Mr Monday Danjem, the Registrar of the university, unveiled this development in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Danjem, the decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has arrived in Kano for the wedding ceremony of his son, Yusuf Buhari, who is getting married to Zahra Bayero, the daughter of Nasiru Ado Bayero, the Emir of Bichi in Kano State. The wedding will be taking place today at the palace of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some unknown gunmen have reportedly killed five indigenes of Modekeke town in Osun state, who were said to be going to their farm in Toro Village in the early hours of Friday. A community leader in Modakeke, Mr. Femi Eluyinka, who confirmed the incident , said some people from the community and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar General/Chief Executive Officer of the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), Alhaji Garba Abubakar, has allayed fears that some staff of the Commission might lose their jobs because of the ongoing digitization of its registry operations. A statement by Rasheed Mahe, Head, CAC’s Media Unit, quoted the registrar general as giving the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan and former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, met on measures to further promote initiatives fostering peace and political stability in West Africa. Sirleaf disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after her closed door meeting with Jonathan in Abuja. She said that the meeting was also to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON) says it supports the Federal Government’s three per cent allocation provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently passed into law. The National Chairman, HOSCON, Mike Emuh, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said “for 13 years, we have been waiting’’. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – officials on Friday reported that a terrorist attack, following fighting in a remote area of Burkina Faso near the border with Mali, has left over 120 people dead. According to a government statement issued on Thursday night, 65 civilians and 58 jihadists are known to have been killed in the attack which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Prof. Ishaq Oloyede as Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for another five years. Buhari also approved the reappointment of the Executive Secretary, National Universities Commission (NUC) Prof. Adamu Rasheed, for another five years tenure. The approval is contained in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular cross dresser, Bobrisky has disclosed the musical performance to anticipate in his forthcoming 30th birthday celebration. The Instagram celebrity, who has been keeping his fans and followers abreast the highly anticipated celebration disclosed Fuji king, K1 De Ultimate will be performing at his birthday bash. In a video shared by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government has refuted claims that the state has not accessed N715 million counterpart funds for Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) for year 2020 Intervention Projects. The Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Dr Nureni Adeniran, in a statement in Ibadan affirmed that the state had paid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has admonished fifth columnists and naysayers to stop spewing negative and false narratives around Boko Haram members who are surrendering in droves in the North-East. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed gave the admonition in an interview on Friday in Washington. African Examiner reports that that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has congratulated the President-elect of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema on his presidential victory, saying fee fair and credible election remains key to development of any nation. Recalled that the Zambia’s opposition leader, was on Monday declared winner of last week’s keely contested presidential election in the country, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Enugu State Commissioner of police, Abubakar Lawal, has stressed the need for effective inter- agency collaboration /cooperation, in tackling the challenge of public security and safety in the state, saying it remains key in the fight against crime and criminality. He stated this during a familiarization tour of duty to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reaffirmed its resolve to continually improve its processes and ensure timely resolution of customer complaints. Registrar General of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar made the pledge while declaring open a Stakeholders Forum in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Alhaji Abubakar said the commission was making arrangements […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yomi Osinbajo has reassured Nigerians that the country will get a new beginning in spite of the present socio-economic hardship confronting the West African nation. Prof Osinbajo gave the assurance while featuring at the ongoing 25th Annual Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in America, […]
