(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has hailed the general overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, describing him as a leader who has lived an exemplary life and remained humble irrespective of his huge achievements. In a message to felicitate Adeboye on his 80th birthday, Osinbajo stated that the RCCG leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It appears that former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, may leave the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. This development is coming after Kwankwaso had a meeting with the leadership of NNPP in Abuja on Tuesday. The meeting was targeted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday maintained that former Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Adamu should become the next national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The President also rejected the renewed attempt by three governors to change the zoning formula, which was agreed upon last week by the Progressives Governors Forum (PGF). A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japan is closing its embassy in Kiev until further notice amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo said on Wednesday that it would operate a liaison office in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv near the border with Poland. Japanese citizens in Ukraine could seek support there, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has rejected a bill for life pension for principal officers of the National Assembly. The lawmakers rejected the proposal during Clause by Clause electronic voting on the amendment of 1999 Constitution at Tuesday’s plenary. A total of 190 lawmakers voted against the bill, while 162 voted in its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lifted the ban on tricycle, motorcycle and tipper earlier restricted in some parts of the state. The ban was lifted during a security meeting between him and leaders of the Association of Tricycle Riders Transport Union (ATRTU), Enugu State, Motorcycle Transport Union of Enugu State, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by the Acting Coordinator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, has berated the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, for walking out on students during a meeting on Tuesday. Adamu, in an impromptu meeting, with some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Tuesday concerning the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has berated critics of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Tinubu concerning a trending video that showed his hands shaking. Jibrin, who was representing the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State at the previous assembly, stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has officially joined the race for Nigeria’s president ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sowore announced this on Tuesday on his verified Facebook page saying that he would be contesting for the presidency on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). It could be recalled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is proceeding on an extended foreign trip that will last beyond two weeks with a four-day stop in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th March, 2022. A statement by his Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says its members will not lift products for depot owners selling Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) above official depot price of N148.77. NUPENG’s Secretary General, Mr Afolabi Olawale stated this in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. “One of the lines of action […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government will start evacuating from Wednesday over 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had approved funds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Urgent action is required from humanity to deal with the increasing risks posed by climate change, according to scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday. The IPCC is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change. It was established by the United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that it will not call off the one-month warning strike it began on February 14. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the union, who appeared on Channels TV Monday, stated that the union would not be stopping the strike as the Federal government has always […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that Nigerians would be safe in his hands if elected to become Nigeria’s president in 2023. Atiku stated that he knows the country’s challenges and Nigerians would be in safe hands if he were elected president. Atiku stated this at […]
