(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, has slammed Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, for condemning the state pardon granted to Joshua Dariye, former governor of Plateau, and Jolly Nyame, former governor of Taraba. African Examiner recalls that on Thursday, the council of state pardoned 159 inmates and the two former governors and it could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has stated that it’s wrong to say that Nigerian youths are lazy when the country has not provided regular electricity supply. Tinubu disclosed this at the Mobolaji Johnson Stadium when he addressed the teeming crowd that came to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah has berated President Muhammadu Buhari saying that his administration has slide Nigerians into hibernation mode and polarized Nigeria into ethnic and religious lines. Kukah, disclosed this in his Easter Message on Sunday, frowned that Nigeria is still tottering and it is heading towards […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has said that he would make a pronouncement on his journey to the presidency on Tuesday. Ngige said this at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, at a reception organised by members of the All Progressive Congress (APC) South-East Progressive Forum, according to a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Samson Karebo, Acting Controller-General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) has called on Nigerians to be cautious of fire as Christians celebrate Easter. Karebo made the call in a statement by FFS Public Relations Officer, Mr Paul Abraham on Saturday in Abuja. He advised Christians on the need to take adequate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Osun say a suspect arrested with a human heart has died during investigation. Yemisi Opalola, the police spokesperson in the state, the suspect took ill and died while on hospital admission. She said they have deposited the corpse for autopsy. The unnamed suspect was among three men the police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has further adjusted its timetable and schedule of activities for the 2023 general elections. The PDP announced the adjustments in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Friday night. Mr Ologunagba said that the new closing date for the purchase of forms […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain intact as they beat rivals Manchester City 3-2 to secure their spot in the English FA Cup final match. The Reds and Manchester City are neck to neck in the English Premier League and could yet face each other in the UEFA Champions League final. But Saturday’s win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant and Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has called on Nigerians to be kind, open-hearted, and be accommodating to one another. Amaechi, in his Easter message to Nigerians on Saturday, also urged citizens to be united, saying oneness and unity of purpose would engender growth and uplift the nation. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A seminarian, Suel Nekede, slumped and died on Friday at Claratian University of Nigeria, Nekede, in Owerri, while acting in a drama on campus. Nekede hailed from Benue State and was dramatising the role of the biblical Peter in the Passion of Christ when the incident happened. It could be recalled that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Governor on Saturday berated the Federal Government for granting pardon to the former Plateau and Taraba Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, convicted for corruption. Wike, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, said the pardon was a demonstration the corruption fight of the Federal Government was shrouded in despicable politics that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The “Atiku State of Mind“ Support Group has withdrawn its support for the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential aspirant and endorsed the presidential aspirant of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Kingsley Moghalu. Mr Hassan Ankuma, former National Coordinator of the group, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at a news conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Osun have arrested three young men on the Osogbo/Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife Campus Road, Ile-Ife, for being in possession of a human heart. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said two of the suspects are 21 years old, while the third suspect is 25 years of age. “The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says there is no clash in its examination dates with this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Mr Patrick Areghan made the clarification during an interview on Saturday in Lagos. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ever since the declaration of Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for the position of the president of the country come 2023, there have been rumored attacks on his personality by supporters of the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu, who is referred to as the political godfather of Yemi Osinbajo. African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said he did not endorse the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections, contrary to media publications. The Head, Back Office Operations, Office of the Ogiame Atuwatse III, Oriiz Onuwaje, gave the clarification in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has further suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in all 54 additional centres created to facilitate the registration of voters across Imo . Mr Festus Okoye,INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An ex-governor of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Umar (retd.); a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ahmed Raji, SAN, and some civil society organisations have called for the suspension of the plan by the Federal Government to conduct a population census next year. They asked the government to focus attention on the insecurity in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has asked applicants that had been screened for recruitment into the force to come for its Computer Base Test (CBT) on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 8. 00 a.m. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement on Friday. “The Command invites the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of a €4 million Africa Circular Economy Facility (ACEF) to strengthen efforts aimed at achieving nationally defined contribution (NDC) targets across the continent. The Facility, a multi-donor trust fund, will drive integration of the circular economy into African efforts to achieve NDC targets. It […]
