(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and the United States government have agreed concerning the return of over $23 million of the Abacha loot. This agreement signing ceremony was held in the office of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on Tuesday. Malami signed on behalf of the Nigerian government, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, and spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that talks concerning the removal of fuel subsidy will begin next year. Keyamo stated this on Tuesday during the unveiling of The Progressives Forum in Abuja, He stressed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied media reports that he will hand over federal universities to state governments if elected president in 2023. The media adviser to the former vice president, Paul Ibe, in a statement issued on Monday night in Abuja, described the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. Sources among the union’s NEC members told our correspondent on Monday that the meeting will hold at the union’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libya’s oil production is running at 1.211 million barrels per day (bpd), according to the country’s National Oil Corp (NOC). This is contained in a statement by the corporation. On July 23, NOC, which is being run a new chief appointed by the Government of National Unity last month, said production had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has appointed an interim prime minister to act in place of leader Choguel Maiga, who is resting amid media reports he had been hospitalised. Col. Abdoulaye Maiga, currently government spokesman and minister of territorial administration, is the new acting prime minister, a government statement said. Earlier this month, Paris-based Jeune Afrique […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week’s election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth. The MPLA, led by João Lourenço since 2017, has governed Africa’s second-biggest oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of children facing severe drought across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent within two months, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said. UNICEF said on Monday that between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought – including acute hunger, malnutrition, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) at Old Trafford on Monday. It helped to turn fan protests against the club’s owners into a rare night of celebration. Manchester United’s vastly-improved performance for their first points of the campaign, thanks to […]
…Alerts Public, Security Agents (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some members of the Enugu State Chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, has described as a welcome development the recent expulsion of its Embattled Chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, from the party. In a statement made available to newsmen Monday in Enugu, the members regretted that the sacked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A female political Support group for the Enugu State 2023 governor Candidate of the peoples Democratic party PDP, Barr. Peter Mbah, under the aegies of ‘Foot Soldiers for Peter Mbah’ (FSPM) has been formally inaugurated in Enugu with charge to members to take his campaign Gospel to all nook and crannies of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A female political Support group for the Enugu State 2023 governor Candidate of the peoples Democratic party PDP, Barr. Peter Mbah, under the aegies of ‘Foot Soldiers for Peter Mbah’ (FSPM) has been formally inaugurated in Enugu with charge to members to take his campaign Gospel to all nook and crannies of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daysman Oyakhilome, nephew to Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of LoveWorld Incorporated, aka Christ Embassy, has opened up concerning his silence over suspension from church activities for his involvement in politics. Daysman in a post, on his social media account, stated that he cannot hold a grudge against his uncle and spiritual father, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has stated that the election in 2023 is not about connections, tribe, or religion, but about competence, character, and commitment to deliver the goods. Obi made this known at the 2022 Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Bar Association held at the Eko […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari has done his best in tackling insecurity. Yuguda, who was also a former minister of aviation, is on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, on Monday, saying that President Buhari is not to blame for the insecurity across the country. […]
By Kasimu Sani Tanko (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normally, an interview on prime time television is a golden chance for a politician or candidate to reel out his party manifesto or plan of action if and when elected into office thus decisively connecting with the electorate on whose votes he is counting on to emerge victorious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zambian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chipoka Mulenga, has sought the assistance of the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote in the development of his country’s agricultural sector. Chipoka Mulenga, who led a delegation from Zambia on tour of the 3.00 million metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser plant at the weekend, called […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As reactions continue to trail last Friday’s expulsion of Embattled Chairman of All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, the immediate past Deputy state Chairman of the party, Hon. Kingsley Uduji (Esq) has joined league of its members to applaud the decision, saying it’s line with the party’s Constitution. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the electronic transmission of election result has come to stay. The commission gave the clarification in a statement titled: “Clarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result” signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two children have died following the collapse of a building in Bariga, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday confirmed that bodies of the two children were recovered in the incident. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. at Adeleye Street, Lady Lark in Bariga. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, […]
