(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has stated it will close runways 18R and 36L at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos for maintenance stated on Monday in a statement saying that work on the runways will span for eight weeks It assured that normal airlines activities would not face challenges as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the just concluded election, Atiku Abubakar, has told the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, that drinking whiskey at 11:30 am on a Monday has affected the manner he thinks. Abubakar stated this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja by his Special Assistant on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has stated that the victory of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressive Congress is not the will of God. Obi made this known on Monday when he appeared on Arise Television saying that God’s wish was for the Independent National Electoral […]
The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Monday, commenced sitting in an appeal filed by Mr Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against a judgment of the tribunal which invalidated his election as governor of Osun. The three-member panel of justices led by Justice M.F. Shuaibu, began sitting in the appeal at about 10am. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party presidential candidate in the just-ended 2023 election, Peter Obi, has stated that Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State came against him in the February 25 presidential election. Obi also berated those who alleged that he got votes in Lagos because of the presence of Igbos. The former Anambra State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – CBN governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, has no involvement in politics, especially as regards the March 18 governorship election in Lagos State, the bank stated on Monday in Abuja. Its acting Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isa AbdulMumin, made the declaration in reaction to a newspaper report entitled: “Emefiele launches fresh plot against president-elect, Tinubu.’’ The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The website of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has gone down as the agency begins its recruitment exercise. Checks by many users on Monday found that the agency’s website indicated ‘500 internal server errors. The African Examiner recalls that the agency’s recruitment application started on Sunday and was expected to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Lagos residents say they regret collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from commercial banks after the Supreme Court judgment validated them as legal tender till Dec. 31. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that it had been challenging spending the old notes as Nigerians were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Sunday denied claims by Iran that a prisoner swap agreement had been reached, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent who monitored the news reports that the State Department spokesperson Ned Price told CNN that the claim of a deal is “a cruel lie”. “Statements […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of people killed by the devastating earthquakes in Turkey’s southeast has reached 48,000, with over 115,000 people injured, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.“The death toll has reached 48,000 and the number of injured has exceeded 115,000,” Erdogan said in a televised address to the nation from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Alhaji Sani Liti, has said that the Party’s gubernatorial candidate, Engr Nura Khalil, is incapable to be governor of the state. The State Chairman of the party disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Katsina, in reaction to his expulsion […]
…..Says He Won’t Disappoint. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 18, March 2023 Governorship election, one time governor of old Anambra State, and Ex- Minister of Sports, Senator Jim Nwobodo, has endorsed the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, ensuring that he wont disappoint. The elder Statesman said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has introduced a new product known as Accelerated Settlement of Arrears Project (ASAP), designed to assist its customers with outstanding arrears clear them while enjoying attractive discounts. According to a statement issued by it’s Spokesman, Emeka Ezeh on Sunday, “the uniqueness of this product is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barring any last-minute change, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress will meet with the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform. The African examiner gathered that the meeting will be held on Monday, March 13 at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders from the water sector, development partners and government ministries have reiterated the need for closer coordination among government, development partners and industry to mobilize financing to strengthen the water sector in Africa. This observation was made in a In a communique issued at the end of the 21st International Congress and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Hope Uzodimma, of Imo state on Saturday, sacked his Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr. Ford Ozumba. It was gathered that the development may not be unconnected with the ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Industrial Action that has paralyzed government and economic activities in the state. The sack was contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dispelled rumors that the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has been delisted from the Commission’s list of candidates for the March 18 election. While reports on social media claimed INEC has not recognised Adebutu as the gubernatorial candidate of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Chelsea continued their mini-revival on Saturday with a 1-3 win over Leicester City in a Premier League tie. Leicester remain rooted in the relegation battle, just one point above the drop zone after a fifth consecutive defeat. Ben Chilwell put Chelsea ahead early on against his former club before Patson Daka levelled. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has stated that it has seized 150 smuggled drums of petrol in Akwa Ibom. Speaking during a press briefing on Saturday, Yusuf Imam, the NSCDC commandant in the state, stated that the civil defence corps arrested two suspects on Thursday and seized five engines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party has stated that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission nationwide as the electoral body is allegedly undermining its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, […]
