(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling held that the appeal filed by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, lacked merit. “On the whole, having resolved all the issues against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa after over 100 days in custody. This is according to a late Wednesday statement by the secret police. DSS confirms release of former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, a few hours ago […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as MohBad, on Wednesday informed the coroner inquest at Ikorodu that the reason they buried Mohbad quickly was because the mortuary rejected him. According to Aloba, he was the one who pointed out where the late singer was buried and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa has urged Nigerians to disregard ignorant and uneducated information in the social media about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Alausa said this on Wednesday, while addressing newsmen after paying courtesy visit on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to resolve the crisis within and outside the union. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment made the call at the 10th Quadrennial Delegates Conference and the inauguration of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President General of the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has threatened to sue the Federal Government for appointing just five ministers from the South-East. Ohaneze stated that the Federal Government failed to be fair to the South-East by giving them more ministerial appointments like other zones of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Disc Jockey (DJ) Ajisegiri Ayobami, on Wednesday, told a Lagos Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo Shotobi, that the late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba, famously known as Mohbad died after he was administered an injection by a nurse. Ayobami, who claimed that he was with him on the day he died, also testified that Mohbad […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has declared. Montgomery made the declaration at a round table on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-day event organised by the Nigeria Forum (NGF) is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Timipre Sylva, has written to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the immediate withdrawal of the amended candidates’ list for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a letter addressed to INEC through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, the immediate past Minister of State for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has challenged the Nigerian judiciary to protect the nation’s value system and embrace change in the dispensation of justice. In a post on his X account (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday, the former Anambra State governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borussia Dortmund blew the Champions League’s group of death wide open as Felix Nmecha’s goal beat Newcastle 1-0 at St James’ Park on Wednesday. Newcastle twice hit the woodwork in the closing stages through Callum Wilson and Fabian Schar, but now have work to do to reach the last 16 on their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial in New York fined the former US president $10,000 on Wednesday for violating an order not to criticize court staff. Judge Arthur Engoron imposed the fine — Trump’s second — after determining that comments he made to reporters during a break in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news on Monday that Isaac Oyedepo, the second son of a popular cleric and founder of Living Faith Church, Bishop David Oyedepo, has resigned from his position as pastor of the church has generated reactions on social media. The African Examiner writes that Isaac Oyedepo was appointed the national youth pastor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ten new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate: This is in exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on Thursday, in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Atiku and Obi are challenging the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) which dismissed their election petitions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, said that the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly decided to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liberian President George Weah faces a November 14 run-off vote after edging out his main rival by less than half a percent in the first round, the National Electoral Commission said Tuesday announcing final results. Ex-international soccer star Weah garnered 43.83 percent of the votes from the October 10 election while Joseph […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Andre Onana and Harry Maguire were the unlikely heroes as Manchester United kickstarted their Champions League campaign by beating FC Copenhagen 1-0 on the night Bobby Charlton was remembered at Old Trafford. Much-maligned centre-back Maguire headed in the only goal 18 minutes from time before Onana saved Jordan Larsson’s penalty with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered staff of the commission to immediately declare their assets in line with civil service regulations and procedures. Spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying Olukoyede issued the directive during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo governorship elections. According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the name of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were not included for the […]
