(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has stated that he will support whoever emerges as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the State Governorship Elections slated for September 21, 2024. Obaseki made this known in Abuja on Thursday during the PDP National Working Committee meeting with the party’s Edo State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation minister Festus Keyamo has ordered sacked directors of agencies in his ministry to hand over to the most senior officers. He said this in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Odutayo Oluseyi, on Thursday. Mr Keyamo said the action was to effect reorganisation in the agencies under the ministry. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Isiogbo Nara Community, in Nkanu East Local government area of Enugu state, have appealed to the Enugu state Commissioner of police to use his good office to expedite action in unraveling the mystery surrounding the gruesome murder of their 32 year old kinsman late Mr. Joseph Chinedu who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Basking from the euphoria of winning the CAF Footballer of the Year prize, Super Eagles forward Victor Osimhen says the Nigerian side are in “high spirits” for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Osimhen broke a 24- years jinx to become the first Nigerian to win Africa’s most coveted individual […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Rivers State, Chief Rufus Ada George has called on politicians to embrace peace and cease using provocative comments in the interest of the state. The elder statesman, who presided over the state in the 3rd Republic between 1992 and 1993, made the appeals via a statement he signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court will tomorrow (December 15th) deliver judgement on the appeal seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel led by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun had in October fixed the date after counsel for both […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Thursday, assured the people of the “Sunshine State” that he is prepared to serve upon assumption of office as acting governor. In his maiden speech in the state after the transmission of power to him by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, who had been battling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nigerian singer, Azeez Adeshina Fashola better known as Naira Marley, has accused Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo of libel and demanding ₦500 million for damages and a public apology. In a letter dated December 12, 2023, the lawyer of Naira Marley highlighted a series of statements made by Ojo in September, stressing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), has faulted Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s 2024 budget presentation to four out of the 31 members of the state House of Assembly. Fubara had on Wednesday presented the N800 billion 2024 budget to the four lawmakers believed to be loyal to him at the Government House in Port […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the main opposition candidates for Congo’s presidential election next week, Moise Katumbi, suspended part of his campaign on Wednesday after violent clashes at one of his election rallies. Live rounds were fired and several people were injured as Katumbi addressed supporters in the coastal town of Moanda on Tuesday, marking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli army will keep up its air and ground campaign to crush Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in spite of growing calls for a ceasefire and the calamitous humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory. “We are continuing until the end. There is no question whatsoever about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sacked the six Managing Directors and Directors-General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale. The affected directors include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, on Wednesday said there is no division in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to warrant the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has generated N4.5 trillion as revenue for the federation for 2023 as at October, its Group Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mele Kyari has said. Kyari, said this in Abuja on Wednesday at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Finance. He assured of better […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved new appointments in the Aviation and Aerospace Development sector of the economy. Mr Ajuri Ngelale, President’s spokeman stated that the appointments were part of the President’s determination to bring Nigeria’s civil aviation to world class standards for the wellbeing of fliers and of stakeholders. While some heads […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa Chairman/CEO Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has congratulated the trio of Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen, Asisat Oshoala and Chiamaka Nnadozie for winning 2023 CAF Awards, describing them as great Nigerians Ambassadors. In a congratulatory statement issued by NIDCOM Director of Media and Public Relations, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has assured that the projections on crude oil production and price benchmark for the 2024 Budget were realistic and realizable. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr. Mele Kyari, gave the assurance during an interactive session with the Senate Committee on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 48 pips to 7.1126 against the dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has arrived in Nigeria after a month of working vacation outside the country. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed that the governor, who arrived at the Murtala International Airport in an elated mood, said he feels refreshed and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented a budget estimate of N2.2 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The governor presented the budget titled, ‘Budget of Renewal’, on Wednesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex in Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital. The proposed […]
