(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 30 for ruling in a bail application filed by the detained leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo, who was accused of unlawfully establishing an ethnic militia group to promote terrorism, has been in the custody […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day event. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a Public Holiday to commemorate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) says personnel of Naval Security Station (NSS) 023, deployed along Cawthorne Channel in Rivers, have rescued more than 250 passengers on board a capsized passenger boat. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the passengers were rescued at about 10:00 pm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it would organise a nationwide protest on May 7, 2024 because of the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The student body in a statement on Tuesday also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a move to deregulate the metre supply and pricing market, released an order on Monday on the deregulation prices for metres deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Scheme. According to the order, the commission said the move was necessitated after MAPs and other operators […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of ₦200bn bridging claims. The threat comes following current nationwide scarcity which has seen prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surge to between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion from a solitary gas truck rippled through the community, resulting in the loss of life and property. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on Monday slammed Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Ayodeji Balogun, better known as Wizkid, after he disrespected music executive, Don Jazzy while reacting to a shade fired at him by Mavin signee, Ladipoe. Ladipoe, a rapper signed to Don Jazzy’s label, recently berated Wizkid for his controversial “hip hop is dead” comment. “Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State government has agreed to host the 2023/2024 edition of the Super eight competition of the Nigeria National league (NNL) in Enugu, with Champions smiling home with a trophy and N5 million price money at the end of the week long soccer fiesta. Chairman of NNL Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Robert Lewandowski hit a second-half hat-trick to power Barcelona to an entertaining 4-2 win over 10-man Valencia on Monday in La Liga. The champions’ victory denies leaders Real Madrid the chance to take the crown by simply beating Cadiz next Saturday. Los Blancos are 11 points clear with five matches remaining. Fermin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released modalities for the checking of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results via SMS. JAMB’s registrar Ishaq Oloyede confirmed the release of the 2024 UTME results in a press conference in Abuja on Monday. How to Check 2024 UTME Results Via SMS […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State says Port Harcourt and other surrounding areas are unlikely to face the fuel scarcity hitting some parts of the country. Queues have resurfaced in major cities like Lagos and Abuja, snaking into the roads and leaving millions of commuters stranded. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – )The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has denied allegation of shooting at pro Yahaya Bello protesters at its headquarters on Monday in Abuja Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the. EFCC operatives on protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is working on a proposal to regulate the activities of telecommunications operators in the state. The Speaker of the House, Mr Danladi Jatau, said this during the proceedings on Monday in Lafia, when he received a report of the Joint Committee on Information/Housing and Environment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UN spokesman on Monday said that the world body is against the taxes on aid deliveries and peacekeeping operations imposed by South Sudan. “Obviously, this goes against the agreements that we had with them (the South Sudanese authorities),” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In spite of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has an availability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has appointed Finidi George as the new Super Eagles head coach. Finidi George beat Emmanuel Amuneke to the job. He spent 20 months as an assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily resigned after their outing at the Africa Cup of Nations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Asue Ighodalo, the PDP governorship candidate in the September 21 governorship election in Edo, has denied any involvement in the impeachment of a former Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu. Ighodalo made the denial in a statement issued by his media campaign team and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety); a Nigeria’s leading research and investigative outfit, has strongly warned Governors of the South-East of Nigeria over alleged Jihadist violence prone areas such as Benue, Plateau and Southern Kaduna. The group, pointed out that “despite our informed alarm raised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Director General (DG) of Voice of Nigeria VON, and Chieftain of the All progressive Congress APC, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has lambasted former Senate president, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Senator Adolphus Wabara’s for vowing that any attempt by the […]
