(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed deep concern over the tension being created by the power tussle between the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, and the dethroned Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, in Kano State. Executive Director of CISLAC, Auwal Musa-Rafsanjani, expressed the concern in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo Youth leaders and other Stakeholders, including Ohaneze Ndigbo youth wing and National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), have thrown their wright behind establishment of cattle Ranches in all the states of South East Nigeria, saying it remains the panacea to the inccesant farmers and Herders crisis in the region. They however, commended the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two private organizations, Law Hub Development and Advocacy Centre, Abuja and the Ositadinma Okoro Empowerment foundation on Friday, jointly instituted a fundamental rights action against the Enugu State government over the planned invasion and unlawful demolition of shops of over 10,000 traders at the Gorge Market in Nsukka. The Suit: Registered Trustees […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Friday said that all 21 electronic gates (E-gates) at Lagos airports would be 100 per cent ready for use in three weeks. Tunji-Ojo made this known when he inspected the level of work done at the E-Wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the silent treatment of the Federal Government (FG) and called for the implementation of the Late Nimi Briggs-led renegotiated agreement. The Ibadan Zonal Coordinator, ASUU, Prof. Oyebamiji Oyegoke, said this in the company of other chairpersons in the zone at a news conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Uba Sani, of Kaduna State on Friday said the establishment of Metropolitan Authorities in the state was not intended to take away the functions of Local Governments. Sani stated this on Friday while speaking during the inauguration of the newly constructed office complex of Kafanchan Municipal Authority (KMA). He added that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said that the past 12 months have been fulfilling for his administration despite the presence of some challenges that are being addressed frontally. According to the President, his administration has been able to stop Nigeria from bleeding which will propel it to prosperity. Tinubu spoke when he received […]
`(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Head Coach, Finidi George, has named his squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the Bafana Bafana of South Africa and the Cheetahs of Benin Republic. Leading the names on the 23-man list is the in-form Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, whose hat-trick on Wednesday handed his side the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona has announced the departure of coach Xavi Hernandez after the Catalan giants failed to win a trophy this season but just weeks since he and club president Joan Laporta agreed he would stay in the post. Xavi will take charge of the team’s final La Liga match on Sunday at Sevilla […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has again berated the Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, who according to him is “unfit” to rule Nigeria. In a recent interview, Soyinka alleged that the former Anambra governor supported his followers addressed as ‘Obidients’ to attack him and others who had opposing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill seeking to have Nigerians revert to the old national anthem “Nigeria, We Hail Thee”, was passed by the House of Representatives on Thursday. The bill which speedily passed through first, second and third reading within minutes, also scaled its second reading on the sacred floor of the Senate. And while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, at the Federal High Court in Abuja took a dramatic turn following the defendant’s collapse in court on Thursday. At the resumed trial, the defendant failed to enter the dock when he was called upon by the court registrar for continuation of trial as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Malam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers at the Art Chamber of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eleven people died and two others were injured in an explosion in a sugar factory in Morogoro, eastern Tanzania, Shabani Marugujo, head of the local emergency services, reported on Thursday. The accident, which has been attributed to a burst heating pipe, took place on Wednesday evening. The sugar factory had just restarted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – )The Kano State House of Assembly has repealed the Kano Emirates Council Law 2019 which established Bichi, Gaya, Karaye and Rano Emirates from the then Kano Emirate. The lawmakers repealed the Emirates Law at a special plenary presided over by the Speaker, Jibril Falgore, on Thursday. Falgore invoked Order seven Rule 3 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the country will hold a general election on July 4. “I spoke with His Majesty the King to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a general election on July 4,” Sunak said in 10 Downing Street. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued its approved guidelines to regulate the activities of Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in the country. In its new circular released on Wednesday, the minimum capital base for Tier-1 BDCs is N2bn while that of Tier-1 is set at N500m. Also, the mandatory caution […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen’s Invincibles 3-0 in the Europa League final to end a 61-year title drought with a maiden continental trophy. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman scored in the 12th, 26th and 75th minute to grab a hat-trick in the Dublin Arena as the Bergamo side handed Bundesliga champions Leverkusen a first season […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UN official on Wednesday reaffirmed the UN’s support for a Libyan-led and Libyan-owned political process, including holding national presidential and parliamentary elections. Stephanie Koury, deputy special representative of the UN secretary-general for political affairs in the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), made her remarks during a meeting with President of […]
