(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued May 20, 2024 as deadline for political parties contesting in the forthcoming Ondo State governorship election, to submit names of their candidates. Yakubu also urged the political parties to adhere strictly to all electoral guidelines for the exercise.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s revenue from the manufacturing export sector has plunged by 166 per cent to ₦778.4bn from the ₦2.trn height reached in 2019. A newly published report ‘Africa Pulse’ by the World Bank obtained by Channels Television, said the trend since 2019, has been downwards recording a significant decline to ₦960.7bn attributed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the organised labour have started picketing the offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and distribution companies (DisCos)’s premises nationwide over the hike in electricity tariff. The action of the workers follows a joint directive from the leadership of both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa says International Oil Companies (lOCs), particularly Shell Petroleum Development Company, have been responsible for the environmental degradation in the state. Diri disclosed this at the Annual Convention and Fund Raising of the Ijaw National Congress (INC) of the Americas, held in Houston, Texas, U.S., on Sunday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Falana (SAN) insists Rivers State House of Assembly members who decamped to the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have lost their positions in the lawmaking body. About 25 lawmakers loyal to the immediate past governor of Rivers State and the current Minister of the FCT Nyesom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pro-Fubara sect of the Rivers State House of Assembly is set to commence the screening process for a commissioner nominee appointed by Governor Siminalayi Fubara. This decision marks the first responsibility to be undertaken by the recently formed leadership of the group headed by Victor Oko-Jumbo. In an official communication, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, the video of the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu sharing rice with some indigenes of Oyo State which is a federal government initiative sparked reactions online. The African Examiner writes that in the video, Adelabu was seen giving the bag of rice to some of the beneficiaries saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Reggae artiste, Righteousman Erhabor, has called on the Federal Government to earmark a day as World Ras Kimono Day, in memory of the late reggae legend. Erhabor made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. He said that as reggae fans all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has conceded that he made a mistake to support Siminalayi Fubara to succeed him as the governor of Rivers State. Wike, who was speaking at a function in Ogu/Bolo Local Government Area of Rivers State on Saturday, apologized to the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world record-holder in the women’s 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan, was the fastest over the barriers, setting a world-leading time of 12.40 (0.9m/s). Danielle Williams, a two-time world champion, was ahead for most of the race but lost her rhythm over the final two hurdles and finished second with 12.46. “This is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal kept their Premier League title dreams alive by ending an Old Trafford hoodoo to grind out a 1-0 win at Manchester United on Sunday to move back to the top of the table. Leandro Trossard scored the only goal in 20 minutes as Arsenal won for just the second time in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prince Harry and his wife Meghan wrapped up their three-day visit to Nigeria on Sunday, arriving in the country’s economic capital Lagos during a trip to promote his Invictus Games for wounded military veterans. The Duke of Sussex arrived with his wife on Friday in Nigeria’s capital Abuja where they visited a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a bid to rid the country of fake and substandard products, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has dismantled an illegal alcohol factory in Badagry. The agency, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, by Mr Sayo Akintola, NAFDAC Resident Media Consultant, said its enforcement team […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Fourteen students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara in Kogi, abducted by bandits on Thursday night, have been rescued Mr Bethrand Onuoha, the Commissioner of Police in the North-Central State, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja. The CUSTECH students had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have lamented the increasing cost of Garri and how the staple food is becoming inaccessible to the average Nigerian.The latest National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) Food Price Report revealed that the average price of 1kg of white garri increased by 112.34 per cent on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated President-Elect of the Republic of Chad, Mahamat Déby, on his election victory. Presidential Spokesman Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement issued on Sunday, said Tinubu affirmed that the successful conduct of elections in the nation showed the commitment of the government and the people of Chad to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Religious leaders and residents of Ibadan have analysed the perceived advantages and disadvantages of praying mountains and camps spreading across the town. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports in Ibadan on Sunday that the proliferation, as found in both Christian and Islamic religions, is generating curiosity in the hearts of residents. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mixed reactions have continued to trail the demolition of structures both legal and illegal, including two Commercial Banks at the popular Holy Ghost axes of Enugu, city, by the state government, which is proposing the massive area for Enugu Modern terminal station. Our correspondent writes that the demolition exercise commenced at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu North Magistrate Court, has executed a Warrant for Possession of Premises occupied by Aqua Rapha Investment Company limited owned by fire brand Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, the Spiritual Director of popular Adoration Prayer Ministry. The company uses the rented apartment located at at No. 4 Savage Crescent, GRA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has raised the alarm over the Alleged incessant attacks and killing of its members in parts of Southeast, Nigeria, calling on governor’s of the region to intervene as a matter of urgency. They said the group is a legitimate pastoralist organization engaged in […]
