(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo North senator, Adams Oshiomole has refuted claims that the All Progressives Congress, APC, was involved in vote-buying in the on-going governorship election in Edo State. Oshiomhole, who was a former Edo State governor, stated this while he spoke with newsmen shortly after casting his vote at Iyamho, Ward 10 Unit 01 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to media reports that former Minister of Power, Prof. Barth Nnaji has been enmeshed in a land grabbing scandal, the Leadership of Onuogba-Nike Community in Enugu East Council Area of Enugu State and owners of the said land have dismissed the allegation, declaring that he lawfully acquired the property. Making the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), and Labour Party (LP) protested the exclusion of result sheets at polling units in Enugu State on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest began when Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC) officials arrived at polling units at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal’s Premier League title ambitions face the ultimate test on Sunday when a relentless Erling Haaland aims to fire Manchester City five points clear of the Gunners at the top of the table. Mikel Arteta’s men managed to stop City scoring twice last season, but still could not deny the English champions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling peoples Democratic party PDP in Enugu state Thursday night officially ends its political campaign ahead of the upcoming local government election scheduled to take place on 21st September 2024. Meanwhile, the PDP Candidate in Aninri Council Area, Prince Ugochukwu Nwanjoku, has promised to provide job opportunities for 200 youths of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pinnacle petrol station owned by Governor Peter Mbah and located at Agbani road, Enugu has been reportedly set on fire by unknown suspects. Our correspondent in Enugu reports all the roads leading to the station also located close to an Enugu popular Shopping Mall, Roban Store have been barricaded by men […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), has released a report on how debt crisis is jeopardising progress aimed at ending AIDS in Sub-Saharan African countries. According to UNAIDS, Sub-Saharan African countries account for a significant majority of people living with HIV globally – 25.9 million people of the nearly 40 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 828,284 candidates secured credit in English Language and Mathematics representing 60.55% of the candidates who sat for the 2024 Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) internal examination conducted by the National Examination Council (NECO). Announcing the results at the headquarters of the council in Minna, the Niger State capital on Thursday, NECO Registrar, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, insists that his fallout with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will not hurt the chances of the Peoples Democratic Party to emerge victorious in Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Wike was one of the figureheads that worked for Obaseki’s victory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a statement issued on Thursday. The statement stated that the President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that registration for the National Identification Number (NIN) remains key to access Federal Government’s social services. The Director in charge of NIMC, Anambra Area Office, Mr Chika Ogbonna, said this at a ceremony to mark this year’s National Identity Day in Awka on Wednesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says embattled former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, is not in its custody. In a statement on Wednesday, EFCC spokesman Dele Oyewale said the ex-governor remains wanted “for alleged N80.2billion money laundering charges”. “Media reports today that a former Governor of Kogi State, Mr. Yahaya […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Rivers has rescued a teenager, who was kidnapped in Enugu and transported to Port Harcourt in a ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bag. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Olatunji Disu, announced this during a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Disu said that the teenager, aged 16, was repeatedly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state, has urged the federal government to quickly put in measures in place to “soften” the hardship being experienced by Nigerians. Abubakar, speaking on Tuesday when he played host to a delegation of Campaign for Democracy (CD), a civil society organisation (CSO), in Minna, Niger state, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation workers in Nigeria have suspended their planned protest slated for September 18, 2024, over 50% deductions of the revenue of aviation agencies. Last week, aviation unions in the country blamed the Federal Government for its refusal to reverse its 50 per cent deduction policy from the internally generated revenues of agencies […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Kogi State from the Commission to the Kogi State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC). A statement by the regulator on Wednesday said the move complies with the amended Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has warned Edo citizens against voting for an Alliance Progressive Congress candidate in the upcoming Edo State governorship election. Atiku made this known in a statement on his X handle on Wednesday titled ‘The clear choice for a prosperous Edo State’. He advised Edo voters to opt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has finally bowed to pressure and has turned himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A statement by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael on Wednesday, said Bello has honoured the invitation of the EFCC “after due consultations with his family, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayern Munich became the first team to score nine goals in a game in the modern Champions League as the new format of Europe’s elite club competition kicked off on Tuesday, with title holders Real Madrid and Liverpool also among the winners. Harry Kane scored four goals, including three penalties, as Vincent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The $550 million upstream gas project between the NNPC Ltd and TotalEnergies on the development of the Ubeta field has taken off, the Presidency announced on Tuesday. Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, disclosed this during an inaugural US-Nigeria Strategic Energy Dialogue, hosted by the U.S. State Department in […]
