(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sudanese government has suspended its participation in the global hunger-monitoring system on the eve of a report that’s expected to show famine spreading across the country. It is a step likely to undercut efforts to address one of the world’s largest hunger crises. In a letter dated Dec. 23, the government’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the suspension of chairmen in the 18 local governments (LG) of Edo by the House of Assembly. A statement by Dr Anthony Aziegbemi, the state PDP Chairman on Tuesday in Benin, described the action as unconstitutional, null, and void. He noted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has threatened to sue persons behind an online media, Daily Excessive, over an alleged fake report targeted at causing a strained relationship between him and President Bola Tinubu. The decision to sue the purveyors of the news was made known in a statement signed by Michael […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government on Sunday set Jan. 29, 2025 to July 29, 2025 as a transitional period to keep ECOWAS doors open to Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger. Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, said this while reading the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs, Mr Zephaniah Jisalo and other leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have incurred the wrath of the party’s stakeholders over what they described as lack of reward for their work during the last general elections. On […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will swear in the seven newly appointed ministers on Monday. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said this on his X handle on Sunday. The new ministers to be sworn in are Dr Nentawe Yilwatda as Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction, Muhammadu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Hisbah in Bauchi State has arrested an elderly man for uploading multiple photos of his ex-girlfriends. The man simply identified as Alhaji Bala Mohammed, from the Dass local government area of Bauchi State was in the news recently after his pictures alongside that of over 50 women, many of them in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday stated that it’s insensitive for anyone to ask for a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima after the recent incident in the United States. The African Examiner writes that the speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has stated that the region is worst hit by the economic hardship in the country than southern Nigeria. Mohammed Yahaya, governor of Gombe state and chair of the NSGF, stated this on Monday in Kaduna when the forum had a meeting with Christopher Musa, chief of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, wanted for alleged adultery. The Commander General of the board, Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this at a news briefing in Kano on Monday. Daurawa said that the commissioner was allegedly caught in an uncompleted building with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As tongues continue to wag about the 2027 presidential ambition of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has foreclosed the idea. The human rights organization said the governor should bury the thought because of his egregious interfaith record. This was stated in a press statement issued on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC), has swept the 21 Local Government Chairmanship seats and 239 councillorship slots in Kogi in the election held on Saturday Mr Mamman Nda-Eri, Chairman, Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC), who announced the results in Lokoja, said the election was peaceful, free, fair and credible. The News […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja after a two-week working vacation in the United Kingdom (UK). Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7. 20 p.m. on Saturday, and was received by senior members of the administration. It will be recalled that the […]
