(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babagana Zulum of Zamfara State has expressed regret concerning the auto accident that killed two students and left 16 critically injured along the Maiduguri-Damaturu Road on Wednesday. Zulum, in a statement issued on Thursday by his spokesperson, Dauda Illiya, saw the governor expressing his condolences to the Borno State University community, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has called for the immediate deployment of personnel to strategic locations, and key areas, and other identified hotspots across the country to reduce traffic and highway robberies and also other criminal activities. The initiative is about ensuring the safety and protection of lives and property during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held an in-person meeting at the Forum’s Secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday night. Fifteen governors, mainly of the All Progressives Congress (APC), were present at the meeting as of the time of filing this report. Governor Alex Otti of Abia State elected on the platform […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja said the interest and welfare of the citizens in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger remain priority for leaders of ECOWAS, assuring that wisdom and diplomacy would make the difference in reintegrating the countries into the commission. A statement issued on Wednesday by Special Adviser to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025. pplicants with scheduled interviews will now need to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice as part of the application procedure. The embassy shared on its official X page that “For applicants with interviews […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence from ECOWAS Member States are meeting in Nigeria for the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level. The meeting is held at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Headquarters in Abuja. The 52nd meeting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted an order of interim injunction, restraining Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi whether acting by himself or his representatives, from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising, or distributing the physical/hard/digital or soft copies of the book: “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”. Justice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, Jarrett Tenebe, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, attracted social media attention after he defended Monday Okpebholo, governor of the state. The African Examiner recalls that on Tuesday, Governor Okpebholo struggled before lawmakers while reading figures from his 2025 budget proposal. The governor stated that the N605 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rubbished the importance of a potential alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, saying that it would not prevent the re-election bid in 2027 of President Bola Tinubu. The ruling party’s National Publicity Director, Bala Ibrahim, described the alliance as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stated that politics should be about meeting the needs of people no matter where their loyalties or allegiances lie. Fubara stated this during the inauguration of Okocha road in Rumuolumeni community, Obio Akpor LGA. The African Examiner writes that Nyesom Wike, the present minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State says some financially less-buoyant states may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. “Some states may not be able to survive so it is something that must be carefully studied so that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, a former Central Bank Governor and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, sparked social media reactions after he stated that he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. Emir Sanusi, who is the 16th emir […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Tuesday said Ogunjimi’s appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Maryann of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the House of Representatives Dalyop Chollom has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, adding to the growing list of lawmakers who have teamed up with APC in recent weeks. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas read Chollom’s resignation letter from the LP during plenary on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Consultative Forum and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, coupled with some stakeholders have berated the Presidency for commenting that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. The ACF had stated that President Tinubu should concentrate on delivering the dividends of democracy instead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has backed ongoing calls for the amendment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to accommodate the Nigerian Law School in its interventions. Wike announced the support at the inauguration of the construction of 10-unit housing staff quarters for the Nigerian Law school, Bwari, Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have learnt their lessons in the 2023 presidential election and would unite to kick out the “incompetent and clueless” administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Ibe has said. Atiku and Obi of the Labour Party scored over six million votes each in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted bail to rights activist and legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was granted bail on Monday morning. The court granted him bail for ₦50m with a surety in the same amount. The surety must also provide a landed property as collateral. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Zulum has presented the 2025 Budget, tagged the “Budget of Recovery and Continuity,” with a total sum of ₦584.76 billion aimed at consolidating the state’s developmental strides. The budget prioritises health, education, and economic recovery, alongside critical investments in security, infrastructure, and social services. The budget comprises a […]
