(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The die is cast as political heavyweights enter the ring to do battle in the Ondo State governorship election. Residents of the state will file out in their numbers on Saturday, November 16th as they elect their leader for the next four years. Ahead of the exercise, the Independent National Electoral Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police has deployed about 34,000 operatives for the Ondo State governorship election billed for Saturday, November 16, 2024. Abiodun Alabi, the Deputy Inspector General of Police Coordinating Election Security, disclosed this to Channels Television’s Politics Today in Akure on Friday. He also revealed that measures have been taken to avoid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has replaced the Labour Party candidate, Olusola Ebiseni with Dr. Olorunfemi Ayodele Festus. INEC disclosed this in a statement released on its official X account on Friday in compliance with the ruling by the Court of Appeal. “In obedience to the court order, the Commission has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Consumer Product Index report released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Friday has stated that Nigeria’s inflation rate has increased to 33.88% in October 2024, up from 32.70% in September. According to the movement, a 1.18 per cent point increase month-on-month and on a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Police Command, on Friday, paraded two members of a daredevil robbery gang behind the killing of the Chairman of the Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Enugu, Chief Stephen Aniagu on 14th September 2024. The suspects, who gave their names as Chukwudi Aboshi, a 28-year-old native of Anike in Ikwo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Judicial Council (NJC) has suspended Justice G. C Aguma of the High Court of Rivers State and Justice A.O Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court from performing judicial functions. They were both suspended for the period of one year without pay and placed on watch list for two years […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has dismissed the suit instituted by 16 states of the federation against the Attorney-General of the Federation, challenging the constitutionality of the Acts establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and two other anti-corruption agencies. The other agencies are the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three gubernatorial candidates have withdrawn from the Saturday’s election, in Ondo State after endorsing Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The candidates made the disclosure during a solidarity visit to Aiyedatiwa by Dr Ajibola Falaye, the candidate of the Accord Party, who spoke on behalf of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of three Directors-General of various agencies and former aide to Atiku Abubakar as Special Adviser on Public Communications and Media. According to a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the new appointees […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has banned security aides and escorts from accompanying VIPs into polling booths and collation centres during the governorship election in Ondo. The Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, issued a statement on Thursday stating that Egbetokun has implemented “comprehensive security measures” to ensure a peaceful, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Trade Organization has said it would convey a special meeting of its General Council to advance the process for selecting the next Director-General. A statement issued by Chair of the General Council, Ambassador Petter Ølberg of Norway on Tuesday, said the meeting will be held on November 28-29, 2024. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to equip youths in the state with skill acquisition that would make them self reliance, the Enugu state government in partnership with Custos Care Foundation, (CCF, a pet project of wife of the governor, Mrs. Nkechiyenre Mbah, have trained over 150 young persons on CCTV camera and Solar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Households have expressed pessimism over the rising costs of living in the country, and have projected that costs of transportation, house purchase, purchase of car/vehicle, rents and medical expenses will experience an increase over the next six months. According to the newly released ‘Households Expectation Survey’ by the Central Bank of Nigeria, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The estimated cost of landing Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol dropped by 20.34 per cent to N971.57 per litre over the past three months. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This was revealed by the Major Energies Marketers Association, in its latest competency centre daily energy bulletin for November 8, 2024. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell will continue to power progress in the drive for energy security in Nigeria through its businesses in the Upstream, Midstream and Downstream and Renewables sectors, Country Chair, Shell Companies in Nigeria and Managing Director, The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd (SPDC,) Osagie Okunbor said n Lagos. In his remarks […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lakurawa terror group in some parts of northern Nigeria is not new, a security expert and a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have said. A few weeks ago, the Defence Headquarters said a new terrorist group ‘Lakurawa’ had emerged in the North-Western part of Nigeria. “The group that is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The clip showed the naira freely sprayed at a wedding in Kano last month. However, the anti-graft agency said claims attributing the development to Goje’s daughter were untrue. “As a responsible and accountable anti-corruption agency campaigning against currency mutilation and dollarization of the economy, the EFCC swung into action by analysing the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and state authorities to enforce strict monitoring and regulatory measures against illegal mining activities to prevent further avoidable tragedies across the nation. It stated this in a statement it made available to newsmen at the weekend, in response to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, has slammed Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, for his continuous criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. The African Examiner recalls that in May, Atiku stated that Nigeria’s economy has suffered under Tinubu. According to the former presidential candidate of the Peoples […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying that they are worsening the hardships of Nigerians. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku refuted the accusation of jealousy aimed at him […]
