(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of retired Supreme Court Justice Uthman Muhammad Argungu, describing his departure as a significant personal and national loss. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, in a statement issued on Sunday, said Argungu, who passed away at the age […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Famous human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), have again accused personnel of the Nigerian Armed forces, the police, paramilitaries, and Killer Vigilante organizations, of secretly killing of about 32,300 unarmed Civilians in South East Nigeria in the past nine years and four months (August 2015- December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the 2025 budget proposal, saying that it does not have the structural reforms and fiscal discipline necessary to confront Nigeria’s economic issues. Atiku, in a statement on Sunday, expressed disbelief about the potential of the budget to drive sustainable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has slammed President Bola Tinubu-led All Progressives Congress, APC, government for pushing Nigerians to their death. PDP described the present food stampede deaths in the country as an ugly testament of the “alarming level of misery, poverty, hunger, starvation, sense of hopelessness and desperation for survival currently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jimoh Abdulquadri, a resident of Ilorin, Kwara state capital, who was nabbed and incarcerated for has allegedly died in police custody. According to media reports, Abdulquadri was arrested on Friday at his residence for allegedly owing a friend N220,000 and on Saturday, his family members were told that he had died in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining activities in Zamfara State, five years after. The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, disclosed this in a press briefing, his spokesman, Segun Tomori said on Sunday. “The Federal Government has lifted the ban on mining exploration activities in Zamfara State, citing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike has directed government hospitals to provide free treatment to the people that sustained injuries during a stampede at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Maitama, Abuja. Wike gave the directive in a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The joy of the serving and retired workers of Projects Development Institute (PRODA), Enugu, on Friday knew no bounds, as they smiled home with various amounts of cash and other gift items during their end of year party held at the agency’s premises. The fun filled ceremony, which attracted friends and well […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Government says it will prosecute all tax defaulters in 2025 as part of its major reforms in tax administration. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson to Gov. Abba Yusuf, Sanusi Bature in Kano on Saturday. According to the statement, Dr Zaid Abubakar, the Executive Chairman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State governorship election petition tribunal sitting in Benin City, the Edo State capital led by Justice Wilfred Kpochi, has submitted the pre-hearing reports and established the rules for the hearing, which all parties agreed to. The tribunal also fixed January 13, 2025, for hearing on the petitions brought before it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has confirmed the death of 10 individuals, including four children, in a stampede that occurred during a food distribution event at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Maitama, Abuja on Saturday. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, the incident happened around 6:30 am when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Katsina State Command, has reiterated the need for passengers to speak up against dangerous driving while on transit as only the living can celebrate. The FRSC Sector Commander, Mr Aliyu Ma’aji, stated this at a Special Marshals and Ember Months Campaign at the Katsina State Transport […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his condolences to the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) following the passing of Hajiya Rafat Onyeche Salami, the recently elected Treasurer of the International Press Institute (IPI). According to a press release issued by his Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, Tinubu said her loss has been deeply […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The outgoing Customs Area Controller (CAC) of Tincan Island Command, Mr Dera Nnadi has attributed the command’s N1.26 trillion revenue to the implementation of a 24-hour cargo clearance system, which includes weekend operations. Nnadi disclosed this during the handover ceremony to the newly appointed CAC of Tincan Island Customs Command in Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A state High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital has nullified the ward, local government areas, and state congresses of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State which produced Tony Okocha as their chairman. Presiding Judge, Justice Godswill Ogbomanu in his ruling earlier on Friday, nullified the congresses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, on Thursday, described the allegation that the House spent N17 billion on the fixing of a gate as spurious and funny. A self-proclaimed group, Lagos State Anti-Corruption Coalition, had accused the Assembly of spending the amount to construct a gate. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has slammed British Conservative Party leader, Kemi Badenoch, for her over dependence on Nigerian police to protect her mother and family in Lagos, Nigeria. Fani-Kayode attacked Kemi Badenoch after her recent castigation of Nigerian police who she described as robbers who allegedly robbed her brother of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Renewed Hope Ambassadors Network (RHAN), a civil society organisation (CSO), has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s 2025 budget proposal, saying that it is a “bold and visionary document” that will restore hope to Nigerians. President Tinubu on Wednesday, presented N49.7 trillion for 2025 to the national assembly. In the budget, the president […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi has been granted ₦30 million bail by a Magistrate court in Ekiti State. The court also asked Farotimi to provide 3 sureties with a landed property within the jurisdiction. He was told to refrain from media interview and to submit his international passport. The case has been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Muhammadu Buhari does not “personally” own the revoked land in the Federal Capital Territory, his spokesperson Garba Shehu has said. Buhari’s name was contained in Thursday’s report revealing the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike’s decision to revoke land titles belonging to several high-profile individuals. But reacting the the report […]
