Over 5,000 people were displaced as fire razed 100 shanties, five buildings and a sawmill at Oko-Baba area of Lagos, South-West, Nigeria. Five bungalow buildings and a sawmill were also razed in the overnight inferno that started around 10:30pm on Tuesday. Officials of the Lagos State Fire Service battled for hours to put out the […]
The 2011 presidential candidate of defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (A C N) now All Progressives Congress (APC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has denied reports quoting him attacking Gov. Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers and Kano state governor Rabiu Kwankwaso. The former EFCC boss also denied attacking All Progressives Congress (APC), the party in which he dumped […]
Stoke City boss Mark Hughes insists new signing Victor Moses was not to blame for his unfortunate season at Liverpool. The Super Eagles forward has joined the Potters on a season-long loan from Chelsea and could make his debut against Hull on Sunday. Moses arrives with a point to prove after flopping while on loan […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu At least 10 people reportedly burnt to death in a fatal auto crash along the Obollo-Afor- 9th Mile Express Way in Enugu State. Our Correspondent gathered that the accident involved a bus belonging to a popular transport company – Peace Mass Transit in the area. An eye witnessed told African Examiner […]
By Ayo Balogun In order to contest the October 11 governorship election in Adamawa state, the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Mallam Nuhu Ribadu has picked the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) expression of interest form. A political associate of the EFCC boss, Alhaji Ahmidu Mahmoud on Monday picked the form […]
Agabus Pwanagba The wife of Pastor Blessing Osapkolor Ehiotobo has narrated how her husband was shot dead at their house at Gindi village near Gubi in Ganjuwa Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The mother of 4 wept uncontrollably on Monday in Bauchi while narrating the incident to journalists. She said she was with her […]
Nigeria has qualified for the final tournament of the Orange African Youth Championship – Senegal 2015, after Lesotho was declared losers for failure to show up for the third round first leg clash scheduled for Saturday, 16 August 2014 in Kaduna. CAF Secretary General, Hicham El Amrani in a letter addressed to the Lesotho Football […]
Agabus Pwanagba As the 2015 general elections approaches, the Fulani Community in Nasarawa State has endorsed President Goodluck Jonathan as their candidate for the presidential elections. The group also endorsed the Minister for Information, Labaran Maku as their candidate for the 2015 governorship of Nasarawa State. Alhaji Mohammed Hussaini Adamu who is the Spokesman for […]
Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party PDP in Kwara and former senator, Gbemisola Saraki has condemned the high cost of University education in the state, saying it is one of the most expensive in the country. Saraki who addressed the youths in Ilorin on Sunday at the unveiling of the PDP billboards at some locations […]
…As 3 More Suspects Under Surveillance Ayo Balogun, Lagos It was a cheering news monday as another four Nigerians infected with the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) survived the disease and have been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Lagos, Nigeria. This brings to five the number of infected Nigerians that have so far been […]
Ignatius Okpara, Asaba Tragedy struck on Sunday evening in Boji Boji, area of Asaba, Delta state capital, South South Nigeria, as heavy flood swept away a nine year old girl. African Examiner gathered that the incident occurred at about seven in the night when flood over ran the popular Old Lagos-Asaba road. Narrating to African […]
As Nigeria heeded the World Football governing body – FIFA to reinstate the sacked President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, the embattled glass house resumed on Monday but not without mild drama. Report coming from African Examiner’s FCT Correspondent indicated that Maigari had expected to resume, with his office vacated by […]
A Nigerian woman who arrived on a flight to the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi and later died in the city may have been infected with the Ebola virus, said health officials. The health authority in the emirate said in a statement carried by the Emirati state news agency WAM that the 35-year-old […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Following their purported sack by the Federal government last week, the Lagos state Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday filled out in protest against the decision which affected over 16,000 of its members. African Examiner Lagos City Correspondent reported that the doctors clad in their professional laboratory overall […]
The United States (US) authorities have approved dispatch of the National Guard to the Ferguson town of Missouri, as protesters raged against Saturday, August 9 police shooting of a black teenager, Michael Brown. According to Governor Jay Nixon, the endorsement was aimed at restoring peace and order as well as protecting innocent citizens of the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has condemned the renewed plan by the Nasarawa State House of Assembly to impeach Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, accusing them of desperate move to upturn the Constitution to satisfy their political and personal interest. In a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, […]
Chairman, House Committee on Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa has described as questionable the sack by the Federal government last week, of 16,000 resident doctors in the Federal owned Hospitals across the state of the Federation. The legislator representing Ikorodu Federal Constituency, Lagos, South Western Nigeria, in a press statement issued on Sunday, in Lagos, revealed […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu As part of precautionary measures to check the deadly Ebola virus, the Catholic Diocese of Enugu on Sunday banned indefinitely, shaking of hands during (mass) church service. Hand shake during mass is an aged long tradition of the Catholic church across the globe. In line with the Roman Catholic doctrine, while mass […]
Nigeria’s Asisat Oshoala and Uchechi Sunday both scored twice to send the Super Falconets into the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014 semi-finals at the expense of New Zealand with a 4-1 win in wet conditions in Moncton. Nigeria started quickly, just as Peter Dedevbo’s side did against Korea Republic in the group stage, […]
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola on Sunday assured Lagosians of the resolve of his administration to contain the spread, overcome and defeat the deadly Ebola Virus which was imported into the State by the late Liberian-American, Patrick Sawyer. In a State-wide broadcast, Fashola said the resolve was based on the courage so far shown […]
