BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite the peace truce reached recently, clashes have again erupted in and around the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, resulting in impeding military action to bring in aids. In the truce, Russian forces giving support to the National troops had announced a daily three-hour suspension of military action. Still, the […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Noble Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka Thursday joined the league of prominent Nigerians paying visit to President Muhammadu Buhari and meeting with him behind closed doors. The Literary icon had about an hour meeting with President Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. However, like some […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Dream Team VI late Wednesday lost by 2-0 to their Colombian counterpart in the ongoing Rio Olympics Games. Despite the loss, Samson Siasia’s team have already made it to the quarter final having won their first and second match against Japan and Sweden respectively. The team’s first knock out […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven months after the Bayelsa gubernatorial election was held, Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday said it would launch an investigation into the electoral violence that characterised the election which led to loss of lives and also forced 600 persons into the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camp in Southern Ijaw. The […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) No fewer than 15 inmates escaped during a jailbreak that occurred at Nsukka Prison in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. A source at the prison, who did not wish to be quoted, confirmed that the inmates broke their cells and scaled over the perimeter fence late Tuesday night. […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fund raising for the pet project #GetInvolved of President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha is billed for this Saturday – August 13, 2016 in Lagos. Interestingly, Mr. President’s wife is being joined to get through in her initiative by the wife of Vice-President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo as well as the multitalented […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aggrieved workers of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Wednesday paralyzed socio-economic activities in the city and other south- east States, as they took to the streets over alleged anti-labour policies and insensitivity to staff welfare by authorities of the establishment. AFRICAN EXAMINER Correspondent who […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rowing regatta competition at the Rio 2016 has been cancelled due to high winds, for the second time five days into the ongoing Olympic Games in Brazil. The second postponement happened as Britain’s Heather Stanning and Helen Glover were set to compete in the women’s pair semi-final clash. Following an […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plans by Boko Haram terrorists to carry out multiple and bloody attacks in some States of the Federation has been exposed by the Nigerian Army. According to online news medium, Sahara reporters, the Nigerian Army in an intelligence document indicated that States listed for attack include: Lagos, Kano, Sokoto, Kebbi, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki, on Wednesday, urged security agencies in the country not to treat the rumours that Boko Haram terrorists are recruiting members from Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps in the Northeast with levity but to urgently investigate the issue so as to unravel those behind […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 12 premature babies have been confirmed dead in a fire incident which occurred at a hospital in Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. Following the sad development, officials confirmed that eight other children and 29 women have been moved from the affected unit and transferred to nearby hospitals. The […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in additional aides and deployed them into various offices. The administration of oath of office was presided over Wednesday by Mr. President and witnessed by Vice President Prof Yemi Osinbajo; Ministers; some Presidential aides and family members of the political appointees. The brief […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has taken a step towards resolving the retrenchment and other major labour issues in the banking and financial institutions with a crucial meeting with the sector’s organized labour unions – (ASBIFFE & NUBUIFE) while insisting that banks and their employees must be ready […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The raging budget padding sagaTuesday took another dimension as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited and grilled the whistle blower – former Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. AbdulMumuni Jibrin. Jibrin was questioned by the EFCC operatives for about eight hours. The Kano Lawmaker […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society Groups known as Election Reform Expert Group (EREG) has frowned at the activities of some Nigerian Politicians aiming at derailing the nation’s democratic process, particularly in the area of gains made over the years in the nation’s quest for a credible […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned that any building used as hideouts by kidnappers, vandals and other suspected criminal elements in any part of the State would henceforth be confiscated and taken over by government. While vowing that it would henceforth scale up enforcement of restriction of commercial motorcycles, […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and ticketers on Tuesday embarked on strike over non-payment of salaries and arrears by the management of the scheme. All BRT plying various routes in Lagos, especially Ikorodu axis were off the road this morning as they decided to commence […]
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wiorld Bank has again requested for more time to release details on the spending of recovered loot by late Head of State General Sani Abacha (rted). This followed the bank’s decision to refer “portion of appeal by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to the […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the demolition of structures under high tension lines across the State, with 350 shops and structures first being brought down. This follows the expiration of ultimatum issued the affected property owners – who built their houses under high tension line […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reserved judgment on the appeal brought before it by Abia State Governor Okozie Ikpeazu. The ongoing legal tussle started when on June 27, 2016 Justice Abang Okon of a Federal High court sitting in Abuja, sacked the Governor for filling […]
