By Tajudeen Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – About five suspected ritualists were burnt to death Tuesday at an underground where they operate by Obadeyi bus stop, in Ojokoro LCDA along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway. The syndicate met their waterloo when they dragged a nursing mother Tuesday morning into the basement, but raised alarm by shouting […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A popular Bishop in Enugu State, South-East Nigeria, Ginika Obi, has been apprehended by the police for allegedly defrauding members of his church and the public to the tune of N500 million (five hundred million naira). Ebere Amarizu, the state police public Relations officer, PPRO, disclosed this in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District, Buruji Kashamu, has declared Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose as “a persona non grata and unfit among reasonable and right-thinking members of the society”. Kashamu, in a statement he issued today (Monday) in response to Fayose who was said to have declared him a persona […]
From Ignatius Okpara (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Purple Krown Academy, Enugu, weekend, emerged Champions of the 2016/2017 Enugu state football league, after humiliating their opponent, Olicon FC, 5-4 in a penalty shootout. African Examiner Sports reports that the final match of the competition played at the Nnamdi Azikiwe sports stadium Enugu, had ended 2-2 at the […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South African MPs will Tuesday vote in secret, following a motion of no-confidence on the embattled President Jacob Zuma. Parliament’s Speaker Baleka Mbete who announced this made the ruling after opposition parties took the case to the Constitutional Court. The calculation is that the ruling African National Congress (ANC) […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Diocese of Nnewi, Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, has described the Sunday’s massacre of its members at St. Philip’s Catholic Church, Ozobulu, in Ekwusigo council area of the state as regrettable. A statement signed by the Diocesan Director of Communication, Rev. Hyginus Aghaulor on Monday confirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has denounced the killing yesterday of worshipers St Philip’s Catholic Church, Amakwa Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state South-east Nigeria. The group in its reaction Monday in a statement issued in Lagos by its Director Prof. Ishaq Akintola described the bloody attack on the […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government says it has again, discovered and weeded ouT A total of 6,280 ghost workers and pensioners from the nominal rolls of local governments councils and its Pensions Board. It said part of the discovery was fallout of the Committee that recently disbursed the first […]
Photo caption: victims of the barbaric church massacre *Perpetrators Cannot go Unpunished –Governor Obiano From Ignatius Okpara, Awka (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The entire Ozubulu community in Ekwusigo council area of Anambra state, South- East Nigeria, has been thrown into mourning , as unknown gunmen stormed St. Philips Catholic Church, in the area in the early […]
By Owei Lakemfa There is a deadly struggle in Venezuela. The government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition have removed the gloves of democracy and are exchanging the bare knuckles of anarchism. Matters got to a head when this week, July 30, over eight million voters or 41.5 percent of registered voters elected a Constituent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday it will provide an additional $169 million in humanitarian aid to the drought-stricken African countries of Ethiopia and Kenya. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) said the funds, over $136 million for Ethiopia and almost $33 million for Kenya, would be used […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finally, Paris St-Germain PSG have signed Brazilian forward Neymar for a world record fee of £200m after leaving Barcelona. The deal with the 25-year-old surpasses the previous record set when Paul Pogba returned to Manchester United from Juventus for £89m in August 2016. Neymar will earn £40.7m a year – […]
Photo caption: Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma flanked by the Minister of State in the Ministry, Mrs Zainab Ahmed (right) and Corps Marshall of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, during the inauguration of the Technical Working Group (TWG) of the Nigeria Road Safety Strategy (NRSS) in Abuja. […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against all odds, Barcelona forward Neymar has paid his buyout clause of £200m the Spanish club demands. His Brazilian lawyers paid the sum in person at Barca’s offices. Following this, the 25-year-old striker is now set to sign for Paris St-Germain PSG for a world record fee. He had earlier […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The FCT Police Command has announced the dismissal of the Policemen guarding the Gwarimpa Abuja residence of the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan over the looting incident which occurred this week inside the property. The Command in a statement issued Thursday by its Spokesman Anjuguri Manzah, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Impressed by the proactiveness of the Enugu Sports club in the game of Tennis, under the watch of its incumbent chairman, Chief Ben Etiaba, the Nigeria Tennis Federation, NTF, says it is considering attracting the famous international Davis Cup Tennis Tournament to Enugu. It said if put together, […]
From Ignatius Okpara ABAKALIKI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 1000 tricycle operators in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, South East Nigeria, on Wednesday blocked the government house gate and disrupted vehicular movement, in a protest against alleged alarming multiple taxation and extortion by the Government agents. The Keke Drivers as they are fondly called […]
From Ignatius Okpara ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than two years ago when several people were burnt to death in a gas explosion at the commercial city of Nnewi, Anambra state, South-East Nigeria, another explosion has occurred at Obosi in Idemili North council Area of the State, leaving four persons dead. Our Correspondent gathered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has appointed a new chairman and members for the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, the Investment and Security Tribunal and Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission. The changes were contained in a statement signed by the Director of Press, […]
By Daniel Iworiso-Markson Given the historical narrative of education backwardness in Bayelsa State and the attendant clog in the wheels of overall development, spirited efforts by the administration of Governor Henry Seriake Dickson to break from the past represent nothing less than a paradigm shift. Thus beginning from the 14th of February 2012 when Governor […]
