ADAMAWA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three people were reportedly killed and another two were critically injured late Monday in a suspected Boko Haram attack in Adamawa State. According to a community Leader, gunmen riding motorcycles and bicycles arrived in large numbers in Pallam village, in the Madagali area of Adamawa state, at about 11:30 pm […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Almost a year after his inauguration, Gambian President Adama Barrow for the first time visited Nigeria and met behind the closed doors with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Mr. Barrow who arrived at the Presidential villa at about 11.50 Tuesday will be hosted to a lunch after bilateral discussions. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has commended the Nigerian Army for the establishment of a tertiary military hospital in Sokoto that will serve as centre of excellence for diseases of military importance. A statement issued Tuesday in Sokoto by Tambuwal’s spokesman, Malam Imam Imam, said the hospital, the first of its kind in […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate Bukola Saraki has filed additional grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court to challenge the ruling of Appeal court which ordered the retrial of alleged false assets declaration allegation against him at the Code of Conduct Tribunal CCT. Senator Saraki on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – For the first time, I witnessed all the participants in a recently held Delta state Local Council polls ( winners and losers) alike, went home cold in smiles after the results were announced on Sunday 7th January 2018 by the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission(DESIEC). The reason for this odd reaction is […]
Photo: Governor Henry Seriake Dickson (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Bayelsa State, Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has restated his determination to name and shame politicians who are arming and supporting criminal elements in the society. The Commissioner for Information and Orientation,Mr. Daniel Iworiso-Markson, quoted Governor Dickson to have made the comment while speaking at the […]
Photo: Benue state governor: Chief Samuel Ortom By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apparently due to the recent bloodbath allegedly orchestrated by the Fulani herdsmen and the need to find definite solution to it, the Benue State Governor, Mr. Samuel Ortom, on Monday led some leaders of his state to a meeting with President […]
Photo: Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non-Governmental Organization NGO Muslim Rights Concern MURIC has faulted the decision to give the sum of N40 million to a former President, instead of buying vehicles for him as prescribed by law. The Secretary to the Government of […]
From Ignatius Okpara EBONYI, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria, are now living in fear following the death of two resident doctors serving in the Federal Teaching Hospital, FETHA, Abakaliki, the state capital of Lassa fever. AFRICAN EXAMINER learnt that they passed on Sunday, a development that has thrown health […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Given its painful birth, wars with India, support for terror groups in the Kashmir, role in the anti-Soviet war in Afghanistan, and reluctance to declare war on its brand of the Taliban, it is easy to hang a tag of terrorism around the neck of Pakistan. So when the United States, one […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, President Muhammadu Buhari’s son, who had a motorbike accident in December has been discharged from the hospital. Indication to this was contained in a statement issued Friday by the Presidency and signed by the President’s Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina. The full statement reads: ”The […]
Sporadic protests continued across parts of Tunisia, overnight, as government security forces tried to put a stop to scattered violence that has hit a number of regions. Tunisian government security forces used teargas to quell violence across the country, amid scattered protests that erupted last week following price increases imposed by the government. The Interior […]
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed former attorney general Martin Alamisi Amidu as the country’s first ever special prosecutor who will focus on investigating corruption among public officials. Mr Amidu, a member of the opposition, is nicknamed “Citizen Vigilante” for his “no-nonsense stance and campaign against corruption”, Ghana’s privately owned Citi FM news site reports. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mass burial of more than 70 people has been held in Nigeria’s central Benue State. Dozens have been killed in conflicts between nomadic herdsmen and farming communities in three states – Benue, Nasarawa and Taraba – in recent weeks. The Nigerian army says it has deployed special forces to all three […]
The parliament in the self-declared republic of Somaliland has approved a bill criminalizing rape for the first time, and requiring prison terms for individuals convicted of the crime. The bill, passed Saturday, is the first of its kind in Somaliland criminalizing not only rape but all gender-based violations against women. It lays out a process […]
Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi Thursday, received ten out of the eleven indigenes of the state who were among the 490 Nigerians that were recently repatriated from Libya. Addressing the returnees at the Government House, Enugu, the governor, thanked God for their safe return and also expressed gratitude to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Referee who awarded a controversial penalty against Northern Ireland during their World Cup play-off defeat by Switzerland Ovidiu Hategan has admitted his decision was faulty. He has also missed the golden opportunity of being included in the list of Fifa 36 Referees officiate games in the approaching World Cup […]
Photo: Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on his Minister of State for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and the leader of the All Progressives Congress in the state, Timipre Sylva, to stop sponsoring killings and destabilizing […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode Thursday announced cabinet reshuffle in which three Commissioners were dropped. The Secretary to the State Government SSG, Mr. Tunji Bello, in a statement said the affected Commissioners were Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, Mr. Femi Odubiyi, and Mr. Anifowoshe Abiola. Messrs Hakeem […]
By Jerome-Mario Utomi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – From observations, there is no doubt that our leaders are experts in listening without being attentive to the masses; an attribute that has, in turn, made their relationship with the people civil but cold. A situation occasioned by our handler’s inability to learn that ‘success is a lousy teacher […]
