(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Ebonyi has dismissed two corps members currently undergoing orientation programme for refusing to wear the statutory camp shorts and trousers. The dismissal was made known in a statement made available, on Sunday, by Mrs Ngozi Ukwuoma, Information Officer, NYSC Ebonyi. She gave the names of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ekiti on Sunday confirmed that two students of Ado Grammar School, Ado-Ekiti, drowned in Ureje River on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Caleb Ikechukwu sai that the corpses of the students had been retrieved and deposited at a morgue. “We learnt the students went to the river […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool registered a 3-1 victory over Manchester City in what could turn out to be one of the biggest results of the ongoing English Premier League season. Liverpool midfielder Fabinho opened the scoring in the sixth minute through a thunderous strike. Mohamed Salah doubled his side’s lead only seven minutes later as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, The Honourable Henry Seriake Dickson has called on all Muslims in the state to pray for the success and peaceful conduct of the November 16 governorship election. Governor Dickson made the call in a statement to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Eidul Maulud celebration to commemorate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS), says no person has turned up to take delivery of Mr Omoyele Sowore since a court order was received for his release. Dr Peter Afunanya, the Public Relations’ Officer of the Service disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. He said the clarification was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Friday said it had seized 44 assets valued at N14.7 billion. Spokesperson of the anti-graft agency, Mrs Rasheedat Okoduwa, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Okoduwa said the assets, located in the Federal Capital Territory, comprised two mansions, 27 pieces […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 10 nations, including Nigeria will be converging in Enugu, South- East, Nigeria, between November 22nd to December, 2nd 2019, in the qualifier to battle for the blind football sole African ticket ahead of the Paralympics games in Tokyo Japan 2020. The blind football African championship qualifier, according to the organizers, will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, has sacked Sunday Adeleye, the embattled Technical Director of Athletics Federation of Nigeria (AFN), making him the first casualty of radical reforms taking place in the sports ministry. Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Deputy Gov. Rear Admiral Gboribiogha, retired John-Jonah, Gov. Nyeso Wike of Rivers and Mr Timi Alaibe, who came second in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP primaries in Bayelsa, were absent at the party’s mega rally. The mega rally, which was held on Wednesday at the Oxbow Lake Pavalion […]
Photo: Sacked APC Senator, Dayo Adeyeye (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti has hailed Wednesday’s Appeal Court judgment which upheld the Tribunal verdict that sacked Sen. Dayo Adeyeye of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in favour of Mrs Abiodun Olujimi This is just as the ruling All Progressive Congress, (APC) in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Samuel Ortom of Benue has granted pardon to more than 500 prisoners in the last four years, according to justice commissioner Michael Gusa. Gusa told newsmen on Tuesday in Makurdi that those pardoned were natives of the state. He spoke shortly after the inauguration of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of […]
Phto: Acting MD of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Gbene Joi Nunieh (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Gbene Joi Nunieh has cancelled the monthly payment of N1 billion to a consultant that collects money from International Oil Companies, IOCs, on behalf of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr (Mrs) Sarah Omotunde Alade, as Special Adviser to the President on Finance and the Economy, domiciled in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning. Dr. Alade, who holds BSc (Economics) and PhD in Management Science (Operations Research), retired from the Central Bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Police Command has uncovered an illegal rehabilitation centre at Olore Central Mosque in Ojo area of Ibadan, where it rescued over 200 inmates. Addressing journalists on Monday in Ibadan, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Shina Olukolu, said that the illegal centre was discovered following a tip off by an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of sustained efforts to promote ethical values and professionalism within the bank, Fidelity Bank Plc, weekend disclosed plans to participate in this year edition of the Corporate Compliance and Ethics Week. Commencing on November 3 and running up until Friday, November 08, the bank has organised series engagement initiatives that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders from South South have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to return the supervision of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). A statement signed by APC National Vice Chairman, South South, Mr Hilliard Eta said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Dr Boboye Oyeyemi, has ordered investigation into a plate number with inscription Kano “Chip Whip”. African Examiner reports that the said plate number is going viral on the internet with users blaming the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) for the bad error. Dr Oyeyemi […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Army has urged the media in the country to continue to properly inform and educate the public on issues of National security interest without biases, devoid of parochial interests, subjectivity and sensationalism. It regretted that some section of the Nigerian media derives joy in projecting the nation’s Army in […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leadership of the newly inaugurated Enugu sports club is to embark on various developmental projects estimated at 40,000,000 (forty million naira) in the 2019\2020 financial year. Executive chairman of the club, Hon. Onyeka Onwe, who disclosed this yesterday in Enugu during the colorful official inauguration of the executive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer and songwriter Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun aka Wizkid and American singer, Beyoncé Knowles, has called on people to appear on ‘The Lion King ‘the gift video Nigerian superstar and the American singer have commenced shooting the music video for fans favourite song ‘Brown Skin Girl.’ According to a British tabloid, the […]
