(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian Disc Jockey, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, professionally known as DJ Switch, has berated governor of Lagos State, Governor Sanwo-Olu, over the recent documentary by popular television, CNN. African Examiner had reported the documentary aired by CNN saying that soldiers shot live bullets at the protesters at the Lekki toll gate. DJ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Abeokuta High Court on Wednesday sentenced a 39-year-old mechanic, Musiliu Owolabi, to death by hanging for killing his lover, Miss Afusat Idowu. The Chief Judge of Ogun, Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu, convicted Owolabi on a count charge of murder. She held that the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that Owolabi was guilty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the defection of Governor David Nweze Umahi, of Ebonyi state, South- East Nigeria, from the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP, to the All progressive Congress APC, continues to generate mixed reactions in the political arena, there are strong indication, that his Anambra state Counterpart, Chief Wiily Obiano will soon join him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dissatisfied with his leadership style, Board members of the Edo state Football Association (ESFA) have passed a vote of no confidence on its Chairman, Mr Henry Osaro Asemota slamming an indefinite suspended on him. African Examiner Sports reports that the body had during it’s meeting in Benin on Tuesday, accused the suspended […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), Mr. Ambrose Maduabuchi, from Achi, Oji River Council area of Enugu state, has been dragged to court by his In-law, an Octogenarian and Senior retired Federal Civil Servant, Chief Joseph Chuks Elobuike, over the top legal officer’s refusal to bring home the remains of his late daughter-in-law […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said that Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi left the party for personal reasons, which Nigerians will come to know at the appropriate time. The party in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, appreciated Umahi for services rendered to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government of Nigeria has lifted the ban on Lufthansa, Air France/KLM preventing them from operating international flights in the country. This was made known by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, in a tweet on Tuesday. Sirika also disclosed that Qatar Airways has been allowed to resume flights to Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, has stated that he has left the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) over “injustice” done to the south-east PDP, surprised why the PDP has not zoned the presidency to the region. African Examiner reports that there have been speculations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chair of the United States House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Keren Bass (D-CA), along with 52 other Members of Congress, have called for a halt to the deportations of Cameroonian asylum seekers. When the House was alerted that Africa asylum seekers from Cameroon and other African countries will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. B.O. Babalakin has opposed dissolution of the body he headed, as announced last week Thursday by the Federal Ministry of Education. Babalakin in a letter dated Monday, November 16, 2020, signed by the Group Corporate Affairs Manager, Resort International and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An International humanitarian body, under the aegis of DeNorsemen Kclub International (DNKI), has said some Nigerians who were recently arrested in Italy over alleged criminal offences are not its members, calling on the Italian police to carry out thorough investigation on the matter. The group in a press statement signed by its […]
By Steve Orji (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are millions of images of sick, malnourished children drinking from dirty ponds around Africa that splashes our TV screens and other media on weekly basis. It had often been sentimentalised as possible racial slurs coming from the western media in an attempt to further denigrate the African people. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Owerri Magistrate Court on Monday remanded Herclus Okoro representing Ohaji Egbema State Constituency in the Imo House of Assembly, in the state correctional facility for alleged assault. Okoro, a member of the All Progressives Congress, (APC), was arraigned in court for an eight-count charge bordering on alleged assault with intention to wound. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipre Sylva, says Federal Government’s earnings, from oil and non-oil sectors coupled with low revenue receipts from the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), have dropped by 60 per cent, putting the nation’s economy under serious pressure. Sylva stated this after a closed-door meeting with President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, under the platform of “Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has dragged a former commissioner for lands and Urban Development in Enugu state, Deacon Okey Ogbodo, before the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission ICPC, over his alleged involvement in land scandal. A petition signed by president of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely two weeks after Igbo-Eze North Council area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, was hit by a strange sickness which claimed over 50 lives, another mysterious disease which has killed several Cows has enveloped same locality. The initial strange disease which was later discovered to be Yellow fever as announced by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former chairman of the Federal Internal Revenue Service, FIRS, Babatunde Fowler, on Monday returned to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to answer more questions. According to reports, Fowler reported at the Lagos State office of the EFCC concerning FIRS’s involvement in alleged financial misappropriation during his time in office. African […]
(AFRICANEXAMINER) – South Africa has issued an arrest warrant for a controversial millionaire preacher, Shepherd Bushiri, who faces fraud charges after he fled to his native country, Malawi. Shepherd Bushiri has skipped bail in South Africa and fled the country to Malawi, with his wife Mary. Earlier this month they were released on bail after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, has stated that the dreaded Boko Haram sect caused more than $6 billion worth of destruction in the state. Zulum disclosed this when he unveiled a 25-year strategic recovery plan from the mayhem caused by Boko Haram. The plan tagged: “Our Borno, Our Success’, provide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen killed at least 34 people in a “gruesome” attack on a passenger bus in western Ethiopia, a part of the country that has recently seen a spate of deadly assaults on civilians, the national human rights body said Sunday. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said in a statement that “the […]
