(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, has alleged that the Present Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, attacked him with “more than 1000 thugs”. Okorocha and three of his political associates were on Sunday arrested by the state police command after some of his supporters stormed the Royal Spring Palm Estate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state All progressive Congress APC, Committee on the ongoing membership revalidation/ registration has urged people of South- East geo political zone to embrace the exercise massively, saying that it will boost the chances for a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction in 2023. It suggested that the zone’s desire to occupy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Military Aircraft king 350 has just crashed in Abuja runaway after reporting engine failure. Six persons were reportedly aboard the ill fated aircraft which is on its way to Minna, Niger state. The incident was also confirmed by the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who identified the military aircraft as King […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Founder of One Love Family sect, says it has become imperative to incorporate traditional gods comprising ,Ogun, Ifa and Sango in oath swearing in courts and inaugural ceremonies to check against corruption completely. Maharaj , made the call on Saturday at a national news conference to discuss crucial issues affecting the […]
(AFRICAN EXARMINER) – Everton enjoyed their first Premier League win at Liverpool since 1999 with a 2-0 victory at Anfield, condemning Juergen Klopp’s fading champions to a fourth straight home defeat. The win moved seventh-placed Everton, who had not won in 20 attempts in the league against their Merseyside rivals, level with Liverpool on 40 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Amin Younes scored a superb goal and helped to create another as his team beat Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich 2-1 on Saturday. The win helped them to stay on course for a UEFA Champions League spot. Bayern Munich remain on 49 points, with second-placed RB Leipzig, who have 44 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maj.-Gen. Chukwuemeka Okonkwo, the Commander of the Special Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH), which is maintaining peace in Plateau and environs has warned troops to desist from molesting innocent civilians but to go after criminals. Okonkwo spoke at the inauguration of a special operation code named “Hakorin Damisa” on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it will commence enforcement of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) billing cap order to ensure effective consumer protection. Mr Babatunde Irukera, the Executive Vice Chairman of the commission, stated this in Abuja, that the move was a more strategic approach toward intervening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Government has stated that it has confiscated the Royal Palm Estate on Akachi Road, Owerri, which belongs to the state government from wife of Former Governor ,Rochas Okorocha The land in question was given to Nkechi Okorocha, Wife of Rochas Okorocha during his administration as a GovernorThe Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Saturday, disclosed that the Federal Government won’t pay ransom for the release of the kidnapped students and members of staff of Government Science College, Kagara, Niger State. Lai Mohammed disclosed this when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’. According to the minister, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey Onyeama, says the Republic of Benin is not aspiring to be the 37th State of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made this disclaimer in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Mr Ferdinand Nwonye, in Abuja. The ministry is reacting to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Anambra has arrested one Miss Rejoice Raymond, 39 and Mrs Chidi Nwafor, 80, for allegedly subjecting three minors to physical and emotional torture. The State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Haruna Mohammed disclosed this in a statement Awka. Mohammed said the suspects were arrested at No.13 Akunwanta Mbamalu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger state House of Assembly says it would modify the law relating to kidnapping, to provide for tougher punishment to people who serve as informants to bandits in the state. Mr Abdullahi Wuse, Speaker of the House, disclosed this when he led other members to commiserate with the state governor on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A sum of 50 million naira has been placed as a Ransom on the head of Adamawa United Football team bus driver that was abducted by suspected kidnappers along Benni- Lagos Federal Road. The Permanent Secretary, Adamawa state Ministry of Youths and Sports Alhaji Aliyu Jada, confirmed the development in Yola. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Promise Idorenyin a 17 year old SS2 student of Community Secondary School Ikot Ewa in Akpabuyo Local Government Area has been arrested for the possessesion of a locally made pistol in Cross River State, and also a member of a local cult group named the Sky Queens. She was paraded alongside her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe kick-started the Covid-19 vaccination programme after receiving a donation of 200 000 shots of the Sinopharm vaccine from China. Vice President Costantino Chiwenga who is also Health Minister volunteered to be the first citizen to be jabbed. Zimbabwe hopes to vaccinate about 10 million citizens using donated doses from China as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Task Team (PRTT), told the Federal High Court, Abuja, that his leg would have been amputated if he did not travel to Niger Republic for medical care. Maina, in his affidavit to support the bail application filed before Justice Okon Abang, said a surgical operation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I Am LAYCON, a reality series which premiered Feb. 10 on showmax has broken the Nigerian record for the most viewed show on its first day on Showmax. This was disclosed in a statement that was made available to Journalists in Lagos by Showmax’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria, Onna Okafor. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State Internal Revenue Service (EKIRS), has denied locking up pupils of a private Nursery and Primary school over alleged evasion of Tax when its officials sealed off the premises The Chairman of the Service, Mr Olumuyiwa Ogunmilade made the clarifications in a statement on Friday in Ekiti. Ogunmilade said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Bode George, has enjoined the Lagos State Government to prove that Seyi Tinubu, the son of Bola Tinubu does not own or control the Lekki tollgate. George stated this in a statement he issued on Friday where he called on the […]
