(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Manager, Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), Mr Olajide Oduyoye, has condemned the assault and unwarranted murder of an officer of the agency, Obasu Godwin. Oduyoye, who made the condemnation in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, also expressed bitterness over assault on another officer, Adeniyi Hakeem. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kinsmen of Former Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Orientation, Mr. Frank Nweke (Jr) in Edeaniagu village , Ishi- Ozalla Autonomous Community in Nkanu West Council Area of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, Thursday staged a protest to the state House of Assembly over alleged labeling of the people as Outcasts, and subsequent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former senator representing Kogi West in the National Assembly, Dino Melaye, has enjoined President Buhari to shelve plans to spend $1.5bn on renovating the Port Harcourt refinery. The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday had approved $1.5 billion for the repair of the Port Harcourt refinery. Reacting, Melaye stated that this was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A nanny, Anthonia Uchenna, who worked for the Former Minister of Aviation ,Femi Fani- Kayode has accused him of sexual harassment and stripping her naked to be flogged by his body guard Uchenna, disclosed this recently, also deposed to affidavits. She said the ex-minister had used the police to detain her on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has faulted the decision by the federal government to spend the sum of $1.5 billion to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt refinery, Rivers state The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday had approved the sum for the project According to the minister of state for petroleum, Timipre Sylva, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Capital Territory Development Agency ( ECTDA) has demolished residence of the Chancellor of Coal City University (CCU) Mr. Chinedu Ani, over blockage of waterways The building located at Government Reserved Area (GRA), Enugu is said to be blocking natural water outlet linking Onoh Quarters in Ekulu GRA to Oshimili up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Teachers in Imo state staged a peaceful demonstration over the state government’s failure to pay their salaries for 12 months consecutively The protest, which was held in front of the Government House, Owerri, temporarily halted human and vehicular movement in the area It was learnt that the action was triggered off by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police has killed two suspected bandits in Saminaka town, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State and recovered five AK-47 rifles from them. Police spokesperson in Kaduna State, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued in Kaduna. Jalige said a combined team of security operatives, acting on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed that as far as Libya remains unstable, illegal arms and ammunition will continue to flow in the Sahel region of the African continent. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari stated this when he hosted outgoing Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzania is set to swear in Samia Hassan Suluhu as president of the East African country who became the first female vice-president after President John Pombe Magufuli was elected in 2015. It reported the death of John Pombe Magufuli, who died of heart complications. Tanzanian constitution states that, “Where the office of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the federal capital territory (FCT) after the president of Niger Republic, Issoufou Mahamadou, has sparked social media reactions. According to media reports, at a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, Mohammed Bello, FCT minister, stated that the expressway was named after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Katsina State Governor, Aminu Masari, yesterday criticized popular Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, He also said the security situation in the country has improved, compared to 2015, adding that kidnappers from the Sahel region were attracted to Nigeria because of the resources available in the country. Masari, who stated this on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has not authorised private importation of COVID-19 vaccines, the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has said. Enahire, who stated this during the Presidential Tasks Force (PTF) briefing on COVID-19 in Abuja, said: ”Private importation of COVID-19 vaccines has not been authorised due to reports of substandard falsified vaccines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2014. Hakim Ziyech and Emerson Palmieri were on target to give coach Thomas Tuchel’s rejuvenated team a 3-0 aggregate win. Substitute Emerson made sure of victory by scoring in the fourth minute of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Resident Doctors, University College Hospital (UCH) Chapter, Ibadan, has embarked on a five-day warning strike over unpaid two-month salaries of its 370 members. Dr Temitope Hussein stated on Wednesday in Ibadan that the strike would end on Saturday. He said that the strike was to press home their protests […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tanzanian government has announced the death of President John Magufuli. His death was confirmed by the Vice-President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, in a live television broadcast on Wednesday evening. According to Hassan, President Magufuli died of heart complications at a hospital in Dar es Salaam, former capital of Tanzania. He was 61 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has advised the Chief of Army Staff to initiate investigation and discipline soldiers involved in shooting and killing of harmless citizens in Baruten/Kaiama Federal Constituency of Kwara. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Mohammed Omar Bio (APC-Kwara) at plenary in Abuja Moving the motion, Bio […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kwara has restored peace and order after violence erupted on Wednesday in some of the Mission grant-aided schools over the use of Hijab by Muslim female students. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed this in a telephone interview in Ilorin. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Isyaka Amao, chief of air staff, says the Nigerian military is battle-ready to “flush out” bandits and kidnappers from the country. The air chief said the military has perfected plans to go after criminal elements terrorising Nigerians. He spoke during an operational visit to the Nigerian air force base in Kaduna state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested former registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde for allegedly misappropriating N900 million. The ICPC announced this in a statement that Ojerinde allegedly committed multiple frauds while he headed JAMB and the National Examination Council (NECO). […]
