(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has handed over the amputee sachet water hawker, Mary Daniel, to leaders of Igala Community in Lagos State. Princess Aderemi Adebowale, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Civic Engagement, said that the state government would continue to protect all residents in the state, especially the vulnerable. Adebowale […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkey will impose a three-week-long nationwide shutdown on Thursday, its toughest lockdown since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, after it recently failed to curb a surge in infections and deaths. The measures, including the closure of schools and shopping malls and restricted intercity travel, starting from 7 pm (1600 GMT) and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alleged plans to release Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James popularly known as Baba Ijesha have drawn the wrath of Nigerians. African Examiner gathered that the 48-year-old actor was apprehended for allegedly defiling a minor. Since the news surfaced online, several Yoruba entertainers have expressed conflicting views on the matter. While some appeared sympathetic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Department of State Services has said the Indigenous People of Biafra’s Eastern Security Network has acquired bombs and explosives with which they intended to destabilise Imo State. The secret police stated that it received intelligence that the explosives were being moved in articulated trucks from Lagos to a hideout in Orlu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, says he is praying that Nigeria “will never know conflict,” though the country is grappling with severe security and economic crisis under the watch of his political party and government. While the nation reels under devastating attacks by Boko Haram terrorists and bandits, Mr Osinbajo said, “I pray […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the spate of violence increases, gunmen men struck again by killing security officers on duty and attacked public assets. African Examiner gathered that gunmen killed two policemen in Akwa Ibom State, raided a police station in Abia State, attacked some Naval Ratings in Anambra State . In Akwa Ibom, two policemen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City took a big step towards qualifying for their first UEFA Champions League final on Wednesday with a 2-1 win at Paris St.Germain (PSG). Goals from Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez earned them the comeback win in the semi-final first leg match. PSG went ahead courtesy of a Marquinhos header […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the current insecurity situation in parts of Nigeria continues unabated, the Anglican Bishop of Enugu Diocese Most Rev (Dr) Emmanuel Olisa Chukwuma has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to resign from office honorably if he cannot tackle the menace. The Delta state born outspoken cleric who expressed worry over the development, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ebonyi on Wednesday advised the general public against raising and spreading false speculation of attacks by gunmen in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Loveth Odah, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abakaliki on Wednesday. She also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said the National Assembly would pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) and the Electoral Amendment Bill in May and June, respectively. “The bill is on its final journey into the Senate and the House of Representatives chambers for consideration. “We are expecting that by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the national leader of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has come under severe criticism from Nigerians on social media concerning comments she made in defence of the insecurity situation in the country. Remi’s comments attracted outrage on social media as many Nigerians accused her of being […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) says that the 2021 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), earlier scheduled for Saturday, April 30, would now hold Thursday, May 20. The board made this known in a statement, signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjami, in Abuja. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed one Insp. Jonathan Kampani, attached to Mounted Troop of the Nigeria Police Force, for allegedly firing at, and killing one Jelili Bakare, at Quinox Lounge. A statement by CSP Olumuyuwa Adejobi, Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, on Sunday in Lagos, said Kampani, with force No. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo state police command has discarded a report trending on social media that Imo State House of Assembly is on Fire, describing it as a “fake new.” A video shared on social media Sunday evening which went viral had suggested that the House of Assembly complex was going up in flames. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Men’s Club (TMC), Africa’s highly anticipated online series powered by the United Bank for Africa’s Lifestyle and Entertainment channel, REDTV, has emerged the winner of Gage’s Awards’ Web Series of the Year 2020. Following a thorough audit by the organisers of the awards, TMC which was nominated alongside four other popular […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, says the administration of President Buhari has become the employer and defender of Boko Haram terrorists and armed bandits. Fayose disclosed this in a statement issued to the press on Sunday by his media aide, Lere Olayinka stated that the present security situation in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some concerned stakeholders and lecturers at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu have dismissed a recent report in an online media, which reported that Rector of the newly established federal Polytechnic, Ohodo, in Igboetiti Council area of Enugu state, Professor Edwin Onyeneje, was found guilty by a judicial Commission of […]
….Wants Perpetrators Prosecuted (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Governors forum on Sunday condemned the recent attack on Governor Hope Uzodinmma’s country home in Omuma, Oru East Council area of Imo state, by unknown gunmen, calling on the federal government to fish out and prosecute the perpetrators. African Examiner gathered that unknown armed men had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the worsening situation of Insecurity in the Southeast zone, governors, political, religious, traditional and other leaders from the zone are presently in a closed-door meeting.The meeting is said to have been called due to Saturday’s attack on the hometown of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma.Also, the commander of the IPOB’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped parts of Imo state, South- East Nigeria, following the killing of six members of the Nnamdi Kalu, led proscribed indigenous peoples of Biafra IPOB, in Imo state on Saturday. Police operatives and their counterparts from the Nigerian Army and Department of State Services DSS, had during a joint operation […]
