(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Imo State, Sunday night, announced that it has captured and neutralized the armed men responsible for the killing of Ahmed Gulak, a former political Adviser to Ex-President Goodluck Jonathan. Gulak, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was gruesomely murdered in a cold blood by unknown gunmen in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely few hours after the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Abia State police Command was razed down by yet to be identified hoodlums, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) head office manager in the state has really been attacked by unknown gunmen who set ablaze some operational patrol vehicles in the premises. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress [APC)’s primaries were truncated in many parts of Lagos on Saturday by hoodlums and party officials allegedly favouring particular candidates ahead of the July 24 local government elections. African Examiner reports that hundreds of aggrieved APC members on Saturday kept vigil at the party’s state secretariat in Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has warned that traders who comply with the Monday’s sit-at-home order should be ready to forfeit their shops. Umahi issued the warning in a state-wide broadcast on Saturday in Abakaliki to mark the sixth anniversary of his administration. He was reacting to the order by the proscribed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Imo says gallant officers killed four bandits who allegedly attacked Izombe police division in Oguta Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman, SP Bala Alkana on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday elected a new leadership to pilot its affairs for the next two years. The executive council of ASUU would however spend a maximum of four years. They were elected at the national delegates conference of ASUU held in Awka, Anambra State. While Prof. Victor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A onetime Military Administrator (MILAD) of Delta State, Air Commodore Luke Ochulor (rtd) has said that the recent pronouncement banning open grazing by Southern Governors must be promptly backed with implementable and effective laws promulgated by the various State Houses of Assembly. He said that is the only way to make it achieve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pandemonium broke out on Saturday at Idiroko, Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State when some Yoruba nation agitators stormed the area and forcefully opened its land border. They were, however, swiftly repelled by operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service who were manning the border town between Nigeria and the Republic of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former aide to Ex- president Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, has been reportedly shot dead in Owerri, the Imo state capital, by unknown gunmen. He was allegedly ambushed and shot (Sunday) morning on his way to the Sam Mbakwe Cargo airport after concluding a visit to the state. Sources who craved anonymity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea won the 2021 UEFA Champions League title on Saturday, beating fellow English club Manchester City in the final, 1-0. The Blues got a goal in the first half from Kai Havertz, and City couldn’t respond as superstar Kevin De Bruyne left in the second half due to injury. The Blues controlled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will, on Sunday, go to Ghana for an emergency summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) . Femi Adesina, Buhari’s spokesman, stated that the one-day summit will discuss the recent political developments in Mali. Mali’s interim President, Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were arrested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has dissolved all boards and commissions in the state with immediate effect. He announced this during his 2021 anniversary day address to the people of the state. Also sacked are management Committee members, liaison officers and local government advisory committee at all the 64 local government areas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bashir Magashi, minister of defence, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari considered national interest above ethnicity in the appointment of Faruk Yahaya as the new chief of army staff. It will be recalled that President Buhari had appointed Yahaya a major-general, on Thursday to replace Ibrahim Attahiru, the army chief who died […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodinmma of Imo state, has urged the predominantly Christian community to ignore the sit at home order and attend Church Services on Sunday. It noted that as predominantly Christians, nobody has the right to stop them from worshipping God or even abridging their rights to freedom of worship and movement. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps NSCDC in Anambra State have arrested and paraded a 48-year-old man, identified as Thomas Igbo, for allegedly defiling his three daughters. The suspect who hails from Enugu State but resides in Enugwu-Ukwu, in the Njikoka Local Council Area of Anambra State with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo state governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, has reassured indigenes of the state of their safety, saying they are well protected from any form of violence, incursions, unwarranted, molestations, and harassment of residents because “God has taken control.” He stated this Friday while Speaking during the funeral service of late Madam Selina Ozioma […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The local government primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be held today across the 377 wards in 57 council areas in Lagos State. About 338 chairmanships and over 1, 200 councillorship aspirants had appeared before the Screening Committee, while the Appeal Committee chaired by a former Deputy Governor Olufemi Pedro […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel’s Chelsea are in Porto as tension builds towards Saturday’s all-English Champions League final showdown in the Portuguese city which was named as a last-minute host for the match. It is the third final of Europe’s elite club competition to be played between two Premier League […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Office, has arrested a 43-year-old company executive for allegedly defrauding people of over N128 million, in a fraudulent investment scheme. This was contained in a statement signed by the EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Friday, in Ibadan. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro, has warned members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), who directed residents in the Southeast zone of the country to sit at home from May 29 – 31, against disturbing public peace and order in the state. The Commissioner stated that operatives of the […]
