(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), have called on governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, to prevail on the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu (FNHE), to reinstate three of its members and Staff of the hospital recently discharged and acquitted of murder. The body which is a professional Association […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio 2016 champions Brazil were held 0-0 by Cote d’Ivoire in Olympic football on Sunday while Egypt and South Africa lost to Argentina and France respectively. Germany, France and Spain also claimed first victories, and hosts Japan are the only side with the maximum points. Coming off an opening 4-2 win over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) swept all the 20 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman, Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has announced. Osibodu, had earlier on Sunday morning announced results of 17 councils while the remaining three results and winners […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, may be released by the Cour D’Appal De Cotonou on Monday. This is according to Ibrahim Salami, one of the Benin Republic-based lawyers representing Mr Igboho. In an interview on BBC, Ibrahim Salami explained that Igboho has two more stages to undergo before he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded one death and an additional 272 coronavirus infections in Nigeria as at July 24. The NCDC released the information on its official website early on Sunday. The latest infections figure shows a decline, compared with 317 cases announced on July 23, an 18-week high […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some bandits have attacked Government Secondary School, Ungwan Sarki in Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State and taking away National Examination Council question papers. According to available information, the hoodlums had followed a NECO supervisor from one of the new generation banks in town into the school. The hooded gunmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following are the medal winners at the Tokyo Olympic Games on Saturday: Shooting: Women’s 10m air rifle Gold: Yang Qian, China Silver: Anastasiia Galashina, Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) Bronze: Nina Christen, Switzerland Men’s 10m air pistol: Gold: Javad Foroughi, Iran Silver: Damir Mikec, Serbia Bronze: Pang Wei, China Road cycling: Men’s road […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has swept all the 17 chairmanship seats so far announced as counting of votes of Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun continues. The results were announced on Sunday morning by Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGISIEC) at the commission’s head […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that there is no hope of Nigeria continuing together as a country if the Federal Government does not do the needful. According to the elder statesman, Nigeria cannot continue as one country unless it is decentralised as a matter of urgency. Soyinka was responding to a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that some persons are working behind the scenes over the arrest of the Yoruba. nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling Unit 019 Ward 08, Ikoyi II, where he cast his vote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) has warned intending pilgrims against abscondment. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, gave the warning at the kick-off of the 2020 main pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan. The event was held on Saturday at the Yakubu Gowon International Airport Heipang, near Jos, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As results begin to trickle in, candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have won the council polls in Badagry, Epe, Agege local government areas of Lagos state. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) declared Mr Olusegun Onilude, the incumbent APC Chairman of the Badagry Local Council, the winner. LASIEC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says results of Saturday’s local government election in the state will be declared at the ward and local government levels. -Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents and commuter’s in parts of Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday flouted the restriction of movement order of the state government, to enable hitch-free elections. African examiner reports that commuters and pedestrians were seen at early hours of the day moving about their businesses as well as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Boko Haram militants overrun an army base in Cameroon’s Far North region on Saturday, killing at least seven soldiers and wounding several others, said military and local sources. They hit the base in Sagme locality of the region by 4.00 a.m. local time on Saturday, two soldiers and a local resident told […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following an incident by an aircraft in the fleet of one of the major airlines in the country, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. It was gathered with the impact of the crash the plane could not taxi to the tarmac. In the last 24 hours, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Akpawfu Community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have fled their homes for fear of the unknown, following Military raid of the locality over Wednesday’s killing of some policemen at a checkpoint at Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area by yet to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Police Command says it has thwarted bandits attack at Kabobi village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Gambo Isah, revealed this in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina. He said: “On Friday, July 23, 2021, at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some voters at the Okerube Ward B Polling Unit (PU) 025 Alimosho local govt area were sent back to get their nose masks before being accredited to vote in the ongoing election into Local Government Councils in Lagos. African Examiner reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), had made it […]
