(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo (Igboho) on Thursday appeared in a Beninoise court in Cotonou on immigration-related offences. He is expected back in court Friday, according to a British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Yoruba report monitored in Lagos. Information about the nature of the “immigration-related offences” remained scanty last night. The charges against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension enveloped the surrounding of the Court D’Apeal of Cotonou on Thursday as an extradition case involving Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Some of the supporters, who went to witness the case, told The PUNCH on the telephone that the environment is tensed. African Examiner gathered that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Medical Director, Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Dr Shedrack Offiah, said the management has sacked six doctors for abandoning their jobs after collecting their salaries. Offiah disclosed this on Thursday in an interview while showcasing steps taken to deter ABSUTH doctors who use government time to work in their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On many occasions, concerned citizens have expressed worry about the pronouncement of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) that more than 20 million Nigerians youths abuse drugs. They also raise alarm on the United Nations Office on Drug and Crimes (UNODC) reports that indicate a troublesome trend of drug abuse among […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced restriction of movement across the State between the hours of 8a.m and 3p.m on Saturday, 24th July, 2021. This was contained in a press statement by the Commissioner of Information, Gbenga Omotoso, on Thursday. Part of the statement read, “The restriction is to enable the Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Government has donated 453,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to further support the fight against the virus in Ethiopia. This is coming in line with the U.S. government’s global efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The donated vaccines are part of the U.S. pledge to initially […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Beninoise security operatives are interrogating embattled Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. A judicial source confirmed to BBC Pidgin that Igboho and his wife, Rope are with operatives of Brigade criminelle in Cotonou. It was gathered after the interrogation, he is expected to appear before the Cour d’Appel in Cotonou. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Umbrella body of Yoruba Self-Determination Groups, Ilana Omo Oodua, has released a manual for any persons willing to join or champion the Yoruba Nation agitation. The 37-page manual, exclusively obtained , contained the dos and don’ts for agitators, including the reason for the agitation This is coming barely three days after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Creative Director of the Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony has been dismissed over making fun of the Holocaust in the past. Olympics organisers announced the firing of Kentaro Kobayashi on Thursday, and pledged that the entire opening programme of the ceremony at National Stadium would be closely scrutinised again. “How we’re going […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six police operatives with the Enugu state police Command were on Wednesday night allegedly killed by unknown gunmen at a police checkpoint along Obeagu Uno-Amodu Umueze Amechi road, in the Enugu South Council Area of the state. It was gathered that the hoodlums attacked the checkpoint located at Obeagu Uno shortly after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has intensified community sensitisation on cholera and severe diarrhoea diseases outbreak, as death toll rises from 54 to 60. The FCT Minister of State, Dr Ramatu Aliyu, made the disclosure at the continuation of sensitisation on cholera and other acute diarrhoea diseases in Pyakasa and Gwagwa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of The Living Faith Church International aka Winners’ Chapel Bishop David Oyedepo has broken his silence on the recent sack of over 40 pastors by the church. He was reacting to allegation by one of the affected Pastors, Peter Godwin, that they were sacked for not generating enough income. Godwin, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming elective congresses of the All progressive Congress APC, the Enugu state Chapter of the party has warned its leaders and other Stakeholders against any attempt to compile delegate lists in private residences, saying such act may land them in trouble. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting at the party’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Emir of Karaye in Kano State, Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II, has directed Imams in the emirate to offer special prayers for rainfall and peace. The Emir gave the directive on Wednesday, through the emirate Information Officer, Haruna Gunduwawa, in a statement. He said that the Emir directed all District and Village […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government says it has uncovered 41 employees classified as “No Show”, a euphemism for ghost workers. A statement issued on Wednesday in Ibadan by Mr Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Gov. Seyi Makinde, said the discovery was made by the consultants engaged to verify its workforce. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, on Wednesday disclosed that there was no “real quarrel” within the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state and he expressed optimism that he would be re-elected for another term. Oyetola, who spoke with newsmen in his Iragbiji residence, stated that he could win another term in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has slammed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for insinuating that President Muhammadu Buhari intends to perpetuate his stranglehold on power after his tenure ends in 2023, insisting that the incumbent will not act like ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo accused of plotting to amend the constitution to spend a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed policemen have dispersed supporters of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, who staged a protest in Ibadan against the arrest of the Yoruba nation agitator. Igboho was arrested Monday night in Cotonou, Benin Republic on his way to Germany. His wife, Ropo, was with him and she was also arrested. Both […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick, has promised to unmask the unidentified Nigerian man who harassed the Super Falcons in Vienna, Austria, while they were on train Tuesday. The man had accused the senior team players of failing Nigerian Youths as they represented a terrorist government. In a viral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The theme for the 2021 Olympic Day Celebration is “Stay Healthy, Stay Strong, Stay Active with the #OlympicDay workout on 23 June 2021. Olympism refers to the philosophy of the Olympic Games. Modern Olympism, which was conceived by Pierre de Coubertine in the late 19th Century, has evolved over time as the […]
