(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Team Nigeria athletes won gold in the 4×400 mixed relay at the ongoing U-20 World Athletics Championships on Wednesday. The quartet Johnson Nnamani, Ella Onojuvwevwo, Opeyemi Oke, and Bamidele Ajayi had run a national record time of 3:21.66 to claim Heat 2 and qualify for the final. They proceeded to set a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Youths of Umuejechi Nekede autonomous community in Imo have expressed worry over the life threatening landslide that cut off the community from the state capital, Owerri. The youth made their feelings known in a letter jointly signed by Kenneth Nkwanzema and Obijuru Ogbenna, Chairman and Secretary respectively and addressed to Imo Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has lost an estimated $50 billion worth of oil and gas industry investments in ten years as a result of stagnation in the industry caused by uncertainties created by the failure to pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). President Muhammadu Buhari disclosed this on Wednesday in his remarks at a ceremony […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has scheduled September 4 for the conduct of its State Congresses. This was contained in a terse statement titled, “APC Schedules Local Government Area Congresses for Saturday, 4th September, 2021; begins sale of forms,” signed by the party’s National Secretary, Sen. John Akpanudoedehe in Abuja, on Wednesday. Details […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Emergency Management Agency (ADSEMA) says no fewer than 2000 people have been affected by flood within a week across the state. Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman, the Executive Secretary of the agency disclosed on Wednesday in Yola that 227 houses and 300 farmlands were also destroyed by the flood. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Mr Abubakar Malami, SAN, on Wednesday filed an application before an Oyo State High Court praying to vacate the order stopping the arrest and freezing the accounts of Sunday Adeyemi, a.k.a , Sunday Igboho. African Examiner reports that the court had on Aug. 4 granted an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Delta has deployed 1000 personnel to ensure maximum security in the state ahead of the Aug.21 coronation of the new Olu of Warri, Omoba Emiko. The deployment of the officers was contained in a statement issued in Warri on Wednesday by the acting Police Public Relations Officer of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) has unveiled its plan to establish National Quality Assurance Centres in some parts of Nigeria in order to support and upgrade export of commodities from the West African nation. President of AFREXIM Bank, Prof. Benedict Oramah disclosed this when he led a delegation of the bank on an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has recalled students to take their second semester examinations between August 26 and September 26, 2021. The students were sent home six weeks ago following COVID-19 scare on the campus. The students have been receiving online classes using the institution’s Learning Management System (LMS) since the July […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline multinational commercial bank, Access Bank Plc, has reassured customers of its commitment to protecting them from the criminal activities of fraudsters. In a statement made available to the media today, the bank said it has remained committed to educating its customers, informing and protecting them from fraudsters, over the years. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Masari has urged Katsina State citizens resident in areas prone to activities of bandits to acquire weapons and defend themselves. Masari noted that it is morally wrong for people to submit cheaply to the bandits without any attempt to defend themselves, according to a statement by his Media Aide, Malam […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has denied claims in some quarters that it hoists a “strange flag” at its headquarters in Abuja. African Examiner reports that on Tuesday, picture of a flag other than Nigerian flag circulated through various social media platforms. The agency in a statement signed by Mr Manzo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Adamawa have confirmed the arrest of 14 suspected notorious kidnappers terrorizing people of the state. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, the Police Spokesperson in the state, disclosed this in a statement in Yola. Nguroje said the breakthrough followed credible information from reliable sources. “The Operatives from Adamawa Police Command attached to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN agencies has appealed to the Taliban to make good on promises to protect the vulnerable as Afghan civilians continue to bear the brunt of the crisis in the country where humanitarian needs remain critical. Some 18 million people in the country need aid assistance and one in three children is expected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has warned against the act of abusing the country’s currency, saying that there would be arrest and prosecution for offenders henceforth. The warning is coming against the activities of persons, who flagrantly abuse the legal tender by hurling wads of Naira notes in the air and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-Northern socio-political organisation, Arewa Consultative Forum has frowned against reintegrating repentant Boko Haram insurgents into the society. The National Chairman of the Northern body, Audu Ogbeh, stated that repentant Boko Haram members are not different from the Igbohos or ESN members and should be prosecuted for their crimes. Ogbeh, a former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has described the late former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, as a grassroots politician who did everything within his power to serve and empower the people. This is contained in a statement issued by Makut Macham, the state Director of Press and Public Affairs in Jos on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday hold another meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. African Examiner writes that Buhari returned to Abuja last Friday after he spent 18 days in London, where he attended an education summit and met with his doctors. He has been on isolation since his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Itsekiri Graduates Worldwide has issued a 28-day ultimatum to Chevron Nigeria Limited to commence the reclassification of Itsekiri graduates under its Vocational Training Programmes (VTP 5 and 6) and Operational Training Programme (OTP 2). The group made the call in a statement signed by the NAIG’s president and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service has stated that Premium Motor Spirit, better known as petrol, is being smuggled out of Nigeria in large quantities after subsidy by the Federal Government. According to the agency, the petroleum product is being diverted to as far as Mali. The Controller-General of the NCS, Col. Hameed Ali, […]
