(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gen. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, popularly known as IBB, did not go out of his way to victimise late Maj.-Gen. Mamman Vatsa during the military trial that directed execution of Vatsa. Rtd Gen. Haliru Akilu, a former Director of National Intelligence and Director of Military Intelligence at various times in the 1990s, disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Chapter of All progressive Congress APC, has called on ex Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geophery Onyeama and former governor of the state, Barrister Sullivan Chime and other Stakeholders to end the Coup d’etat against foundation members of the defunct Congress for Progress Change (CPC), All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Festus Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, says he is not involved in the political misfortune of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole. Keyamo disclosed that he is not involved in the crisis that “consumed” Oshiomhole in the last governorship election in Edo State. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hadiza Shagari, the wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has died after battling COVID-19 complications. This was announced in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) which was shared on Facebook by Bello Shagari, a grandson of the late former president. The statement said Hadiza who died at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Payment of toll on some federal highways will return soon, Minister of Works and Housing Babatunde Fashola stated. The tolling will begin after the roads have been fixed, he added. According to the former Lagos State Governor, yesterday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting approved a memorandum his ministry presented to allow tolling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the family of the late irrepressible lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, over the death of their son, Mohammed. Mohammed died on Wednesday at 52 after a brief illness. The President, in a condolence message released by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Thursday condoled with Ganiat, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of Team Gold in the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season Six will be walking home with N500,000 each after winning the Guinness Challenge . The housemates were tasked with making a stage presentation which consisted of choreography and singing, following the theme, “Let Your Black Shine Through.” The Head of House, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prominent Islamic cleric and Chief Imam of Atiba community in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Sheikh Mushafau Bakare, who was reportedly kidnapped by unknown gunmen, has been found dead. Relatives and close associates of the cleric had earlier raised an alarm that Bakare was abducted on Wednesday night. However, his lifeless body was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a non-profit social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital rights and inclusion in Africa, has urged the Government of Zambia to respect the digital rights of its citizens during country’s general elections holding tomorrow. The group said the government must keep the internet on during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Traditional Rulers Council has outlawed girl-child marriage and other forms of gender-based harmful practices in the state. This is contained in a communique issued at the end of a multi stakeholders’ strategic conference between the council and WomenAid Collective. The conference was organised in partnership with the Ford Foundation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has allayed the fears of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) workers of any lay-offs as plans to franchise four major international airports in the country get underway. Aviation minister Hadi Sirika gave the assurance at a virtual meeting with aviation stakeholders in Lagos, on Wednesday, on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of 31 lawyers from northern Nigeria on Wednesday volunteered to render free legal services to the former commander of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari. Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, is facing allegations of corruption leveled against him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Substitute goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga made two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain’s Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection on Wednesday. Extra time had ended 1-1 at Belfast’s Windsor Park ground, with Chelsea replacing goalkeeper Edouard Mendy with Kepa in the final […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, gave this update after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Providing updates on the government’s negotiation with the micro-blogging site, the Minister gave more details of the conditions given […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has suspended the Commissioner for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Clement Nweke, over alleged insubordination and dereliction of duty. The commissioner’s suspension was announced in a statement issued by Secretary to the State Government/Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Igwe, on Wednesday in Abakaliki. The suspension, according to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An inferno on Wednesday gutted a shopping plaza on llofa Road in the GRA area of Ilorin. The Director, State Fire Service, Mr Falade Olumuyiwa stated that the fire, which began at about 1am, destroyed valuables worth millions of naira. Olumuyiwa said the fire was immediately put out by men of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has stated that there are too many injustices in Nigeria under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Falana, disclosed this while speaking with BBC Yoruba as he made reference to the Federal Government’s quick decision to extradite Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, from Benin Republic to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says its strict travel protocols are put in place to protect its citizens from being infected by COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known while speaking in Abuja on Wednesday. Mohammed said Nigeria had been tagged as a very strict country in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari is in London, UK, for a medical check-up after participating in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021 to 2025. Before the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday says consistent testing and non-compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions are responsible for high reported cases of COVID-19 at the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) orientation camps. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, disclosed in Abuja that scaling up of COVID-19 testing in various orientation camps […]
