(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Risikat Ajoke Adegeye, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and wife of Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade, died hours before hubby’s 74th birthday The late Risikat Adegeye, was an ex-member of the Lagos House of Assembly, died in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was a two-time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The paramount ruler of Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Agwatyap Dominic Gambo Yahaya, has kicked against the unending attacks by suspected herdsmen in the area. According to Yahaya, the militia/bandits have in the last few days killed no fewer than 50 villagers, destroyed 254 homes and 7 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coup attempt in Sudan “failed” early Tuesday, state media reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition since the 2019 ouster of longtime president Omar al-Bashir. Top military and government sources told AFP that the attempt involved a group of officers who were “immediately suspended” after they “failed” to take […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Preventive Terrorism Consultant, Temitope Olodo has said that policing in Nigeria should be by consent and not by force. According to him, community policing was the easiest way of policing but expressed regrets that corruption has become so endemic in the security institution. Olodo, who is the President , African Security […]
…Reinforces Its Commitment To Customer Service (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In furtherance of the need to expand diaspora remittance inflow into the country, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has increased its network of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), targeted at easing the accessibility of its customers to receive money from close to 100 countries across the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said it was “not interested in naming and shaming anybody” involved in the sponsorship of terrorists in the country. It said it was more interested in bringing such persons to justice. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina stated this on Channels Television programme. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Secretary-General of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fatima Samoura has applauded the display of skills and the level of competition at the ongoing 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup in Lagos. The FIFA scribe gave commendation on Monday in Lagos after the match that saw the Black Queens of Ghana defeat the Indomitable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven human rights groups in different parts of Nigeria, have petitioned the Enugu State Commissioner of police over alleged defrauding of a church, Calvary Victory Mission Church, the sum of 4 Million naira by its landlord, Mr Chijioke Nsonwu, who also unlawfully demolished the property. The organizations in a petition, entitled “Appeal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Women Mediators Network (NWMN) has decried the spate of insecurity and wanton loss of lives in Nigeria, which has subjected the citizens to perpetual fear and desolation on a daily basis. The group lamented that the fear and feeling of insecurity of lives and properties as well as wanton loss of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,182 suspected cases of cholera had been recorded in 13 states, within one week. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja. According to Ihekweazu, the centre’s epidemiological report for week 36 — Sept. 6 to 12, 2021, had indicated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A power expert, Mr Kola Balogun, says the first phase (Phase zero) of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP)will generate 500,000 jobs for Nigerians. Balogun, who is the Chairman, Momas Electricity Metre Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL), made the claim on Tuesday in an interview in Lagos. African Examiner reports that the Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has confirmed the death of an escapee of Imo Correctional Centre Owerri and a member of the proscribed IPOB/ESN group in the state who was beaten to death by traders while enforcing the group’s Mondays peoples sit- at – home order. Police public Relations Officer PPRO in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has promised that its Manufacturing Africa Initiative will scale up support for Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), a tech-enabled company, to assemble electric vehicles in Nigeria. Manufacturing Africa is supporting MAX’s ambitions by helping it raise the funds for the assembly of electric vehicles. British High Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As children continue to bear the brunt of the 12-year conflict in north-east Nigeria, the European Union (EU) and UNICEF are working together to provide community-based psychosocial services aimed at improving children’s mental health. Through the EU-funded Support to Early Recovery and Resilience Project, implemented by UNICEF, at least 5,129 conflict-affected out-of-school […]
By Jackson Olali President Muhammadu Buhari makes no pretence about his desire to deepen and diversify the nation’s economy. The Nigerian Ports Authority, NPA, the nation’s ports manager, is a key parastatal in this regard. It’s therefore of little wonder that the president’s attention is regularly on the activities of the NPA. The president desires […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 23-year-old woman, Firdausi Suleiman, has dragged her husband, Haruna Haruna, before a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking divorce on grounds that he beats her and says she eats too much. In her petition, Suleiman, who lives in Rigasa in Kaduna, also told the court that her husband, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo has condemned the move by the Federal Government to take fresh loans despite outcries by Nigerians over incessant borrowing by the current administration. African Examiner recalls that President Buhari had requested the approval of the National Assembly to borrow the fresh sums of $4,054,476,863 and €710 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has signed the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in the state into law. He signed the bill into law on Monday. The governor’s media aide on print media, Wale Ajetunmobi, stated this. “Breaking! Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, this afternoon, signs the bill prohibiting open cattle grazing in Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar rose between N572 and N575 in different parts of the country on Monday barely two days after online platform, Aboki FX, stopped providing updates on the exchange rate. Our correspondent, who visited the ever-busy Wuse Zone 4 which is the hub of bureau de change operators in Abuja, observed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police have confirmed the arrest of 21 suspects, in connection with the killing of seven persons, allegedly through witchcraft, in a village in Adamawa. Aliyu Adamu, Commissioner of Police in the state, at a news conference on Monday in Yola, confirmed arrest of the suspects. Adamu said that the arrest, and many […]
