(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 72 female Students of Comprehensive Secondary School, (CSC), Mbulu- Owo, in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu state, went home smiling, as a non- governmental organization NGO, Women Information Network, (WINET), in partnership with a Spanish body, Mundo Cooperante awarded them Scholarship. The gesture is part of the Spain […]
…..Says It’s Politically Motivated (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Government has officially reacted to the Economic and financial Crimes Commission EFCC placement of governor Willy Obiano on its watch list, describing it as politically motivated and in bad taste. The nation’s anti- graft agency had on Wednesday in a letter to the Nigerian Immigration Service […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 80 per cent of ward executives of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Yamaltu/Deba Local Government Area of Gombe State have resigned their positions over the feud between Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje and Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya. The resigning executives, which constitute about 80 per cent of the entire […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ralf Rangnick is close to finalising a deal to become Manchester United’s interim manager as they seek a replacement for the sacked Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, it was widely reported on Thursday. The Premier League giants have identified the German, 63, who is currently head of sports and development at Russian club Lokomotiv […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Nasarawa State has confirmed the arrest of a suspected notorious armed robber during operation in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by Ramhan Nansel, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, and made available to newsmen on Thursday in Lafia. He said on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Coalition of HND Stakeholders has commended the National Assembly for the passage of the bill to abolish the dichotomy between first degree and Higher National Diploma holders (HND). Mr Sebastian Onyemaobi, National Coordinator of the coalition made the commendation at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. Onyemaobi also appealed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun, has warned motorists against excessive speeding wrongful overtaking to minimise crashes as the year ends. The Ogun Sector Commander of FRSC, Mr Ahmed Umar, gave the warning during the 2021 Ember Months Campaign inaugurated by Ifo command at Tipper garage, Ogun. African Examiner reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The verbal war between Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi, and traditional religious adherents in Osun State seems to have taken a twist, as the group, under the aegis of Traditional Religion Worshippers Association, TRAWSO, said the monarch’s effrontery against the gods would lead to his fall. But the monarch insisted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said on Thursday that it had received another 175 Nigerian returnees from Libya through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMA), Lagos. The returnees are 92 male adults, 53 female adults, six male children, 12 female children nine male infants and three female infants. Acting Coordinator of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry on Thursday announced members of his new Cabinet, four months after he took the leadership of the country following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Henry, while introducing the new cabinet said “one of the main tasks of this government is to create a safe and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran comic actor, Babatunde Omidina, popularly known as Baba Suwe, has been buried today. The actor died in the Ikorodu area of Lagos on Monday. The news of his death drew reactions from prominent Nigerians including the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo who said, “Baba Suwe’s death had left a vacuum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Researchers in the U.S. state of Nebraska have identified 102 students who died at a government-run boarding school as Native American children, British newspaper The Independent said in a report. The students, most of them young children, were identified as researchers continue to search for a cemetery used by the Genoa U.S. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted 9.30 kilograms of cocaine worth over N2.7 billion at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja. The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja He said a 32-year-old drug trafficker based in Liberia, Maduabuchi Chinedu, was arrested with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu West Chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, has disowned a former Commissioner for Works in the state, Barr. Ugochukwu Agballa, who has been parading himself as the new Enugu state Chairman of the Nigeria’s ruling party, declaring that he is not a registered member of the APC. They equally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Taskforce Committee on Compliance to Gov. Bello Matawalle’s Executive Order on insecurity has ordered immediate closure of a filling station and bakery in Gusau and Tsafe local government areas of the state. Chairmen of Committee, Abubakar Dauran, gave the order shortly after security forces arrested four suspects for alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to consider options to help the country embrace developmental governance and accountable leadership, while rejecting the planned petroleum price increase. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued to newsmen in Abuja, entitled: ”Nigerian workers refused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian comedian Afamefuna Igwemba, popularly known as Klint Da Drunk, has expressed gratitude to God for surviving a car crash. While the car was damaged to a large extent behind, the humour merchant was unscathed. Praising God for surviving the accident unscratched, the comedian posted some pictures of the wrecked car […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Air, the country’s proposed national carrier, will take off by April 2022, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, has disclosed . The minister stated this when he briefed state house correspondents after the federal executive council (FEC) meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja. According to him, the national carrier will be run […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki has stated that the North Central geo-political zone has worked hard for the unity of the country and it is time for the region to produce the next president. Saraki disclosed this at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi while interfacing with the State Working Committee of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s Senate in Abuja has kicked against alleged high scale secret employment in the civil service despite claims that the federal government had placed embargo on job placement. This was even as the upper legislative chamber lamented that many unemployed youths have found insurgency, banditry, kidnapping and other criminal acts as […]
