(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The alarming insecurity that has bedeviled the once peaceful Imo State, South- East Nigeria unabated, particularly Orlu area, worsened yesterday, as some unknown armed criminal elements struck at Ubudom Atta Community in the Njaba Local Council Area, beheading a native of the locality . The victim, a 65 year old man, identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The students of the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, on Monday, trooped out of their campus to protest against the alleged harassment and extortion by some people suspected to be thugs and cultists at the second entrance of the institution. During the protest, the students barricaded the road that led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of women activists, under the aegis of “Women for Secured Nation”, has urged the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, to run for the office of Nigerian President in 2023. The group made the call in a statement by its Media and Publicity Director, Mrs Judith […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, has stated that defections by state governors into the All Progressive Congress cannot threaten his presidential ambition in the party. Umahi disclosed this on Monday in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme. He said, “I will feel happy rather than being threatened. My […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Attahiru Jega has enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to pass the Electoral Act Amendment Bill 2021, immediately. Jega made this known during a town hall meeting on Sunday saying that the passage of the bill would improve the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Police Command said they have arrested a 43-year-old Dan’asabe Eddo for raping an 80-year-old woman in the state. The suspect, who is indigenous to Kubasha Village in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, but resides in Kundami Village, Garaku in Kokona Local Government Area of Nasarawa State. He was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has directed markets, parks and business premises to disregard the sit-at-home order, on Tuesday, January 19, by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group had issued a sit-at-home order in solidarity with its Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, whose case comes up from January 18 to January 20. Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The four kidnapped students of the Federal University of Lafia (FULafia) by gunmen on Thursday last week have regained their freedom. The four students, who were kidnapped outside the university premises, were released at the late hours of Saturday, January 15. This was disclosed through a statement made available to our correspondent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria’s total debt stock rose from N32.9tn as of December 2020 to N39.6tn in November 2021. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, in her presentation of the 2022 approved budget, disclosed that the government borrowed N6.7tn between January and November 2021, according to a copy of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has announced that Marine Bridge will be partially closed to allow the Federal Government carry out routine maintenance works on the bridge. The closure will be from Monday, January 17 to Saturday, April 2, 2022. This is according to the state Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that with the “strong support” of the masses, he will win the 2023 presidential election. The former Lagos governor had stated on January 10, that he had told Presidential Muhammadu Buhari of his decision to contest the presidency. Speaking on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, on Sunday, stated that the present leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation does not believe in Nigerian coaches. Chukwu disclosed this after the 3-1 win against Sudan in the Africa Cup of Nations by the Super Eagles led by Augustine Eguavoen on an interim basis. “I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – English side, Everton Football Club, have sacked Rafa Benitez as their manager. Benitez was sacked after just six months of being in charge in which the Spaniard led the club to a series of defeats including a 2-1 loss to Norwich on Saturday. The loss to Norwich was the last game. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Terrorists have struck in Niger state again killing three people and abducting 28 in Farin-Shinge, Kulho, Jigawa, Dogo Fadama communities of Mashegu local government area of Niger state Our Correspondent gathered that the operation was carried out between Friday afternoon and lasted till Saturday morning. The gunmen are demanded seven 50 litres […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom State Steering Committee of the Tinubu Support Group on Sunday tackled the Peoples’ Democratic Party stalwart, Bode George, saying his comment on the presidential declaration of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is an indication that he (George) is a primitive critic still living in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has said it will seek to overturn in international courts what Bamako calls “illegal sanctions” imposed by a West African economic bloc over delays to the country’s elections. “These measures are illegal under several international conventions” including those which “prohibit sanctions against landlocked countries” like Mali, interim Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the Federal Government commenced full implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) in earnest, the new legislation has been tipped to provide business opportunities that will enable the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) earn more revenue for the country. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Mallam Mele Kyari disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti Governor Kayode Fayemi has said his recent meeting with the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu had nothing to do with the 2023 presidential election. Fayemi said he was not in any clandestine meeting with Tinubu to discuss his chance of becoming President but rather a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Bauchi State have arrested a man for allegedly raping his three-year-old daughter in Kirfi Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Ahmed Wakil, the command’s spokesman, stated this in a statement he made available to journalists on Saturday in Bauchi. He said the arrest was part of the effort […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party, PDP, saluted members of the Nigerian Armed forces for their courage, loyalty, sacrifice, and resilience in defending the nation, particularly in the face of resurged insecurity in the last six years. In a statement issued to mark the 2022 Armed Forces Remembrance Day signed by Debo Ologunagba, the […]
