(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tens of thousands of French teachers angry with the government’s COVID-19 rules walked off the job on Thursday and took to the streets to demand better protection for pupils and staff against infection. “Stop your contempt,” and “We’re fed up with tests” teachers proclaimed on banners in rallies across France, calling for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday grilled socialite, Obi Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana, for his alleged link to the illegal narcotic business. African Examiner reports that Iyiegbu, who is the Chairman, Cubana group of companies, was grilled for about five hours at the Abuja headquarters of the NDLEA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has declared that the state will never be part of Biafra. The governor reiterated that the state was better in a fair and equitable Nigeria, reiterating that “if anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra”. He stated this at the Ecumenical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police and Military operatives have rescued the three ladies bandits kidnapped on Wednesday night in Ban, Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau. African Examiner reports the three girls were abducted around 8:15 pm. Military and Police authorities confirmed the three girls have regained their freedom. Military Information Officer of The Task […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Indonesian woman was flogged 100 times on Thursday in the conservative Aceh province for adultery while her male partner, who denied the accusations, received just 15 lashes. The head of the general investigation division at East Aceh prosecutors office, Ivan Najjar Alavi, said the court handed down a heftier sentence for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hungary said Thursday it will offer a fourth coronavirus vaccine dose to citizens, after a consultation with a doctor amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 infection cases. Denmark is the first EU country to offer a fourth dose to citizens. “Anyone can get a fourth coronavirus jab based on a consultation with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has lamented after finding out that he had a very ‘expensive December’ last year. The Champion Sound crooner took to his Instagram story to note that he just finished doing some accounting and from his discovery, he was going to ‘up the score. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Ogun State for the inauguration of some projects done by the state governor, Dapo Abiodun. The president arrived at 11.37am and was welcomed by the host governor, Abiodun and governors of Yobe, Ekiti, Ondo and Osun states and other top government functionaries at Mojoda area in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, has refused to endorse the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for the 2023 presidency. It could be recalled that a statement that made the rounds online, credited to the AfDB President, had stated that Adesina […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Oyo State Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. It was learnt that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain died yesterday in his Ogbomoso, Oyo State home. He was 71. Alao-Akala became governor of Oyo State from 2007 to 2011, following the impeachment of his principal, Chief Rashidi Ladoja. A source close […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gunfight broke out near the Mali football team’s base in Cameroon, forcing them to cancel their final training session ahead of their AFCON match with Tunisia. Two people are reported to have been killed in a gunfight between government forces and separatists in the African nation. The western region of Cameroon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal are pushing to sign Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo on loan, reputed journalist Fabrizio Romano claims. The Gunners are searching for a new central midfielder as they are short of options in the department. Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny are away on international duty while Ainsley Maitland-Niles has left on loan. Granit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission would deploy 12,000 ad hoc personnel for the February 12, 2022 area council election in the Federal Capital Territory, its Resident Electoral Commissioner, Yahaya Bello. He also assured that INEC would provide a level playing field for candidates participating in the election. Bello, represented by the Administrative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has rescheduled hearing for February 10 in a suit seeking to, among others; restrain the Federal Government from extraditing suspended former Head of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), Abba Kyari a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP). Justice Donatus Okorowo pronounced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will work with revenue-generating agencies towards reducing the level of the nation’s borrowing. Mr Lawan made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, at an event to mark his 63rd birthday. Many Nigerians have, in recent times, criticised the Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officers of the Nigeria Police have stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in protest over the alleged demolition of their residents in Miniokoro Police Barracks, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The policemen, who protested, yesterday, within the area, said they were forcefully evicted from their residents. One of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States imposed sanctions Wednesday on five North Koreans linked to the country’s ballistic missile program, a day after Pyongyang carried out what it said was the launch of a hypersonic missile. The Treasury Department said the five North Koreans being sanctioned were “responsible for procuring goods for the DPRK’s (North […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State police Command has apprehended a 52-year-old man, identified as Ifeanyi Amadikwa, for allegedly killing three of his daughters at Emene area of Enugu State. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement made available to African Examiner Wednesday said the suspect was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has lifted the suspension on Twitter operations in the country, effective from 12 am, January 13, 2022. This was disclosed in a press statement on Wednesday signed by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has congratulated children in Borno State as the Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has signed the State Child Protection Bill into law. According to the international organization, the development is a victory for the children of Borno, including recognition of a legal framework for their protection […]
