(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at a hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and between August 26 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The gunmen, in a separate operation, equally kidnapped Dr. Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health. Sources within the Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is considering succeeding the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the next presidential election in 2023 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. This is just as the Publisher of Ovation International and The Boss magazines, Dele Momodu, on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has announced that the military authorities said troops foiled an attack and neutralised five terrorists in Kwanan Bataro, Giwa Local Government Area. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement. Aruwan said according to operational feedback received, the troops, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and Egypt will faceoff at the Stade Roumdé Adjia, Garoua as both sides aim to begin their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on a positive note. Nigeria will be without top scorer in the qualifiers Victor Osimhen, Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and 2019 AFCON top scorer Odion Ighalo, while Egypt will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news of the alleged invitation extended to the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev Mathew Hassan-Kukah, by the Department of State Services has been described as untrue. The Director of Social Communication in the diocese, Rev Fr Christopher Omotosho, advised members of the public to ignore the rumour. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A founding member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), and Director General, of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has stressed the need for the party and the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP to adopt the 4th Republic Zoning Convention method to preserve Nigeria’s unity. The APC Chieftain from Enugu state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday declared that he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition. Asiwaju Tinubu disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Chidi Ibeh, led group of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide has issued a stern warning to Igbo politicians and those they described as “antiquated elders” to stop begging President Buhari to release detained leader of proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, accusing some of them of contributing to the reasons […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has harped on the need to establish the proposed long-term carbon sink to offset carbon emissions with a view to ameliorating the impact of climate change. Carbon Sink Fund involves activities and mechanisms that absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to offset carbon emissions through afforestation, reforestation, forest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The renewed violent activities of armed men enforcing the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, sit-at-home order has once again halted commercial and social activities in Enugu and other South- East geo political of Nigeria. Enforcers of the IPOB Sit-at-home have also been reported to have extended their activities to the Enugu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gbenga Daniel, a former Governor of Ogun State, has stated that the southwest is being considered to produce Nigeria’s next president. Daniel disclosed this while speaking with journalists during the remembrance of his deceased father, Adebola Daniel, at the Abraham Tabernacle Baptist International Worship Centre in Sagamu, Ogun State. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Southern Kaduna People’s Union (SOKAPU) on Monday tasked Bishop Mathew Kukah not to honour an invitation by the Department of State Services (DSS) concerning his latest Christmas message. It could be recalled that Kukah had berated President Muhammadu Buhari concerning the widespread insecurity bedeviling the country. Issac John Sirjay, National Youth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has resolved to withdraw all its ambassadors from Mali and close land and air borders between member-countries and Mali. This resolution was conveyed in a communiqué issued after an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government in Accra, Ghana. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Lawman Duruji, and wife of Ex- Chairman of Okigwe Council area of the state, Frank Onwumere has been kidnapped by unknown armed men. While Onwumere’s wife was said to have been kidnapped yesterday, a source said the former Speaker was abducted weekend, while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Government has placed a ban on men and women from swimming in the same pool, smoking shisha, and entry of children into hotels. The Chairman of the Committee, Baffa Dan-Agundi, disclosed this after a meeting with hotel and event centre owners. He said, “Part of our term of reference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha, who was arrested on Monday, is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has suspended its three-day warning strike. The nurses on Monday had commenced a three-day warning strike to protest poor remuneration and working conditions in the Lagos State health sector. But the state NANNM chairman, Olurotimi Awojide, after an emergency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, has died at the age of 63. Kujore who was among the modern-day pioneers of the Nigerian-styled musical art form is said to have died on Monday, according to his daughter, Dayo Kujore. Circumstances surrounding the ‘Soko Extra’ crooner’s death are yet to be revealed as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The northern Chinese city of Tianjin on Sunday advised its nearly 14 million people to stay home while it conducted mass Covid testing after a spate of recent cases, including two caused by the Omicron variant, state-controlled media reported. Tianjin emerged as a new area of concern after more than 20 Covid […]
