(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The palace of the Olubadan of Ibadan land has officially confirmed the death of the monarch, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji. African Examiner writes that the monarch died early hours of Sunday. At the age of 93. He ascended the throne in 2016. The palace in a statement signed by Adeola Oloko, Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi has tested positive for Covid-19 and has entered self-isolation, his club Paris Saint-Germain announced on Sunday. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was one of four PSG players to test positive for the virus ahead of a French Cup match against Vannes. The Argentinian star has endured a difficult start to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has passed away. He was 93 years old. His death was confirmed by palace sources who pleaded anonymity on Sunday. However, when contacted, the monarch’s aides neither confirmed his death nor denied it. “Even if he is dead, it is the governor that will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police said they have rescued 21 children abducted on Friday night by bandits while being taken to an Almajiri school in Zamfara State. The bandits were said to have blocked the Gusau-Funtua federal highway in Tsafe Local Government Area in the state and abducted several people in five vehicles. Most of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Consultant pathologist, Clement Vhriterhire, of Central Hospital, Warri, who conducted the autopsy on Sylvester Oromoni, student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, who died on November 30 last year, has established that he died of “acute lung injury due to chemical intoxication in a background of blunt force trauma.” This report came just […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, says God has not told him who will become Nigeria’s President in 2023. The respected cleric said this on Saturday during the 2022 Crossover Service of the church held at the RCCG International Headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Adeboye, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerians that his administration will deliberately leverage Information Communication Technology (ICT) platforms to create more jobs this year. The ICT sector of the Nigerian economy has recorded impressive performance in the last two years. According to the Q4 2020 Report on Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) released […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Kemi Afolabi, has revealed how she prepared for death after being diagnosed with incurable disease. In a statement via her Instagram page on Friday, the actress stated that she wrote her Will and booked a space with a funeral ground after her diagnosis. She wrote, “I wrote my will and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Activities at the Port Harcourt Refinery Company in Eleme Local Government Area of Rivers State was disrupted following a fire incident. Though details of the fire which occurred on Saturday morning could not be ascertained, a source said the fire lasted less than an hour has been extinguished. The source who preferred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has tasked Nigerians to remain hopeful that the country will surmount its challenges. Tinubu disclosed this on Friday in his new year message to Nigerians. The former governor of Lagos also tasked citizens to remain united in the belief that collective effort […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has stated that the insecurity in Imo State is orchestrated by politicians. Kanu stated this on Friday in what could be described as his New Year message for 2022 which, he said, would bring divine grace and favour of unimaginable proportions. Kanu stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Buhari has stated that his administration is committed to protecting Nigerians by addressing insecurity. President Buhari disclosed this during his new year message to Nigerians on Friday saying that the gains on the battlefield are just an aspect of sustainable victory as his government is aware that there is a need […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Force Squad of the Nigerian Navy Base, in the Commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra state, weekend stormed Ochan forest, a kidnappers hideout and arrested five suspected notorious kidnappers. The Security Operatives, had during the bombardment, killed 10 of the criminal elements, while others escaped with bullet wounds. Parading the suspects at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is unable to remove the names of dead persons from the voter register due to the absence of reliable data of births and deaths to rely on in expunging the names of such persons. This implies that Nigeria may go into the 2023 general […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a month ago, the Federal Government through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, revealed a policy plan by the government to remove fuel subsidy on Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) in February 2022 and a target date of mid-2022 for the complete elimination of fuel subsidies in Nigeria, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the United Nations (UN) global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, announced yesterday $12 million catalytic grant to fund the roll out of the first Multi-Year Resilience Programme in Burundi. This seed funding grant is coming as a response to interconnected crises that have left 1.9 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, has called on Christians to maintain COVID-19 safety protocol during cross-over and New Year Day church services. Akinyemiju made the call in an interview in Ibadan. He said that the safety precautions, including 50 per cent capacity in worship centres, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has shifted the date for the end of the linkage of the National Identification Number, NIN, to Subscriber Identity Module, SIM. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, stated that the deadline was extended by three months. By this, the new deadline is now March 31, 2022. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government has announced the timetable for the 2021/2022 academic session. According to the statement made on Friday by the Director-General, Office of Education Quality Assurance, Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, all public, private primary and secondary schools are to resume for the second term on Tuesday, 4th January 2022. Students are also expected […]
