(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Biodun Oyebanji, the governorship candidate of the APC, has stated that Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi, has no influence in his emergence as the standard-bearer of the party in the state. African Examiner recalls that on Thursday, Oyebanji, former secretary to the state government (SSG), gathered 101,703 votes to emerge as APC’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Friday expressed hope that he would emerge victorious concerning the terrorism charges leveled against him by the federal government. Kanu expressed optimism that his present trial at the Abuja Federal High Court would soon end. He disclosed this in his routine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military not to spare Bandits and terrorists in the country . The President spoke on his directive to the military high command yesterday in Sokoto at the palace of the Sultan, Sa’ad Abubakar III. He reaffirmed the order in a broadcast to the people of Zamfara […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Cement Plc yesterday announced that it mopped up about 126.75 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each worth N35.1 billion during its just concluded share buyback programme. In a regulatory filing at the Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Dangote Cement indicated that 126.748 million shares, representing 0.74 per cent of the company’s issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government said it would be diverting traffic from Yaba as it continues the First Phase of the construction of the Red Line railways covering Oyingbo to Agbado from midnight February 1, to February 16, 2022. In a statement, the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said the diversion was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of EEK Fertility, a herbal based company, Dr. Ekinyi Ochete has urged the Federal Government to make the registration of natural and alternative medicines easy for practitioners in the country. Dr. Ochete, a certified natural and alternative specialist, said the current registration process with the appropriate authorities in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports that its helicopter crashed in Bauchi State. This was contained in a statement by the NPF’s spokesperson, Frank Mba, on Thursday, titled, ‘Police helicopter in controlled safe-landing in Bauchi … Not crashed as reported, none of the occupants sustained any injury whatsoever.” However, the Accident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has reportedly deactivated the international passports of 200 Nigerians for reportedly sabotaging efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the country. According to available information, the affected persons were said to have either presented fake COVID-19 test results, vaccination cards or submitted false travel information as they entered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has stated that about 136 lives and N3trn worth of property were lost to various fire outbreaks across the country in 2021. Aregbesola made this known in the decoration of the newly promoted Deputy Controllers General of the Service in Abuja on Thursday. The former Osun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dare-Devil armed robbers have allegedly attacked a bullion van belonging to a yet to be disclosed bank. African Examiner gathered that the bullion van was successfully robbed while the robbers carted away an undisclosed amount along Otor-Owhe on the Ughelli-Asaba dual carriageway in Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person has been confirmed dead following a liquefied petroleum gas-laden tanker explosion in the Ohoror axis of the East-West Road in Ughelli North Local Government of Delta State. A total of four trucks, including the LPG-carrying truck, were burnt down in the fire accident. It was gathered that the incident happened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Police Force helicopter has crashed in Bauchi on Wednesday, injuring six persons, the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB stated. The helicopter took off from Abuja but AIB stated that no life was lost in the crash. The Bureau said it was informed of the accident by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Arab Emirates authorities have lifted the ban placed on inbound flights from Nigeria and 11 other countries. The travel restrictions had been placed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and the new variant, Omicron. Other countries affected were Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has faulted the state government’s declaration of Mr Linus Okorie, a former member of the House of Representatives wanted. Chief Tochukwu Okorie, PDP state chairman, at a press conference on Wednesday, in Abakaliki said the 1999 Constitution as amended did not confer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ekiti, Kayode Fayemi, has declared Thursday as a work-free day for public and private schools in the state ahead of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election. This is contained in a statement by O.R Ajayi, the Director of Schools, on behalf of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted Jephthah Robert, a cousin of former President Goodluck Jonathan. It was gathered that he was kidnapped at 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday in front of his house around Dimrose Road in Yenagoa. The victim is the elder brother of Azibaola Robert, who is the founder and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chimaroke Nnamani, former Enugu governor, has stated that it is up to Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the present governor of the state, to choose his successor. Nnamani disclosed this on Wednesday, saying that it has been the norm in Enugu since 1999 for the incumbent governor of the state to choose his successor. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo West, Rochas Okorocha has declared to the Senate of his intention to run for president in the 2023 general elections. The lawmaker told the senate of his presidential ambition in a letter on Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Okorocha’s letter was announced in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. In a plea agreement document , […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mohamed Salah scored the decisive spot-kick as Egypt beat the Ivory Coast 5-4 on penalties after a 0-0 draw in Douala on Wednesday to reach the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. Egypt, the record seven-time African champions, will play Morocco in the last eight in Yaounde on Sunday. Details later…
