(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More revelations surrounding the death of a five-year-old, Hanifa Abubakar on Friday emerged as the principal suspect, a school proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko said he killed the innocent girl with N100 rat poison. Abdulmalik, who claimed he was the proprietor of the school, said he killed the girl owing to his financial constraints […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three suspected kidnappers, who have been terrorizing residents in Plateau State, have been gunned down by troops of Operation Safe Haven. They were shot dead around the Gyero community in Jos South Local Government Area with several items including one AK-47 rifle, 2 AK-47 rifle magazines, 101 live rounds of 7.62mm ammunition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As some Christians continue to fast and pray in the New Year, the Anglican Bishop of Oyo, Rt. Rev. Williams Aladekugbe, has urged them to pray fervently and eschew unforgiveness. Aladekugbe disclosed on Friday in Ibadan that hatred and forgiveness could hinder answers to prayers. He admonished Christians to be focused, prayerful, […]
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company(IBEDC) Ltd over insolvency. The Chief Operating Officer (COO) Engineer John Ayodele disclosed this in a memo to members of staff intimating them of the development. Ayodele, in the January 20 memo, said the company fell under receivership by a September […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States veteran singer and actor, Meat Loaf, has died at the age of 74. This was announced in a statement on his official Facebook page in the very early hours Friday, where his family revealed that he was surrounded by his family during his death. The statement read, “Our hearts are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy has demanded the unity of African countries. The ‘African Giant’ singer made this call in a recent interview with CNN. Burna said he believes that the only way African countries can get the respect they seek is if the countries join together. “It cannot be achieved by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill to repeal and re-enact the Nigerian Capital market, Investments and Securities Act. The bill seeks, among other things, to prohibit Ponzi schemes and other pyramid investments. If the bill finally becomes a law, promoters could face 10 years imprisonment if convicted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cab drivers plying Warri-Abraka route and other routes such as Warri, Eku, Abraka to Agbor Road respectively in Delta State have embarked on a peaceful protest over alleged unbearable extortion and dehumanisation against them by some agents of the state government and the motor park touts. The protesting cab drivers took to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and United States Government have signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at protecting the cultural heritage of the West African nation. In Nigeria, cultural property continues to be subject to the threat of pillage, destruction, and loss due to excavation, criminal activity, natural disasters, and subsistence digging. Between 1969 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany needs at least 400,000 immigrants per year, from both within and outside the European Union (EU), according to figures released by the German Federal Employment Agency on Thursday. The agency said Germany’s attempts to attract skilled workers from abroad are failing to keep up with the current demand. Last year, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amidst tight security, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), inaugurated projects executed by Governor Nasir el-Rufai during his two-day official visit to Kaduna State on Thursday. The President who flew in from Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of the state, landed at the rebuilt multi-purpose Murtala Mohammed Square at exactly 11.45am […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the alleged missing 178,459 arms and ammunition in the Nigeria Police Force as contained in the 2019 report of the Auditor General for the Federation. This followed a motion of urgent Public importance moved by the Deputy Minority Leader, Rep. Toby Okechukwu. African Examiner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Delta Safe have discovered and immobilized a total of 39 illegal refining sites, 91 cooking ovens, 24 reservoirs, 17 large dugout pits and 96 storage tanks in the Niger Delta region in the last two weeks. Also, a total of 637,500 liters of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil; and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A combined team of operatives of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons NAPTIP and the Department of State Services, DSS Imo State Command, South- East Nigeria, have rescued a Burundian woman and her three kids suspected to be victims of human trafficking. NAPTIP, Spokesman, Adekoye Vincent, said in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu has taken back his misleading comment on Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs). It could be recalled that the former Lagos State governor, had on Tuesday, tasked some of his supporters in Abuja to register ahead of the 2023 presidential election because their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has stated that the Super Eagles have demonstrated Nigeria’s resilient spirit in the present Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Cameroon. Jonathan disclosed this when he praised the Super Eagles for qualifying for the knockout stages of the biennial tournament. The former Nigerian leader enjoined the team to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday stated that he will hand over a better Nigeria than the one he inherited from his predecessor. As such, President Buhari tasked Nigerians to be fair in their assessment of his administration’s delivery of his campaign promises. Buhari disclosed this in an address at the palace of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo has hinted that Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State is being considered for presidency come 2023. It could be recalled that there have been clamor for a politician of the south east extraction to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023 to promote inclusive governance. Reacting when a delegation of some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has urged key players and stakeholders in the insurance industry in Africa to brace up to the challenge of addressing damages arising from climate change across the continent. Prof. Osinbanjo gave the charge at the closing of the 2021 Conference of African Insurance Practitioners, with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security agencies led by the Nigerian Army allegedly killed no fewer than 1,400 residents and razed about 1,000 homes in 100 Igbo communities in 14 months, a report has shown. The security agencies allegedly involved in the massacre are the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services, the Nigerian Air Force and […]
