(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday appealed for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine, so that “serious political negotiations” can advance towards a peace agreement, based on the principles of the UN Nations Charter. Guterres told journalists that a cessation of hostilities would allow essential humanitarian aid to be delivered and […]
(African examiner) – Kaduna State Government said the military had rescued the Kaduna-bound train passengers trapped by terrorists Monday night. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, the government said information about the rescue mission was conveyed to it by security operatives. Aruwan said the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has directed its staff to close work at noon on Tuesday, March 29, to enable them to root for the Super Eagles in their match against the Black Stars of Ghana. This is contained in a circular signed by the FCTA Director, Human Resource Management, Malam […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Mozambican government has inaugurated a special agricultural zone called Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor. The Pemba-Lichinga Integrated Development Corridor, which is located in Mozambique’s northern Niassa province, is expected to increase production and productivity in the southern African nation. It will improve the quality of agricultural commodities, strengthen value chains for soybeans, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Enugu were on Monday thrown into panic as armed men suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB, implementing the Monday sit- at home engaged in sporadic shootings at the New Market area of the metropolis The gunmen believed to be implementing the sit-at-home order opened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), have arrested 75 suspected internet fraudsters in separate sting operations in Owerri, the Imo State capital. The Head, Media and publicity of the Nigeria’s anti – graft Agency, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren disclosed this in a press statement made available to African Examiner in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives in Anambra State, South East Nigeria, have apprehended six suspects for flouting the governor Charles Soludo administration’s ban on illegal revenue collection. The state Commissioner of Police, (CP), Echeng Echeng, who spoke with Newsmen in Awka, the Anambra capital, said the arrest was in line with the state government’s commitment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed bandits have kidnapped the Catholic Parish Priest of St Mary’s Catholic Church, Sarkin Pawa, Munya Local Government Area of Niger State, Very Rev Father Leo Raphael Ozigi, and 44 other villagers. The Secretary, Niger State Chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Pastor Raphael Opawoye, who confirmed the incident to newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Abuja has directed that suspended deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Abba Kyari, be remanded at a correctional center pending the conclusion of his trial. African Examiner writes that Kyari who has been in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) since February 12 was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two police officers were injured as gunmen, on Monday morning, attacked the Otoko Divisional Police Headquarters situated in the Obowo Local Government Area of Imo State. According to villagers, the attack started around 3 am and lasted a long time as residents feared for their lives. A villager said, “We didn’t sleep […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, on Monday, met with former President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The vice president had paid a visit to Ogun State for a high-level discussion organized by the Coalition for Dialogue on Africa. The dialogue tagged, ‘West Africa: Rising to the Challenge of Consolidating Democratic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four commercial motorcyclists and residents of the Omi Adio area of Ibadan, Oyo State, who were chasing suspected robbers, have been reportedly shot dead. Our correspondent gathered that the incident happened on Friday after the hoodlums, who raided some point-of-sale shops, were fleeing the area. The robbers were said to have invaded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court has announced the commencement of its Easter vacation. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the court’s Chief Information Officer, Catherine Christopher, the vacation will begin from April 8 till April 25. Quoting the Chief Judge, John Tsoho, Ms Christopher said the break was based on “the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly elected national leadership of the All Progressives Congress. At the National Convention of the party, which held on Saturday at the nation’s capital, Abuja, Abdullahi Adamu, a former two-term governor of Nasarawa State, emerged the national chairman of the ruling party via a consensus arrangement […]
(African examiner) – Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunday’s gala that immediately went viral and left stunned viewers questioning if it had been scripted or genuine. Rock, presenting the best documentary prize with a short comedy routine, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kwara has arrested Mr Musibau Esinrogunjo, the Special Assistant on Rural mobilisation to Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for assaulting a traffic warden on duty along Ahmadu Bello Way, Ilorin. African Examiner reports that a video clip on how the governor’s aide was allegedly caught by policemen with a cartridge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election in Nigeria, a pan Socio political organization, the Igbo Leadership Development Foundation (ILDF), has asked the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP to zone it’s presidential ticket to South East zone in the spirit of equity, justice, and fair play, or be ready to face the consequences. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea’s four prospective new owners have an April 11 deadline to submit their final bids to buy the Blues. The Raine Group, the New York merchant bank in charge of the sale, has set that deadline for final bids to keep Chelsea on course to have new owners by May. Chelsea’s remaining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Glorious Abu of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Christ the Wonderful Parish Lugbe, FCT has admonished mothers to be good examples to their children and society. Abu, a pastor, gave the admonition on Sunday in an interview in Abuja during the 2022 Mothers’ Day celebration. He urged mothers to wake […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu has appealed to Sen. Abdulahi Adamu led new National Working Committee (NWC) of All Progressive Congress (APC), to follow the roadmap of President Muhammadu Buhari. Okechukwu made the appeal Sunday while addressing journalists at the Eagle Square Abuja on the outcome […]
