(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to Ebonyi state Government, (SSG) Dr. Kenneth Ugbala, has resigned his position. He disclosed this to newsmen Thursday in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital after a closed door consultation with the Working Committee of the Ebonyi All chapter of the Progressives Congress(APC), at the party’s Secretariat. Ugbala who was also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actress, Uche Jombo, has reacted to the death of popular singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu calling for the law enforcement agencies to jail the husband of the singer for life. African Examiner recalls that Osinachi’s husband, Peter Nwachukwu, has been arrested by the Abuja police command for the alleged murder of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Alassane Ouattara on Wednesdays said that Ivorian Prime Minister, Patrick Achi, has tendered his resignation and that of his government. Speaking at the opening of outgoing Prime Minister Patrick Achi’s last cabinet meeting, Ouattara stated that he had accepted the government’s resignation and would “from next week appoint a new prime […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of coronavirus infections in Africa has been dwindling in the last four months, the World Health Organisation announced on Thursday. According to the report, the number of COVID-19 cases registered each week had steadily declined over the past 16 weeks, while the number of deaths drastically reduced in the last […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a way of sharing love with less privileged in the society, a humanitarian organization, under the platform of ‘Eminent Sisters Enugu’ on Wednesday, donated huge food items, toiletries, among other consumables and cash to the Enugu State Children’s Home, (ESCH) which houses motherless babies. The Charity group equally settled the medical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Barbadian singer Rihanna has disclosed her reason for constantly putting her baby bump on display. The expectant billionaire businesswoman in an interview during the shoot for her feature on the cover of May edition of Vogue Magazine said pregnancy should be celebrated and not hidden. Rihanna explained upon the confirmation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Paul Enenche of Dunamis Gospel International Centre, Abuja, has finally spoken about the death of the late Nigerian gospel singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu. The singer died on Friday at an Abuja hospital. Until her death, Osinachi was a lead singer at the Dunamis International Gospel Centre. She was 44. She was alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has said that he will be the courageous leader that Nigeria needs to tackle its challenges. Tinubu, who is a presidential aspirant, stated this on Wednesday during a one-day forum organised by the Speaker of the Lagos State House of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool and Manchester City will resume their domestic duel in the FA Cup on Saturday after the pair reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in contrasting styles on Wednesday. Jürgen Klopp’s Reds proved too strong for Benfica in spite of being held to a 3-3 draw at Anfield a week after winning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 920,000 people were affected by the first storm to hit the Philippines this year, triggering massive landslides and floods that killed 123, officials said on Thursday. Most of the fatalities were from Baybay City in Leyte province, 599 kilometres south of Manila, where 86 bodies were retrieved from landslides, police said. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) have intercepted a pistol with two magazines containing 26 rounds of ammunition. The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSC Victor Ogagbor, made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Lagos on Thursday. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and presidential hopeful, has stated that he has the necessary requirements to represent Nigeria well if elected. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday at an event that featured present and past speakers and deputy speakers elected on the platform of the APC. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu based non- governmental organization (NGO), Women Information Network (WINET) has advocated the need to develop an Enugu State Action plan for the rehabilitation and integration of persons with disabilities (PWDs) within the framework of Socio- economic development. It said such move should be aggressively pursed with vigour by the Civil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled Chairman of the opposition Peoples Democratic party PDP in Ebonyi, Hon. ToochukwuU Okorie, says he has appealed the Federal High Court judgment sacking him from office. Okorie, in a press statement, issued in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi State capital, said he is still the PDP Chairman in the State, and warned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Wednesday continued their atrocities in South East Nigeria particularly in Imo and Anambra States, as they attacked another police station in Atani, the headquarters of Ogbaru Council Area of Anambra State. African Examiner gathered that , gunmen invaded the station at about 1:30am and launched an attack on the police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lynda Ikpeazu, member of the house of representatives, has stated that Nigeria is a failed state. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) member representing Onitsha north/south federal constituency of Anambra, disclosed this on the floor of the lower legislative chamber in a plenary session on Wednesday. Ikpeazu was contributing to a motion on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two nuns and three others died at dawn on Wednesday after two vehicles crashed at Nawfia on Enugu-Awka Expressway in Anambra. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Anambra, Adeoye Irelewuyi, stated that the collision was attributable to excessive speeding. “The fatal crash involved a Toyota Highlander with registration number; […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The call of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) for the immediate resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari, over the raging killings across the country has sparked social media reaction. African Examiner recalls that the forum in a statement on Wednesday stated that President Buhari does not have the answers to the security questions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Assistant Superintendent of Police, attached to Shogunle division in Lagos, has been detained for smoking Indian hemp in public. African Examiner recalls that the ASP was caught on camera in a viral photo on Sunday puffing on a wrap of cannabis while he was in a gathering. The viral photo was captioned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja-Kaduna train that was bombed by terrorists on March 28, 2022, in Kaduna State as well as passengers who boarded the train were all insured but not against terror attacks, senior officials of the Federal Government have stated. It was learnt that N50 was paid as a premium to two indigenous […]
