(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 100 people have been killed within one week in fighting between two Sudanese nomadic groups, according to the United Nations. Among the victims were six children and two children were still missing, the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Thursday. Some 2,000 residents had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and rule law, (InterSociety) has declared that Nigeria is the Most Christian Lives Hackers nation in the globe, saying a total of 5,191 persons were Hacked to death in 2021. It added that 6006 people were killed in fifteen months (Jan 2021-March 2022) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government has appointed an ex-chairman of the state’s chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly called MC Oluomo, as the chairman of its Parks Management Committee. Also, a former Assistant Inspector General of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, was appointed as the Liaison Officer between the government and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If the resolutions reached at the 8th session of Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development (ARFSD) which was held in Kigali, the Rwandan capital city, is anything to go by, Africa’s push for the realization of the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development and Agenda 2063, may have been re-ignited for the continent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, has opened up on the auto crash which led to the death of his two aides on Wednesday. African Examiner recalls that Jonathan escaped death after he was involved in an auto crash on his way from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayode Fayose, former Ekiti State Governor, has berated some presidential aspirants under the umbrella of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, as he vowed never to step down for anyone. Fayose slammed the likes of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and former Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for trying to seek the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of the Bank of Agriculture, Alwan Ali-Hassan, on Wednesday, was set free by terrorists who attacked the Monday night Abuja-Kaduna bound train. The attack left eight passengers dead while several others were taken away by the terrorists, among them, Ali-Hassan, and was immediately declared missing by his family. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The shirt worn by Diego Maradona when he scored his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England at the 1986 World Cup is now worth billions of Naira. Auctioneer Sotherby’s said on Wednesday that the shirt is expected to sell for at least 4 million pounds ($5.23 million or N2.25 billion). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Igbo umbrella body, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, has condemned in its entirety the opposition Peoples Democratic party’s decision to throw it’s presidential ticket open to all zones, describing the action as a political suicide. President General of the body World Wide, Ambassador (Prof.) George Obiozor made the condemnation in a press statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the nationwide midnight curfew and limitations on gatherings and other restrictions imposed in 2019 to reduce the spread of coronavirus. This development is coming after the country recorded 3,142 deaths from 255,468 cases since the commencement of the pandemic, according to data obtained from the Nigeria Centre […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) have relieved Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo of his position as Chairman of the Lagos State branch of the association on Wednesday. This was disclosed in a statement signed by its National President, Tajudeen Baruwa and General Secretary, Kabiru Ado Ya’u. The union stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leke Adeboye, the son of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, Blasted erring pastors of the church, calling them ‘goats’ for preaching their sermons after the G.O. had finished speaking and preaching. This generated outrage on social media as many condemned the statement while some […]
….. Seek 100 Million Compensation (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, Civil Rights Realization and Advancement Network, (CRRAN), has threatened a court action against the Enugu State government as it filed a pre Action notice over alleged unlawful demolition of shops belonging to one Alhaji Aminu Sani Na Dada at the new Artisan Goat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ezinator – Mgbakwu Community in Awka North Council area of Anambra State have rejected the nomination of their kinsman, Mr. Chikodi Anara as Commissioner for Homeland Affairs by Governor Charles Soludo. . Members of the locality had yesterday staged a protest against the nomination, demanding for the immediate withdrawal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely few days after hoodlums set Orsu Council area Headquarters of Imo State ablaze, the local government gate has been repainted in Biafra colours by yet to be identified persons. African Examiner learnt that residents of the area woke up this morning to see the gate of the headquarters repainted in Biafran […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Osita Okechukwu has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for jettisoning the zoning of its presidential ticket, saying its akin to buying vehicle with the name tag, ‘No refund after payment’. The APC Chieftain who is also the Director General of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) has urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to carry out its mandate with strict adherence to the provisions of the law. The association has also expressed its worry over the indiscriminate arrest of Igbo notable sons by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some angry subscribers stormed telecommunication outlets on Tuesday after telecom companies barred their lines from making calls following a directive from the Federal Government. The Federal Government had on Monday directed telecom companies to enforce compliance with its National Identification Number-Subscriber Identity Module policy by blocking outgoing calls on all unlinked lines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield is seeking suspension of the Russian Federation from the Human Rights Council over Ukraine’s accusation that invading troops massacred civilians in the town of Bucha. Thomas-Greenfield who made the call while addressing UN Security Council on Tuesday in New York said Russia had been using […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Polytechnic Ibadan has assured that peace will be restored soonest following a shootout between cult gangs on the campus on Tuesday. Cult gangs engaged in a shootout on the campus for about 20 minutes sending people scampering to safety. Public Relation Officer of the institution, Mr Soladoye Adewole, […]
