(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the 2023 general election in Nigeria draws near, the immediate past chairman of All Progressive Congress, APC, Enugu State, Dr Ben Nwoye, and Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Ubosi, have advised the youths to shun thuggery and all manner of violence capable of disrupting the Electoral process. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ministers who have unfolded presidential ambitions ahead of next year’s election yesterday said they will not resign their membership of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). While Labour and Employment Minister Dr. Chris Ngige said he has not received any instruction to resign from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira exchanged at 419.33 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Wednesday, a 0.20 per cent depreciation, compared to 418.50 to the dollar on Tuesday. The open indicative rate closed at 418.38 to the dollar on Wednesday. An exchange rate of 444 to the dollar was the highest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An interest group within opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, the Rescue Oyo Mission ’23, raised alarm on Wednesday about the wanton destruction of billboards of the party’s aspirants. Its coordinator, Dauda Kolawole, called on the police and other security agencies to check the activities of political thugs hiding under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zamfara dethroned the Emir of Zurmi, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Dansadau, Alhaji Hussaini Umar, on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in banditry. The government also removed Alhaji Suleiman Ibrahim, District Head of Birnin Tsaba, in Zurmi Local Government Area from office, for a similar offence. Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President, Mohammadu Buhari has commended the African Development Bank (AfDB) for its emergency plan to mitigate the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on food supplies in Africa. Russia and Ukraine dominate exports of wheat and maize to Africa. With the disruption of supplies arising from the war, Africa now faces a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was confusion at the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress on Wednesday when $75,000 reportedly went missing. Our Correspondent observed that the canopy under which the sale of forms took place was suddenly dismantled without explanation. African Examiner reports that the party resorted to canopies due to the ongoing renovation/refurbishment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the computer based test held nationwide last week, Wednesday 20th and Thursday 21st April 2022 for Police applicants for the Constables cadre in the Nigeria Police Force. It noted that the exercise was successful in virtually all the 36 states of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Somalia’s Prime Minister on Wednesday asked African Union soldiers to protect lawmakers as they pick new leadership, after warning police and intelligence officials not to interfere in the long-overdue elections. Somalia’s long-delayed election process has been beset by Islamist violence and a power struggle between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and Prime Minister […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pensioners in Abia Wednesday staged a protest against the 38 months unpaid arrears of their pensions by the state government. The pensioners, operating under the aegis of Concerned Abia Pensioners, took their protest round the major streets of Umuahia and ended up at the Government House. They accused the Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu-led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday began the distribution of over 33, 000 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to newly registered voters in the state. While inaugurating the exercise at the INEC Offices in Somolu and Kosofe Local Government Areas, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner, told newsmen that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four persons were burnt to death while 13 others sustained injuries on Wednesday in a lone accident involving a Toyota Hiace bus, at Fidiwo on Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Mr Ahmed Umar, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abeokuta. Umar said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NDLEA seized 1.2 tonnes of tramadol tablets , 396kg of codeine syrup in Kaduna on Monday and Tuesday respectively Its spokesman in the Kaduna Command, Superintendent of Narcotics, Mr Maijama’a Abdullahi stated in a news conference on Wednesday that the tramadol tablets were seized in Zaria Local Government Area of the state. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The terrorists who attacked an Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28 yesterday released four photos of their captives. In the photos, 62 of the kidnapped victims are seen in four groups. The first photo has 23 persons, including five children (two females and three males) and 18 women. Among them is the 85-year-old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency on Monday marked six residential houses and one plaza belonging to the embattled former Intelligence Response Team leader, Abba Kyari, in Maiduguri as being under investigation. The two-storey shopping plaza, Assurance Plaza, located along the Giwa Barracks Road in Maiduguri, has about 100 stores. Six other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige has blamed the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) for prolonging the industrial strike in the country. The minister said the union had made negotiation difficult for both parties. Ngige disclosed this in a statement issued by Patience Onuobia, Acting Head of Press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Iran’s attempts to assassinate former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are real and ongoing, his successor, Antony Blinken, told Congress on Tuesday. Testifying before a Senate panel, Blinken acknowledged details made public last month in a sensitive State Department report that outlined a security arrangement for the former secretary involving round-the-clock government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Osun has arrested a hunter, who allegedly shot and killed the 78-year-old Imam of Alaguntan village in Orile-Owu, Aiyedaade Local Government Area, whom he mistook for antelope. The command’s Spokesperson, SP Yemisi Opalola, made this known during the parade of criminal suspects at the state police headquarters in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The officers of So-Safe Corps, the Ogun State-owned security outfit, have arrested a mortuary attendant, Kushimo Lukman, for allegedly beheading a dead body. The officers arrested Mr Lukman in Abeokuta, Ogun State, in the early hours of Tuesday, while on routine patrol. Moruf Yusuf, the spokesperson of the corps, said the suspect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ikeja Electric Plc says it is offering willing customers a one-day metering initiative where they can complete their Know Your Customer (KYC) and get metered in 24 hours. The electricity Distribution Company said the move was part of its efforts to accelerate installation of prepaid meters under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) […]
