(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor, Engr. David Nweze Umahi, has endorsed Speaker of of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Francis Nwifuru as his successor come 2023. The governor who spoke on Saturday at Okposi , during the funeral ceremony of the father of the Commissioner for Trade and Investment, Barrister Chioma Nweze, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governors of the states in South-west Nigeria have paid tributes to the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi III, who died on April 22. The late monarch was 83. The third from the Alowolodu Ruling House, Alaafin Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, Ado Ekiti. He was the longest-serving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rescheduled sales of expression of interest and nomination forms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will now begin nationwide on Tuesday. The exercise which was scheduled to have begun yesterday (Saturday) was postponed due to some logistics and administrative challenges. A party source who spoke in confidence told our correspondent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will in May reveal his choice among those aiming to be his successor on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, a presidential source has revealed to Sunday Punch. According to the source, the President is critically studying the aspirants, their attitudes, actions, backgrounds and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tyson Fury retained his WBC heavyweight crown on Saturday, stopping former sparring partner Dillian Whyte in round six of the all-British bout at a delirious Wembley Stadium. The win for the self-styled ‘Gypsy King’, fighting on UK soil for the first time in four years, was witnessed by 94,000 fans. Unbeaten Fury, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has directed all public and private schools in the state to resume third term on Monday 25th April, 2022. The clarification became necessary following an unsigned statement credited to the Nigerian government directing all primary and secondary schools nationwide to resume on May 9. A statement issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday approved the reopening of four additional land borders shut in August 2019 as part of efforts to curtail smuggling and boost local production of rice. A circular released by the Nigeria Customs Service, signed by Deputy Comptroller-General E. I. Edorhe, on behalf of the Comptroller-General of Customs, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has described the passage of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide. This is contained in a statement by his Director of Media & Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, made available to newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After kidnapping ten herders and 300 cows in Anambra, gunmen have demanded a ransom of N4 million. Suspected gunmen kidnapped 10 members of the Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) and 300 cows in Anambra State on Saturday morning. Alhaji Gidado Siddiki, the South East Chairman of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared dead after an explosion at an illegal oil refining site in Ohaji/Egbema area of Imo state. According to available information, the incident, began around 11pm on Friday, which led to a fire outbreak at Abaezi forest in Ohaji/Egbema area. Speaking concerning the incident, Hope Uzodimma, governor of Imo, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 100th Premier League goal as Arsenal defeated Manchester United 3-1 in their English Premier League encounter on Saturday. Arsenal took control of the battle to finish in the Premier League top four with a 3-1 win over Manchester United to all but end the Red Devils’ hopes of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, who passed on last night, are being prepared for Islamic prayers, palace sources have said. The prayers will be offered at 4 p.m. inside the palace today. A cultural icon and committed traditionalist though, Alaafin Adeyemi III often identified as a Muslim. His […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several residents of Oyo town who flooded the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. This happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, who died on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has apprehended a man alleged to be behind the production of bombs for the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and its militia group /ESN. According to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, (CSP) Mike Abattam on Friday in Owerri, the Imo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo Social Cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has broadened the search for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction beyond the scope of the southeast zone and includes Igbos in south-south Nigeria. It said, “this clarification becomes necessary for the Igbo to jettison artificial separation of boundaries adjustment created by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sahel and West Africa Club (SWAC), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) will on Tuesday jointly launch the new report on Urbanisation dynamics in Africa. The 2022 edition of the report entitled, “Africa’s Urbanisation Dynamics: The Economic Power of Africa’s Cities” provides a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has passed on at 83 years old. The top Yoruba monarch died in the late hours of Friday, according to palace officials. Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, The late Alaafin’s first son, Prince ‘Tunde, and other children had received the monarch’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force on Friday declared 12 persons wanted over attacks in the Awka North LGA of Anambra State. The Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the 12 suspects are guilty of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. He listed the suspects as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo has opened up concerning the reason for his absence at Rita Dominic’s wedding. African Examiner recalls that Rita Dominic got married traditionally with Fidelis Anosike on Tuesday in Imo State. The ceremony had the likes of Chidi Mokeme, Kate Henshaw, Joke Silva, Ini Edo and many others […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that one person was killed following the crash of a tanker ladden with 45,000 litres of PMS along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development on Friday in Lagos. “Assessment on impacts of the incident is ongoing,” […]
