(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Umbrella Igbo organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has appealed to the British Government for linenecy for the incarcerated Nigeria’s Ex- Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu. It said the body accepted the pronouncement of the trial court that approved over ten years jail term for the ex-lawmaker in the matter of organ harvesting against him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has tasked Nigerians to seek God’s blessings to push Nigeria “to a path of peace, harmony, and prosperity”. In a statement felicitating Muslims on the Eid-el-Kabir festival, Abubakar stated that the importance of the celebration is about the “profitability of being patient with God in our affairs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State police Command Tuesday paraded before Newsmen fifteen male criminal suspects with exhibits apprehended for various crimes, raging from armed robbery, Kidnapping, rape, murder, among others offences. They were arrested at various locations in the state by Operatives of the Command attached to different units. The State Commissioner of police, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Ekenedirichukwu Ijemba, aka Humble Smith, has stated that he almost became a beggar in 2015 before God helped him. Humble Smith made this known in an interview with reality star, Kimoprah, saying that he had gone to a church in Lagos to ask for help but he later changed his […]
….Calls For Govt. Action Drivers plying the Opi-Nsukka, Enugu road numbering over one hundred on Tuesday blocked the road to protest constant kidnapping of drivers and passengers along the road. The action which caused heavy traffic jams on the road for several hours, left motorists, tricycles, Operatives and passengers stranded , as the protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor Alex Otti has directed the Accountant General of the state, Mrs Njum Onyemenam, to ensure that all verified workers in the state civil service receive their salary for June before Wednesday, June 28, 2023. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kazie Uko, in a statement on Tuesday, cited […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has clarified that the 800 million dollar loan from the bank was approved as of December 2021, a time when the government of Muhammadu Buhari contemplated the removal of fuel subsidy. Its Nigerian articlesCountry Director, Dr Shubham Chaudhuri, made this known on Tuesday at an event organised by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that any attempt to blackmail Russia or foment unrest would fail, after an armed rebellion shook his more than two decades of rule. “Civilian solidarity showed that any blackmail, any attempts to organise internal turmoil, is doomed to fail,” Putin said in a televised address. He […]
… Seek Ministerial, Other Positions (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A socio cultural Organization, ‘Igbo Nsukka Global Association’, championing peace and progress in Enugu North Senatorial district of Enugu State, has expressed appreciation to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for appointing their illustrious son, Real Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla, as Chief of Naval Staff and elevation of Frank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Senior Special Assistant on Media to former President Muhammadu Buhari, Garba Shehu, has opened up on why the former administration could not do away with fuel subsidy. Shehu took to His Twitter account on Monday saying that only a new administration with goodwill could attempt to remove fuel subsidy. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Afrobeat musician, Femi Kuti, has opened up on how some people predicted that 12 of his family members would die in short spells after the deaths of his father, late Afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, his sister, Shola Kuti, and a cousin at a stretch. Femi made this known during an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles defender, Ifeanyi Udeze has alleged that the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Ibrahim Gusau, is scared to decide if to sack the national team’s head coach, Jose Peseiro. The African Examiner recalls that last week, Gusau disclosed that the NFF would carry out an opinion poll where […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday said that his administration would work towards a drug-free society. Tinubu spoke at the celebration of the United Nations International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa. Tinubu who spoke through Secretary to the Government of the Federation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Government has refuted claims that it intends to subvert the death sentence on Dr Rahman Adedoyin. The African Examiner recalls that Adedoyin and two others, Adeniyi Aderogba and Oyetunde Kazeem, were sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of Adegoke. Adegoke was a postgraduate student of the Obafemi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Ndubuisi Mbah’s led administration in Enugu state is to hold a Diaspora Investment Forum that would see the state reap about $2 billion in investment interests in the first year of the administration. The event which christened: “The Enugu State Diaspora and Investment Forum” and proposed for April 2024, will […]
…Wants Independent Probe Panel (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coalition of Civil society organizations in Enugu State, have written to Secretary to the Government of the federation (SGF); Senate George Akume, Demanding the Suspension Of Dr. Monday Igwe, as Medical Director of Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Enugu, over alleged abuse of office, corruption and nepotism. “We are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of the Enugu State Command, serving in Igbo-Eze North Division, with assistance from Forest Guard and Neighbourhood Watch Group, Sunday, rescued four kidnapped victims (two males and two females in a forest. The Command’s Spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, who disclosed this via a Statement made available to Newsmen, said their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s Ruling Zanu-Pf On Saturday Launched Its Election Campaign days after the nomination court received applications from candidates who want to contest the August 23 harmonized elections. President Mnangagwa, one of the 11 that filed for the presidential race, proclaimed August 23 as the date for the election to election a president, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms Emmanuelle Blatmann, French Ambassador to Nigeria, said France has invested 600,000 Euros for the promotion of French language in Nigeria. Blatmann revealed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the solidarity fund for innovative projects (FSPI) launch in Abuja. According to her, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nollywood actress, Iniobong Edo, has stated that she regrets getting married. The African Examiner recalls that Ini Edo walked down the aisle to American-based businessman, Philip Ehiagwina on November 29, 2008. The marriage lasted for five years before they finally removed the plug from their relationship and got divorced in 2013. […]
