(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worshippers at The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) were on Sunday thrown into deep mourning over the sudden death of Founder of the church, Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua. Joshua, popularly known as Prophet T.B Joshua, died on Saturday at the age of 57, as announced on the church’s website. NAN correspondent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua is dead. He was 57-year-old. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by his church to confirm the incident. The statement reads: “PROPHET TB JOSHUA – JUNE 12th 1963 to JUNE 5th 2021” “Surely the Sovereign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on has said, those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba and Biafra nations are foolish for not considering the consequences of another civil war. Aregbesola while speaking at Zenabab Hotel, Ilesha, Osun State during his 64th birthday celebration warned that agitators must consider the women, children, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, LCP Mahmud Sulaiman, turned the gun on himself after he shot dead a customs officer at Seme border on Wednesday. Reports say the incident occurred when the team leader was trying to retrieve the gun from Sulaiman following his strange behavior. “In the […]
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday issued a stern warning to those bent on destroying the country through promoting insurrection and burning down critical national assets: a rude shock awaits them, and very soon too. The President spoke after he received briefing from Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, is dead. Obioma died in his house on London Street, Dutsen Kura area of Minna, Niger, on Monday evening after a brief illness, this is contrary to many news reports that say the late registrar was killed by gunmen. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Imo says gallant officers killed four bandits who allegedly attacked Izombe police division in Oguta Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman, SP Bala Alkana on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Major General Yahaya replaces Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash last Friday. Prior to his appointment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc on Wednesday commended theManagement of the company for an impressive performance despite the economicchallenges in the year under review. Unanimously, theshareholders approved N272.6 billion as dividend, translating to N16 per sharefor the year ended December 31, 2020. The 16 per cent increase in the company’srevenue led to […]
… Describes Late COAS as Patriotic, Committed to Nigerian Project (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed sadness over the recent unfortunate incident of air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 officers while on official duty in Kaduna […]
…Deal To Yield Over $780million In Immediate Revenues To Government (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and its Production Sharing Contract (PSC) partners – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo), Total Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (TEPNG), Esso Exploration and Production Nigeria Limited (EEPNL) and Nigerian Agip Exploration (NAE) – have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians in New York under the aegis of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN Inc.) has met with the new Consul-General Amb. Lot Egopija to discuss ways of improving consular services to the community. OAN, in a statement by Mr Yinka Dansalami, Chairman, Board of OAN, said that the organisation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in a plane crash with some of his aides, reports say. The incident happened near Kaduna airport where the Chief of Army Staff was billed to commission a project in one of the military formations in Kaduna State. A tweet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has directed the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant, Abidemi Rufai, over his involvement in wire fraud in the United States of America. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Kunle Somorin, confirmed this on Tuesday. Somorin disclosed that Rufai is an appointee of the Ogun […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Airlines on Saturday relaunched its passenger flight operation from Washington, D.C. to Accra, the capital of Ghana, after a hiatus of about a decade. A speech read on behalf of the Minister of Transport Kweku Ofori Asiamah at a news conference held at the forecourt of the Kotoka International Airport commended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has confirmed that burglars attacked the residence of the chief of staff to the president, Professor Ibrahim Gambari but were unable to get into the residence. Gambari’s residence is located within the Aso Villa area, a short distance from the State House, Abuja. Also attacked was the residence of the […]
(African examiner) – West Brom have been relegated from the Premier League after a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal on Sunday. The loss leaves Sam Allardyce’s team 10 points away from safety in the English top flight with three games left to play. West Brom went behind against the Gunners less than 30 minutes into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Kogi Chapter of the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), Alhaji Wakili Damina, who was allegedly kidnapped on Tuesday, has been released. The state Secretary of the association, Mr Adamu Abubakar told newsmen in Lokoja on Saturday that Damina was released in Abuja late night of […]
