(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja, ,has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors to suspend its strike, which commenced on August 2, 2021. Justice John Targema made the order while delivering his ruling on an ex parte application brought before the court by the Federal Government. The court stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Zamfara has confirmed that gunmen killed four persons and abducted 50 others in Goran Namaye town in Maradun Local Government Area. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Muhammad Shehu, made the disclosure to newsmen in Gusau . Shehu said the attackers, who came in large number, invaded the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pere, Maria, Queen, Sammie, Cross, and JMK, have been nominated for eviction in week five of the Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye season. This was announced during the Monday nomination show where each housemate had to nominate two other housemates for possible eviction. The accumulation of their nominations led to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Katsina state House of Assembly members on Monday wept openly at a plenary deliberating over the issue of insecurity afflicting many Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state The Deputy Speaker of the house, Alhaji Shehu Dalhatu-Tafoki had earlier presented a motion of urgent public importance over the level of insecurity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Government has accused the administration of former Governor Rochas Okorocha, of wasting public funds on substandard projects. The state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, stated this in Owerri. He explained that the Governor Hope Uzodinma-led administration was more interested in safeguarding the lives of the citizens of state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to increase security surveillance and patrol on various highways in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President made the call in a statement in Abuja, while condemning the murder of 22 travellers along Jos Road in Plateau. Wabba said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Maria, one of the housemates in Big Brother Naija, Season 6 has won the Head of House (HOH) challenge for Week 4. Biggie declared that Maria had also become immune from the eviction nomination process. Maria was, however, punished for inviting Liquorose and Peace into the HoH lounge, which was against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far received 2, 449, 648 applications since the start of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) on June 28, according to a pictogram of the weekly update of the exercise it released on Monday, in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the update also showed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bordeaux doctors have said that Nigerian striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a French Ligue 1 game at Marseille on Sunday because of “dizzy spell”. Bordeaux player, Remy Oudin, who replaced the Nigerian after he was substituted made this known. Bordeaux striker Samuel Kalu collapsed on the pitch in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Monday lost one of its member, Rep Adedayo Omolafe, member, representing Akure South/North Federal Constituency of Ondo state. Rep. Tunji Olawuyi, the Chairman House Committee on Emergency and Disaster Preparedness confirmed this on Monday in Abuja. He said that Omolafe died in the early hours of Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Kayvee, has been withdrawn from the BBNaija season six show due to health issues. This was announced via a brief from Big Brother, read by the Head of House, Pere, to all the housemates on Monday. According to the brief, Kayvee has been advised by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Miss Gift Agenoisa, a JSS1 female student of Mary Immaculate Secondary School , Ado- Ekiti, has dragged the Ekiti Government, before a state High Court, seeking N15 million in damages for breach of fundamental rights. In a suit number HAD/01/CR/2021 and sworn to, at the Ado-Ekiti High Court, on her behalf by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former FC Barcelona skipper, Lionel Messi, has finally reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain as a free agent. Following the Argentine’s failure to reach an agreement on a new deal with the Catalan mega-club after a meeting last Thursday, there have been rumours linking the 34-year-old to PSG. Messi, at Sunday press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 14 persons were feared killed while hoodlums attacked commercial vehicles and residents in IPOB sit at home order IPOB had announced a sit-at-home to protest the arrest and detention of its leader Nnamdi Kanu. It said the 6 am to 6 pm “stay-at-home” would be observed every Monday “until […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has declared National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is well and healthy. The Governor, who visited Tinubu in London, said: “My going to see our leader was really around the rumours flying around about him. “He is well and healthy. We discussed happening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 24 hours after seven members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) resigned, a member of the party’s Board of Trustees (BOT), Senator Joy Emordi, has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), Governor Mai Mala […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has barred the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and blocking the account of Chief Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. Justice Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday after listening to the motion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Abuja has restrained the Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, from reviewing downward the salaries and allowances of members of Association of Specialist Medical Doctors in Academics (ASMEDA). African Examiner reports that the claimants; Dr Christopher Sakpa, Dr Momoh Mcsionel, Dr Ahmed Rabiu and Dr Darlington […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has gone on a short recess to prepare its ruling on the bail application brought before it by the 12 detained aides of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho. The lawyer to the detained aides, Pelumi Olajengbesi, had prayed the court […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS), on Monday, seized a phone belonging to a Vanguard Photojournalist, Mr Gbenga Olamikan, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The DSS operatives confiscated the phone following Olamikan’s bid to take snapshots of the 12 detained associates of Yoruba nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday […]
