(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The easing of lockdown restrictions in April has helped the UK economy grow at its fastest rate since July 2020 as households returned to high street stores and took advantage of hairdressers reopening, according to data. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP), a measure of economic growth, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Thursday abducted some lecturers and their families at Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, in Kaduna . An official of Kaduna Sate Vigilance service craving anonymity said some students of the institution were also injured. The official, who did not give details, said the incident occurred on Thursday night between 10.30pm and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 14, as Public Holiday to mark 2021 Democracy Day. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Belgore said the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the federal government. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday officially inaugurated the 157km double track Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge. The occasion was witnessed by a galaxy of very eminent personalities -they include Ministers of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, his Youths and Sport Development colleague, Sunday Dare, Minister of State for Transportation Gbemisola Saraki, and Ithe Speaker, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has said that the Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) called off its strike too early without achieving its aim of financial autonomy of the judiciary. African Examiner reports that the 64-day-old strike, the longest industrial action in the Nigerian judiciary was suspended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has dissolved the State Executive Council and sacked other political appointees. This is contained in a statement signed by Mukhtar Gidado, the Special Adviser on Media to the governor, on Wednesday in Bauchi. The state government said the dissolution was with immediate effect. Mohammed also sacked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has called on the Federal Government to beef up security surveillance around schools across the country in view of the current security challenge. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep Julius Ihonvbere (APC-Edo) on the floor of the House on Tuesday in Abuja He noted that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The atmosphere in ekiti is heavily tensed as armed security operatives on Saturday morning are posted to strategic locations in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital ahead of a rally by the Yoruba Nation agitators. The security personnel comprises men of the Nigerian Police Force, Joint Task Force, the Department of State Service […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has suspended indefinitely the operations of the micro blogging and social networking service twitter in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement in Abuja on Friday. The minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on motorcycles hijacked a school bus at Oba Ile Estate in Akure North Local Government thursday morning It is not yet clear how many pupils were inside the bus. Some eyewitnesses said pupils were inside the bus while others claimed only the attendant was taken away by the hoodlums. It was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has passed a Bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun to a University of Technology. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report, a member of the committee, Sen. Sadiq Sulaiman(APC- Kwara) said there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An explosion has rocked parts of mile 3 market in Port Harcourt City Local Government Area, Rivers State. The incident, which occurred around 6:30am on Monday, sent people especially at Mile 3 motor park running to different places for safety. Though no life was lost, many people were reportedly injured. A source […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential candidate and publisher of online news medium, SaharaReporters, Omoyele Sowore, has been “shot” by a police operative in Abuja. Sowore was reportedly shot on Monday by a female police officer at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The politician was at a rally with some associates when the incident happened. An […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social and economic activities were grounded in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Monday following the Sit-at-home order (on May 31) given by the proscribed Biafra agitators, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The group said ,it declared a Sit-at-home order in remembrance of more than five million Igbo people who died during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command on Monday said it has launched a manhunt for the killers of former Enugu State High Court Judge, Justice Stanley Nnaji. Justice Nnaji was reportedly killed by gunmen suspected to be assassins on Sunday evening. A statement by the Enugu State Police Command, however, could not identify […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Okwudor, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo, has been gutted by fire set by unknown gunmen. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Francis Ezeonu, made this known in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday, in Owerri. He confirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Imo State Police Commissioner, Abutu Yaro, has warned members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), who directed residents in the Southeast zone of the country to sit at home from May 29 – 31, against disturbing public peace and order in the state. The Commissioner stated that operatives of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali’s interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane tendered resignation. Agence France-Presse reported this on Wednesday, citing military and diplomatic sources. Late on Monday, a source told Sputnik that Malian military arrested the interim president and the prime minister and transported them to an army base near the capital of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-time African champions Nigeria will clash with CONCACAF Gold Cup-holders Mexico in a friendly at Los Angeles on July 3. Ademola Olajire, the Director of Communication of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Wednesday said the match would hold at the Memorial Coliseum in the State of California, U.S. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government Special Task Force on Land Grabbing restored lands to 159 residents from April 2020 to April 2021. The lands were illegally diverted by grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile”. The Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), made the disclosure on Wednesday during the […]
