(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Police Command in partnership with the military have embarked on a rescue mission to save the abducted 317 Government Girls Science Secondary School Jangebe in Talata Marafa LGA Zamfara ,who were kidnapped in the early hours of today The Commissioner of Police CP Abutu Yaro, the Force Commander […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some unidentified hoodlums have set the Aboh Mbaise Divisional Police Headquarters ablaze in Imo State as police men on duty fled for their dear lives The hoodlums who, according to sources were carrying inflammable objects, threw them at the police formation and ignited the environment. The development caused pandemonium in the area, as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has declared war on insurgents, bandits, kidnappers and other criminals that constitute threat to innocent citizens without resorting to ethnic profiling and tasked security agents to be alert The President spoke at a joint security meeting of Northern State Governors’ Forum, Northern Traditional Rulers Council and a Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unknown gunmen have attacked and abducted over 300 schoolgirls at Government Girls Secondary School, Jangebe in the Talata-Mafara Local Government Area of Zamfara State. A staff of the school, who begged for anonymity, said the bandits arrived in the school around 1am on Friday with Hilux vehicles and motorcycles and forcefully evacuated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 12 hour curfew has been imposed by the Enugu State Government in Oruku community in Nkanun East Local Government area following the crisis that claimed the lives of two community leaders The Commissioner for Information, Mr Chidi Aroh disclosed this on Thursday in a statement in Enugu. Aroh said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former chief of Naval Administration Rear Admiral Joe Aikhomu (rtd) Is dead Aikhomu, 65, passed on Thursday morning in Abuja allegedly from COVID-19 complications. The deceased who was younger brother to former military Vice President, Admiral Augustus Aikhomu (rtd), was until his death, chairman of Ocean Marine Solutions (OMS), a company his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of Flight Lieutenant Haruna Gadzama, the brave pilot that prevented a near disaster in Abuja when a Nigerian Air Force plane, a Beechraft KingAir BB305i crashed near a residential area in Abuja, last Sunday and that of six other personnel, have been buried at the National Military Cemetery, Abuja. Other […]
(AFRICAL EXAMINER) – Residents of Okitipupa Local Government Area (LGA) of Ondo State have implored Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to build on his past achievements during his second term. Akeredolu and Lucky Ayedatiwa were sworn-in as governor and deputy governor for the second term on Wednesday in Akure. The residents, who spoke in separate interviews in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two former Executives of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Bayo Akinlade and Douglas Ogbankwa, have urged the new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr AbdulRasheed Bawa, to be morally upright Although the appointment of Bawa was greeted with varied arguments, its left for him to stay focused and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, refuses to grant Abdulrasheed Maina, former Chairman, defunct Pension Reformed Taskforce Team (PRTT), bail. Delivering a ruling, Justice Okon Abang, alleged that Maina’s application for bail lacked merit. Justice Abang said though it was at the court discretion to grant bail, the ex-pension reformed boss […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden has revoked former President Donald Trump’s order that regulated the number of new work visas for temporary foreign workers in the United States amid the coronavirus pandemic. “The suspension of entry imposed in Proclamation 10014… does not advance the interests of the United States. “To the contrary, it harms […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday approved the nomination of Abdulrasheed Bawa for appointment as the latest Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC). The confirmation followed over two hours of interview by Senators who sought answers to various questions from the nominee. 19 Senators asked questions which were articulately responded to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of the 7 personnel of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), plane crash will be interred on Thursday at the National Cemetery in Abuja. A NAF aircraft, Beechcraft KingAir BB305i, crashed on Sunday afternoon, as a result of engine failure. Also further investigations into the remote and immediate causes of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Northern elders, under the aegis of the North East Elders for Peace and Development, have warned renowned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Abubakar Gumi, against defending armed banditry and other associated criminality ravaging the north. The elders expressed fear that recent comments and attitude of the cleric could encourages the bandits. Distancing themselves from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The board members of Texas’ power grid operator declared their resignation on Tuesday after millions of state residents were cut off power throughout days of tough frosty temperatures. The board chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Sally Talberg, vice chairman Peter Cramton, finance and audit committee chair Terry Bulger […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Overseer of the Omega Fire Ministries International, Apostle Johnson Suleman, has shown remorse over his statement in a viral video stating ‘he prayed for COVID-19 not to end.’ Apostle Suleman, in the viral video which attracted a widespread reactions, also flaunted that he bought his third private jet during the pandemic. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cross River State Police Command has rescued an 81-year-old Monarch who was abducted from his house at Ambo by Idang in the Calabar South Local government area The Victim, HH (Muri) Chief Bassey Iyamba was kidnapped Monday night before the rapid intervention by the police and the youth of the community […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Kogi West senatorial zone, Senator Smart Adeyemi, has come under attack over his unguarded remarks on the Governor of Abia State that “Abia is governed by drunkards”. Adeyemi stated this while contributing to a debate on the floor of the Senate yesterday, deviating from the subject on ground and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –No fewer than 10 people have lost their lives in Boko Haram recent attack and several people injured in different degrees with mortal shells in Maiduguri Borno State Capital This was disclosed by local militia and residents of the state They stated that insurgents fired two volleys of explosives on the city, hitting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde is set to reopen the Shasha market. This is coming two weeks after the market was shut down due to a communal crisis between traders in the market. The governor dropped the hint during a meeting with the leaders of the two warring communities at the House […]
