(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Happiness filled the air yesterday for non-immigrant visa applicants in Nigeria, following the kick-off of the no-interview visa renewal regime by the United States (U.S.) Mission in Lagos. The new visa application regime, which was unveiled at a briefing at the U.S. Consulate in Lagos, is a pilot project, which the mission […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angry youths have stormed and set ablaze Noble Kids Academy, situated at Kwanar Dakata, Kano State, where late Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old was kidnapped, killed and buried by her proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko. It was gathered that the youths mobilized themselves and launched an attack on the building in the wee hours of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on the registration of alcohol in sachet and small volume PET and Glass bottles below 200ml, amidst other stringent regulatory measures. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who dropped the hint in Abuja, explained that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cab drivers plying Warri-Abraka route and other routes such as Warri, Eku, Abraka to Agbor Road respectively in Delta State have embarked on a peaceful protest over alleged unbearable extortion and dehumanisation against them by some agents of the state government and the motor park touts. The protesting cab drivers took to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 100,000 birds in poultry farms across Kaduna State are facing imminent danger. This is as a result of the detected avian influenza, Bird Flu in three Local Government Areas of the state. The Kaduna State Government said the disease is threatening an estimated population of 107, 807 birds, in farms in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – House of Representatives, Wednesday approved direct and indirect primary clauses as a mode of electing candidates by political parties for general elections. This was originally the provision in the extant law, the Electoral Act of 2010 before the National Assembly in the course of tinkering with the Act expunged ‘indirect’ primary mode. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court in Abia State has ordered the Federal Government to pay the sum of N1 billion to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and issue a letter of apology to him. Kanu had approached the Court demanding N5 billion over the invasion of his father’s house […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, says the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has not directed any official in his regime to implement the removal of petroleum subsidy. Lawan disclosed this to State House correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with the President at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has declared that the state will never be part of Biafra. The governor reiterated that the state was better in a fair and equitable Nigeria, reiterating that “if anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra”. He stated this at the Ecumenical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police and Military operatives have rescued the three ladies bandits kidnapped on Wednesday night in Ban, Barkin Ladi local government area of Plateau. African Examiner reports the three girls were abducted around 8:15 pm. Military and Police authorities confirmed the three girls have regained their freedom. Military Information Officer of The Task […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hungary said Thursday it will offer a fourth coronavirus vaccine dose to citizens, after a consultation with a doctor amid a rapid rise in Covid-19 infection cases. Denmark is the first EU country to offer a fourth dose to citizens. “Anyone can get a fourth coronavirus jab based on a consultation with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Award-winning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has lamented after finding out that he had a very ‘expensive December’ last year. The Champion Sound crooner took to his Instagram story to note that he just finished doing some accounting and from his discovery, he was going to ‘up the score. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Oyo State Governor Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala is dead. It was learnt that the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain died yesterday in his Ogbomoso, Oyo State home. He was 71. Alao-Akala became governor of Oyo State from 2007 to 2011, following the impeachment of his principal, Chief Rashidi Ladoja. A source close […]
(BREAKING) : Ex-Oyo Governor Alao-Akala Is Dead (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Oyo Governor Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He was 71. Sources close to the politician confirmed his demise on Wednesday. The politician was born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. He had his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it had finalised the list of approved computer-based test centres in preparation for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board also reiterated its decision to have a hitch-free registration process for all candidates. This was disclosed in the latest bulletin released by the board […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian celebrity dancer, Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, has opened up on her separation from her husband, Joseph Ameh. According to her, marriage was supposed to be an alignment of destinies but that was not the case in her union. The mother-of-two said this in a video on her Instagram page […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at a hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and between August 26 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has announced that the military authorities said troops foiled an attack and neutralised five terrorists in Kwanan Bataro, Giwa Local Government Area. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan disclosed this in a statement. Aruwan said according to operational feedback received, the troops, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and Egypt will faceoff at the Stade Roumdé Adjia, Garoua as both sides aim to begin their 2021 Africa Cup of Nations on a positive note. Nigeria will be without top scorer in the qualifiers Victor Osimhen, Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis and 2019 AFCON top scorer Odion Ighalo, while Egypt will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday declared that he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition. Asiwaju Tinubu disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The APC […]
