(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello has finally bowed to pressure and has turned himself in to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. A statement by the Director, Yahaya Bello Media Office, Ohiare Michael on Wednesday, said Bello has honoured the invitation of the EFCC “after due consultations with his family, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 66-year-old Nigerian man, Salisu Ahmed, is now the fourth person in the world to be cured of HIV after a stem cell transplant. Ahmed speaking in a recent interview disclosed that he contracted the virus 31 years ago from his first extramarital affair. Speaking on his challenges, Ahmed talked about the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos based Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the harassment of the leader of a citizens group by the Department of State Services (DSS) for exercising their fundamental right to request information from the government under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, 2011. It described the act of intimidation as unlawful […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government and Jelfah Nigeria Ltd have signed a N40bn deal for the revitalisation of the long-moribund and state-owned Sunrise Flour Mills, Enugu. The deal, which was signed at the Government House, Enugu, Tuesday, saw Jelfah acquire a 60 per cent equity stake in Sunrise Flour Mills and is expected to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Not less than seven persons have died as a result of a cholera outbreak in the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. A statement by the National Emergency Management Agency in a statement shared on its X.com page on Tuesday, also said a total of 71 others have been hospitalised. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was killed with eight others “grievously injured” in an accident that occurred on Third Mainland Bridge on Monday. The accident occurred when two Mazda commercial buses (LND 624 YE and EKY 804 YH) had a head-on collision on the bridge, near Ilaje, en route Iyana-Oworonsoki. In a statement on Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its contribution in enthroning credible Chairmen and Councillors in the upcoming Enugu state local government areas election slated for 21st, September, 2024, ActionAid Nigeria, in partnership with her implementing partner in the state, South Saharan Social Social Development Organization (SSDO) have trained 120 youths as election Observers ahead of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain in Edo State, Emmanuel Odigie, has explained the reason the party declined to sign the peace accord with other parties ahead of the September 21 governorship election in the state. He said, “The PDP has made demands, they never said they won’t sign. All they want […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance. Routh, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday to sympathize with the government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster. He arrived at 3:40pm and headed to one of the emergency camps to commiserate with the victims of the flood. At the Camp, President Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded a retraction of election rigging allegation made against him by the chairperson of Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi. Aziegbemi had in a statement on Sept. 14, accused the Federal Government of planning to rig the upcoming Edo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said that it will sell the petrol lifted from the Dangote Refinery for nothing less than ₦950 per litre in Lagos. The NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this on Monday, in a statement titled, ‘NNPC Ltd Releases Estimated Pump Prices of PMS from Dangote Refinery […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended five suspected Chinese illegal miners in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Mr Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the arrests were made by the Special Task Force on Illegal Mining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State, Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has given security agencies in the state 48 hours to fish out killers of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Chief Stephen Aniagu, vowing that no one would commit such heinous crime in the state under his watch and go scot-free. He equally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu city as unknown gunmen suspected to be hired assassin’s Saturday night murdered President of the Ogbete Main market Traders Association OMMTA, Enugu, Chief Stephen Aniagu. He was said to have been killed by his assailants who shot him at close range at Top land area of Enugu while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has stated that he is “seriously worried” that jailed Boko Haram terrorists could have escaped from the Maiduguri correctional centre following the severe flooding that ravaged the state capital. The African Examiner writes that on Tuesday, the Alau Dam, which was in full capacity for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unconfirmed number of students of the University of Benin have been trapped in the rubbles of a three-storey building located on Ekhator Street in Ekosodin, which collapsed on Saturday. The building is said to have been a popular student residential area in Benin occupied by the students of the University. Eyewitnesses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday stated that the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu left the All Progressives Congress, APC because he was frustrated by Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole stated this at UNIBEN on Saturday in the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship campaign. Oshiomhole, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has assured traders of adequate security measures, a business-friendly atmosphere, and a conducive environment to invest and conduct business in the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Trade, Commerce, and Industry, Nwaka Inem. Otti expressed his administration’s readiness to […]
