(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have reportedly killed at least 11 people in an attack on some communities in Nyiev-ya, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State. The incident happened on December 25 when the people were celebrating Christmas with their families. A resident in the community confirmed the attack in a telephone conversation on Thursday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following an intense ongoing operation, Police Operatives attached to the Inland Town Divison Onitsha of the Anambra state police Command, have recovered the vehicle of Mr Justice Azuka, a member of the state House of Assembly recently kidnaped in the state. The victim, representing Onitsha North Constituency, was kidnapped on 24/12/2024 at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, has honored troops of Joint Task-Force South-East code-named ‘Operation UDO KA’ in the field to a lunch and cultural displays to mark the christmas. He equally charged them to stay focused and end all forms of insecurity especially heinous crimes in Operation UDO […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Thursday has pardoned the “death-for-fowl” convict, Segun Olowookere, alongside his co-convict, Sunday Morakinyo. The African Examiner recalls that Olowookere, who was 17 years old at the time he was arrested in November 2010, was convicted and sentenced to death by an Osun State High Court on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has denied allegations by Niger Republic’s military leader, General Abdourahamane Tchiani, alleging that Nigeria collaborated with France to destabilize his country. In a statement issued on Thursday by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the government stated that Tchiani’s accusations was unfounded and a diversionary tactic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will beat Sen.Rabiu Kwankwaso-led New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2027 general election in the state. The Chairman of the party, Prince Abdullahi Abbas, said this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. He advised Kwankwaso to channel his energy towards […]
Former spokesperson and Director-General of Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has stated that the South, not the North, should produce Nigeria’s president in 2027. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on Thursday in Lagos, Okupe argued that geopolitical considerations make it unfair for the North to reclaim the presidency after President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Niger Republic’s Head of State, General Abdourahamane Tiani, has alleged that France is giving financial support to Nigerian authorities to build a military base in Borno State. Zagazola Makama, a Lake Chad Basin counterterrorism and insurgency expert, stated this on Wednesday in a post on his X handle on Wednesday where he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu, has visited the two communities that were bombed by the military fighter jets. At least 10 people were killed with several injured in military airstrike in the early hours of Wednesday. Worried by the development, the governor defied the difficult terrain of the village and joined other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment and posting of six new Commissioners of Police. It said the development was sequel to the recent promotions in the Nigeria Police Force released by the Commission last week. In the new appointments, CP Shettima Jauro Mohammed was posted to Nasarawa state Command; […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recognition of her role in peace building, human rights advocacy and defence of women and girl child, the United Nations UN-POLAC foundation, has conferred its distinguished women award of peace and honour (DWOPHA) on former Senior reporter with the news Agency of Nigeria (NAN), and current Managing Director of a Non […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti State, has enjoined Nigerians to stay hopeful and committed to nation-building irrespective of the challenges of the previous year. Fayemi, in a Christmas message issued by Ahmad Sajoh, head of his media office, stated that the festive season is “a time for hope, renewal, and reflection” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ovie Omo-Agege, a former deputy senate president, has enjoined Nigerians to be patient with the administration of President Bola Tinubu. Omo-Agege, stated this in his Christmas message to Nigerians, where he acknowledged the hardship orchestrated by the government’s economic policies, but stated that the policies will benefit Nigerians in the long run. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An early morning fire on Wednesday gutted several shops near the General Post Office on Ibokwu Street, by Old Market Road, Onitsha, the commercial hub of Anambra State. The inferno destroyed goods, property, and equipment worth millions of naira, according to reports by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN. Mrs Chidimma Ike, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has urged residents of the territory to submit to the will of God as Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Wike, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, expressed confidence that with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda, things would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has initiated enforcement action against five airlines (two international and three domestic operators) for various violations of Part 19 of the NCAA regulations. The violations include the non-payment of refunds within the stipulated time frame, non-responsiveness to the NCAA’s directives, missing luggage, manhandled luggage, short-landed baggage, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, on Tuesday tasked the federal government to prioritise improving the welfare of Nigerians. The National Secretary of the party, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, stated this as he reacted to this call in reaction to the recent stampedes that occurred in the country. DAILY POST reports that stampedes occurred in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that President Bola Tinubu’s comments in the media chat on Monday indicate that he is not worried about the economic hardship facing Nigerians. In a statement reacting to Tinubu’s first media chat, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said the president is insensitive to the “widespread suffering […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reeled out its scorecard for the year, saying it recorded significant progress including the rescue of 1,581 persons in 2024. Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun said this on Tuesday at an end-of-year conference with strategic police managers. “In the year under review, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Monday described the October 2020 EndSARS protest period as one of his toughest moments as a leader. Sanwo-Olu made this known during a chat with 30 fellows of the Lateef Jakande Leadership Academy, in Ikeja. “One of my toughest moments as a leader was during […]
