(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, says Yorubas in the South West are very intelligent and would not vote based on ethnic sentiments in 2023. Akinlade disclosed this during an extended meeting of the PDP in Yewa South Local Government, held at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- governmental organization (NGO), Women Information Network (WINET), and her foreign partner, Mundo Cooperante of Spain, Wednesday put smile on the faces of 106 female students of Comprehensive Secondary School, Akpasha, in Nkanu West Council area of Enugu State as they awarded them scholarship. Recalled that the organization had in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen dressed in military uniforms reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus. According to one of the victims who craved anonymity, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Services, Mr Martin Agbili, has said that 80 shops were affected in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge. This is contained in a statement signed by Agbili on Wednesday in Onitsha. He said that incident took place at the Science and Lab Line […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State on Tuesday constituted its State Campaign Council with a total of 1,795 members. Director-General (DG) of the Campaign Organization, Chief Ikeje Asogwa, who disclosed this at a press briefing at the campaign headquarters in Enugu, said the members are you work in various […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have released the abducted daughters of Abubakar Furfuri, a former accountant-general in Zamfara state. African Examiner recalls that five girls were reportedly kidnapped from their home in Furfuri, a community in Bungudu LGA in March. In October, their abductors were said to have released a video showing the girls with firearms […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Benue State, Dr Samuel Ortom, has told the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar that he won’t be supporting his aspiration because of the continuous killings of Benue people and he can as well go to hell. Ortom made this known on Sunday night when he hosted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA), has stated that not less than 1.3 million people in the state have been affected by flooding. This was announced according to data released on Monday as the agency stated that 96 people died and about 1.2 million people are displaced. According to Walamam Igrubia, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial flagbearer in Enugu state, Chief Uchenna Nnaji, has declared that he is the only candidate running in his capacity without a god father. He stated this, weekend, while presenting his programme before the Enugu Business Community under the aegis of Enugu Chamber of Commerce Mines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 54-year old man identified as Ojo Joseph has been arrested by the police in Ondo State for allegedly setting his five step children ablaze after his wife denied him sex. The incident reportedly happened at Fagun Crescent area of Ondo town. Neighbours said the man informed them that he committed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has unveiled its Business school with a promise to make it attractive as Harvard, Oxford and other foreign universities business schools across the globe. Speaking at the public unveiling and foundation laying of the school complex building ceremony held at the Enugu Campus of the institution […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In line with the critical aspect of its mandate, which is protecting the rights of Women and Girls in the society, popular Non- government organization NGO, WomenAid Collective, (WACOL), has under took a fact – finding mission/ Survivors support to visit a female victim recently dehumanized and assaulted by youths of Agunese […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igbo socio-cultural umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has accused the Federal Government of masterminding the ordeal of former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the United Kingdom (UK). The group was reacting to the Friday’s ruling of a Federal High Court in Abuja ordering interim forfeiture of 40 properties allegedly linked to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A female Socio cultural group, under the platform of ‘Anambra Women General Assembly’ (AWGA), has been formally Inaugurated, with a vow to seek end to issue of discrimination against non- Indigenous women by governments in South East geo political zone of Nigeria. The group frowned at a situation where qualified and sound […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The AAC presidential candidate threw a subtle jibe at Dino for bringing out N500,000 cash for donation at an event. The Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore, has taken a subtle dig at the spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Campaign Council (PDPPCC), Senator Dino Melaye, over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Enoch Adeboye, has berated the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to redesign the country’s currency notes. Adeboye stated this on Friday in the RCCG’s November holy ghost service at the church headquarters along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. The cleric […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, professor Martin Ike-Muonso has applauded the party’s 2023 gubernatorial Candidate in the state, Chief Uche Nnaji, promise to create 590,000 jobs within four years from sixteen sectors if given the mandate. He said: “today, Chief Uche Nnaji [Nwakibie], the APC governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police Command says it has arrested six suspects involved in the recent stripping of a woman naked at Agunese Afam – Mmaku in Awgu Council area of the state, for allegedly desecrating their shrine by picking snail in the place. The Command said such acts of torture, dehumanizing and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The appeal filed by some traders of Goat market Enugu (New Artisan) against the state government which came up for hearing yesterday at the Court of Appeal Enugu, suffered a setback, as the defendant (Government) failed to show up in Court. Our Correspondent reports that the Case, with reference Number: CA/E/526/2017 is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has expressed worry over high rate of Nigerian migrants, particularly the youths being smuggled to foreign lands via illegal means. Comptroller of the Enugu State Command of the Service CIS, Joachim Olumba, stated this yesterday during a two day Sensitization and Enlightenment Campaign on Smuggling of migrants […]
