(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom (UK) 16 days after he left for a medical check-up. The President left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30 briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as other security sector managers. The President’s aircraft touched on ground […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday evening arrested a former Imo Governor Senator Rochas Okorocha. Officials of the Commission laid siege to the former Governor’s private office at Nkwerre Street in Garki area of Abuja and picked him up shortly after he returned from a trip. EFCC spokesman, Wilson […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was a gas explosion in the Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State on Tuesday. It was learnt that many people were injured in the incident that happened at Iyasoko Street Agboju, Amuwo-Odofin. It was gathered that the incident happened a few minutes to 7 pm. The Public Relations Officer, Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South East Governors will meet in Owerri, the Imo State capital to deliberate on security- related issues today. Also expected at the meeting are the Brigade Commanders, Navy, Air Force Commanders, Inspector General of Police, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other stakeholders. The Governors, according to sources, are meeting to find solution to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Friday announced further easing of restrictions on social and event centres across the state with immediate effect. Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile Yusuff and the Director-General, Lagos State Safety Commission, Mr Lanre Mojola made the announcement. According to Majola, the Governor of Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The outgoing Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has handed over to his successor Usman Alkali Baba. The ceremony took place at the Force Headquarters, Abuja. He handed over after Vice President Yemi Osinbajo decorated Baba with his new rank in the State House, Abuja. Details shortly…..
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates, 2021 – First Series. Head of the Nigeria National Office, WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, told reporters on Tuesday the examination was primarily designed to help candidates seeking admission to tertiary institutions to reduce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has appointed a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, as the acting Inspector-General of Police with immediate effect. The Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, disclosed this to State House correspondents in Abuja on Tuesday. Baba is taking over from Mohammed Adamu, whose tenure Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police Muhammed Adamu has ordered operatives to be ruthless against members of the proscribed Independent People of Biafra (IPOB). The IGP gave the order when he visited the burnt Imo Police Command headquarters and the Owerri Correctional Service on Tuesday. Adamu said the police officers must use their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A local government secretariat in Njaba local government area of Imo state, on Monday, was said to have been attacked, with the doors, windows as well as vehicles in the premises damaged. The attacks were linked to the hoodlums who broke into the Owerri correctional centre and freed thousands of inmates. Also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Owerri, the Imo State Capital has come under attack as an unknown gunmen in the early hours of Monday attacked the state correctional facilities freeing many prisoners. The gunmen also razed the Imo State Police Command headquarters situated in Owerri and burnt almost all the vehicles parked at the premises. Reports say in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yinka Odumakin, National Publicity Secretary of the pan-Yoruba group, Afenifere, is dead. He died at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital after a brief illness. Odumakin, aged 56, reportedly died of complications from COVID-19. His wife, Dr. Joe Odumakin, a human rights activist has confirmed the sad the news. More soon…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Acting Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon Sam Obi is dead. He died in the early hours of Saturday. Circumstances leading to his sudden was not known as at press time, but a dependable source confirmed that his body has been deposited in a mortuary in Asaba. The late Sam Obi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged politician and media owner, Raymond Dokpesi and his firm, Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited, of the charges of money laundering breach of Procurement Act in relation to disbursement of the N2.1billion meant for arms purchase while Col Sambo Dasuki was the National Security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Thursday morning commenced a nationwide strike despite Federal Government’s last-minute efforts to stop the action. The resident doctors, however, assured Nigerians that their action was not meant to hurt them. They gave the explanation in a message posted on the association’s Twitter handle, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet involved in the anti-terror war against Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province has lost radar contact in Borno State. NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Thursday, said the Alpha Jet lost radar contact on Wednesday evening. According to Wikipedia, a radar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo state governorship election petitions tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed by Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its governorship candidate, Iboi Emmanuel against the election of Godwin Obaseki. Details shortly..
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some gunmen on Wednesday night attacked the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and abducted yet-to-be-ascertained number of teachers and students. It learnt that the kidnappers invaded the institute on Wednesday night, amid sporadic gunshots. The development, it was gathered heightened tension in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irhabor, has led other military chiefs to hold a meeting with the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde. The military chiefs were said to have first visited the 2 Division first and they are said to be on their way to the Governor’s Office at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court Justice, Sylvester Ngwuta is dead. According to the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Hadizatu Uwani Mustapha, Justice Ngwuta died around 2.30am on Sunday at the Intensive care unit of the National Hospital, Abuja, after being ill for over a week. “He felt sick and was admitted, in the […]
