(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 44 people have been killed in floods caused by torrential rains this season in Niger. Director General of Civil Protection and Disasters Colonel Aboubacar Bako said flooding has destroyed hundreds of homes since June near Niamey. The United Nations warned in May that 106,000 people could be at risk of […]
Photo caption: Tony Nwoye From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) , Enugu state chapter, has congratulated Tony Nwoye for his emergence as the party’s candidate in the November 18th, 2017 governorship election in Anambra State, Southeast Nigeria. Nwoye, who is the incumbent member representing Anambra East/ West constituency in […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari after missing several weekly Federal Executive (FEC) meetings, due to medical treatment he sought in London, Wednesday chairs the week’s meeting. But ahead of the meeting, President Buhari received the Victorious African Basketball Champions (D’Tigress) in State House. During the reception, Mr. President announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ekiti State House of Assembly has suspended the legislator representing Ekiti-East Constituency 1, Hon Fajana Ojo-Ade, for a period of 101 legislative days without pay, in the first instance, “except he shows signs of genuine remorse.” While on suspension, he is also barred within one kilometre radius of the Assembly complex and he must […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool have agreed a £40m deal to sign Arsenal and England midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Oxlade-Chamberlain, 24, had Tuesday rejected a move to Chelsea after a fee had been agreed. The fee would have been Liverpool’s club record deal, but the Reds have agreed to sign RB Leipzig’s Naby Keita next […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Governors of South East Nigeria on Wednesday met with leader of the Independent peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu in Enugu to deliberate on issues concerning the agitation. The IPOB chief, who was incarcerated and released from detention on bail condition few months ago, over treasonable felony, was accompanied to the […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected kidnap kingpin, Chukwudubem Onwuamadike aka Evans Wednesday pleaded guilty to the two count kidnapping charges preferred against him in court. Evans who was arrested by the police special team in July inside his Magodo, a Lagos suburb mansion is being arraigned with other five suspects before a Federal High Court sitting in […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. Ibrahim Idris has announced the appointment of Mr. Imohimi Edgar as the new Lagos State Commissioner of Police CP. The new CP is to replace the immediate past, Mr. Fatai Owoseni who assumed duty in July 2015. Edgar’s appointment followed his recent elevation by […]
SOUTH SUDAN — “If I’d have refused, my father and brothers would have killed me,” Eliza says. Shifting uncomfortably in her plastic chair, the 17-year-old recoils when remembering her wedding day. In 2012, at the age of 13, Eliza was forced by her father to marry a 35-year-old man from their village in the South […]
Photo caption: Nigeria’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Tuesday, stayed back at a meeting convened by the Federal Government FG team to resolve the ongoing nationwide industrial action by its members. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Latest from the Saudi Arabia Kingdom has it that Nigeria has lost five of her pilgrims undergoing the current Hajj. According to report, the Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Alhaji Abdullahi Mohammed, announced the development Tuesday in Mecca, at the 2017 pre-Arafat meeting with the Hajj stakeholders. Alhaji […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned till September 5, 2017 hearing on the suit challenging alleged infringement on his Fundamental human right filed before it, by the suspected Kidnap Kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly referred to as Evans. The suit listed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu chapter of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has warned the Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama on the likely expulsion from the party owing to his alleged misconducts, including sowing the seed of discord within the party. The State Chairman Dr. Ben Nwoye, […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Senate Majority Whip, Alhaji Mahmud Bello is dead. The Katsina Lawmaker reportedly died reportedly at the early hours of Tuesday in Abuja at the age of 72. Late Bello who represented Katsina South Senatorial district was elected differently on the platforms of the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was the largest gathering of highly educated persons I have ever attended, or heard about on the continent. The quality of the academics and the cost that would have been incurred educating them is unquantifiable. The Vice Chancellors (VCs)of all 148 universities in the country (That is already a minimum of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government should commence immediate investigation and prosecution of the embattled Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over alleged N120 billion received from corporate organisations for special security services, anti-corruption group, United Global Resolve For Peace, said on Monday. The organisation described as “pathetic and quite disheartening” that the Nigeria Police has […]
Children living in fragile situations are four times more likely to lack access to basic drinking water (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 180 million people do not have access to basic drinking water in countries affected by conflict, violence and instability* around the world, UNICEF warned today, as World Water Week gets under way. “Children’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Henry Seriake Dickson has resumed his official duties following the expiration of his annual vacation which gave him the opportunity to enjoy a deserved rest and also attend to other personal matters. His Spokesman, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, who confirmed this in a statement said the governor as required by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared Friday, September 1 and Monday September 4, 2017 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, urged all Nigerians to use the occasion to pray for peace, unity, prosperity and the stability of the country’s democracy. The minister assured citizens […]
Photo caption: Dara-khosrowshahi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uber’s board has selected Dara Khosrowshahi, the head of Expedia, to serve as its new chief executive, according to two people familiar with the decision, as the troubled Silicon Valley company looks to turn over a new leaf. The unanimous vote on Sunday came after months of infighting, leaks […]
