(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s rerun election for Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency, Abdulmuminu Jibrin, has alleged that his mandate was stolen at the polls. Jibrin however said he would not go to Tribunal to challenge the outcome and would work with the winner to advance the interest of the constituency. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba South Senatorial District and Senate Deputy Minority Leader, on Sunday voiced his endorsement of ‘Operation Amotekun’ recently launched by governors in South-West zone. He advised other zones to borrow a leaf from the South-West by coming up with their various security networks for a more secured Nigeria. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates as the winners of the re-run elections for Sokoto North/Sokoto South and Isa/Sabon-Birni Federal Constituencies of Sokoto State. Alhaji Abubakar Abdullahi of PDP defeated the incumbent lawmaker, Alhaji Bala Hassan of All Progressives Congress (APC) with 68,985 votes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bauchi State Police Command said it had apprehended a man, Solomon Peters, who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, Miss Patience Zakari, to death. Peters was alleged to have taken to his heels after committing the heinous crime in the early hours of Friday. Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Bauchi Command, DSP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police fired tear gas in clashes with several thousand protesters demanding the resignation of Gambia’s President Adama Barrow on Sunday, an opposition leader told dpa. Demonstrators retaliated with stones and by burning tires in the streets of the capital Banjul, opposition coalition leader Abdou Njie said. The demonstrators are angry that Barrow […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Police Command on Friday vowed to fish out the killers of a trado-medical practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as ‘Oko Oloyun.’ The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the convoy of the deceased was attacked on Thursday on the Igbo-Ora-Eruwa road by gunmen who shot at his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ebute Meta, Lagos on Friday, ordered that two men who allegedly robbed and murdered the wife of the Managing Director of Maersk, be in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, pending legal advice. The police charge Olamilekan Oke and Adeyinka Akande, both electricians, with five counts bordering on conspiracy, murder, attempted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos based and popular trado-medical practitioner, Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, aka Okooloyun, has been shot dead by suspected gunmen on the Eruwa-Igboora Road in the Ibarapa Local Government area of Oyo State, South Western Nigeria. The popular traditional physician was reportedly shot dead Thursday, while returning from an outing around 4.30pm, when the gunmen […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria and the governors of the South west have resolved their differences regarding the controversial security outfit of the region named “Amotekun.” The resolution followed a meeting on Thursday in Abuja between Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, South West Governors, the Attorney General of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The arraignment of former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke was on Wednesday, stalled at the FCT High Court in Gwagwalada over confusion from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) the prosecuting agency. The EFCC counsel Bala Sanga told the court that he did not know why he was in court. “My […]
…Says Nigeria’s Unity Not Threatened (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has called for private discussion between the Governors of the South-west and the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mallam Abubakar Malami, over Amotekun. He said the foundation of the country had not been put at risk with the South-west […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trump administration is planning to add Nigeria and six other countries to its travel ban list. The other 6 countries are: Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Sudan and Tanzania Media reports say Some countries will face bans only on some visa categories. U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview with Wall […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State says his administration can thrive without revenues from the Federal Allocations. He said that the state could thrive because the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state had improved. Ugwuanyi said this on Tuesday in Enugu during the launch and public presentation of the Revised Enugu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The planned solidarity rally in support of the recently launched South-West Security Network, codenamed “Operation Amotekun”, was, on Tuesday, held in Abeokuta, Ogun. The Yoruba World Congress (YWC), an umbrella body of all Yoruba socio-cultural groups, had organised the rally in all the six state capitals of the zone. The event at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court of Nigeria has affirmed the election of Samuel Orton as the duly elected governor of Benue. The court in affirming his election dismissed the appeal filed by the appellants, Emmanuel Jime and the All Progressives Congress (APC). The court in unanimous judgment delivered by Justice Silvester Ngwuta, held that […]
…AS Customers Can Now Make Cash Withdrawals In Local Currencies (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pan African financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced the official launch of a flagship product UBA Connect, a service that enables the customers of the bank to conduct traditional banking transactions at any UBA branch in the 20 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – My attention has been drawn to a publication in The News/PM News and Sahara Reporters online news sites, both of January 16, 2020, captioned ‘On the matter of Gotel Expatriates’ (“the publication”). In the publication, Paul Ibe, the Media Adviser to Gotel’s Founder, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, made some false and libelous […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Leaders and members of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Monday staged a peaceful protest in Abuja against last week judgement of the Supreme Court which upturned the victory of the ex-Governor, Emeka Ihedioha. The court in a lead ruling by Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun held that Senator Hope […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the election of Aminu Tambuwal as duly elected Governor of Sokoto State. Similarly, the apex court also affirmed Gov. Abdulahi Ganduje as the dully elected governor of Kano state in the March 9, 2019 governorship. In a judgment read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, the court dismissed the appeal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Ilorin Zonal Office has arrested six persons in connection for alleged involvement in the offence bordering on internet and other fraud related offences. The EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, said this in a statement in Ilorin on Friday. The suspects according to […]
