(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The widow of Yinka Odumakin, Joe Okei-Odumakin, has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl. African Examiner recalls that Odumakin died of COVID-19 complications April 2 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH). In a statement issued on Sunday, Okei-Odumakin, who gave birth at a hospital in the United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, met in Aso Rock on Sunday. The meeting was held behind closed doors. After the meeting, Tinubu stated that he paid a visit to thank the president for checking on him in London after he did a knee […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has reacted to the emergence of 25-year-old Mohammed Kadede Suleiman as the National Youth leader of the People Democratic Party, PDP. African Examiner writes that Suleiman was elected as the National Youth Leader at the party’s national convention which was held in Abuja. Reacting, Saraki in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nnamdi Azikiwe University, (Unizik), Awka, Anambra state, South East Nigeria, has won the hosting rights of the 23rd International Conference/ Annual General Meeting of African Council for Communication Education, ACCE). According to the institution, the hosting right was awarded to the Department of Mass Communication of the University. Head of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected Chairman of Enugu State Chapter of All Progressive Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Ude, has mocked the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over its pledge to rescue Nigeria. Ude, said before rescuing Nigeria, PDP should first account for the uncountable underdevelopment obstacles the party is embedded in the system, prior […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, says that the ruling All Progressives Congress was never prepared to lead the nation when it took over power in 2015. The presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general elections disclosed this during the national convention of the party in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Iyorcha Ayu has been elected the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as Taofeek Arapaja also emerged the National Deputy Chairman (South). African Examiner reports that Ayu, who was the consensus candidate at the party national convention in Abuja, got 3,426 affirmative votes out of 3,511 accredited voters. However, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security forces shot dead three people during nationwide protests in Sudan on Saturday, a doctors committee said, as hundreds of thousands of people demanded the restoration of a civilian-led government after a military coup. In Khartoum, security forces used tear gas and gunfire to try to disperse a huge crowd after protesters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, says Nigeria’s banking sector has contributed immensely to the development of the country and indeed the continent. She, however, says there is still so much to be done. Okonjo-Iweala spoke virtually on Saturday at the 2021 Fellowship Investiture programme of the Chartered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army (NA) says it has uncovered the antics of sponsors of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its Eastern Security Network (ESN) to peddle falsehood and disinformation to remain relevant in the South East. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, said this in a statement, titled, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City suffered a 2-0 defeat in the hands of Crystal Palace at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. Wilfried Zaha scored early while Conor Gallagher grabbed a late second as City finished the game with 10 men after Aymeric Laporte was sent off in the first half. Pep Guardiola’s side slipped to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits struck at Dangilmi community in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where they abducted 9 villagers. While confirming the incident, Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria ( CAN) in Kaduna state, Rev Joseph John Hayab,said the bandits had demanded for a N50 million ransom on the abductees. The affected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has extended the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the end of 2021. This was contained in a joint statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, and the Head, Corporate Communications at Nigeria Identity Management Commission, Mr Kayode Adegoke issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate Minority Leader, Eyinnaya Abaribe, says that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu and his group never said that election should not be held in Anambra State. Abaribe disclosed this in a town hall meeting with the leadership and students of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU), Awka […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim says he will contest for presidency in 2023 whether the People’s Democratic Party will zone it to South East or not. Anyim made the disclosure on Saturday in an interview with newsmen. He said that the party was being repositioned. The former Secretary to the Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Northern states’ governments are indebted to the National Examinations Council NECO to the tune of N 2.8 billion, Prof. Dantani Wushishi, Registrar and Chief Executive, NECO, has said. “State governments offer to pay examination fees for candidates from their states but when it comes to the actual payment, they don’t do it, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Saturday debunked a report attributed to him that terrorists were collecting taxes in the northern parts of the country just as “Area Boys’’ extorted commuters in the southern parts. The minister said in a statement issued in Abuja by Mr Joe Mutah, his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The head coach of Sierra Leone’s women’s football team has been arrested over allegations of sexual harassment, a police officer said on Saturday. The officer, who requested anonymity, said police arrested head coach Abdulai Kaloga Bah on Friday and that he spent the night in detention in the capital Freetown. Bah was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spiritual Director, Adoration Ministry Enugu Nigeria, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, has reacted to his alleged endorsement of a candidate for the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra State. Mbaka stated that he never endorsed any candidate for the governorship election in the state as almost all the candidates are his friends. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of 82 Division, Nigerian Army conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN operation have killed four gunmen alleged to be members of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra/ Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) terrorizing Anambra state and environ. The hoodlums were killed during a fierce encounter with security men at Nnobi Junction, Idemili South Local […]
