(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday joined other Muslim faithful at the parade ground of the Mambila Barracks, Abuja, to perform the Eid-el-Fitr prayer African Examiner reports that the Nigerian leader, accompanied by some of his family members and personnel aides, arrived at the venue of the event at about 9.00 a.m. Others […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of those who died, sustained injuries, and were affected in the building collapse at Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. According to a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Monday in Abuja, the president is pained by this tragic incident, with search and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World football body, FIFA, on Monday fined Nigeria CHF150,000 (N63.9m) following violence that occurred at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on March 29, after the country’s failure to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. FIFA also ordered the country to play their next international match behind closed doors. FIFA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The landlord’s son, in whose care the collapsed three-storey building was entrusted, said that he gave the occupants of the building quit notice when he discovered the visible stress on it. The caretaker, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told emergency responders and newsmen on Monday in Lagos that he was living […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unlike their other counterparts in Ministries who wore beautiful uniforms and T shirts, while workers in other parastatals in Enugu state on Workers day celebrations appeared in black and black attire to expressed their dissatisfaction over non implementation of the new minimum wage by the governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi led government in their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to disrupt the planned primaries by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) “unless the Nigerian universities currently under lock and keys are reopened.” Ahead of the 2023 general elections, political activities are already heightened in Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death toll from the collapsed three-storey building at Ebute Meta, Lagos, as at Monday morning has risen to five, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) officials say. African Examiner reports that an old three-storey building collapsed at No. 24 Ibadan Street, Herbert Macaulay Way, Ebute Meta, on Sunday night at about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mother and her child have been confirmed dead after a three-storey building collapsed in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State. The Lagos State Emergency Management confirmed this in a situation report made available to journalists at 02.35am on Monday. According to the Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Indian national, Devendra Singh, has allegedly committed suicide at his private office on Egbeyemi Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. Until his death, Singh, 42, was said to be a field worker at the Agro Nigeria Limited, in the Ikeja area of the state. African Examiner gathered that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared injured in the early hours of Sunday when a group of Muslim worshippers and hoodlums clashed in Marina area of Lagos. The reason for the fracas, which lasted from 1am-am, according to sources remains unknown. African Examiner learnt that several dangerous weapons such as cutlasses, knives and others were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Actor, Yul Edochie, has faced criticisms over his decision to monetise the attention he has attracted since he announced that he had married a second wife in the person of actress, Judy Austin, and welcomed a son with her. On Saturday, April 30, 2022, the actor asked his followers for donations to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has launched a manhunt for a lady seen having sex with a dog in a viral TikTok video. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, said posting bestial-natured videos online won’t be tolerated. Adejobi also vowed that the police would apprehend the lady in the viral video. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted travellers’ cheques in various foreign currencies of over N1.1billion at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mr Femi Babafemi, Director, Media and Advocacy, of the agency, on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze has expressed dissatisfaction with the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, concerning its handling of the zoning of the party’s presidential ticket. African Examiner writes that the PDP has gone ahead to screen all the presidential aspirants on its platform even though many have called for the position to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – I wish to draw the attention of the nation to ongoing underhand schemings by Buhari and the people around him to retain power in the North come the 2023 presidential elections. When we say the North, we mean the imposition of another Fulani Oligarch candidate on the nation. Apart from the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Ikechukwu Eric Ahiauzu, aka Ric Hassani, has come under severe criticism concerning his statement on the just concluded concert of Grammy award singer, Burna Boy. African Examiner writes that Burna Boy recently made history after he became the first artist to have sold out gig at the One Night […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 59 suspects are on the Wanted List of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for various fraudulent activities amounting to about N435bn and $397,758,000 (about N165bn). The offences range from money laundering to obtaining money by false pretense, fraud, internet-related offences and issuance of dud cheque. The commission, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Government has assured the people of Oyo Town that new Alaafin of Oyo would emerge soon, urging them to be patient. Gov. Seyi Makinde gave the assurance at the eighth day fidau/interdenominational prayer held in honour of the late Oba Adeyemi at the palace arcade in Oyo. African Examiner recalls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all candidates who registered for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) to start printing their notification slips from yesterday, 30th April 2022. The board directed candidates to visit its website: https://www.jamb.gov.ng to print the slip. The Director, Information Technology Services, Fabian Okoro […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abukakar III, has announced that the Muslim’s Eid-el-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, holds on Monday in Nigeria. The National Moonsighting Committee Nigeria made this known via its Twitter handle, @moonsightingng, on Saturday. “His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto has […]
