(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In two separate attacks in the last three days, gunmen, commonly referred to as bandits in the Nigerian press, kidnapped three medical staff and a pregnant woman in Zamfara State. The attacks occurred on Saturday and Tuesday respectively. On Saturday morning the gunmen ambushed a doctor, Muhammad Mansur, that works at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Tuesday received 131 stranded Nigerians from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. The Director General of NEMA, Alhaji Mustapha Ahmed, who was represented by the acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has urged members of the National youth Service Corp (NYSC) to keep supporting the agency in disseminating it’s massage of disaster risk reduction in Communities where they are carrying out their primary assignments. It noted that as youths, they have vital roles to play in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle on Tuesday signed the anti-banditry and other related offences bill into law. The law which comes into force with immediate effect, has death penalty for those found guilty of banditry and other related offences in Zamfara. Speaking shortly after signing the bill, Matawalle said the law formed part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of concerned friends of people Living with disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria have harped on the need for find a sustainable solution to the spate of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) induced by the lingering insecurity in the country. PTSD is a common mental disorder provoked by major psychological trauma. In some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that the relentless drive, energy and creativity of young Nigerians is the guarantee that the country would prosper and provide jobs and opportunities for the millions of youths coming into the job market yearly. Osinbajo stated this at the 5th National Micro Small and Medium Enterprises […]
….Urges Members To Remain Steadfast (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, and mainstream Chairman of the party in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude, has alleged that most of the flag bearers for various positions in the just concluded primary elections in the state ahead of the 2023 polls, are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has stated that it will expose former President Olusegun Obasanjo if he does not clarify his comment about Alhaji Atiku Abubakar within 48 hours. It could be recalled that Obasanjo, who was the president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 had over the weekend stated that he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday insisted that it would go ahead with the probe of the former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Tanko Muhammad. This was sequel to a motion on Matter of Urgent Public Importance moved by Chairman, Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele (APC-Ekiti). The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Lagos has declined to hear the cases filed by Malcolm Omirhobo after the latter appeared before the court dressed as a ”juju priest”. It could be recalled that last Thursday, Omirhobo came before the Supreme Court in the same attire. According to the lawyer, he was exercising […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two yet-to-be-identified cattle herders on Monday reportedly stabbed a man to death in protest against the killing of a cow around Agemowo, in the Badagry area of Lagos State. African Examiner gathered that the herders were crossing the expressway with their cattle when a commercial bus crushed the cow to death. Angered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the news of the resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. African Examiner had earlier reported that Justice Tanko resigned his position on Monday because of health issues and President Muhammadu Buhari subsequently, sworn […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others concerning the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others included in the suit are the Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA), and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tanzanian government have signed a $125.2 million loan agreement with the African Development Bank (AfDB) for the implementation of a project that will help address water shortages in three districts in the country’s Dodoma region. The Dodoma Resilient and Sustainable Water Development and Sanitation Program (Phase I) will benefit more than […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the establishment of the African Pharmaceutical Technology Foundation, aimed at transforming the continent’s pharmaceutical industry. It is new groundbreaking institution that will significantly enhance Africa’s access to the technologies that underpin the manufacture of medicines, vaccines, and other pharmaceutical products. The Foundation will strengthen bilateral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has stated that it has registered 10,487,972 fresh voters in the ongoing registration. The commission announced this in a document on Monday during its update for Week 11 in the fourth quarter made available to journalists in Abuja. According to the document, the number of completed registration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum has said that more than 200,000 people displaced in the Northeast as a result of the activities of Boko Haram are yet to be repatriated to the country. Zulum spoke at the Presidential Villa when he presented the report of the Technical Working Group (TWG) to Vice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One year after unknown gun men murdered Gukak Ahmed, a Chieftain of the ruling All progressive Congress APC Police in Imo Owerri, police in the area says it has apprehended one of the suspects that perpetrated the heinous crime. The deceased, who was a former political adviser to ex Nigerian President, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has admonished the judiciary not to fail the nation as the country prepares for the 2023 general election. Buhari spoke on Monday while swearing in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammad on the ground of ill-health. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, says Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara lacks the powers to direct the state’s commissioner of police to issue gun licences to residents as a measure against insecurity. Mr Irabor faulted Mr Matawalle’s call for the state’s residents to bear arms to defend themselves […]
