(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has reacted to the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad on Monday and the immediate appointment of the new Acting CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola same day. It could be recalled that Tanko had tendered his resignation based on ill health. The NBA president, Olumide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has announced Tuesday another sit-at-home in the Southeast. IPOB stated that the sit-at-home order was to mark the court appearance of its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. The group announced this in a statement issued by its spokesman, Emma Powerful. It could be recalled that the normal Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Monday said Nigeria is winning the war against drug abuse, stressing that the days of the scourge of drug abuse and dependency in the country are numbered. Osinbajo stated this in Abuja on the occasion of the 2022 United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has travelled to France. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson to Mr Tinubu, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. According to the statement, Mr Tinubu left the country on Monday for an “important meeting”. The statement said the APC candidate will be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to swear Justice Olukayode Ariwoola on Monday as Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the sudden resignation of Justice Tanko Muhammad. The news of Justice Muhammad’s resignation, as Chief Justice of Nigeria, broke on Monday morning with sources claiming the former CJN resigned for health reasons. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Tanko Muhammad has resigned as the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Channels Television confirmed that he resigned on Sunday night on the grounds of ill-health. When contacted, the Special Adviser on Media and Communication to CJN, Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, said, “All I know is that he’s going to declare open a workshop […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Edo command, said it arrested 374 suspected drug traffickers for illicit drugs peddling between June 2021 till date. Mr Buba Wakawa, State Commander of the agency, disclosed this on Monday in Benin, at the grand finale of the 2022 UN Day Against Drug Abuse and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Edo State has confirmed the death of Christopher Odia, a reverend father, who was abducted on Sunday by gunmen in the state. Mr Odia, 41, was the administrator of St. Michael Catholic Church, Ikabigbo, Etsako West Local Government Area and also the Principal of St. Philip […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) at the weekend opened an application list to raise up to N300 billion in medium-term debt funding from the Nigerian capital market. The money is to finance the Dangote Petroleum Refinery being built in Lagos and due for completion in the first quarter of next year. The firm, […]
….Recovers Dangerous Weapons (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A joint security team consisting of troops of 302 Regiment of the Nigerian Army, operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Department of State Services DSS and Nigeria Police Force have dislodged camps belonging to Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) at Idara Nnebo, Ihe Mbosi villages […]
….. Urges FG, To Address Issue (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Diocese of Church of Nigeria, Anglican Communion, has expressed worry over the ongoing industrial action embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU), calling on the federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has tasked Nigerians to reject the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and top opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections over their combined failure in governance over the years. The former Kano state governor stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – AfroResistance, a political platform with a mission to unify Black people in the Americas, has berated the United States Supreme Court over its ruling which nullifies the constitutional right to abortion. The Supreme Court on Friday revoked the constitutional right to an abortion that has been in place for half a century, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least, 17 young people were found dead at a nightclub in a township in South Africa’s southern city of East London on Sunday, police said. “We got a report of about 17 people that died in a local tavern in Scenery Park, which is based in East London,” a Provincial Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara state government has enjoined residents to arm themselves against bandits. The directive was issued in a statement issued to the press on Saturday by Ibrahim Dosara, the commissioner for information, in Gusau, the state capital. It could be recalled that Zamfara has been one of the worst-affected states by banditry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Nigerian diplomat and ambassador, Ejeviome Otobo is dead. The deceased diplomat was last seen Otobo was last seen in Tuckahoe, New York, on June 15. The Tuckahoe police department on June 19 declared in a Facebook post that Otobo was missing and asked for information from the public. However, a […]
(AFICAN EXAMINER) – Another fresh battle seems to be brewing between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo, in a scathing remark yesterday, said he made a mistake picking Atiku as his running mate for the 1999 election. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Anambra, on Saturday arrested a 30-year-old man. Sunday Nwadiagha, for allegedly raping a 75-year-old woman. In a statement issued on Saturday in Awka, the police said in collaboration with other security agencies, the suspect, who hailed from Eyiba area of Ebonyi, was arrested about 4:00 p.m. on Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – RSColeman & Associates, LLC, an emerging full-service law firm and nonprofit organization has launched a new division to help close the diversity gap and showcase African American talent in the legal industry. The firm is fully equipped to provide legal services in every major area of law to underserved populations within the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The German Government has called on the international community to increase its efforts in the fight against the worsening hunger crisis in many parts of the world. German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock gave the charge while speaking at a joint press conference on the International Conference on Food Security at the German […]
