(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Several people were killed in a suspected Israeli attack near Aleppo in north-western Syria, state media reported early Monday citing a military source. The area around Aleppo was targeted by airstrikes overnight, it said. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported missiles had hit the positions of a pro-Iranian militia […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), says that the Labour Unions have shut down the national grid, resulting in black out nationwide. Mrs Ndi Mbah, TCN’S General Public Affairs Manager, said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. Mbah said that the national grid shut down occurred at about 2.19 a. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) says it will construct jetties and provide safe ferry services in communities not connected by roads in the region. The Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, made the disclosure at the inauguration of Abitto Luxury and Maritime Safety Boat in Calabar on Saturday. Ogbuku, who described the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos’ corner on 74 minutes before Vinicius fired into the far corner to extend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has appealed to organised labour to shelve its planned industrial action and return to the negotiating table. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Friday declared an indefinite strike beginning from Monday over the hike in electricity tariff and the inability of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over the years, the dehumanising working conditions of police officers, especially the rank and file, has been a striking point. Successive administrations have largely ignored it and where remedial measures were taken they were grossly inadequate. Promises to improve their salaries, barracks, allowances and other welfare packages were often unfulfilled. Security experts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- In the face of a growing famine threat in Sudan, UN agencies warned that all indications point to a significant worsening of the nutrition situation for women and children in the country. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the World Food Programme and the World Health Organisation issued the warning after a new analysis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A video that has gone viral which shows popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, sitting down at the recitation of the new national anthem, has sparked social media reactions. The African Examiner writes that the federal government recently passed into law the bill to revert to Nigeria’s old national anthem which was dropped […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has said that his administration will continue to prioritise the interest of people of the state under the mantra: ‘Rivers First’. Fubara made the remark during the praise night organised on Friday by the state government to mark his first year in office, in Port Harcourt, The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Health Minister, Prof Isaac Adewole, has advocated fiscal federalism where states get funds commensurate with what they bring into the federation account. Adewole urged governors to allow the local government areas to function as an independent tier of government. He backed the persistent call for restructuring and resource control by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thirty-five thousand people have applied for the Federal Government’s student loan scheme one week after the portal went live. This is according to the Managing Director of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund Akintunde Sawyerr who said about 60,000 persons have registered on the education loan platform. “So about 30,000 to 35,000 people […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday it had raised $35 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before.” The record-shattering figure amounted to almost double the next best fundraising day for the campaign on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogun is set to join the league of oil-producing states in the country with the receiving of a delegation from the Federal Government in Abeokuta, the state capital. This is even as the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) will soon begin oil and gas exploration in the Gateway State. On Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court Ibadan, on Friday, ordered the remand of a 33-year-old man, Kabiru Arewa, in a correctional facility in Ibadan for allegedly killing his 24-year-old wife, Suliyat. Arewa, whose address was not provided, was charged with murder. The Magistrate, Mr Olaolu Olanipekun, did not, however, take the plea of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Police Command has commended residents for their peaceful behaviour as Emirs Muhammad Sanusi II and Aminu Bayero presided over Friday prayers simultaneously in Kano. Both Emirs are laying claim to the throne. While Sanisu was reinstated by Gov. Abba Yusuf, Bayero is contesting his dethronement in the court. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development says the 300 dollars helicopter landing levy collection by its concessionaire has been suspended. Mr Odutayo Oluseyi, Head, Press and Public Affairs Unit of the ministry, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Friday in Lagos. Oluseyi said that the collection of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump has now become the first ex- U.S. president to be convicted of a crime when a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying documents to cover up a payment to silence a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. After two days of deliberation, the 12-member jury unanimously pronounced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Counsel for the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, has asked the governors in the South-East region to make May 30 as a public holiday to mark the Biafra Day. Ejiofor disclosed this on Thursday as he reacted to the May 30 sit-at-home declared by IPOB. The African Examiner writes that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to prioritise their welfare, and make it the centrepiece of his national development agenda. He gave the reassurance on Thursday, at the inauguration of the Wuye bridge interchange linking Wuse and Wuye Districts in the Federal Capital City (FCC). Speaking at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people are reportedly trapped as a two-storey building collapsed in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State on Thursday. The structure, alleged to have been defective, gave way following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. The Lagos Territorial Coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, Ibrahim […]
