(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Kayode Ajulo, a Constitutional Lawyer and Activist, says extradition of DCP Abba Kyari to the U.S. is not automatic as being speculated. African Examiner recalls that a U.S. District Court for the Central District of California had alleged that a suspect, Ramon Abbas, aka Hushpuppi used Kyari, Commander, IGP Intelligence Response […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kano High Court, on Friday, sentenced Paul Owne to 104 imprisonment for masterminding the kidnap of nine children in the state. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who found the convict guilty of all the 38-count charge, sentenced him without an option of fine. African Examiner reports that the convict pleaded guilty to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) says a person can’t succeed outside his personal educational qualification, adding that anybody who misses education has missed everything. Buhari also stated that Nigerian parents are making sacrifices to ensure that their children get educated. The President said this during a panel discussion on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The slain Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, has been buried at Ebony Vaults, Ikoyi, Lagos. He was buried around 12.30pm in a low-key ceremony attended by his family members, including his wife, and friends. Journalists were restricted from covering some aspects of the burial. Photos taken by our correspondent were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc (Transcorp) has released its unaudited results for the half-year ended June 2021, recording significant improvement across its major income lines. The Conglomerate with strategic investments in the Power, Hospitality, and Energy sectors, recorded a profit after tax of N6.5bn, rising by 713% up from N0.8bn recorded in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following is the current medals table at the Tokyo Olympic Games after the competitions on Thursday (tabulated under delegations, gold, silver, bronze and total medals): China 15 7 9 31 Japan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says no Nigerian parent jokes with education, as they know that if their children or wards missed the opportunity of being educated, they have missed a lot. The Nigerian leader said this at a panel session at the Global Education Summit in London, on Thursday. According to him, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Federal Government has embarked on an audit of the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in Katsina State. Alhaji Mustapha Bara’u, NHGSFP Programme Manager in Katsina State, said during the launch of the exercise on Thursday that the enumeration targeted 833,957 pupils across 2,777 public primary schools in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Network Against Child Trafficking, Abuse and Labour (NACTAL), an NGO, says Kwara is a hot spot for human trafficking because of the state’s geographical. Mr Oyedeji Olufemi, the Kwara Coordinator of NACTAL, said this on Thursday in Ilorin during a stepdown training on Countering Trafficking in Persons (CTIP). According to him, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) to order the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, to interrogate the accusation of a Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, in a $1m fraud involving alleged international fraudster, Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi. The party made this known […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Government has debunked rumours on its purported plan to ban women, regardless of their faith, from driving in the state. The denial was contained in a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information Mr Muhammed Garba, and made available to newsmen on Thursday, in Kano. He described the trending […]
…Saying We Are Dying (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Retirees of various parastatals in Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have send save our Soul (SOS) on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to graciously direct the commencement of payment of their entitlements in order to save them from untimely death. They said they have been struggling to have even one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) retired, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa has charged all newly promoted officers of the agency to crush drug cartels across Nigeria. Marwa gave the charge during a ceremony to decorate newly promoted Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics, (DCGNs) and Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics, (ACGNs) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Caretaker Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has said Saturday’s ward congresses to elect party executives will hold across the country on as scheduled. The party, in a statement on Thursday by Secretary of CECPC, Senator John Akpanudoedehe in Abuja, said the July 31 date […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINBER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, says it won’t allow its leader, Nnamdi Kanu, remain in custody till October. It could be recalled that Justice Binta Nyako of an Abuja Federal High Court had adjourned Kanu’s trial till October 21, 2021. The judge gave the ruling because of the inability of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has denied receiving a bribe from popular Nigerian Instagram celebrity, Ramon Abbas, better known as Hushpuppi. The United States Department of Justice had stated that ongoing investigations indicated that Hushpuppi allegedly bribed Kyari to arrest one Kelly Chibuzo Vincent, one of his colleagues in Nigeria. Reacting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A United States court has issued a warrant of arrest for a Deputy Commissioner of Police in Nigeria, Abba Kyari. According to a court document obtained by Peoples Gazette, Otis Wright of the United States District Court for the Central District of California ordered the Federal Bureau of Investigation to track down […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has adjourned the suit brought by 12 detained associates of Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. The court, on Thursday, took the decision to adjourn till Monday because the Department of State Services failed to produce the detained aides as earlier […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) seized 124 assorted items worth N133 million in Kebbi between January and June. The Area Comptroller, Kebbi Area Command, Hafiz Kalla, made this known on Thursday in Birnin Kebbi while briefing newsmen on the activities of the command during the period. “The command made 124 seizures of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) on Thursday announced it has registered more than 60 million Nigerians for the unique National Identification Number (NIN) records in the National Identity Database (NIDB). The Commission said the feat could not have been possible without the cooperation of all stakeholders, including the general public. Its […]
