(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A lady yesterday jumped into the Lagos lagoon. The incident occurred at the Third Mainland Bridge around 10am. The Lagos Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) confirmed that the individual is in her late 30s. Preliminary investigation revealed that the woman alighted from an Uber car on the bridge and jumped off into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Held every four years, football’s FIFA World Cup is one of the most thrilling events in sports, and Hot Spot Travel & Tourscan help you experience all the excitement in person. Hot Spot has created packages that cover the 3rd place and finalgames which takes place from December 15 to December 19 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hoodlums have razed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) office located at Oke-Iresi area of Ede in Ede-South Local Government Area of Osun Statem African Examiner gathered the arsonists stormed the office in the early hours of Thursday with petrol to carry out the act. Our correspondent learnt that the hoodlums targeted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has stated reasons major clubs like Chelsea, Manchester United and Real Madrid are interested in signing Victor Osimhen. Osimhen is renowned in Europe as one of the most potent strikers since he moved to Napoli from Lille in 2020. This season in the Italian topflight league, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former commissioner for Information, during the administration of Governor Sam Egwu, in Ebonyi State, Abịa Onyike, was on Wednesday night abducted and tortured by the Ebubeagu. Ebubeagu is a security outfit in the South-east that is backed by the Ebonyi State Government and other state governments in the region. The victim, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to create one million jobs in the first 24 months if elected. Former Lagos Deputy Governor Otunba Femi Pedro gave this assurance in Abuja when he explained the manifesto of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a one-way symposium. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many airports across China have cancelled majority of their flights due to a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country. China’s state newspaper, Global Times, reported on Thursday. The southern Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou, which had a particularly bad outbreak of cases, cancelled over 1,000 flights. More than 700 flights were also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 30 persons have been reportedly killed in a bloody attack on Okpobula, Ezza, community in the Apa Ward of Ado Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected armed militia from Uffiom in neighbouring Ebonyi state. A local in the area who spoke on condition of anonymity stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The reaction of the spokesperson for Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, SAN, concerning the document alleging that Bola Ahmed Tinubu was indicted in a drug trafficking and money laundering case in the United States has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner writes that the statement was issued on Tuesday which alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, says Yorubas in the South West are very intelligent and would not vote based on ethnic sentiments in 2023. Akinlade disclosed this during an extended meeting of the PDP in Yewa South Local Government, held at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea fullback Reece James will not be part of Gareth Southgate’s England team for the FIFA 2022 world cup due to injury concerns. According to SkySports, after discussions with Gareth Southgate on Tuesday, it was decided the full-back has not recovered sufficiently from the knee injury he picked up against AC Milan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen dressed in military uniforms reportedly attacked commuters travelling on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Tuesday. The gunmen suspected to be kidnappers stormed the road from the bush before the Sagamu Interchange en route Lagos and started shooting at motorists in the 18-passenger inter-state bus. According to one of the victims who craved anonymity, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director/Fire Chief of Anambra Fire Services, Mr Martin Agbili, has said that 80 shops were affected in the chemical market fire explosion in Onitsha Head Bridge. This is contained in a statement signed by Agbili on Wednesday in Onitsha. He said that incident took place at the Science and Lab Line […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Wednesday insisted that its Chairman Abdulrasheed Bawa, did not disregard the order of the court. The clarification was made in a statement the commission posted on its facebook page. The commission opined that the ruling has created a ‘wrong impression of the person of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – University teachers yesterday rejected the incomplete salaries paid to them by the Federal Government, saying it violated labour laws. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, stated this in a statement after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. He argued that his members were not casual workers but intellectuals who cannot be paid on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Everton’s long wait to win a trophy will not end with the League Cup after Frank Lampard’s men were well beaten 4-1 by Bournemouth on Tuesday, as Brentford bowed out on penalties to League Two Gillingham. In the first of two meetings between the clubs in five days, Bournemouth got the better […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been sentenced to Kuje Prison over contempt of court. In a ruling delivered by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on October 28, and sighted by newsmen on Tuesday, the EFCC boss was convicted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former deputy president of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has spent 138 days in the custody of authorities in the United Kingdom over human trafficking. The lawmaker was arrested in June 2022 at the Heathrow Airport in London and was immediately arraigned before a Magistrate’s Court for allegedly bringing a child into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 54-year old man identified as Ojo Joseph has been arrested by the police in Ondo State for allegedly setting his five step children ablaze after his wife denied him sex. The incident reportedly happened at Fagun Crescent area of Ondo town. Neighbours said the man informed them that he committed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Southampton have sacked manager Ralph Hasenhuttl after nearly four years in charge at the club. Hasenhuttl leaves the Saints after their 4-1 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday, which left them in the relegation zone after six losses in nine top-flight games. The Austrian was the Premier League’s fourth-longest serving manager, having taken […]
