(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Singer Harry Okiri, popularly known as Harrysong, has been arrested by the police in Lagos State. In a post on his Instagram Story on Tuesday, Harrysong said that he was arrested when he landed in the state. The terse statement signed by his management noted that the singer’s phone was seized at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Police Command has confirmed the attack on a section of Ezza North Local Government Headquarters by unidentified gunmen. African Examiner reports that hoodlums set the property on fire on Monday morning and left valuables worth millions of naira destroyed. The command’s Spokesman, SP Chris Anyanwu, stated in Abakaliki on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tanzanian and Kenyan leaders have agreed to step up the fight against cross-border crime, including human trafficking and poaching. Addressing a news conference at State House in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and her Kenyan counterpart, William Ruto, said the two leaders have also agreed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has defended the huge foreign indebtedness of Nigeria, saying that the situation with the country is not “hopeless.” The governor, who is also the chairman of the Progressives Governors Forum, the umbrella body of all governors of the All Progressives Congress(APC), spoke in Ado- Ekiti on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past governor of Ogun State, Ibikunle Amosun, has publicly thrown his weight behind the candidacy of the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ogun State. Mr Amosun, an APC Senator representing Ogun Central in the National Assembly, spoke during an interview with BBC Yoruba on Monday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.” This is just as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of travelers were yesterday feared dead in a boat mishap that occurred in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. African Examiner gathered that the ill-fated boat with about 85 persons on board capsized on Friday at Umunnankwo community. Eye witnesses said the boat, which took off from Onukwu bridge, was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Murtala Ajaka, deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, should resign if he is not supporting Bola Tinubu, the party’s standard bearer. Ajaka made this remark as he reacted to comments by Ngige when he appeared on Politics Today, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The unveiling of an official website to promote political campaigns and soliciting funds ahead of the 2023 presidential election by the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has generated mixed reactions in some quarters especially on social media platforms. The former Anambra Governor, who encouraged his supporters to visit the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty four persons lost their lives as flood and windstorm affected no fewer than 18, 245 people in Katsina state, according to the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA). The spokesperson of the agency, Mr Umar Muhammad, disclosed this in Katsina on Friday. Muhammad said that the disasters were recorded in all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Federal Government said it spent about 100 million US dollars in feeding 10 million Nigerian children under the National School Feeding Programme. This was part of efforts to eliminate the scourge of child labour in the country. Senator Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment said this when he received the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The prison sentence of beleaguered ex-South African President Jacob Zuma officially ended on Friday, with correctional services saying he had been released from their system having served only part of his term behind bars. The former Head of State was jailed for 15 months for contempt of court in July last year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Friday, ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to call off its strike. The court gave the order after dismissing the union’s application for a stay of execution of an earlier ruling of the National Industrial Court directing the university lecturers to resume work. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for the termination of further hearing on the attempted murder case filed against his estranged wife, Ms Precious Chikwendu. The former minister, who was personally in court for the withdrawal of the suit, said the differences he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Grand Alliance has said the party will not work for the Labour Party presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, in the 2023 general elections. After a private meeting between the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, and members of APGA, there were widespread rumours that Soludo ordered the party faithful […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Oct. 10 as public holiday to mark Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. According to him, the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says Ethiopia’s suspension of its “visa on arrival” to non-resident foreigners at all entry points is due to insecurity, especially regarding its current political situation. The spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Francisca Omayuli, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The government, however, urged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu have been the question on the lips of some Nigerians in recent days. In a tweet on Thursday, presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, said Tinubu had returned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons lost 2-0 to a dominant Japan side in their friendly clash at the Noevir Stadium, Kobe on Thursday morning. The encounter which was the third ever between both teams saw Mina Tanaka scoring the two goals for the Nadeshiko. Rany Waldrum was without Asisat Oshoala but had Chiamaka Nnadozie in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Assembly has withdrawn its recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers State. All 21 members present voted in support of the motion to delist Omehia and resolved to forward their resolution to Governor, Nyesom Wike, for implementation. Details shortly…
