(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects over the killing of a young man by commercial motorcyclists in the Lekki area of Lagos State. Our correspondent gathered that the father of two was killed over N100 balance by the motorcyclists. It was learnt that the victim, who was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Tambuwal, has declared a 24-hour curfew in the state with immediate effect. According to a short statement released by the governor and shared on the government’s official Facebook page by his special adviser on media and publicity, Mohammed Bello, the curfew “is in pursuance of peace and order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria, has called for a nationwide protest over the gruesome killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto. The CAN President, Rev. Olasupo Ayokunle, in a letter addressed to all bloc leaders, urged Christians to hold peaceful protests within their church […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool held their nerve to win the FA Cup for the first time since 2006 after a dramatic penalty shoot-out against Chelsea as the quadruple chasers kept their history bid alive on Saturday. Jurgen Klopp’s side won 6-5 on penalties at Wembley as Greek defender Kostas Tsimikas was the unlikely hero with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Emmanuel Maaaji of the First Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), Tunga Magajiya, Niger, has confirmed the arrival in Magajiya of the body of the slain student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Miss Deborah Samuel, for burial. African Examiner reports that the late Deborah Samuel was killed on Thursday by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Housing Authority (FHA) has disowned Prince Joseph Kpokpogiri, after the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) demolished his multi- million Naira mansion in Abuja on Saturday. African Examiner reports that officials of FHA, alongside its Managing Director, Gbenga Ashafa, visited the site of the doomed building three days ago, in company […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons died while two others were injured when the roof of an open market stall in a market in Ebonyi caved in on Friday evening. The incident happened at Ekeaja market square, Uburu in Ohaozara Local Government Area. Governor David Umahi confirmed the incident in a statement on Saturday. The Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra has declared May 18 and 26, 2022 as sit-at-home for the people of the South-East. The group said it declared the sit-at-home, being the court dates of its detained leader, Nnamdi Kanu as part of solidarity. In a statement on Saturday, the group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been elected the new President of the United Arab Emirates. According to Khaleej Times, Zayed succeeds his brother Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who died on Friday, at the age of 73. The 61-year-old leader will be the country’s third president and 17th Ruler of Abu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has released results of the just concluded 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The examination body, which also outlined the process to check the results, made this known in a statement signed by its Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Fabian Benjamin, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has launched a discreet investigation into the finances of the 18 political parties in the country and their presidential aspirants. This followed the huge fees paid for expression of interest and nomination forms by aspirants vying for various elective offices in the parties. The anti-graft agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has described the killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel, over an allegation of blasphemy as deeply distressing. Osinbajo spoke with newsmen on Friday at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, shortly on arrival from Uyo, Akwa Ibom […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has followed with great sadness the funeral of Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh, in occupied East Jerusalem. Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General, in a statement on Friday, said the UN chief was moved by the outpouring of sympathy from thousands of Palestinian mourners over the past […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, on Friday said that every tweet in his official social media handles must get his approval before publication. Atiku, one of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirants, said this when he paid a consultative visit to Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Peter Obi, presidential aspirant for the 2023 general elections on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), says he will prioritise poverty reduction through tackling unemployment if elected. Obi stated this at a meeting with the PDP stakeholders and delegates from Sokoto and Zamfara states on Thursday at the party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the resort to self-help by the mob in sokoto, resulting in violence, destruction and killing of a second-year student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Deborah Samuel, following an allegation that she had blasphemed Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam last Thursday. Buhari said the news of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said the death of United Arab Emirate (UAE),President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed “has robbed the world of one of its visionary and most remarkable leaders of modern times.” Buhari, while reacting to the demise of Khalifa yesterday in a statement issued yesterday by his Senior Special Assistant on […]
….Vacant Positions To Be Filled With Immediate Effect (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday bade farewell to outgoing members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). Speaking at a valedictory session for the ministers leaving the cabinet to pursue political ambitions, the President said significant number of them have been sufficiently equipped to aspire […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A woman found in possession of a human skull has been arrested by the police in Edo State. The police spokesperson in the state, Kontongs Bello, disclosed this on Thursday in Benin City, while briefing reporters on the activities of the command within the last two weeks. Mr Bello, a superintendent of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Voters Cards registered online between June and December 2021 are invalid. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Zamfara State, Prof Sa’idu Babura, disclosed this while speaking to journalists in his office in Gusau on Thursday. Babura said, “After the authentication exercise, it was discovered that out of the 2,523,458 registrants nationwide, […]
