(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain intact as they beat rivals Manchester City 3-2 to secure their spot in the English FA Cup final match. The Reds and Manchester City are neck to neck in the English Premier League and could yet face each other in the UEFA Champions League final. But Saturday’s win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant and Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi has called on Nigerians to be kind, open-hearted, and be accommodating to one another. Amaechi, in his Easter message to Nigerians on Saturday, also urged citizens to be united, saying oneness and unity of purpose would engender growth and uplift the nation. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Governor on Saturday berated the Federal Government for granting pardon to the former Plateau and Taraba Governors Joshua Dariye and Jolly Nyame, convicted for corruption. Wike, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant, said the pardon was a demonstration the corruption fight of the Federal Government was shrouded in despicable politics that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The “Atiku State of Mind“ Support Group has withdrawn its support for the People’s Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential aspirant and endorsed the presidential aspirant of the Action Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr Kingsley Moghalu. Mr Hassan Ankuma, former National Coordinator of the group, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at a news conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Osun have arrested three young men on the Osogbo/Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ife Campus Road, Ile-Ife, for being in possession of a human heart. Police spokesperson in Osun, SP Yemisi Opalola, said two of the suspects are 21 years old, while the third suspect is 25 years of age. “The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says there is no clash in its examination dates with this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) organised by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The council’s Head of National Office (HNO) Mr Patrick Areghan made the clarification during an interview on Saturday in Lagos. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has said he did not endorse the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the 2023 General Elections, contrary to media publications. The Head, Back Office Operations, Office of the Ogiame Atuwatse III, Oriiz Onuwaje, gave the clarification in a statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has further suspended Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in all 54 additional centres created to facilitate the registration of voters across Imo . Mr Festus Okoye,INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee,made the disclosure in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Okoye said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An ex-governor of Kaduna State, Col Abubakar Umar (retd.); a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ahmed Raji, SAN, and some civil society organisations have called for the suspension of the plan by the Federal Government to conduct a population census next year. They asked the government to focus attention on the insecurity in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has asked applicants that had been screened for recruitment into the force to come for its Computer Base Test (CBT) on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, at 8. 00 a.m. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, stated this in a statement on Friday. “The Command invites the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is heavy security at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge on Friday ahead of the resumption of toll payment on the bridge. African Examiner gathered that no fewer than five security vehicles and many policemen have been stationed on the bridge. The Lekki Concession Company had announced that it would resume toll operations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anglican Bishop, Diocese of Abakaliki, Bishop Monday Nkwoagu, has urged Nigerians to turn to God to ensure a desirable society. Nkwoagu made the call in Abakaliki on Friday, while fielding questions from journalists on the significance of Good Friday. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that Good Friday, also known […]
Veteran highlife singer Orlando Julius is dead. Bimbo Esho of the Evergreen Music Company Limited confirmed the death of the 79-year-old highlife singer. The deceased’s wife, Lady Latoya, also confirmed the incident. Orlando Julius, a native of Ijebu Ijesha, was one of Nigeria’s fathers of Afro/Highlife music and a fine saxophonist. In her eulogy while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Council of State led by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has approved the pardon of 159 convicts including a former Governor of Plateau State, Senator Joshua Dariye; and ex-Governor Jolly Nyame of Taraba State, who were both imprisoned for stealing N1.16bn and N1.6bn respectively. Confirming Dariye’s pardon, the Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prince Harry and his wife, Megan Markle have reunited with the Queen of England, two years after stepping down as working members of the British Royal Family. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex both exited England with their son, Archie, early 2020, and relocated to the United States. Then followed their explosive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified gunmen on Thursday attacked a voter registration center in Imo, killing a security guard on duty, Mr Anthony Nwokorie. The incident occurred at Nkwo Ihitte Polling Unit 004, Amakohia Ward in Ihitte-Uboma Local Government Area (LGA) at about 10:00 a.m. An eyewitness account said that the assailants on arrival seized and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered intensive security patrols of all public spaces and critical national assets ahead of the 2022 Easter celebration. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The I-G directed Commissioners of Police (CPs)and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has asked the Academic Staff Union of Universities to suspend its ongoing strike. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige made this appeal on Thursday in Abuja. This is as the minister also faulted the Nigeria Labour Congress’ ultimatum for ending the strike. The NLC had called on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Lagos on Thursday said that they had arrested a 29-year-old man (name withheld) for allegedly smashing the head of his one-month-old daughter on the floor resulting to her death. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Lagos State, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest on Thursday while parading the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aspirant Nyesom Wike says he will never settle for vice-president position as the contest for the plum job heats up, ahead of the presidential election next year. “I’m not coming out to negotiate to be vice to anyone, I’m coming out to contest for the number one position in the country,’’ […]
