(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen attacked four banks and a Police Divisional Headquarters on Thursday as they laid siege on Uromi town in Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo. Eyewitnesses said the gunmen got to the town in their numbers and in several vehicles before they attacked the four banks with dynamites. The unmasked gunmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday announced new sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, saying that Russian leader Vladimir Putin “chose this war” and his country would bear the consequences. The sanctions target Russian banks, oligarchs and high-tech sectors, Biden said. The United States and its allies will block assets […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seventeen high-rises in the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol have been damaged by shelling, according to the city administration. All the buildings affected were in the east of the city, closer to the front line of fighting with pro-Russian separatists, authorities said. Electricity supplies were partially disrupted, the city said late Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The billionaire owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, has been barred from living in the United Kingdom, local media reports. This followed a revelation by Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, that he’s one of the 35 oligarchs who are enablers of President Vladimir Putin. According to reports, immigration officials are “under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Embassy in Ukraine has urged citizens in the country to remain calm and be responsible for their own personal security. It advised those who want to relocate to a safe place to ensure that they validate all their resident documents for ease of return to Ukraine when they desire. This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday, announced the shutdown of its embassy in Kiev over concerns of insecurity amid hostilities in Ukraine. “The embassy in Kiev is temporarily closed for security reasons. There are reports of explosions and rocket attacks in northern, eastern and southern Ukraine. “The airspace is closed,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday has ordered the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, 48 hours,to respond to an application by the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari, who is currently in its custody, filed to be released on bail on health ground. Justice Inyang Ekwo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital on a two day state visit. The President, who came in helicopter 5N-FG2 arrived about 10 am at the Nasarawa State airport, Lafia. On ground to receive President Buhari are the host governor, Abdulahi Sule, the governors of Kogi and Kebbi states, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Akwa Ibom police command says it has rescued a medical doctor, Dr Felix Expo, who was kidnapped on Tuesday by yet-to-be identified gunmen. The command’s Spokesman, SP Odiko Macdon, made the disclosure in an interview on Thursday in Mkpat Enin, the headquarters of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area (LGA). Macdon said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A fresh move by the National Assembly to grant life pension for its presiding officers, including the Senate President and the Speaker of the House of Representatives as well as their deputies has sparked outrage among civil society groups and some senior advocates. If the proposal is passed by the legislature, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russian forces fired missiles at several cities in Ukraine and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military operation in the east. Shortly after Putin spoke in a televised address on Russian state TV, explosions could be heard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Secretary-General António Guterres, on Wednesday, strongly condemned the arrest of four members of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), who were arrested in the capital, Bangui. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, in a statement, said the secretary-general called for their release. Local gendarmerie arrested the personnel on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Wednesday received 159 Nigerians stranded from Libya at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos. Alhaji Habib Mustapha, Director-General of NEMA, represented by the Acting Coordinator of the Lagos Territorial Office of the Agency, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, confirmed the development to the News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A late goal from substitute Anthony Elanga rescued a 1-1 draw for Manchester United at Atletico Madrid in their UEFA Champions League last-16 first-leg clash on Wednesday. Manchester United, looking disjointed and lacking spark, were cornered from the start by a relentless Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side opened the scoring after seven […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has urged the Federal Government to declare all suspected leaders of terrorists in the country wanted. This followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah (APC-Kebbi) and co-sponsored by 12 other senators during plenary on Wednesday. The motion was entitled; “Urgent need to surmount all kinds of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday swore-in Sen. Hassan Nasiha as the state new deputy governor, following the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu by the State House of Assembly. Speaking at the ceremony in Gusau, Matawalle said that the action was to fill the vacuum created by Aliyu’s exit. He said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria reached the finals of this year’s Women Africa Cup of Nations Championship after the Super Falcons held out bravely to defeat hosts Lady Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire 1-0 in Abidjan on Wednesday evening. The scoreline meant an aggregate 3-0 win for the nine-time African champions. The Ivorians threw everything into the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Controller of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), Mr Adewale Adebisi, says 352 inmates are on death row at the Kirikiri Maximum Correctional Centre. Adebisi made the disclosure on Wednesday while delivering his address of welcome at the 2022 Correctional Centres Decongestion Exercise. African Examiner reports that the Decongestion Exercise […]
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, on Wednesday, paid a visit to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. African Examiner reports that the governor was accompanied on the visit by his wife, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano. Our correspondent gathered that Obiano, who would be handing over the mantle of leadership of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday swore in six National Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). African Examiner reports that the event preceded the commencement of the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja. The national commissioners are Mohammed Haruna (Niger), May […]
