(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An house wife Ramota Soliu has reportedly killed her husband with hot water at Iyana Ilewo in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun state. The husband Bello Soliu died from the body injuries he suffered when the wife poured hot water on him. The woman, whose six years relationship with Bello […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the Minister of Interior, has vowed to work against the reelection of his successor, Gboyega Oyetola. Aregbesola said this at a political gathering in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of the state. He said that the forthcoming All Progressives Congress (APC) primary on Saturday would determine Oyetola’s fate in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FC Barcelona came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with Napoli in their Europa League knockout round playoff first leg at the Camp Nou on Thursday. The hosts dominated possession in the opening 30 minutes and had several good chances to take the lead, but it was Napoli who scored first. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission (PSC) has suspended two police officers concerning their alleged involvement in a drug deal being investigated by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. The suspended officers were working under the embattled super cop, Abba Kyari in the Intelligence Response Team of the Force Investigation and Intelligence Department of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has fingered members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) for his troubles. Kyari was reported to have stated this when he appeared before a probe panel led by Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) at the Force […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abubakar Kawu Baraje, former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says there is zoning in the constitution of the party. Baraje spoke on Wednesday in Ilorin, capital of Kwara state, while briefing reporters ahead of his coronation as ‘Tafida of Ilorin’ on Friday. Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, there […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles forward, skipper Ahmed Musa has donated the sum of two million naira to struggling former Nigeria International Kingsley Obiekwu. Obiekwu, a member of the Atlanta ’96 Olympics gold medal-winning squad, Dream Team, disclosed in an interview in Akwa on Tuesday that he uses his only car for commercial transport to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The State Security Service (SSS), on Wednesday, told the Federal High Court in Abuja that Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), cannot wear clothes with an insignia of a lion’s head. Mr Kanu was accused of various offences, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he allegedly committed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Government has confirmed the killing of eight persons by gunmen at new Cattle Market in Omuma-Uzo in Ukwa West Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday. Commissioner for Information, Eze Chikamnayo, who confirmed the incident in a statement made available to reporters in Aba on Wednesday, condemned the attack. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unidentified lady has expressed love for one of the PSquare duo, Mr P by inking him on her thigh. A video recently saw a young lady happily put her thigh on display as she danced to Phyno’s song playing loudly in the background. The video showed the initial of the Okoye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has accepted 26 recommendations of the Toyin Ayinde-led panel that investigated the collapse of a 21-storey building in the Ikoyi area of the state. The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration also rejected two of the 28 recommendations of the panel. In a White Paper exclusively seen by The Punch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Haiti is once more at a ‘crossroads’, six months after a devastating earthquake hit the south-west of the country, according to the UN Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed. Mohammed was speaking at an international event hosted by the Haitian government in the country’s capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday. The event is aimed at supporting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Red Bull Salzburg came within minutes of a famous victory on Wednesday in the last 16 of the 2021/2022 UEFA Champions League. But Kingsley Coman’s late equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for former champions Bayern Munich. Coman, who got the winner in the 2019/2020 final match, converted at the back post in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Sara Nyanti, has strongly condemned killing of a nurse in South Sudan, working with an international aid organisation. Nyanti, in a statement, condemned the continued violence across the country, which is affecting the safety of civilians and humanitarian workers, constraining humanitarian access, and disrupting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, and the Convener, Northern Elders Forum, Prof. Ango Abdullahi, have met to discuss concerning issues bordering on Nigeria’s wellbeing, and also plan on the success and possible outcome of 2023 general elections. This was disclosed in a statement by Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi on Wednesday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Burkina Faso strongman Lieutenant-Colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba was inaugurated as president on Wednesday, just over three weeks after he led a coup to topple elected head of state Roch Marc Christian Kabore. In a televised ceremony, Damiba swore an oath before the country’s top constitutional body to “preserve, respect, uphold and defend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A senior advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, on Wednesday, claimed that former Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP, Abba Kyari may be reabsorbed into the Nigeria Police Force, NPF. Adegboruwa disclosed this when he accused the Nigerian Police of treating Kyari’s case with levity. The activist lawyer who was reacting to Kyari’s indictment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome(SAN), who is the lead counsel to the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday, raised the alarm that his client’s sight had deteriorated. Ozekhome told the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, that Kanu, who is currently in custody of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Black marketers on Wednesday took advantage of the lingering scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) to make brisk business from residents and motorists in Lagos State. African Examiner reports that the ongoing scarcity of PMS, also known as petrol, is due to the withdrawal of the off-spec products imported into the country […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night reportedly killed several persons during an invasion of the newly constructed Abia cattle market in Omumauzor in Ukwa West local area of Abia State. African Examiner gathered the midnight attack kept the villagers anxious. It was gathered that security operatives have taken over the area to maintain peace. […]
