(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The so-called “honour killing” of a woman at the hands of her husband has caused nationwide outrage in Iran and criticism of the judicial system. An honour killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family by someone seeking to protect what they see as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A prosecution witness has told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a former registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Dibu Ojerinde, allegedly acquired choice assets through cronies while in office. Peter Oyewole, who said he served as Mr Ojerinde’s personal lawyer at the time, appeared in court on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday has forced a member, Simon Atigwe (People’s Democratic Party/Enugu) to withdraw a bill proposing to bar workers in the health sector from embarking on industrial action. According to the House, the proposal, which failed its second reading at the plenary on Wednesday, was against the provisions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reps have proposed a bill seeking to prescribe a jail term of seven years and/or a fine of N500m for officials who spend public funds on foreign medical trips narrowly passed second reading at the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The bill Sponsored by Sergius Ogun (PDP, Edo), titled, ‘A Bill for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that there will be a major probe to ascertain the cause of the unsafe quantity of methanol in the fuel imported into the country. The Minister of State for Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, disclosed this during a media press briefing after the Federal Executive Council meeting in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Real Madrid assistant manager, Jose Peseiro, has opened up concerning the reason he did not become the head coach of the Super Eagles of Nigeria. African Examiner recalls that the NFF had previously declared Peseiro as the next substantive coach of the Super Eagles, just a week after Augustine Eguavoen was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some parts of Ibadan City in Oyo State on Wednesday witnessed unusual gridlock due to the prevailing scarcity of fuel across the country. African Examiner reports that the gridlock caused by heavy presence of car owners in many filling stations visited in the town, left many commuters stranded. Commenting, a businessman, Mr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Court of Justice will on Wednesday rule over a Uganda reparation bill to the Democratic Republic of Congo for its role in conflicts in Congo’s resource-rich Ituri province. Uganda was initially asked to pay 11 billion dollars in reparations to the Democratic Republic of Congo. The ICJ, the United Nations’ […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Excitement as Laolu Gbenjo and his LG Band are in full preparations for his upcoming US tour of different cities. The tour is anticipated to be an extensive musical tour where Laolu Gbenjo will promote the rich Nigerian cultural heritage, norms, and values to esteemed fans and lovers of good music. Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed bandits, Wednesday morning, killed a divisional police officer, A. Rano, in Jibia local government area of Katsina State during an attack on Magama section of Jibia town. Sources disclosed through the phone that the bandits arrived at the area around 3 a.m. and laid siege for three hours, despite resistance by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday said a state of emergency on ritual killings in the country should be declared by the Federal Government. The lawmakers also called for a campaign against the menace, saying the effort of parents, schools, religious leaders and the media is needed. This is following a motion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Evangelist Naomi Silekunola, the estranged wife of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi Ojaja II, on Tuesday, broke her silence on social media since her divorce post on December 23, 2021. Taking to her Instastories and Facebook status simultaneously on Tuesday night, the 28-year-old evangelist uploaded a short video of herself […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Wednesday said Ukraine believes there was still a chance of resolving the West’s standoff with Russia through diplomacy. Kuleba made the statements when he visited Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares adding that there are already grounds to impose sanctions on Moscow. The United States and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles’ Interim Technical Adviser, Augustine Eguavoen, says the appointment of former teammate Emmanuel Amuneke to assist him at the senior national team is “a very good development”. Eguavoen stated in Ilorin on Wednesday that the coming of Amuneke would be a great addition to the quality of the team’s coaching. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Manger of Plateau Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency, Mr Peter Kassam, says open defecation is punishable under the law in Shedam Local Government and residents found culpable of such acts risk imprisonment. He made this known in an interview on Wednesday in Jos, observing that Shendam is the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents in a community in Oyo town have uncovered activities of suspected ritualists in an uncompleted building in the area. Our correspondent gathered that those living close to the building, which is along the Oyo-Ilora Road, in the Oyo West Local Government Area, Oyo State, started combing the bushes after perceiving a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through its Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority may return to the overseas supplier, the contaminated Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, which was imported into the country by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. Oil marketers estimated that about 100 million litres of contaminated petrol were imported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN says death toll from Tropical Cyclone Batsirai has risen to 21, with more than 62,000 men, women and children displaced in Madagascar. Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General said this on Tuesday while giving update on the situation in Madagascar at the UN headquarters in New York. The cyclone is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Police Command says the driver to the state Chairman of the Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abdul-Hamid Egele, has died. The command’s Spokesman, SP Kontongs Bello, confirmed the death in Benin on Tuesday night. African Examiner reports that the deceased, whose identity could not be ascertained, was driving Egele’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afghanistan said it has received a batch of 32 million U.S. dollars in humanitarian cash assistance on Tuesday, according to the country’s central bank. “Following a series of humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, 32 million USD in cash reached Afghanistan on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022,’’ Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB) said in a statement. […]
