(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is currently meeting with the United States of America’s (USA) Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Blinken arrived at the Aso Rock Villa at about 3:47 pm and was received at the forecourt of the State House by State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Ambassador Lawal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Korea government policy coordination office on Thursday said the government was set to launch a formal discussion on whether to prohibit dog meat consumption or not. The decision follows President Moon Jae-in’s suggestion to review the controversial practice. The government will table the issue of how to proceed with social discussions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has hailed the United States for removing Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, calling the decision fair and just. In a statement issued in Paris, France, on Thursday, Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed reiterated Nigeria’s earlier stand when it was put on the list in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra Judicial Panel on Police Brutality and other Related Matters says it investigated 310 petitions received from residents of the state. Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, a member representing the Coalition of Anambra Civil Society Organisations in the panel, disclosed in Enugu . Ezekwueme, who is also the Chairman of the Civil Liberties […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 35-year-old lawyer, Aina Odetayo, who allegedly assaulted her 12-year-old nephew with a hot knife over N500 theft, has appeared before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Odetayo, who resides at Agege, Lagos State, is facing trial on a three-count charge bordering on assault and inflicting bodily injury. The prosecutor, Insp. Michael […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged Nigerians to drop the negative habit of cell-phone snapping or video recording of an accident scene but rather help to rescue the victims to safety. The Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Mr Joseph Udoabba, made the call in Enugu while speaking on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Usman Baba, says there is no plan to eject female officers residing in police barracks with their civilian spouses. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. He said the clarification was in reaction to a signal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sokoto State’s Gov. Aminu Tambuwal on Thursday confirmed the killing of 43 persons in Monday’s bandits attack on Illela Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Malam Muhammad Bello, on Thursday in Sokoto. Bello said Tambuwal led members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has passed for second reading a bill seeking to make it compulsory for the Federal Government to provide free health care services for children in Nigeria. The legislation, which was sponsored by a member, Bello Kaoje, is titled, ‘A Bill for an Act to Make Health Care Service […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed the North West Zonal Congress of the party, earlier scheduled to hold on November 20. The party, in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd.), in Abuja, said the NWC approved the postponement of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afghan Security forces raided an alleged hideout of the Islamic State (IS) in Kabul city and killed one militant, Inamullah Samangani, a Taliban official said in his twitter account on Thursday. “The security forces of the Islamic Emirate targeted a hideout of Daesh group in Sarai-e-Shamali locality of Khair Khana district on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria was on Wednesday not mentioned by the United States on the list of countries engaged in or tolerated “systematic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom” US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, in a statement titled, ‘Religious Freedom Designations’ said; “The United States will not waiver in its commitment to advocate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Multiple award winning popstar, Davido, has been trending on the Nigerian social media space for hours after he asked his friends and fans to donate N1m each to him for his birthday. Fans and followers thought the singer and songwriter was joking when he posted a video on his Instagram story, calling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – 127 inmates of Enugu Custodial Centre are expected to sit for the November/December National Examination Council (NECO) senior secondary certificate examination (external), an official disclosed. Mr Monday Chukwuemeka, the Public Relations Officer of the state command of Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), disclosed this in a statement in Enugu . Chukwuemeka said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than four persons were feared dead while five were rescued when a storey building collapsed, yesterday, at Sunny Filled, Flour Mills, Estate, Magbon, Badagry, Lagos. This came barely two weeks after a 21-storey building collapsed in Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos killing about 45 persons and injuring 15. It was gathered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Moscow on Wednesday refuted allegations made by the West that Russia was using a gas issue as a political weapon in its dialogue with Moldova. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov refuted the allegations in an interview with Sputnik on Wednesday. “We noticed that some of our Western colleagues, including the noticeably more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has vowed to curb illicit drug abuse and activities of traffickers in Osun and Oyo States, the pioneer Zonal Commander (Oyo and Osun), Josephine Obi stated. Obi made the promise in Ibadan at the sendoff party organised for her by the Oyo State Command of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party in Ondo state has stated that the appointment of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s son Babajide Akeredolu as the DG of Ondo State Performance and Project Implementation Monitoring Unit is a flagrant abuse of office. Babajide was appointed as the head of the agency . Reacting to the development, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has highlighted the importance of contributions from young people to crucial policy debates and discussions. Saraki was talking about the backdrop of the recently ended United Nations Climate Change Conference, commonly referred to as #COP26, which held in Glasgow, Scotland. He made the call when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Retailers (LPGAR), branch of National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says Tuesday’s explosion at Ladipo Spare Part Market, Lagos was caused by acetylene gas. Its National Secretary, Mr Olukayode Solomon, made the clarification in a statement issued on Wednesday in Lagos while commiserating with the […]
