(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has begun a probe into the Tuesday’s explosion that rocked Ladipo, Mushin area of Lagos State, leaving five persons dead, with 10 others injured and 12 vehicles and buildings destroyed. The Senate has mandated its Committees on Petroleum Downstream and Gas to, as a matter of urgency, investigate the remote […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bulgaria’s head of state would be decided in a runoff on Sunday, according to the country’s election commission. According to the final results of the first round on Nov. 14, Bulgaria’s incumbent President, Rumen Radev, received 49.42 per cent of the votes and would head to a runoff with Anastas Gerdjikov, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was killed and six others including children were injured in a gas cylinder explosion in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, the police said. The incident happened inside a multi-storey building in Lyari area of Karachi, the provincial capital of southern Sindh province, police officials in the area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy has said one of its personnel identified as OSCOMP Abdulgafar A A, also known as Cute Abiola is in custody and not missing has been reported. The Navy in a statement by its spokesperson Commodore, Saluman Dahun said Abdulgafar who is also a comedian is being held in his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi Assembly has extended its ultimatum for Sterling Bank Plc. Managing Director, Mr Abubakar Suleiman to appear before it to Dec. 8. The house announced the extension at plenary on Tuesday, Following the failure of the Sterling bank to appear before it today (Nov. 16.). African Examiner recalls that the house […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cross River Police Command has arrested one Felix Etim, suspected to be among the gang member that kidnapped a Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Calabar, Sunday Adediran and a teacher whose name was not mentioned. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP Irene Ugbo, stated in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said in Jos on Tuesday that the agency intercepted 2.3 million kilograms of illicit drugs in last 10 months. Marwa told Plateau’s Gov. Simon Lalong whom he visited that the drugs seized were worth N120 billion. The NDLEA boss […]
