(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has stated that it did not call for the boycott of the Anambra governorship election. There are fears that the sit-at-home order issued by IPOB in the south-east may cause low voter turnout in the November 6 governorship election in Anambra. This has made many Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has tasked residents of Anambra State to come out and vote during the Saturday’s governorship election. According to Bishop Kukah, there is no threat to the Anambra State governorship election; hence electorates should come out and perform their civic duties. He stated this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has begged the Federal Government to remove the army from the annual envelope budgeting being adopted by the Federal Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Farouk Yahaya, made the appeal when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Army to defend the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Elders Forum, NEF, on Wednesday, warned the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, against frustrating the gubernatorial election fixed for Saturday in Anambra State. NEF tasked relevant stakeholders to resist the plan of IPOB to frustrate the Saturday’s governorship election in Anambra State. In a statement by its spokesman, Dr. Hakeem […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Enugu State Command, says it is deploying no fewer than 350 personnel for the forthcoming Anambra governorship election. African examiner reports that the Anambra gubernatorial poll will hold on Saturday, Nov. 6 under INEC’s supervision. The Public Relations Officer of the command, Chief Superintendent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Ltd hereby informs the general public, especially those living within the Anifowoshe area of Ikeja in Lagos State, that a gas pipeline that was reported leaking in the early hours of today has been isolated and the general area cordoned off. The incident was caused by road construction and rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United FC defender, Luke Shaw has urged his teammates not to be carried away in spite the 3-0 win over Tottenham FC and last-gasp equaliser at Atalanta. United suffered a humiliating 5-0 home defeat to bitter rivals, Liverpool in October that briefly looked as though it could cost manager Ole Gunnar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has commenced another round of biometric verification exercise for no fewer than 21,000 bonafide pensioners who were not verified during the 2019 exercise held in the south-west. African Examiner reports that the five-day mop-up programme for workers who retired from the federal civil service under the Defined Benefit Scheme, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Adamawa has confirmed that suspected herdsmen killed seven villagers in a midnight attack on Negga village in Numan Local Government Area of the state. DSP Sulaiman Nguroje, police spokesman in the state confirmed the incident in Yola. He said seven other victims sustained injuries in the attack. Nguroje said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has said that dozens of bandits had been neutralized and their camps destroyed by air strikes in parts of the state. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement in Kaduna. Aruwan said: “Another successful outing has been reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some engineers have described the building collapse in Lagos State on Monday as “unfortunate and a pathetic national loss’’. Reuters quoted the National Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for Lagos State, Mr Ibrahim Farinloye via text message on Wednesday as saying that the death toll had climbed to 22 after several bodies were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the procurement of 46 units of vehicles for operational and administrative use by the Nigeria Customs Service(NCS). The Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Clem Agba, briefed State House correspondents after a virtual FEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Ogun have arrested one Mojiyagbe Olamilekan, 24, resident of Oke Ola in Ode Remo for allegedly stabbing his wife to death with scissors. DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the State Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Wednesday, in Abeokuta. Oyeyemi said the suspect was arrested following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Enugu Depot Community, has advised motorists and those on election duty in Anambra to buy sufficient petrol as the government has declared Thursday and Friday work free day. Mr Chinedu Anyaso, Chairman of IPMAN in the zone made the call in an interview in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The abductors of the six individuals that were kidnapped from the University of Abuja on Tuesday have reached out to their families demanding payment of 300m ransom. Sources familiar with the matter confirmed the new development to our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday. “They demanded N50 million naira for each person, they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate posting of Bartholomew Onyeka to the Plateau State Police Command as the new Commissioner of Police. This followed the redeployment of CP Edward Egbuka to the Force headquarters for other national engagements. This is happening five days after the Speaker, Plateau […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rescue officials have recovered 20 bodies buried under the rubble after a 21-storey building collapsed on Monday in the Ikoyi part of Lagos, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. The building, situated on Gerard Road, trapped about 50 persons under the rubble, witnesses said. Residents and family members of persons […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely three days to the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra ,visitors in the state are lamenting the difficulty in securing hotel accommodations. African Examiner on Wednesday reports that some of the visitors revealed that they have been in search of accommodation for several hours without success. Ismaila Oke, an electoral observer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fifteen people were killed and 10 others seriously injured when a passenger van fell into a ravine in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday, the Police said. Rizwan Younus, a policeman in the district, who was dispatched to the accident site, told Xinhua. He said the van carrying 25 people fell into a deep […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Awka, the Anambra State capital have expressed mixed feelings following the deployment of heavy security to the state ahead of Nov. 6 governorship election. The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) had earlier announced that it would deploy 34,000 personnel outside those serving in the state for the election. Apart from the […]
