(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC on Tuesday disowned a fake quiz competition trending online which claims to celebrate its 50th anniversary. In the purported quiz contest, unsuspecting participants are encouraged to answer four questions on their knowledge of the Corporation, with the eventual winner standing the chance of winning some cash reward of up to […]
(AFRICAEXAMINER) – Pa Ayo Adebanjo and other notable leaders of Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, have paid a visit to a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, at his home in Lagos. Other members of the group that joined the Afenifere leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, on the visit are: Chief Supo Sonibare, Oba Olaitan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have reportedly snuffed out life from three traditional rulers in Imo state Tuesday afternoon African Examiner learnt the royal fathers were having their meeting in Njaba Local Government Area of the state when the shooting occurred. Our correspondent learnt that other traditional rulers were left with varying degrees of injuries. As […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Automobile Design Development Council (NADDC) on Tuesday, presented electronic vehicle produced by the council to the Federal Government. The Director-General of the council, Mr Jelani Aliyu presented the vehicle to Chief Sharon Ikeazor, Minister of State, Environment, in Abuja. Aliyu said that the council had also created employment opportunities to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) says one person has died from a collapsed two-storey building in Ikorodu, Lagos State. African Examiner reports that the incident occurred on Monday around 10 pm; two persons were rescued alive and taken to Ikorodu General Hospital for medical attention. NEMA South West Spokesman, Mr Ibrahim […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa Government says it has recorded 500 Cholera cases with 23 deaths since outbreak of the disease in the state in September. The Director of Public Health in the state Ministry of Health, Dr Celine Laori, confirmed the development in Yola. Laori said that the local government areas worst hit by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday started a show of force to caution those preparing on staging #EndSARS memorial protests in the state on October 20, 2021. African Examiner writes that activists behind the planned protests have disclosed that they will be having a car procession in honour of those who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called for an urgent and important warning, ahead of his trial on Thursday. Kanu cautioned that none of his lawyers should be harassed and threatened by those who claimed to be his followers. He vowed never to forgive anybody who harasses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rebellious Tigrayan forces have accused the Ethiopian government of launching air strikes on the capital of Tigray region, and though a government official initially denied strikes, state-run media later reported the air force conducted an attack. The reported raid follows intensified fighting in two other Ethiopian regions, where the central government’s military […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are reacting differently to the release of an alleged s3x tape of Nigerian singer, Tiwa Savage, with her unknown boyfriend. Recall the Nigerian music star recently revealed that a blackmailer is currently in possession of footage showing her intimate moments with her lover. According to her, the s3x video was accidentally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia said on Tuesday it would fine U.S. tech giant, Google, a percentage of its annual Russian turnover for repeatedly failing to delete content deemed illegal. This is Moscow’s strongest effort yet to rein in foreign tech firms. The communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, said Google had failed to pay 32.5 million roubles ($458,100) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo Chapter of the Muslim Media Practitioners of Nigeria (MMPN) has advised the country’s leaders to emulate virtues of fairness and selfless service exhibited by Prophet Muhammad, as Muslims celebrate the Maolud Nabbiyi. The state Chairman of MMPN, Alhaji Ridwan Fasasi, gave the advice in a statement made available to newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Duoye Diri has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on its waterways to curtail sea piracy, kidnappings and other criminal activities . The governor who announced the measure on Monday evening, at the end of the 12th state security council meeting, held at Government House, Yenagoa, said the curfew on water transportation, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has lamented how the state became worse hit by the nefarious activities of bandits, as a result of the relentless military operations in neighboring Zamfara state. The governor stated this when the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, visited him in Sokoto. Tambuwal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Japanese government has earmarked 260,000 dollars in its bid towards combating piracy and kidnapping in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), especially Nigerian waterway. The UN Development Programme (UNDP) Team Lead on Governance, Peace and Security, Mr Matthew Alao, said this on Monday at the inauguration ceremony of a two-week anti-piracy first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a stern warning to bandits, saying that “the clock of your ultimate destruction is ticking as you will no longer have a place to hide.” In a statement in Abuja , Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, said President Buhari was reacting to the killing of over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government said security forces have killed 10 bandits and rescued one hostage in Giwa Local Government Area (LGA). The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Kaduna. Aruwan said the 10 bandits who were lurking around some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Bayern Munich FC defender, Lucas Hernandez, appeared before a Madrid court on Monday ahead of a potential six-month spell in prison, court officials have disclosed. Hernandez, 25, was due to appear Tuesday to inform the court where he would serve the sentence for violating a restraining order in 2017 while playing at Atletico […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gen. Colin Powell, the trailblazing son of the South Bronx who rose to the highest ranks of the U.S. military, died of complications from COVID-19 in spite of being fully vaccinated. He was 84 his family announced on Monday. Powell, who served as the first black Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected gunmen have attacked a police station in Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and shot a police sergeant. The Assistant Public Relations Officer, Ebonyi Command, ASP Levi Philips, stated on Monday in Abakaliki that the station was attacked in the early hours on Monday. Philips added that the suspects also burnt […]
