(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Edo has rescued 51 kidnap victims in different operations across the state. Mr Phillip Ogbadu, the state Commissioner of Police, disclosed this in Benin . Ogbadu said that the victims were rescued between July and September from various bushes in the state where they were held hostage by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Syrian soldier was killed and three others wounded in an Israeli airstrike in central Homs province. Syrian TV and the state-run Syrian News Agency (SANA) said that shortly after midnight Israeli strikes hit the eastern countryside of Homs, targeting a communications tower and surrounding points. According to the report, the attack […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of Justice Obiora Egwuatu of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday delayed the re-arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud. The court fixed Sept. 28 for Metuh’s re-arraignment, following Justice Egwuatu’s inability to sit on that day. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Ondo State says it will soon begin enforcement of installation speed limit devices on articulated vehicles plying the Ore-Benin expressway to curtail road crashes. Mr Sikiru Alonge, the Ore Unit Commander of FRSC disclosed in Ore that the move was aimed at reducing road accidents which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 251 infections and five COVID-19 related death on Wednesday, bringing the country’s total number of infections toll to 208,404. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday morning. The 251 fresh cases reported on Wednesday indicate an increase from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The search for a consensus National Chairman candidate from the North is still on as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders from the region have yet to arrive at an agreement. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a meeting of the party’s stakeholders from the Northern region where a consensus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of the fifth assembly and former Nigeria senator , Ken Nnamani has put his thoughts, experiences in the national assembly during his tenure into a book titled standing strong. He stated that in any good thing there must be check and balances, he said journalist play vital role in checking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany has applauded the cooperation of the Nigerian government on the efforts geared toward the return of Benin bronzes to Nigeria. German Ambassador to Nigeria, Birgitt Ory made the commendation in a statement shortly after the Germany and Nigeria signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on museum cooperation on Wednesday in Abuja. […]
…….. Challenge Citizens To Demand for Accountability (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- governmental organization NGO, Social Development Integrated Center (Social Action), has expressed worry over the lack of transparency, probity and accountability in the management of the nation’s local government system, calling on the masses to inculcate the habit of always asking questions on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Villarreal forward, Arnaut Danjuma, says that although he loves Nigeria, the Netherlands is the team after his heart. It was rumoured that Danjuma was contemplating switching allegiance to the Super Eagles in the past. However, the former Bournemouth winger was given a late call up to the Dutch senior side by Louis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has enjoined the Federal Government to establish a special fund for the southeast to compensate the region over the losses incurred during the civil war. Uzodinma disclosed this in Owerri in a public hearing on the review of the revenue allocation sharing formula organised by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the November 6 Anambra State guber election, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, stated that he and a few other prominent Igbo Indigenes aided the release of the leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in 2017. Soludo disclosed this during an APGA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President, Senator Ken Nnamani, has lauded the contributions of the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, to the growth of democracy and good governance in Nigeria, saying those contributions were strong factors in his support going forward. “Your many contributions to the growth of democracy in Nigeria ‘stand […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than seven suspected smugglers of petroleum products have been reported burnt to death in a petroleum tanker fire outbreak in Mubi Local Government Area of Adamawa. Mubi is a commercial nerve of Adamawa and it is bordering with the Republic of Cameroon. An eyes witness, Alhaji Mansur Bala, stated that […]
…Buhari Receives Him To APC (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has received the Anambra State deputy governor of Anambra State, Nkem Okeke, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The deputy governor had last week dumped the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Okeke was presented to President Buhari by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibadan Zonal Command, have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogbomoso area of Oyo State. The statement was signed by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Ibadan. African Examiner reports that the agency arrested 22 suspects on Tuesday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zamfara government, in partnership with Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and UNICEF, flagged off a Back-to-School and school safety campaign in Gusau on Wednesday. The campaign brings to an halt the closure of schools in the state due to insecurity and the outbreak of COVID-19. The flag-off was organised by the Ministry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government is set to boost the agriculture and other relevant sectors of the economy with technologies transferred into the country. Mr Mohammed Dahiru, Chairman, Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer, said this during a courtesy visit to Mr Buki Ponle, the Managing Director, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After staying one hundred and eighteen (118) days in captivity, bandits in Northwest Nigeria have released 90 kidnapped students and staff of Federal Government College (FGC), Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State. The Police Public Relations Officer in the State, DSP Nafi’u Abubakar, disclosed this during his interaction with newsmen but did not […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Igboho, has been reportedly diagnosed with possible kidney or lungs illness. One of his lawyers, Yomi Aliyyu, made this known in an interview with BBC Yoruba, noting that the rights activist developed the illness in Benin Republic prison custody. According to him, the agitator has also been critically […]
