(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits trying to escape the ongoing military operation in Zamfara and Katsina states met their waterloo in the hands of soldiers at Maganda village near Allawa in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits, who were said to be escaping through the notorious Allawa Forest in their hundreds, ran into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Reality TV star, Paul Ephraim, popularly known as Jaypaul, and Jackie B have been evicted from the ongoing Big Brother Naija Season Six. The duo had been nominated for eviction alongside Pere, Saga, Emmanuel, Liquorose, Whitemoney, Sasky. Others who have been evicted from the BBNaija Season Six show include Arin, Beatrice, Boma, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Commissioner of police (CP) Abubakar Lawal has ordered immediate investigation and sanction of a Policeman recently involved in physical assault of a lady in Enugu. He however, warned the Command’s personnel against acts of unprofessionalism under his watch, stressing that his administration will not condone any conduct capable of dragging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Saturday recorded two additional fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed in an update shared on the Facebook page of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday morning. The additional 547 COVID-19 infections on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara has said that the state government is no longer interested in dialoguing with bandits as they rejected the olive branch stretched at them earlier. He said in Gusau that instead, security forces would flush them out of the state. “My administration will no longer grant amnesty to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rector of Kogi State Polytechnic Lokoja, Dr. Usman Salisu Ogbo, has announced the suspension of a lecturer in the institution for allegedly forcing students to buy textbooks before they would pass their examinations. Dr. Ogbo disclosed this when the President, National Association of Nigeria Students, Sunday Asefon; alongside his entourage, paid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger State Police Command has rescued the kidnapped traditional ruler of Wawa in Borgu Local Government of Niger. Dr Mahmud Aliyu, the victim, was kidnapped by heavily armed gunmen on Sunday at his palace at about 10pm. The Police Spokesperson in the state, DSP. Wassiu Abiodun, made this known in Minna […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria mission in Johannesburg, South Africa, has vowed to remain vigilant against all forms of cyber-criminal activities, including the fake website for passport applications. Mr Abdukmalik Ahmed, Consul-General of Nigeria to South Africa, stated this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He observed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy will stand trial on rape and sexual assault charges on Jan. 24 after the Chester Crown Court set a trial date on Friday, British media reported. The 27-year-old, who was denied bail last week after he was charged with four counts of rape and one count of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir has fired his foreign minister Beatrice Khamisa Wani, replacing her with Mayiik Ayii Deng who once served as minister for presidential affairs. Khamisa, who was appointed last year when the transitional unity government was formed, was relieved of her duties through a presidential decree Thursday evening aired […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Friday signed the state Value Added Tax (VAT) Bill into Law. The State House of Assembly had on Thursday, Sept. 9, passed the bill for a law to impose and charge VAT on certain goods and services. Sanwo-Olu, who assented to the Bill at about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Queen and the royal family are supporters of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement, one of Her Majesty’s representatives has said. Sir Ken Olisa, the first black Lord-Lieutenant for London, revealed to Channel 4 that he had discussed the topic of racism with members of the royal household in the wake […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Secretary of National Land Development Authority, Mr Paul Ikonne says the establishment of 109 Integrated Farm Estate by the Federal Government has nothing to do with Ruga or ranches. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had directed NALDA to establish integrated farm estates in all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian local authorities have extended a telecom shutdown in northwest Zamfara state to a neighboring Katsina State as part of an ongoing military crackdown on gangs behind a series of mass kidnappings, an official said Friday. Nigerian security forces in Zamfara last week began one of their largest recent operations against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Evelyn Joshua has been appointed by the Federal High Court as a trustee of the Synagogue Church of All Nations of the late Prophet Temitope Joshua. According to a statement by the church, Justice Tijjani Ringim, announced the judgment on Thursday at the Lagos Judicial Division of the High Court in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the highest Igbo socio-cultural organization, has refuted claims that it endorsed the former Governor of Lagos State and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election in the country. The group in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Chika Temple, refuted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State Police Command has arrested an evangelist Ugochi Orisakwe, 47, and four others for allegedly using a church premise as a baby factory. She was arrested by operatives of the Command with her suspected gang members, including Chidi Orisakwe 34; Pauline Nwagbunwanne 42; Elizabeth Uzoma 61; and Chibueze Joy 31. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Controller General of the Federal Fire Service (FFS), Dr Liman Ibrahim has threatened to pull out firemen from states that cannot guarantee the safety of his men. This is a statement issued by the FFS’ Spokesperson, Mrs Ugo Huan, in Abuja on Friday. Ibrahim emphasised that he had continued to call […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on the global community to say with one voice that “attacks on schools must stop’’ and that schools be safe for schooling. Guterres made the call at a virtual event to commemorate the International Day to Protect Education from Attack globally celebrated on Sept. 9. “Schools must […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, says Nigerians are solidly behind the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as long as its choice for the 2023 general elections reflects their aspirations for a new beginning. Elumelu stated this on Thursday in Abuja at the 93rd National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of […]
