(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Mohammed Idris, Niger State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, was on Sunday kidnapped by gunmen at Baban Tunga village of Tafa Local Government Area of the state. The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Ahmed Matane, disclosed this in a telephone interview on Monday. Matane said that the gunmen who came […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the leadership crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) deepens, some support groups of the party have called for the removal of the party’s National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus. The group under the platform of Save PDP Group and Coalition of PDP Youth Groups, made the call during a protest at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A U.S court has postponed the commencement of Rufai’s trial by five months. Rufai was arrested at the JFK airport in New York on May 14 over alleged $350,000 COVID-19 unemployment fraud in the United States. African Examiner had reported the prosecutor submitted 97,000-page materials at the U.S. District for the Western […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The arraignment of 21-year-old Chidinma Ojukwu, the prime suspect in the murder of Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, is set to begin at the Yaba Magistrate Court in Lagos State. Ojukwu, a 300-level Mass Communication student at the University of Lagos, is presently in court and would be arraigned with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has approved suspension of the Coordinator, Ohaozara Development Centre, Mr Obinna Ekezie. Umahi gave the approval in a statement issued to journalists on Sunday in Abakaliki by Dr Kenneth Igwe, Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner. He said the suspension was as a result of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday appointed Sen. Uche Ekwunife, representing Anambra Central Senatorial District, as the director-general of its campaign for Anambra governorship election. The Governor of Adamawa state, Mr Ahmadu Fintiri, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Abuja after the party leadership meeting held at the Abuja residence of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senate has stated that it didn’t propose a bill for the creation of new states. It could be recalled that there have been several bills for the creation of new states which had been submitted to the senate committee on review of the 1999 constitution. Ajibola Basiru, spokesperson of the senate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has announced a trading surplus of ₦43.57bn in April 2021 representing a 23.64% increase over the ₦35.24bn surplus it recorded in the previous month of March 2021. This is contained in the April 2021 edition of the NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR), according to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kanunta Kanu, younger brother to the IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has postponed the sit-at-home order slated for (tomorrow) Monday. In a statement issued on Sunday, IPOB said a new date for the commencement of the sit-at-home order would be announced later. “IPOB has listened to pleas from well-meaning individuals and groups […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former FC Barcelona captain Lionel Messi on Sunday confirmed he could join Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after his reluctant departure from the Spanish giants. The 34-year-old Argentina superstar is a free agent after his contract at Camp Nou expired. Asked about possibly joining the Parisians, Messi told a news conference: “That’s honestly one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S topped the Olympics medals table for the third successive time after ending the Tokyo Games on Sunday with a best 39 gold, 41 silver and 33 bronze medals. American highlights included veteran Alysson Felix winning a gold medal in the 4×400 metres relay and a bronze medal individually to become […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Billionaire Business magnate, Captain Idahosa Wells Okunbo, is dead. He was aged 63. African Examiner gathered that Capt. Okunbo died in London on Saturday, August 7th, after a long battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Captain Wells Okunbo was born on January 7th, 1958 in Benin City, Oredo LGA of Edo State. He became […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ethiopian government on Friday evening warned that the expansion of conflict to parts of the country by rebel forces is pushing it to change its defensive stance if humanitarian overtures for peaceful resolution are unreciprocated. The Ethiopian government in late June announced a unilateral ceasefire in the country’s conflict-affected northernmost Tigray […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jack Grealish’s Manchester City debut was spoiled by Kelechi Iheanacho as the Leicester striker’s late penalty clinched a 1-0 win in the Community Shield on Saturday. All eyes were on Grealish when he came on as a second half substitute following his British record £100 million ($139 million) move from Aston Villa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Flood has taken over some parts of Abuja-Lokoja-Okene highway between Kwali and Abaji after a four-hour rainfall. About three buses were swept off the busy highway with many passengers trapped. Many vehicles from Abuja could not proceed to Lokoja, Okene and the Southern parts. Among those stranded was Senator of Kogi West […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police in Ekiti State on Saturday confirmed a gun attack on travelers in the state on Friday night. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu, stated that in Ado-Ekiti, the gunmen shot the driver of the vehicle, a LEXUS 330 SUV, dead. They took the two other occupants of the vehicle away, he added. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 (PSC), says the country will start administering the second batch of COVID-19 vaccines from Aug. 10. The vaccines were donated by the United State of America. The committee’s Director of Publicity, Mr Willie Bassey, made this known in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afenifere a Yoruba socio-cultural group, has stated that the excuse Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), former military head of state, gave for annulling the June 12 election is an insult on the intelligence of Nigerians. It could be recalled that IBB had annulled the June 12, 1993, general election considered by most Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kassim Afegbua, spokesman of Ibrahim Babangida, has opened up on why he did not support the reelection of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, during the 2020 gubernatorial election in the state. Afegbu made this known in an interview saying that he never regretted his decision to work against Obaseki even though they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oba of Benin, Oba Ewuare II has welcomed a set of quadruplets from his fifth wife, Queen (Oloi) Aisosa Ewuare II into the Benin Royal Family. Oba Ewuare made the announcement at his palace on Friday in Benin amidst jubilation from guests. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
