(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno south, has appealed to a federal high court in Abuja for an order releasing his property documents which were used as bail bonds for Abdulrasheed Maina, former chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team (PRTT). The senator enjoined the court to remove him as Maina’s surety. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lawyer to Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN), has confirmed the arrest of his client and his wife a, German citizen in Cotonou, Benin Republic. Aliu said the duo was arrested by international police in the neighboring country but they cannot be extradited based on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Solicitor to Yoruba Nation Agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, Chief Yomi Aliu (SAN) has put on a defense why his client cannot be repatriated to Nigeria. Confirming Igboho’s arrest on Monday night with his wife, Ropo Adeyemo in Cotonou, Benin Republic, Aliu however stated they cannot be repatriated because of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Deteriorating economic conditions since 2020 and the COVID-19 pandemic have fuelled an increase in domestic violence and forced marriage in Sudan, a UN-backed study has revealed. The study, Voices from Sudan 2020, published this week is the first-ever nationwide qualitative assessment of Gender-Based violence (GBV) in the country, where a transitional government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi as Registrar and Chief Executive Officer of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Wushishi replaces Prof. Godswill Obioma who died on June 1, 2021. A statement by NECO’s spokesman, Mr Azeez Sani, said that Wushishi’s appointment was contained in a letter signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jumoke Oyeleke, the salesgirl who was allegedly killed by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on July 3, died from gunshot injury. This was discovered by the report of an autopsy conducted on the remains of the 25-year-old on Monday. The report opposed the claim by the Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cholera outbreak in Jigawa has killed at least 30 people with more than 2,000 hospitalised in the past two months in the state. Dr Salisu Mu’azu, Permanent Secretary, Jigawa State Ministry of Health, who confirmed the outbreak, said that most of the infected cases were children recorded in nine local government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Tiwatope Savage a.k.a Tiwa Savage has lost her father to the cold hand of death. The African super musician took to her Instagram page @tiwasavage on Monday to announce the sad news. She wrote, “Early hours of this morning you made a peaceful transition, you fought till […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho, has been arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He was arrested at an airport in Cotonou on Monday night, a top source familiar with the matter told our correspondent. Igboho was arrested by the security forces in Benin Republic about three weeks after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Imo has confirmed the death of a senior Pastor in Owerri, Thompson Onyekwuru, while trying to separate a fight between a couple in the state. The police confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday by the command’s spokesperson, SP Mike Abattam. Abattam said that the incident occurred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called for an end to the killing of innocent Nigerians and hateful messages. Atiku disclosed this in a statement to mark the Eid-el-Kabir celebration saying that Nigeria needs to heal. The former Vice President tasked Nigerians to use the Eid-el-Kabir celebration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, restrained the Zamfara House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor of the state, Mahdi Gusau. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order while delivering a ruling in an ex-parte motion with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/650/2021 brought by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), through its Lawyer, Ogwu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard has died at the age of 86, Danish newspaper Berlingske reported. He died peacefully after a long illness, the newspaper reported, citing his family. Danish broadcaster TV2 cited the former editor of Jyllands-Posten confirming Westergaard’s death, while Danish public broadcaster DR also cited one of his longtime friends. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has described as unfortunate and disappointing the way and manner Bishop Matthew Kukah castigated his country, Nigeria, before the United States Congress. A statement by the President’s spokesman, Malam Garba Shehu, on Sunday in Abuja, advised Kukah to desist from sowing discord and strife among Nigerians. The presidential aide believed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Sunday in Gusau, expressed shock at the killing of 13 police officers by suspected bandits. The police personnel were gunned down at a mobile camp in Kurar Mota community in the Bagudu Local Government Area of the state. The governor’s reaction is contained in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), says it is yet to renew Airtel’s Mobile Operating License. Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, made this known in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. According to him, the attention of the NCC was drawn to a recent statement on an online publication, credited […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force has refuted claims that a military plane crashed in Kaduna. “No crash in Kaduna. No aircraft left Yola for Kaduna,” Air Force spokesman Edward Gabkwet stated in a message to Journalists. “I am making contact and awaiting information from other locations.” Recall that reports circulating online had stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The popular Prince Ebeano Supermarket at Lokogoma district in Abuja was on fire late on Saturday. Mr Ibrahim Muhammad, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Federal Capital Territory Fire Service confirmed the development in an interview with a correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Muhammad said that fire […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has recovered 548,000 tramadol tablets branded as “Tarkadol” at Nkwelle, Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement made available to Journalists on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the drugs were seized at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Adesina, spokesman for President Muhammad’s Buhari, has berated Primate Elijah Ayodele of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church describing him as a fake prophet whose prophecies often fail to come true. Adesina’s criticism of Primate Ayodele comes after the cleric predicted that Nigeria will collapse between 2035 or 2040. In an article published […]
