(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area in Lagos Hon. Olufunmi Rafiu Olatunji is dead. Olatunji died Monday night. It was gathered Olatunji had been battling with illness before his death. He will be buried in accordance with Islamic rites today at his residence in Sangotedo, Ajah, Lagos. Before his demise, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Denmark produced a sensational 4-1 win over Russia in their last group stage match at Euro 2020 on Monday to secure emotional progress into the last 16. The Danish side are level with Finland and Russia in Group B on three points but advanced for having the better goal difference in matches […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A conference of Yoruba has called for decentralisation of government to allow the six geopolitical zones in the country to have autonomy to function. The conference, which had in attendance Yoruba scholars and traditional rulers, was led by Professor of History, University of Texas, Austin, Toyin Falola, who submitted that decentralisation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms. Amina Mohammed, the UN Deputy Secretary-General, says the re-appointment of Antonio Guterres as Secretary-General by the 193 members of the global body was a vote of confidence in his leadership. Mohammed stated in New York that the appointment of Guterres was coming at a time of extremely difficult circumstance for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has given owners of the 45 buildings on the Lekki axis encroaching on canals three days ultimatum to remove all the illegal constructions or face sanctions. This is contained in a statement on Monday by Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, spokesman of the Lagos State Building Control Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed George Abang Ekpungu as Secretary of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Dr Umar Gwandu, the Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations to the Minister of Justice, confirmed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He said the appointment was for a fresh tenure […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka alias Baba Ijesha will be arraigned at an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Thursday over allegations of sexual assault of a minor. Baba Ijesha who has been in custody since his arrest on April 22, is to stand trial before Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo on June 24 the judge’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has stated that they are currently investigating the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Bawa however disclosed that the investigation would take time. He disclosed this during an interview with ThisDay, saying that they have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zambian Government on Monday released the funeral programme for Kenneth Kaunda, the country’s first President, According to the programme, processions will hold in the country’s 10 provinces. Kaunda, 97, died on June 17 after which the government announced a 21-day mourning period. Vice-President Inonge Wina said that the funeral processions which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Irate youths in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday staged a protest against insecurity and bad governance. The Shehu Musa Yar’ Adua Airport road was barricaded with bonfires thereby blocking vehicular movement Findings revealed that the protesters took their campaign to Dantata Bridge along the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport which serves […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The umbrella body of pro-democracy groups in Nigeria, the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), has formally written a ‘Save our Souls’ letter to the United Nations (UN), asking the international body to prevent the collapse of the country. The letter made available to the media, yesterday, and signed by NADECO’s General Secretary/Spokesman, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, on Monday, said they would allow up to 10,000 Japanese fans per event at the games despite the coronavirus pandemic. The plan came after talks with the International Olympic Committee but is not finalised. The Game was delayed by a year because of the global health […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller General (CG) of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Alhaji Muhammad Babandede, has cautioned officers and men of the service against compromising the country’s security through bribe taking. Babandede, who was on a working visit to Katsina State, gave the warning on Monday while addressing the operatives in Katsina, the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has called on the state government and Police Command to fish out the killers of an Ibadan-based journalist, Titus Badejo. The call is contained in a condolence message issued on Sunday in Ibadan by the council Chairman, Mr Ademola Babalola. Our correspondent reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, has said efforts are ongoing to track down the suspected killers of the Chief Executive Officer, Super TV, Usifo Ataga, in the Lekki area of the state. Odumosu also said Ataga’s account had been blocked to prevent further withdrawals from it by those taking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) said no life was lost in the fire outbreak which occurred at a three-storey building in Marina, Lagos Island, on Sunday. LASEMA Spokesman, Nosa Okunbor, stated that the fire started in one of the flats in the building. “Earlier today, LASEMA and other stakeholders extinguished […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Another round of victory for Troops of the Joint Task Force North East Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK) as they have eliminated more than 20 Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists in Borno, the Nigerian Army says. Army Spokesperson, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement on Monday, said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Enugu State has confirmed five persons dead after a police cop attached to a company went berserk and attacked a compound within a neighbourhood in Enugu metropolis. The police also said that four persons sustained serious injury as a result of the attack that took place on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo communities in Kuje Area Council say lack of electricity and water supply in their communities was slowing down development. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the community had been without electricity for years. Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo are communities along […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Germany bounced back in style and overpowered defending champions Portugal in a six-goal thriller in Euro 2020 Group F at the Football Arena In Munich on Saturday. The Germans came out flying in front on home soil and thought they got rewarded for their powerful start after five minutes. But Robin Gosens’ […]
