(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ferran Torres scored a remarkable hat-trick as Manchester City celebrated being English Premier League (EPL) champions with a thrilling 4-3 win over Newcastle. The visitors dominated the early stages, although without creating meaningful changes, and it was the Magpies who took the lead with 25 minutes gone. Jonjo Shelvey delivered the set-piece […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Seriake Dickson, representing Bayelsa West (PDP) in the National Assembly on Friday said police was not the problem of Nigeria and should not be seen as an enemy . The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), Mr Frank Mba in Abuja in a statement on Friday in Abuja quoted Dickson as saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, has delayed any possibility of releasing Olanrewaju James, popularly known as, “Baba Ijesha” on bail. According to it, this is based on criminal charges he had to answer to. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says the person declared wanted by the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) is not an in law to President Muhammadu Buhari as being claimed in some quarters. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State government has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew in the state from 8pm to 6am daily. The Commissioner for Information, Orientation and Strategy, Mr Ayibaina Duba, in a statement on Friday, said the curfew was part of the measures to prevent the spread of the surging trait of the new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says that his regime will assist the Republic of Chad in any way possible to stabilise and return to constitutional order. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President made the promise when he received the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israel intensified its attacks on Gaza late Thursday, as the country’s military said its troops were on the ground. According to an army spokesman, seven people have been killed by shelling in Israel so far. In Gaza, more than 100 people have died, according to the Health Ministry there. “I said Hamas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has said that combatting kidnappings, banditry and other security challenges in Nigeria is not the responsibility of the federal government alone. Mohammed told newsmen in Bauchi :”it is the responsibility of the federal, state and the local governments, including all the traditional institutions in the country. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank says remittance inflows to Nigeria declined by 28 per cent in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank also said remittance flows fell for Sub-Saharan Africa by 12.5 per cent, according to its Migration and Development Brief 33 Phase 11 entitled: “COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens’’ published on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Iseyin, Oyo state, engaged suspected smugglers in a shootout during which four persons were reportedly killed and property destroyed. The exchange of gun shots by the customs officials and suspected smugglers threw the rustic town of Iseyin into panic with residents, who […]
Liverpool breathed new life into their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a 4-2 victory in their rescheduled game at Manchester United. The initial match on May 2 was called off as anti-Glazer protestors invaded Old Trafford, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were stuck at the team hotel. United fans again […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yomi Fabiyi staged a protest on Wednesday demanding the release of Baba Ijesha, who has been detained for allegedly molesting a minor on bail. In a letter written by Ojo’s lawyers, The Maverick Forte Legal, it noted that during Fabiyi’s protest, defamatory statements which were attributed to Ojo were inscribed on some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen in a latest episode of sporadic gun duel , has attacked the Headquarters of Bende Divisional Police Station in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State. Bende Police Divisional Headquarter is under constituency of House of Representatives Spokesman, Hon. Benjamin Kalu. The incident which was said to have occurred on Wednesday night […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UEFA announced on Thursday that the Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea had been moved from Istanbul to Porto. The match on May 29 has been switched to allow English spectators to attend as travel between the UK and Turkey is suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Earlier, European football’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 16,000 jobs would be created after the ongoing renovation of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos is completed. Prof. Sunday Ododo, General Manager of the 44-year-old complex, stated in Lagos. Ododo told the African Examiner that most of the jobs would come from the fields of music, movies, fashion and information technology. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli Embassy and the ChabadAid of Nigeria on Wednesday donated food items to support the Fulani community to celebrate the Ramadan fast in the FCT. The ChabadAid is a humanitarian programme of the Jewish community. The food items donated to the Fulani community in Abuja contained rice, beans, groundnut-oil, pasta and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three persons including an infant on Wednesday died in a gas explosion that occurred in Abeokuta, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the incident occurred around 3pm at Oke-Egunya, along NTA Road in Abeokuta South Local Government Area. According to an eyewitness account, the incident occurred when a technician […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unidentified middle-aged man suddenly slumped and died while dancing at a traditional wedding in Borokiri, axis of old Port Harcourt Township in Rivers State. The man simply identified as Dein, was a community chief from Ataba in Andoni Local Government Area of the state. The incident happened at a traditional marriage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea slipped up in their push for a Champions League spot when they lost 1-0 at home to Arsenal in the English Premier League (EPL) on Wednesday. This was after Emile Smith Rowe’s first-half goal settled the London derby following a defensive mix-up by the hosts. The visitors capitalised on a wayward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined Nigerians to pray against kidnapping, banditry and blackmail. This was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu ‘On the occasion of Eid. Shehu quoted the President as saying, “On this blessed occasion, I wish that the Eid festival brings […]
