By Niyi Adeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters DHQ has threatened to deal ruthlessly with ”misguided youths” who offered themselves to be used as thugs”. The Chief of Defence Staff, CDS Gen. Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin made the threat Monday while announcing that DHQ has authorized the deployment of additional Special Forces to Plateau State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has screened 11 aspirants jostling for the party’s ticket for the forthcoming September 22, 2018 Osun State Gubernatorial election. The aspirants who have scaled the hurdle include: Sen. Akanbi Abdulrasheed, Dr. Oyewumi Olalere, Mr. Nathaniel Oke, Sen. Ogunwale Felix and Alhaji Fatai Akinbade. Others are: Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With a last-gasp goal by winger Salem Al-Dawsar, the Saudi Arabia on Monday at Volgograd Arena, beat Mohamed Salah Egypt’s side by 2-1 in their last Group A match in the ongoing FIFA world cup tournament in Russia. Salah opened the score line in the 22 minutes of the first half, but the equalizer came through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian pop music star Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo aka D’banj’s one-year-old son has reportedly drowned in a swimming pool in his Lagos home. Reports have it that D’banj did not directly confirm the Sunday incident, still was found posted a black image on his Instagram account with the caption: “Trying Times. But my God is Always and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police IGP, Mr. Ibrahim Idris, has deployed an intervention force to Barkin-Ladi and Riyom in Jos South Local Government Area as well as other flashpoints across the North central state. The move followed a bloody attack in the area last Saturday. Over 100 people were killed in the onslaught. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Plateau has confirmed the killing of 86 people in attacks on Razat, Ruku, Nyarr, Kura and Gana-Ropp villages of Gashish District in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area. The command had earlier said that only 11 persons were killed. ASP Terna Tyopev, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO) confirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, says he is in a hurry to assume office to tackle the party’s many challenges without delay. Oshiomhole, who emerged Chairman of the party at his last National Convention held Saturday in Abuja, said this in his acceptance speech at the Eagle […]
Photo: Embattled NABTEB Registrar, Professor Ifeoma Isuigo-Abanihe By Ayo Ojo, Abuja .. Orders Registrar to refund N49.7 million (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A special investigative panel constituted to probe activities of the Registrar /Chief Executive of the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB), Professor Ifeoma Isuigo-Abanihe, has uncovered irregularities in contract awards and abuse of office […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cholera outbreak at Tsangaya Islamic school, Madaki, in Gombe, has led to the death of three pupils while 27 others were hospitalised. Dr Kennedy Ishaya, Gombe state Commissioner of Health confirmed the outbreak to newsmen in Gombe on Sunday during an inspection visit to Madaki Primary Health Care facility where the victims […]
By Sufuyan Ojeifo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Edo state, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was destined to be national chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) at this intersection in the nation’s political evolution. His emergence approximates a part of the philosophy in the muses of H.L. Detridge that “we are all victims of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa State Government has revealed that, the ongoing reforms in the public service has continued to yield positive results, as it is currently saving about 684 million Naira annually from the review of the grade levels of workers at the Local Government level alone. Making the revelation at a joint media […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Force headquarters in Abuja, the Nigeria’s capital, has invited some Enugu state government officials, including Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Chief Edward Ubosi, over their alleged involvement in the recent demolition of 25 building undergoing construction belonging to one Architect Jonathan Emejulu in a disputed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Emmerson Mnangagwa escaped injury in an explosion at a political rally on Saturday, and vowed the “cowardly act” would not derail Zimbabwe’s first election since the ouster of former strongman Robert Mugabe. Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe loyalist installed after the army ousted his erstwhile patron, said the object had “exploded a […]
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE NATIONAL CONVENTION OF ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS (APC) EAGLE SQUARE, ABUJA JUNE 23, 2018 PROTOCOLS It is my pleasure to address you today, on the occasion of our great party’s 2nd National Convention and the first since we rode on its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has sealed Total Filling Station in Akoka area over alleged pollution of water sources. The Commissioner for Environment, Mr Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, said in a statement on Friday that the filling station’s underground tank reportedly had leakage which polluted water sources in the community. He said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria Friday recorded a shocking but impressive victory in the ongoing FIFA 2018 world cup in Russia, after a lackey first half in their encounter with the Iceland but returned better, stronger and beat their opponent 2-0. The Nigerian fans and supporters’ call on the Coach Gernot Rohr to start Ahmed Musa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A popular Nollywood actor, Saheed Balogun has urged the government to enact stiffer laws to guide and regulate the operators in the acting sub sector of the Nigerian entertainment industry. The Yoruba actor who made this advocacy Friday in Lagos during an interview said the current laws regulating the national’s artistes were too […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has deployed a total of 5,000 personnel comprising, the Police Mobile Force (PMF), the Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) and Special Protection Unit (SPU) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention scheduled for Saturday, June 23, 2018 in Abuja. The Force Spokesman, Acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fight erupted in a refugee camp in Uganda during a World Cup soccer match and four people were killed, Police said on Friday. Police added that they arrested 15 refugees from South Sudan in connection with the bloodshed. Uganda is host to an estimated 1.4 million refugees, including more than a million […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Government has announced its decision to constitute a Judicial Panel of Inquiry to find out the causes of the recent civil disturbances that claimed the life of traditional ruler of Ogbozinne Akpugo Autonomous community in Nkanu West council Area of the state. African Examiner reports that […]
