(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, on Friday disclosed that notorious terrorist kingpin, Bello Turji, has declared that he is ready to surrender. With his second in command and other lieutenants recently taken out by the military, the Chief of Defence Staff said that Turji has been forced to discard […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kyle Walker has left Man City to join AC Milan on a six-month loan; the Serie A club have an option to buy the defender this summer The 34-year-old helped City win 17 trophies since joining the club in 2017; Walker joined City in a £50m switch from Tottenham in 2017. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced its relocation from Benin City to Abuja, effective Monday. The tribunal, according to a notice by its Secretary, Mua’azu Bagudu, on Friday in Benin, will now sit at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Airport Road, Abuja. “I am directed to notify all parties that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Department of the Interior (DoI) on Friday said that the Gulf of Mexico is now to be known as the “Gulf of America” following an executive order by U.S. President Donald Trump. On Monday, Trump issued an order saying that the body of water on the south coast of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, has applauded the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) after they rescued the wife of Hakeem Odumosu, a retired assistant inspector-general of police (AIG). The African Examiner recalls that on January 16, the wife of the retired assistant inspector-general of police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has ordered the immediate closure of the pedestrian bridge connecting Oshodi Bus Terminals 2 and 3, citing safety concerns. The government raised alarms over the bridge’s safety and structural integrity. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, issued the order in a statement released on Friday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Police Command in Rivers has arrested two suspected fake pastors found in possession of fetish items in the Rumuduru community of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, made this known in a statement on Friday in Port Harcourt. She said the suspects were handed over to the police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US authorities arrested 538 illegal migrants and deported hundreds in a mass operation just days into President Donald Trump’s second administration, his press secretary said late Thursday. “The Trump Administration arrested 538 illegal immigrant criminals,” Karoline Leavitt said in a post on social platform X, adding “hundreds” were deported by military aircraft. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 10, 000 police constables recruited last year will be posted to their states of origin for community policing. This was revealed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, according to a statement by the Spokesperson for the Nigerian Police Force, ACP Olumiyiwa Adejobi on Thursday. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to deploy new printers to the passport offices in the Nigerian Consulate in Atlanta and New York, United States of America. This is coming a few days after a petition by a group of Nigerians in the Diaspora. The petitioners […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has lost his elder brother. The Special Adviser (Media) to Oyo State Governor, Sulaimon Olanrewaju, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. He said the deceased, Engineer Sunday Makinde, died on Friday, January 24 at the age of 65 years. Olanrewaju said a brother of the deceased, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said that the committee was tasked with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The equities market closed on a mixed note on Thursday following the listing of an additional 9.25 billion ordinary shares of 50 kobo each by Lasaco Assurance Plc. Specifically, investors gained N289 million as the market capitalization, which opened at N63.147 trillion, recorded a slight change to close at N63.147 trillion. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air Sierra Leone, has started its scheduled flight operations from Lagos and Freetown after over 15 years of inoperation. The airline returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. According to available reports, while XEjet will provide technical support to the airline, it will also provide three operational aircraft for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid are the first football club to top a billion euros in revenue during a single season, fuelled by income generated by the revamped Santiago Bernabeu stadium, according to financial experts Deloitte. The order of the clubs at the top of Deloitte’s annual Football Money League stayed the same, with Madrid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed support for the recent court ruling that nullified the party’s congresses in Rivers State. The NWC members made their position known during a visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House in Port Harcourt on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Beatrice was woken up by a loud sound on Sunday afternoon. Before she could raise her head, she heard much more. Someone was knocking hard on her apartment’s main entrance door. She went toward the door to ask who was knocking. It was her neighbour, Lade, who got married three years ago. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mexican President pledges to defend the country’s independence and sovereignty amid U.S. President ‘s executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America. “For us, it is still the Gulf of Mexico, as it is for the rest of the world,” Claudia Sheinbaum told reporters at a regular press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cross section of students in Enugu State, on Wednesday, appealed for the reversal of the 50 per cent hike in tariff in telecommunication services due to prevailing socioeconomic hardship. They were of the view that telecommunication services, such as internet data service, have enhanced learning and research work; making its usage […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that about 14.3 million or Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged, ‘’Catch Them Young,’’ held at the Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port […]
