(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) Youths Vanguard has issued a 7-day ultimatum to a former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, daring him to make do his plan to quit the party for the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Gombe chapter of the APC youth group said Senator Goje was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno on Saturday in Maiduguri received Ruth Pogu, one of the 276 schoolgirls abducted in Chibok by the Boko Haram in April 2014. A statement by Mallam Isa Gusau, the Special Adviser to the governor on Communications and Strategy, said Pogu and a man claimed to be her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty eight 28 more abducted students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained freedom. The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Diaspora Reintegration, Diaspora Data Mapping and Capacity Building are some major issues put on the table by the Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa at an interactive Session with the Switzerland Ambassador to Nigeria Amb. Georg Steiner in Abuja. The NIDCOM Boss explained that with the establishment of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four people were confirmed dead on Sunday as a result of multiple accident involving a truck at Bode Market in Molete area of Ibadan, Oyo State. Mrs Uche Chukwurah, the State Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Chukwurah said: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan government has denied involvement in the arrest of IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, describing the allegation as spurious, derogatory and libelous. Kenya High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. Dr. Wilfred Machage added that the claim was nothing but fictional, imaginary and deliberately concocted to fuel antagonistic feelings among certain sections of the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed men believed to be kidnappers have abducted another traditional ruler in Ekiti, Oba Benjamin Oso, the Eleda of Eda Ile, in Ekiti East Local Government Area. A source told newsmen on Saturday in Ado Ekiti, that the traditional ruler was returning from farm with his wife on Friday, when he was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Oyo State, has confirmed the killing of Mrs Olayemi Odetomi, wife of a former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Matters, in the state by unknown gunmen. Mrs Odetomi was shot dead on Friday in her residence at Ashi, Bodija Area of Ibadan, when unknown gunmen invaded her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Nura Sagir, has approved the appointment of 34 additional Sharia Court Judges in the state. The Kano State Judiciary Spokesman, Mr Baba Jibo-Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued to newsmen in Kano, on Thursday. According to the statement, the approval was sequel to having successfully […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has urged the Federal Capital Territory Authority (FCDA) to expedite action on the renovation of the National Assembly complex to stop the leaking of the roof during rain season. Sen. Sani Musa Chairman, Senate Committee on Services said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has delisted 25 Computer-Based Exam Centres (CBT) across the country for poor performance at the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) held nationwide on Saturday, June 19. A statement issued on Sunday, in Abuja, by Dr Fabian Benjamin, spokesperson for JAMB, said the delisted centres […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Violence and resistance Wednesday marred the reopening of the 10 grant-aided missionary schools closed down about a month ago, by the Kwara state government over the controversy that trailed the use of Hijab. Recall that the schools were closed on Friday, February 19, 2021 over misunderstanding in the usage of Hijab (Islamic female […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has vaccinated 5, 222 people with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the rollout of the vaccine in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known in a statement while giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine administration Tuesday in Lagos. Recall that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja Monday temporarily halted the re-trial of former Abia State Governor, Sen. Orji Kalu, over alleged 17.1b corruption charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo temporarily stayed the re-trial while delivering ruling in an application filed by Kalu – seeking leave to file a motion against his re-trial for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian House of Representatives has declared that it is unperturbed about the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to appear before it over security matters and denied sending apology over the aborted summon. The House Spokesman, Benjamin Kalu (APC-Abia), while speaking in a statement issued Monday in Abuja countered that it was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. B.O. Babalakin has opposed dissolution of the body he headed, as announced last week Thursday by the Federal Ministry of Education. Babalakin in a letter dated Monday, November 16, 2020, signed by the Group Corporate Affairs Manager, Resort International and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), has debunked allegations making the rounds in the media that it refused to come to the aid of protesters during the shooting incident at Lekki on Tuesday night. The Director -General, LASEMA, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, made the declaration during an interview with the News Agency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s tally of people infected with the COVID-19 pandemic has hit 61,558, with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), confirming 118 new cases on Monday. The infections were recorded in nine states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC, which disclosed this via its official Twitter handle, also announced the discharge of 86 patients […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the attacks on a prison facility and police station in the capital Benin City, the Edo State Government has imposed an indefinite 24-hour curfew across the State. The order to this effective was contained in a press statement signed Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, the curfew is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council (NECO) has postponed Paper I Computer Studies Practical scheduled for tomorrow – Monday, October 19, 2020, until Monday, November 16. This was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by the NECO Head, Information and Public Relations Division, Mr. Azeez Sanni. Specifically, Mr. Sanni pointed out that the […]
