(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Bello Dankande, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara, has died at the age of 56. Alhaji Lawal Liman, the state APC caretaker committee chairman disclosed this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Gusau, the state capital, on Tuesday. Liman said the deceased […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security operatives have killed at least 14 gunmen in a foiled attack on Kastina-Ala police station, Kastina-Ala LGA of Benue state. Catherine Anene, police spokesperson in Benue, announced this in a statement on Sunday. She disclosed that the attackers numbering up to 50 attacked the police station in the early hours on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been re-appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. António Guterres on Friday asked Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-General for a second term, shortly after the UN General Assembly re-appointed him for a second term. Guterres’ second term starts on January 1, 2022, and will run for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says the country’s past and present policies are not working. Saraki disclosed this during the presentation of “The Urgency of Now; Why Nigeria needs a Vision of Prosperity and Liberty,” a book by Seun Awogbenle. The former senate president stated that the “rot” Nigerians are currently facing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened embark on another strike concerning the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, to pay the salaries and remittance of check-off dues of over 1,000 staff for 13 months. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, the ASUU chairman, University of Jos, stated this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Thursday said that the commission would prosecute a former governor of Abia State, Orji Kalu, again. He said Kalu “will be prosecuted all over again”. Bawa disclosed this while speaking with State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Recall […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari’s media aide Garba Shehu has criticised PDP governors for being anti-Buhari, describing them as greedy, profligate, and unfit to rule Nigeria “any time soon”. He said this in a statement on Wednesday, reacting to the PDP governors’ communique issued at the end of their meeting in Uyo. Shehu said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have kidnapped four Chinese expatriates working on Lagos-Ibadan railway project in Ogun state. According to available information, the assailants were said to have ambushed the workers around Adeaga/Alaagba village in Odeda LGA area of the state. The gunmen were reported to have murdered the police escort guarding the expatriates who work […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos is to quit the club, the La Liga giants announced Wednesday. Real said there would be an “act of tribute and farewell” to Ramos on Thursday in the presence of club president Florentino Perez. Ramos, 35, has struggled with injuries this season and has played just five […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Catholic Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama has described democracy under President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime as a mixture of dictatorship as he condemns the Twitter ban in Nigeria. The archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Abuja on Tuesday urged Mr Buhari to provide a good life for Nigerians and preserve the things that make them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed 749 polling units from inappropriate facilities. The commission took away nine polling units from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces, and private properties. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with Resident Electoral Commissioners […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari is afraid of breaching any law or the constitution of the country. Ngige disclosed this when he appeared on ‘News Night’ on Channels Television . According to him, Buhari is a democrat and that former President Olusegun Obasanjo will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has says corruption is fighting back as he has been receiving death threats since he came on board as the chairman of the anti-graft agency. He disclosed this on Tuesday when he appeared on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme. When asked on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association (MACBAN) has disclosed that the 72-hour ultimatum issued to Delta state by an unknown group to reverse the ban on open grazing is from mischief makers and should be disregarded. It could be recalled that on Sunday, an unknown group threatened to attack Asaba and Agbor in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many Malawian diplomats have been declared “persona non grata” by the South African government after they were found guilty of peddling duty-free alcohol. Malawi’s foreign affairs ministry in Lilongwe disclosed that South Africa had given the diplomats and their families 72 hours to evacuate the country. South Africa’s ministry of international relations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken has Urged President Muhammadu Buhari to restore Twitter operations in the country as restricting the use of social media has no place in a democracy. This was contained in a statement on Thursday signed by Blinken’s spokesman, Ned Price. The statement read, “The United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on his plans to construct railways and roads extending into Niger Republic. He disclosed this during an interview on Arise Television which aired on Thursday. According to President Buhari, the borders were arbitrarily drawn by the French colonialists without taking into cognisance the cultural resemblance of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says the Indigenous People of Biafra clamouring for secession is a dot in a circle that has nowhere to go. The President disclosed this in an interview with Arise TV broadcast on Thursday. He said, “That IPOB is just like a dot in a circle. Even if they want […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military and police to deal mercilessly with insurgents and other criminals across the country. The president made this public on Thursday in Abuja while fielding questions from journalists on a live television programme. Buhari, who expressed the confidence that the order would yield positive results within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Samuel Ortom, governor of Benue state, has stated that the suspension of Twitter’s operations is a plan to distract Nigerians from the federal government’s failure to address insecurity. In a tweet posted on Tuesday, the governor stated that the ban is illegal, saying that it is a suppression of the fundamental rights […]
