(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State government has underscored the importance of youth inclusion in all spheres of human life for society to develop. The state Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu who further described youths as future leaders with deposit of great potential for the community, State and society at large, noted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The North-South Economists’ Forum, NSEF, a focus group of development economists, has exonerated Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele, from the continued depreciation of the value of the naira in the forex market. The body of economists in a press release signed by its Chairman, Malam Ahmed Abdulkadir and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Delta Government says it will not acquire any land for the purpose of of ranching in the state as reported in certain quarters. The State Commissioner for Information, Mt Charles Aniagwu, made the clarification in a statement he issued on Friday in Asaba. He said that ranching and livestock breeding, rearing and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Abia Government has appealed for calm over the death of one Sunday Ugba, a deacon in the Assemblies of God Church. He died on Monday night, along with six other people, in his home in Umuahia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ugba and the others, including four children that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Contrary to insinuations of Nigeria being a hopeless state, the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has said that the country has the potentials of emerging as foremost nation of the world. The Chairman, NIPR Integration, Peace and Security Committee, Dr. Ike Neliaku, disclosed this today at the Committee’s meeting in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has sacked the acting Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Prof. Armstrong Idachaba. He was replaced by Mr Balarabe Ilelah, a veteran broadcaster as the substantive Director-General. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced the appointment in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – While the age-old saying and philosophy of virtue being its own reward (or seeing doing good as its own reward) remains a strong motivating factor in doing good persistently, it helps when virtue gets recognition from time to time. Even though anyone or organisation committed to doing good will keep doing so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worshippers at The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) were on Sunday thrown into deep mourning over the sudden death of Founder of the church, Prophet Temitope Babatunde Joshua. Joshua, popularly known as Prophet T.B Joshua, died on Saturday at the age of 57, as announced on the church’s website. NAN correspondent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Founder of the Synagogue Church Of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet Temitope Joshua is dead. He was 57-year-old. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Sunday by his church to confirm the incident. The statement reads: “PROPHET TB JOSHUA – JUNE 12th 1963 to JUNE 5th 2021” “Surely the Sovereign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola on has said, those leading and supporting agitation for the Yoruba and Biafra nations are foolish for not considering the consequences of another civil war. Aregbesola while speaking at Zenabab Hotel, Ilesha, Osun State during his 64th birthday celebration warned that agitators must consider the women, children, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A soldier attached to 243 Recce Battalion Ibereko, Badagry, LCP Mahmud Sulaiman, turned the gun on himself after he shot dead a customs officer at Seme border on Wednesday. Reports say the incident occurred when the team leader was trying to retrieve the gun from Sulaiman following his strange behavior. “In the […]
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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday issued a stern warning to those bent on destroying the country through promoting insurrection and burning down critical national assets: a rude shock awaits them, and very soon too. The President spoke after he received briefing from Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO), Prof. Godswill Obioma, is dead. Obioma died in his house on London Street, Dutsen Kura area of Minna, Niger, on Monday evening after a brief illness, this is contrary to many news reports that say the late registrar was killed by gunmen. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Imo says gallant officers killed four bandits who allegedly attacked Izombe police division in Oguta Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night. The Commissioner of Police in the state, CP Abutu Yaro disclosed this in a statement signed by the command’s Spokesman, SP Bala Alkana on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Major General Farouk Yahaya as the new Chief of Army Staff. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by military spokesperson Brigadier-General Onyema Nwachukwu. Major General Yahaya replaces Lt General Ibrahim Attahiru, who died in a military plane crash last Friday. Prior to his appointment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shareholders of Dangote Cement Plc on Wednesday commended theManagement of the company for an impressive performance despite the economicchallenges in the year under review. Unanimously, theshareholders approved N272.6 billion as dividend, translating to N16 per sharefor the year ended December 31, 2020. The 16 per cent increase in the company’srevenue led to […]
… Describes Late COAS as Patriotic, Committed to Nigerian Project (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has expressed sadness over the recent unfortunate incident of air crash that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, late Lt. Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 officers while on official duty in Kaduna […]
