(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to exercise calm and restraint in its engagement with the Kaduna State Government. The forum made the call in a statement signed by its Chairman and Governor of Ekiti, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Monday in Abuja. Fayemi called for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the immediate past governor of Kwara, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, for questioning. The spokesperson for the commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) via an SMS on Monday. Uwujaren gave no further information on reasons for the invitation. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Police Command has granted Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James aka Baba Ijesha bail. Baba Ijesha has been in detention for alleged sexual molestation of a minor. His lawyer, Adesina Ogunlana, confirmed the development on Monday. He said: “He has been granted bail about one hour ago. We are working to perfect the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely two days after a mid-night fire disaster gutted the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Obollo Afor, Udenu Council area of Enugu state, its headquarters in Enugu was on Sunday Razed by fire. As at the time of filling this report, men of the Enugu state fire Service were still […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Adeyemo, better known as Igboho, says governors of the south-west have shown their support concerning the demand of a Yoruba nation. Igboho, who had earlier announced that the Yoruba are no longer part of Nigeria joined supporters on Saturday in Osogbo, Osun state capital, for a pro-Yoruba nation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nsukwa Divisional Police Station in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State has been razed down by unknown gunmen leaving three police officers reportedly killed. According to available information, the hoodlums attacked the Police Station around 2.am Sunday. Our correspondent gathered that the building and vehicles were razed while the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday called for more synergy among the state governors in order to resolve the numerous challenges affecting the country. Jonathan spoke in Benin after a thanksgiving service organised to mark the 59th birthday anniversary of Pastor Charles Osazuwa, General Overseer of Rock of Ages Christian Assembly International […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Goalkeeper Alisson Becker headed a dramatic stoppage-time winner at West Brom to keep Liverpool’s UEFA Champions League hopes alive. Just as the Reds’ top-four chances looked virtually over, the Brazil international glanced in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner-kick to clinch a 2-1 win on Sunday. He was mobbed by his teammates after his shock goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona put on a brilliant display to beat Chelsea 4-0 to win the Women’s Champions League final for the first time in the club’s history Sunday. Coming into the game full of confidence after winning the Women’s Super League title last week, Chelsea were on the back foot from the very beginning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Supporters Club (NFSC) has described Midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi and Forward, Kelechi Iheanacho, as gifts to Nigeria. The duo helped their club, Leicester City to clinch the 2020/2021 English FA Cup title. The club’s National Chairman, Samuel Ikpea, gave the commendation in a statement by NFSC’s media officer, Peter Ejiofor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As agitation for self-determination by various ethnic groups in the country continues unabated, the Institute for Peace, Conflict and Development Studies, (IPCDS) Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), has declared that it has the capacity to address the issue in Southeast Nigeria if given the mandate. It noted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ongoing rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, retaliatory airstrikes by the Israeli army and confrontations in the West Bank, East Jerusalem and Arab-majority areas in Israel marked a region inflamed with violence unlikely to subside anytime soon. Saturday marked Nakba Day, referring to the Palestinian “catastrophe,” which remembers the mass displacement of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ethiopian election officials announced on Saturday that it had postponed the planned June 5 election indefinitely. The move came amid the widespread security and logistical challenges the country is facing. Birutkan Mideksa, chairwoman of the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia, confirmed the change of date in a press statement: “The vote will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Airlines on Saturday relaunched its passenger flight operation from Washington, D.C. to Accra, the capital of Ghana, after a hiatus of about a decade. A speech read on behalf of the Minister of Transport Kweku Ofori Asiamah at a news conference held at the forecourt of the Kotoka International Airport commended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers, on Saturday said that the decision of the Southern Governors on open grazing and other issues remain irrevocable and must be respected. NAN reports that the Forum of Southern Governors in one voice, recently announced a ban on open grazing in all the 17 Southern states. Wike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi State Commissioner for Housing, Uche Okah, is dead. She reportedly died on Friday at a hospital in Abuja, where she was getting treatment over an undisclosed illness. Governor David Umahi on Saturday condoled with the husband of the deceased, Celestine Okah, in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has confirmed Thursday’s night fire outbreak at the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC office in Obollo Afor, Udenu Council area of Enugu state, saying full scale investigation into the incident has begun. African Examiner reports that the mystery inferno had destroyed part of the building It was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank says remittance inflows to Nigeria declined by 28 per cent in 2020 because of COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank also said remittance flows fell for Sub-Saharan Africa by 12.5 per cent, according to its Migration and Development Brief 33 Phase 11 entitled: “COVID-19 Crisis Through a Migration Lens’’ published on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Personnel of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) on Thursday in Iseyin, Oyo state, engaged suspected smugglers in a shootout during which four persons were reportedly killed and property destroyed. The exchange of gun shots by the customs officials and suspected smugglers threw the rustic town of Iseyin into panic with residents, who […]
Liverpool breathed new life into their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after a 4-2 victory in their rescheduled game at Manchester United. The initial match on May 2 was called off as anti-Glazer protestors invaded Old Trafford, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team were stuck at the team hotel. United fans again […]
