(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers engaged solders in a shootout in two different locations in Ayebode and Ilasa communities in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Thursday. Police spokesman, ASP Sunday Abutu, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Friday, said the gunmen abducted three persons during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone A, has intercepted 751 live ammunition concealed in a cassava flour. The Acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, told a news conference in Lagos on Friday that the seizure was among the 28 seizures made in the last three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno State government says it will close all Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps located within the state capital, Maiduguri, by Dec. 31 for them to return to their ancestral homes The State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum, made this known while addressing a closed door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, at the State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has blamed the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, for the murder of Chike Akunyili, the widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Dora Akunyili,Presidential Aide, Ahmad Gulak, and 184 others. This findings is according to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yomi Alliyu, counsel to Sunday Adeyemo, the Yoruba youth leader also known as Sunday Igboho, says his client did not ask any politician to beg the presidency on his behalf. African Examiner recalls that after Igboho’s house in Ibadan, Oyo state was invaded by personnel of the Department of State Services (DSS) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – John Nwodo, former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has stated that the delay in restructuring the country may cause a mass boycott or disruption of the 2023 elections. Speaking at the 14th Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation (ACOF) annual lecture themed, ‘Whither Nigeria: Restructuring, Secession or Status Quo’, organised by Knights of St. John […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Salama Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Kafanchan, Jema’a Local Government Area of Kaduna State, recorded 77 cases in September, the Centre Manager, Mrs Grace Abbin, has said. Abbin stated Friday, in Kafanchan, that out of the number, five were rape cases while 72 others were cases of physical and emotional violence. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-BBNaija ‘Shine Ya Eye’ housemate Saskay has disclosed the secret behind her beautiful look. The reality TV star made this disclosure in a recent post on her Instagram page as she shared charming photos of herself. According to the 21-year-old model, she eats ‘beauty’ thus, it radiates for all to see. She […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Wadata Bodinga, Director of FCT Vehicle Inspection Office (VIO), on Friday in Abuja cautioned hoodlums against attacking VIO’s vehicles during motorcycles and vehicles impoundment operations. Speaking with the African Examiner, Bodinga said continuous attacks and damage to the directorate’s vehicles had caused high repair costs. He said that most of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Kano has alerted the Federal Government to the alleged decision by some private depot owners to increase fuel prices. The Chairman, IPMAN Kano Branch, Alhaji Bashir Danmallam, disclosed this in a statement in Kano on Friday. He said that the decision would cause […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Outrage has trailed the torture of an Uber driver, Adedotun Clement, by security agents, who fired tear gas canisters to disperse protesters marking the one year anniversary of the #EndSARS campaign in the Lekki Tollgate area of Lagos State. African Examiner had reported that some protesters and journalists suffered varied forms of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi on Friday admitted the former board chairman of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme, to bail. The court in addition adjourned the matter until Nov.8 for hearing. The court adopted the administrative bail conditions already granted the defendant by the Economic and Financial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Etekuru Ohaji Egbema Council area of Imo state have fled their homes for fear of reprisal attack , following thursday’s night killing of a Soldier in the area by yet to be identified armed men. It was gathered that the deceased Soldier was ambushed and murdered by his assailants who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma on Thursday made his first public appearance since his release from prison on medical parole last month to lay charges against a chief state prosecutor. Zuma walked into a police station in the eastern city of Pietermaritzburg, where he is on trial for corruption, to open a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Election says it is happy with the level of preparation ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra. In a statement issued on Thursday, Festus Okoye, INEC’s commissioner for information and voter education, disclosed that only two out of 14 activities on the election timetable are yet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An explosion on Wednesday night has disrupted the Abuja-Kaduna train about 40 kilometres to Kaduna, leaving passengers in fear and confusion for over six hours after taking off from the Idu terminal in Abuja. A passenger, Garba Muhammad ,said the train which departed Abuja around 6 pm on Wednesday, developed fault around […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi has ordered that the former board chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Ngozi Olejeme, be remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody, until Friday. The judge, Justice Maryam Hassan gave the order after listening to both counsel submissions on the defendant’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Moscow expected that Iran and Azerbaijan would resolve the situation on the border through political and diplomatic methods, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. “We consistently advocate reduction of tensions on the border between Azerbaijan and Iran. “We are convinced that all issues in relations between these two states, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some hoodlums enforcing the sit- at home order declared by the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafran IPOB, on Thursday set ablaze a trailer, commuter bus and a provision shop at Emene area of Enugu. The group Championing Biafran Republic, had declared another sit-at-home on Thursday in all parts of South Eastern region […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has arrested 14 former and current government officials over graft offenses. ACC said in a statement on Thursday, that the 14 arrested include a former Southern province Permanent Secretary, Sibanze Simuchoba. It stated that the permanent secretary and two other officials were arrested for failure to follow applicable […]
