(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Police Force has dismissed an officer, Richard Gele, who was justifying extortion in a video clip that has now gone viral on the social media. Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a statement on Friday. The dismissed officer was caught in the video clip which trended in June dignifying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has opened up concerning the issues that happened during and after the presidential primary election of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). It could be recalled former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar emerged as the presidential flag bearer of the primary election. Wike, speaking on Friday at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has on Friday, announced a reshuffling of its leadership by appointing new General Commanders, Corp Commanders, Commandants of training institutions, Brigade Commanders, and Commanding Officers amongst others. According to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, signed by the Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, the Chief of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State High Court has sentenced Abdulmalik Tanko, a teacher who murdered his pupil, Hanifa Abubakar, last December to death Mr Tanko, the proprietor of Noble Kids College, was sentenced to death by hanging. Mr Tanko, alongside his accomplice, Hashim Isyaku and Fatima Musa, were arraigned before the Kano State High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some market men and women in Lagos State have given knocks and kudos to the state government over the closure of some major markets in the state. The state government gave the directive on Wednesday to enable the traders to get their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) on Thursday. The traders expressed their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate younger brother to Ebonyi Governor, Austin, has rejected President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment as the Secretary of Revenue Mobilization Allocation and Fiscal Commission(RMAFC). In a statement in Abakaliki, Austin Umahi said that the appointment was good for job seekers or retired civil servants and not for someone of his social status. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has stated that it will penalise the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Daily Trust concerning their documentaries on terrorism and banditry in Nigeria. Lai Mohammad, minister of information and culture, disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday. “Let me assure you, they will not get away with this naked glorification […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhamadu Buhari is presiding over the National Security Council meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which is holding at the Council Chambers, has Secretary to the Government of the Federation; Boss Mustapha; Chief of Staff to the President, Professor Ibrahim Gambari and the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday resolved to summon Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, over skyrocketing inflation and naira devaluation which continue to plunge Nigerians into hardship. Stakeholders in key sectors of the economy expressed worry over the free fall of the naira against the United States Dollar. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo used to be a chimera. His influence was mythical, yet sweeping. In the past, Nigeria was too small to contain his stature — as he dominated the horizons across Africa and beyond. He lived up to his legend of being a human Orisa. He is, perhaps, still one […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators, mainly of the minority block and some belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC), have called for the impeachment of President Muhammadu Buhari over the worsening insecurity in the country. They gave President Buhari six weeks to curb insecurity or face a formal notice of impeachment from them. The Senators staged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress on Wednesday named the lawmaker representing Sokoto East, Senator Abdullahi Gobir, as the new Senate Leader. This is contained in a letter by the National Chairman of the APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu and read at plenary by the President of the Senate, Senator, Ahmad Lawan. Gobir replaced Senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Judge of Akwa Ibom State, Ekaette Obot, has sent a human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, to prison. Mr Effiong who is handling a case for his client before Justice Obot’s court in Uyo disclosed this in a message he posted on his WhatsApp status around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday. “I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The solidarity rally by the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has caused heavy gridlock at the major roads leading to the Federal Secretariat, Abuja. The Congress is holding a mega rally in solidarity with university unions which have been on strike since February, 2022. Addressing the workers at the three arm zone, Abuja, President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There were strong indications on Tuesday that two terrorist groups, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Boko Haram, were planning to attack some states in the North-West, North-Central and South-West. African Examiner learnt that security agencies had gotten a security report that ISWAP and Boko Haram planned to attack Lagos, Kaduna, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A criminal court in London, on Monday, granted bail to Beatrice Ekweremadu, who is enmeshed in an alleged organ harvesting trial along with her husband, Ike Ekweremadu, a former Nigerian Deputy Senate President. According to UK Daily Mail, the court, popularly known as Old Bailey, granted bail to Mrs Ekweremadu on stringent […]
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has said that the workers’ union will embark on a three-day nationwide strike if the Federal Government fails to accede to the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities after the ongoing two-day warning protest organised by the NLC. Wabba, who spoke in an interview […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cossy Orjiakor, the Nigerian actress, has berated fellow actress, Halima Abubakar who she claimed is “living a lie”. Cossy took to her social media account where she put out a video calling out Halima Abubakar and challenging her to a ring fight. It could be recalled that Orjiakor had gotten widespread backlash […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress are protesting in Ikeja, the Lagos State capital, in solidarity with the strike action of the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The protest which is currently holding is also an opportunity for the NLC to bring attention to other issues affecting the nation. The score of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will deploy personnel in critical infrastructure and facilities in response to the nationwide protest organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress in solidarity with the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities taking place on Tuesday (today). As security agencies moved to deploy their […]
