(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Police Force helicopter has crashed in Bauchi on Wednesday, injuring six persons, the Accident Investigation Bureau, AIB stated. The helicopter took off from Abuja but AIB stated that no life was lost in the crash. The Bureau said it was informed of the accident by the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Attorney’s Office at the Central District of California says that Ramon Abbas, aka, Hushpuppi, will be sentenced on February 14, 2022. The court’s Director of Media Relations, Thom Mrozek, said Hushpuppi has been scheduled for sentencing on Valentine’s Day, according to BBC Pidgin. In a plea agreement document , […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has indicated interest to contest the 2023 presidency. His declaration is coming after former National Leader of the All Progressives Congress Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu; Ebonyi Governor Dave Umahi, Senate Chip Whip Orji Kalu and former Imo Governor Rochas Okorocha declared a similar interest. The former Kwara […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly, on Tuesday, amended the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill for the second time by concurring on consensus candidacy and setting fresh conditions for political parties in the nomination of candidates for elections. The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had vetoed the electoral bill and sent it back to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has suspended the operations of the National Union of Road Transport Workers in the Idumota area of Lagos Island following the deadly clash recorded in the area. Lagos State Commissioner of Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotosho, made this known in a chat on Tuesday. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some suspected hoodlums on Monday attacked and killed Ayinde Odetola, the traditional ruler of Agodo village in Ewekoro local government area of Ogun State. The killing was the second attack on the Odetola family in less than three months. It was gathered that Mr Odetola and one other aide were killed within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State yesterday vowed not to hesitate to sign the death sentence for the alleged killer of the five-year-old schoolgirl, Hanifa Abubakar if sentenced to death by the court. Governor Ganduje’s stance came as the First Lady, Aisha Buhari, called for public execution of the school proprietor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six persons have been reported dead after a crush at Olembe Stadium that hosted Cameroon and Comoros in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde during an Africa Cup of Nations match on Monday. In a video that surfaced online, football fans were seen struggling to get access to the stadium. A Cameroon-based television, CRTV, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an arrest warrant against former Minister of Petroleum Resources Diezani Alison-Madueke. The Presiding Judge Bolaji Olajuwon made the order on Monday following an oral application made by Farouk Abdullah, counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). EFCC said its investigations revealed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has suspended the planned petrol subsidy removal. Speaking during a meeting held at the National Assembly in Abuja on Monday, the Minister said the suspension is till further notice. African Examiner had earlier reported that the Minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has described the administration of President Buhari as that of “419”. Ortom, speaking at the state’s Government House in Makurdi, Benue State, bemoaned some of the policies of President Buhari saying that the rice pyramid in Abuja as “419,” used to deceive Nigerians. He said: “Since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angry youths have stormed and set ablaze Noble Kids Academy, situated at Kwanar Dakata, Kano State, where late Hanifa Abubakar, a five-year-old was kidnapped, killed and buried by her proprietor, Abdulmalik Tanko. It was gathered that the youths mobilized themselves and launched an attack on the building in the wee hours of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has placed a ban on the registration of alcohol in sachet and small volume PET and Glass bottles below 200ml, amidst other stringent regulatory measures. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who dropped the hint in Abuja, explained that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Commissioner of Information in Edo State and a member of opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Mr. Kassim Afegbua, have said former Vice President Atiku was not qualified to contest the 2023 presidential election on account of old age. He said PDP could not keep giving its ticket to Atiku, saying it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Super Eagles of Nigeria are out of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. They lost 1-0 to Tunisia in their Sunday encounter in the Round of 16. Barely two minutes after he was brought into the game, Alex Iwobi was sent off for a bad tackle. This is after Tunisia shocked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – General Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former military Head of State, has stated that the late Moshood Kashimawo Abiola, acclaimed winner of the June 12 1993 Presidential election in Nigeria, died after he fell ill. Abubakar stated that Abiola was not killed. The former Nigerian president disclosed this on Sunday when he appeared on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday restated his decision to stay off the party politics, saying nothing can make him return to party politics. Mr Obasanjo made his position known, while addressing reporters shortly after a closed-door meeting with members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The incoming governor of Anambra State, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has vowed to terminate all revenue collection contracts in the state as soon as he is sworn-in into office on March 17, 2022. Soludo, who frowned on the many leakages in revenue collection in the state, said he would use the Executive Order […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former governor of lmo State and Senator Representing Imo West senatorial District, Rochas Okorocha has stated that Gov Hope Uzodinma does not have the wherewithal to govern people in a democracy. Okorocha disclosed this in a statement signed by his Special Adviser Media, Sam Onwuemeodo in Owerri saying that the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government says more than 18,000 cases of coronavirus have been recorded from inbound travelers to the country as of January 16, 2022. It blamed the development on the failure of travellers to strictly adhere to the travel protocols put in place by Nigeria. The director-general of the Nigeria Centre for […]
