(BREAKING) : Ex-Oyo Governor Alao-Akala Is Dead (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Oyo Governor Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He was 71. Sources close to the politician confirmed his demise on Wednesday. The politician was born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. He had his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The building housing Salvation Ministry, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, has collapsed, trapping unspecified number of worshippers with over 10 deaths recorded. The building, which is being used for the first time, reportedly collapsed at about 5:55p.m. during Tuesday’s evening service. Eight persons have been rescued unhurt, while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, who announced his intention for the 2023 presidential election on Tuesday, has stated that he’s not in contest with anybody but himself. Umahi disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, on Tuesday. Governor Umahi had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at a hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and between August 26 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The gunmen, in a separate operation, equally kidnapped Dr. Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health. Sources within the Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is considering succeeding the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the next presidential election in 2023 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. This is just as the Publisher of Ovation International and The Boss magazines, Dele Momodu, on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, on Monday declared that he had informed President Muhammadu Buhari of his presidential ambition. Asiwaju Tinubu disclosed this while addressing State House Correspondents after a closed-door meeting with Buhari in his office at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has re-arrested a suspected internet fraudster, Ismailia Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, for laundering funds obtained through unlawful activities and retention of alleged proceeds of crime. Mompha, who was arrested on Monday, is currently standing trial alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has suspended its three-day warning strike. The nurses on Monday had commenced a three-day warning strike to protest poor remuneration and working conditions in the Lagos State health sector. But the state NANNM chairman, Olurotimi Awojide, after an emergency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Juju musician, Dayo Kujore, has died at the age of 63. Kujore who was among the modern-day pioneers of the Nigerian-styled musical art form is said to have died on Monday, according to his daughter, Dayo Kujore. Circumstances surrounding the ‘Soko Extra’ crooner’s death are yet to be revealed as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Primary Healthcare Development Agency has urged state governments to step up mass vaccination against COVID-19 as part of moves to combat the virus. The agency, in its latest advisory obtained by one of our correspondents in Abuja, also urged state governors to enact and enforce vaccination mandate for local and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has cautioned the All Progressives Congress, APC, ahead of the 2023 presidential election. Primate Ayodele stated this in a statement issued to the press saying that the APC will lose the presidential election if the economic and security challenges faced by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sylvester Oromoni, the father of the late 12-year-old pupil of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, Sylvester Oromoni Jnr, has vowed to get justice, saying that he would not bury his son even if it takes 30 years to get justice. He also kicked against the report of the autopsy carried out at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Fr. Ejike Mbaka, has stated that the country may come to an end if the north keeps power in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. Mbaka, disclosed this in a sermon at the adoration ground in Enugu State, as he cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Spiritual Director of the Adoration Ministry Enugu, Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka, has cautioned that nothing should happen to the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, as the country would collapse. If anything happens to Kanu. In a video that has since gone viral, the cleric, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dared devil gunmen on Thursday attacked a police facility in Imo State, Nigeria’s South-east. The police spokesperson in Imo, Mike Abattam, who confirmed the attack in a statement on Thursday, said the incident occurred in the early hours of the day at Ideato South Police Station. The gunmen were “shooting sporadically, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence headquarters on Thursday has warned state governors and politicians to desist from wearing and using military uniforms as campaign strategies to woo voters for elective offices noting that they risk prosecution A statement in this regard by the Acting Director of Defence Information, Air Commodore WAP Maigida said the action […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Yoruba actress Iyabo Oko who was declared dead has reportedly come back to life. The 61-year-old thespian’s daughter Bisi Aisha initially announced her mother’s death in several Instagram posts late on Wednesday night. She wrote: “My mum is gone. Rest well mummy. May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy.” Actress Foluke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has introduced an excise duty of N10 per litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages. Excise duty is a form of tax imposed on the production, licensing and sale of goods. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, said this during the public presentation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari said he would not disclose his preferred successor for personal reasons. Besides, he said it would be too early to anoint a successor, adding that if he disclosed his preferred candidate, the person may be eliminated before the 2023 general election. President Buhari spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’. […]
