(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 99 people were killed and more than 100 injured in the capital of Sierra Leone late on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, local authorities said. The accident occurred in a busy street in the capital Freetown. According to eyewitnesses, “many people rushed to the tanker to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Willie Obiano and his wife Ebelechukwu have casted their vote, at ERI pri sch at 9:28am, Polling Unit 004, Otuocha Ward Ward 1, Aguleri in Anbra East LGA. The Governor who spoke to The Nation immediately after casting his vote said, “I ask Anambra people to come out and vote. Everywhere […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was large turnout of voters at the Amaesi Ward of Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra at the Saturday Governorship election in the state. African Examiner reports that voters came out as early as 7.30am until arrival of electoral officers by 8.35 a.m at the ward, which is the ancestral home […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The voters at Ward 9 Ezimezi in Amawbia, in the Awka South Local of Anambra State, have protested the ‘No facemask, No voting’ instruction by the presiding officer, Ahmed Abdilahi. The voters who trooped out around 8:30 am to vote were asked to go back and bring their facemasks before they would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described as “fake news” the report making rounds that its staff posed for photograph with the popular socialite and businessman, Obinna Iyiegbu, popularly known as Obi Cubana. The commission in a statement issued by Commission’s spokesperson, Mr Wilson Uwujaren in Abuja, described the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Ben Okolo, has confirmed the stabbing to death of a police officer by his colleague. Okolo said he had ordered the detention of the suspect and an investigation of the incident. The confirmation of the stabbing and the order for investigation are contained in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Government said on Friday that bodies recovered from the building that collapsed at Gerard Road, Ikoyi, are ready for identification by families. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, while giving update to newsmen at the site of the collapsed 21-storey building, said the bodies were ready for identification […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than five people have died while several other persons sustained varying degree of injuries as a kerosene-laden tank exploded at popular Kubwa Village Market in Abuja. The incident happened, Friday night, at the junction leading to the L.E.A Primary School, Jaji Street, and few metres away from St Luke Catholic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr C. Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, has refuted a public report of people leaving the state in large numbers is false . Adinuba said that instead, the opposite is the truth as a large number of people, especially qualified voters, are pouring into the state to participate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of Ondo state security outfit codenamed Amotekun have arrested 18 suspects with dangerous weapons concealed in bags of tiger nuts and under the seats of three buses. The dangerous weapons intercepted include guns, 500 pieces daggers and different sizes of knives that were secretly concealed in bags filled with tiger nuts. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, (CP) Abubakar Lawal, has ordered the State CID and the Motor Traffic Unit of the Command, to thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal motor accident, involving a Water Tanker and parked tricycles, that occurred at Nza Street by Bush Bar, Independence Layout, Enugu, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State governor, Alhaji Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has warned perpetrators of violence in the state of retribution, assuring citizens of his determination to protect the lives and property of citizens in the state. The warning is coming on the heels of violent attacks on the State capital on Friday by thugs allegedly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday handed over 56,000 feeding utensils to Niger state government for the benefit of pupils under the National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) in the state. Hajiya Sadiya Farouk, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, handed over the utensils to the government at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, on Friday, called on the international community to raise awareness about tsunami threats and share innovative approaches to decreasing risks. The UN chief said this in a message marking World Tsunami Awareness Day. “We can build on the progress achieved, ranging from better outreach to tsunami-exposed communities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418m from the bank accounts of the 36 states of the federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the restraining order against the Federal Government following an ex parte application argued by the lawyers to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eighteen infants in Hanoi were mistakenly injected with Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine instead of other immunisation shots, but no adverse effects have been reported. The city’s health authority made the disclosure on Friday. The rare event occurred on Wednesday at the Yen Son Commune Medical Centre in the Quoc Oai District of Hanoi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President, Yemi Osinbajo, has refuted claims that he owns the land upon which the collapsed 21-storey building was built. African examiner writes that the 21-storey building along Gerard Road in Ikoyi axis of Lagos collapsed on Monday afternoon with many people trapped in the rubble. On Thursday, an online news platform reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Crystal Palace winger, Wilfried Zaha, is thinking of retiring from the Ivory Coast national team at the age of 28. Zaha, who suffers with homesickness while playing for the Elephants stated that he is “reflecting” on whether to continue representing Ivory Coast according to manager Patrice Beaumelle. Zaha started playing for Ivory […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu says 19 families have so far submitted names of those suspected to be trapped in the collapsed Ikoyi building. Sanwo-Olu said this while updating newsmen at the site of the collapsed Ikoyi building, adding that register had been opened for such purpose. The governor was at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Qatar side, Al Sadd have announced that Barcelona have paid the release clause which will see Xavi Hernandes return to the Spanish club as manager. The club made the announcement in a statement on their official Twitter handle on Friday. The statement read, “Turki Al-Ali: The #AlSadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s […]
