(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former French president, Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to one year under house arrest over illegal campaign financing, a court in Paris ruled on Thursday. The court ruled that the 66-year-old could serve the sentence in the form of electronically monitored house arrest with an ankle bracelet. According to the court, Sarkozy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), has ordered the arraignment of a former acting Director-General of the Federal Institute of Industrial Research Oshodi, Lagos, Chima Igwe for collecting salaries for 18 years with a phantom certificate. He directed the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission to begin the process […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Katsina have arrested 13 suspects for their alleged involvement in banditry, cattle rustling, kidnapping and arms smuggling as well as terrorising innocent citizens of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer in Katsina State, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this. Isah said the arrest of the suspects formed part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen again invaded Sarkin Pawa, headquarters of Munyan local government area of Niger state, killing no fewer than thirty people. The incident happened in Kachiwe village and spread to other adjourning villages in the area. African Examiner gathered that the bandits are suspected to be part of those who were smoked out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Anambra, Mr Tony Olofu, has vowed that the command, in collaboration with other security agencies, will deal with the killers of Dr Chike Akunyili. African Examiner reports that Dr Akunyili, who was killed by yet-to-be identified gunmen, was the husband of the late Director-General of the National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has distanced self from the killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of former information minister, Dora. Akunyili was killed in Anambra by unknown gunmen on Tuesday. A social media video has claimed that the DSS was responsible for the attack on the medical doctor. But Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has urged government at all levels to ensure that citizens feel the impact of collected tax in their areas of responsibility. The Executive Chairman of FIRS, Mohammad Nami, gave the advice at 7th IGR Learning Event organised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) in Abuja. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has instructed its Committee on Aviation to investigate the claims and counter claims relating to debts in the aviation industry. The committee is to report within six weeks for further legislative action. This followed the adoption of the motion on the need to look into the debt crisis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised governors to stop depending on funds from the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee. He made this known while delivering a lecture to the participants of the Executive Intelligence Course 14 of the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja . According to him, no state in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Friday, October 1, as public holiday to mark the Nation’s 61st Independence Anniversary Celebration. Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on this year’s Celebration of the Country’s 61st anniversary and assured of Government’s commitment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed sadness over the gruesome killing of Dr Chike Akunyili, widower of the late Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control(NAFDAC), Dora Akunyili. The president made his feelings known in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee on National Security and Intelligence has urged the Department of State Security (DSS) to explore artificial intelligence and other advanced upscale technologies in combating insecurity in the country. The Chairman of the Committee, Rep. Shaban Sharada (APC-Kano), made the call at an oversight function to evaluate the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Agulu community in the Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State has called for three-day mourning concerning the killing of their son, Dr Chike Akunyili on Tuesday by gunmen. The caretaker President General of the community, Onyebuchi Okpala, disclosed this in a statement . He said, “Two days ago, one Azubuike […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of Nigeria’s 61st independence celebration, the Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has released a prophetic message about the country. According to primate Ayodele, God told him that bandits would abduct top government functionaries and the north and Abuja have been earmarked for attacks. The clergyman, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British troops are expected to be deployed within days to help ease a fuel supply crisis, the government said on Wednesday, as the retail and hospitality sectors called for foreign workers to be allowed to fill post-Brexit vacancies. The week-long crisis has triggered panic-buying and sparked violence at forecourts as critics blame […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has announced the immediate closure of telecommunications services in some part of the state, with effect from Sept. 30. The Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the announcement at a press briefing in Kaduna. Aruwan said, “I am here to inform you , […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday began a two day meeting with Commissioners of Budgets and Planning from the 36 states and FCT on ways to make Nigeria better. Mr Maulid Warfa, the Chief of Field Office in Sokoto, noted at the opening of the meeting in Sokoto that poverty […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINATION) – The Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, has announced its intention to conduct mass burial for unclaimed corpses in its mortuary. The decision is contained in a press statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the health institution, Dr Jecinta Achonu, on Wednesday. The statement urged the general public, especially those who have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday asked the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to declare bandits as terrorists in the country. The red chamber also asked the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces to wage a total war against the criminals, including bombing all their locations, to annihilate and eliminate them. The Senate also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COPs), an international not-for-profit organization, WaterAid has harped on the need for urgent action to ensure that water is prioritized in the agenda of Africa’s climate policies and programmes. This year’s edition of the event, tagged “COP26”, which is holding in […]
