(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anthony Joshua’s reign as world heavyweight champion ended in London on Saturday after he was defeated by Oleksandr Usyk. Oleksandr Usyk is crowned as the new unified world heavyweight champion after a unanimous decision win over Anthony Joshua with scores of 117-112, 116-112, 115-113. Usyk has become the third boxer after Evander […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Igwe Christopher Okwor, the Traditional Ruler of Ihekwuenu Aku Community of Enugu State, has cried out over an alleged invasion of his residence by suspected thugs. Okwor told newsmen in Enugu that the incident, which happened on June 22, caused serious trauma to his household. African Examiner reports that the state government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the nationwide display of details of newly registered voters in the first quarter of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). African Examiner reports that the commission on Friday started the display of details at local government offices across the country. The display which would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd) has departed the New York for Nigeria. The President arrived the United States last Sunday ahead of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, held at the world body’s headquarters. He is expected to arrive Nigeria on Monday.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abia State government has underscored the importance of youth inclusion in all spheres of human life for society to develop. The state Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu who further described youths as future leaders with deposit of great potential for the community, State and society at large, noted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called for a sit-at-home across the Southeast on October 1. IPOB announced this in a statement on Saturday by its spokesman, Emma Powerful saying that the act represents the rejection of Nigeria and all the country stands for. IPOB also declared the commencement of “operation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has stated that the Foreign exchange inflow into the economy fell by 59.8 per cent in April. This was contained from the monthly report on ‘Foreign exchange flows through the economy’. The statement partly read: “Aggregate foreign exchange inflow into the economy declined sharply, reflecting tepid global […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student of Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State is presently hospitalized after an attack on him by an unguarded dog. The victim, Sadiq Opeyemi, 18, was ambushed by the dog which, according to available information, belongs to another student, Abass Olagunju, 24, a 400-level Animal Science student at the Faculty of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has arrested one lsmail Saliu, 25, for allegedly conspiring with a herbalist and one other, to slaughter his brother. The NSCDC Command Spokesman in Kwara, Mr Babawale Afolabi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, in Ilorin. Afolabi said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Commissioner of Police in Bayelsa, Mr Echeng Echeng, has ordered an investigation into the death of a 27-year-old robbery suspect, Goodluck Oviekeme, while in police custody. Police spokesman in Bayelsa, SP Asinmi Butswait, said in a statement issued in Yenagoa on Saturday that preliminary investigation showed that the deceased was the mastermind […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Bank of Africa has published the names of some individuals who applied for Personal Travel Allowance and bought cheap dollars at the bank but did not use it for the purpose they applied for. The account numbers and Bank Verification Numbers of the defaulters were included in the publication. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Idris Jere, acting Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Setvice (NIS), has ordered its Special Task Force Team to clear backlog of passport applications in Ikoyi, Lagos State. Jere directed the taskforce to proceed to the Ikoyi Passport Office to ensure all existing backlog of Passport applications were cleared within one week. Mr Amos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says the support by the United States of America has made a great difference in Nigeria’s efforts to stamp out terrorism within its borders. The President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement late Friday, said that the president stated this at a meeting on Friday in New York […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, has congratulated Nigeria’s senior women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, for qualifying for the final of the 2021 Afrobasket women championship in Cameroon. African Examiner sports reports that D’Tigress defeated their Senegalese opponents 73-63 in Friday night’s semifinals to book a place in their third consecutive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police have arrested a creditor, simply identified as Oluchi (a.k.a PACA), for allegedly tying his alleged debtor, Alozie Reuben, to a stake over a N4.6 million debt. The spokesman for the police command, CSP Adekunle Ajisebutu, confirmed the arrest on Saturday in a statement. He said that the suspect allegedly tied […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has nabbed a total of twenty eight suspected internet fraudsters in Enugu and Anambra states . According to the organization, seventeen were apprehended in Awka, the Anambra capital, while 11 others were picked up in Enugu as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has urged the striking members of National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to call off their ongoing strike and embrace dialogue. Abubakar III made the call during the opening ceremony of the 20th Conference of the National Pediatric Surgeons of Nigeria (APSON) on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a dismissed Police Sergeant, Samuel Philips, in prison custody for allegedly killing an 18-year-old girl, Monsurat Ojuade. Chief Magistrate Adeola Adedayo said that Phillips, 30, should remain behind bars pending legal advice from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The defendant, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the present administration spent the sum of N8.9 trillion on infrastructural development in 2020. Osinbajo made the disclosure at the inauguration of the 21-storey Dakkada Tower, in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. “We have invested more than any administration on infrastructural development. “As at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is working on an ambitious Energy Plan towards reducing the energy shortcomings by year 2030. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement late Friday evening, said Buhari spoke in line with Nigeria’s role as a Global Theme Champion for the Energy Transition, theme of the […]
