(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Davido’s official photographer Fortunate Umunname Peter aka Fortune is dead. He died three months after the hit maker’s close friend and associate, Habeeb Ademola Uthman aka as Obama DMW passed on. Davido had also lost his bodyguard of six years, Ogbeide Tijani Olamilekan (Teejay) in 2020. In 2017, Davido lost two friends […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and U.S. President Joe Biden were among the world leaders that attended the opening of the General Debate of the 76th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters on Tuesday in New York. Buhari was accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Permanent Representative of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Banyana Banyana of South Africa on Tuesday emerged champions of the maiden edition of the Aisha Buhari Invitational Women’s Tournament after defeating the Super Falcons of Nigeria 4-2 in the final game. The match, played at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Lagos, saw the two top teams in women’s football on the African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food And Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says measures are in place to sensitise Nigerians on some major public health challenges. According to it, some of the various infractions that impact negatively on public health and healthcare delivery system include the use of Azo-dyes in Palm Oil and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Magistrate Court presided by Chief Magistrate Shu’aibu Ahmad has sentenced Aminu Tafida, son of the Special Adviser on Social Investments to Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal and two others to a four- year and six- month imprisonment respectively. It however gave them a fine option of N400, 000 each, including compensation for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Big Brother Naija Shine Ya Eye housemate, Nini, has been tasked to prank housemates by exiting the house for 24 hours. Biggie gave her this secret mission on Tuesday, day 59 of the show, during her Diary Session. Big Brother said, “Upstairs in the games lounge, there is a secret emergency exit. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina says the new measures put in place to fight insecurity in the state are working and they are winning the war against banditry. The governor stated this in Katsina at a consultative briefing he held with the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the Senate to amend the recently enacted Petroleum Industry Act (PIA). According to Buhari’s letter read on the floor by Senate President Ahmad Lawan, the amendments have become necessary to make for seamless administrative structure in the Act. Buhari, in his letter titled: “Forwarding administrative structure amendments […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Risikat Ajoke Adegeye, a former member of the Lagos State House of Assembly and wife of Juju maestro, King Sunny Ade, died hours before hubby’s 74th birthday The late Risikat Adegeye, was an ex-member of the Lagos House of Assembly, died in the early hours of Tuesday. The deceased was a two-time […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The paramount ruler of Atyap Chiefdom, Zangon Kataf local government area of Kaduna State, Agwatyap Dominic Gambo Yahaya, has kicked against the unending attacks by suspected herdsmen in the area. According to Yahaya, the militia/bandits have in the last few days killed no fewer than 50 villagers, destroyed 254 homes and 7 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coup attempt in Sudan “failed” early Tuesday, state media reported, as the country grapples with a fragile transition since the 2019 ouster of longtime president Omar al-Bashir. Top military and government sources told AFP that the attempt involved a group of officers who were “immediately suspended” after they “failed” to take […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Preventive Terrorism Consultant, Temitope Olodo has said that policing in Nigeria should be by consent and not by force. According to him, community policing was the easiest way of policing but expressed regrets that corruption has become so endemic in the security institution. Olodo, who is the President , African Security […]
…Reinforces Its Commitment To Customer Service (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In furtherance of the need to expand diaspora remittance inflow into the country, First Bank of Nigeria Limited has increased its network of International Money Transfer Operators (IMTOs), targeted at easing the accessibility of its customers to receive money from close to 100 countries across the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said it was “not interested in naming and shaming anybody” involved in the sponsorship of terrorists in the country. It said it was more interested in bringing such persons to justice. Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina stated this on Channels Television programme. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Secretary-General of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), Fatima Samoura has applauded the display of skills and the level of competition at the ongoing 2021 Aisha Buhari Cup in Lagos. The FIFA scribe gave commendation on Monday in Lagos after the match that saw the Black Queens of Ghana defeat the Indomitable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven human rights groups in different parts of Nigeria, have petitioned the Enugu State Commissioner of police over alleged defrauding of a church, Calvary Victory Mission Church, the sum of 4 Million naira by its landlord, Mr Chijioke Nsonwu, who also unlawfully demolished the property. The organizations in a petition, entitled “Appeal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Women Mediators Network (NWMN) has decried the spate of insecurity and wanton loss of lives in Nigeria, which has subjected the citizens to perpetual fear and desolation on a daily basis. The group lamented that the fear and feeling of insecurity of lives and properties as well as wanton loss of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced that 1,182 suspected cases of cholera had been recorded in 13 states, within one week. The NCDC Director-General, Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, disclosed this in Abuja. According to Ihekweazu, the centre’s epidemiological report for week 36 — Sept. 6 to 12, 2021, had indicated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A power expert, Mr Kola Balogun, says the first phase (Phase zero) of the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP)will generate 500,000 jobs for Nigerians. Balogun, who is the Chairman, Momas Electricity Metre Manufacturing Company (MEMMCOL), made the claim on Tuesday in an interview in Lagos. African Examiner reports that the Federal Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has confirmed the death of an escapee of Imo Correctional Centre Owerri and a member of the proscribed IPOB/ESN group in the state who was beaten to death by traders while enforcing the group’s Mondays peoples sit- at – home order. Police public Relations Officer PPRO in […]
