(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two goals from Robert Lewandowski and one from Thomas Mueller propelled Bayern Munich to a 3-0 win at Barcelona in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday. It was indeed another brutal demonstration of the gulf in class between the two sides. Mueller gave Bayern the lead in the 34th minute of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna Police Command has confirmed the abduction of the Emir of Bungudu, Zamfara state, Alhaji Hassan Atto, and an unspecified number of commuters, along the Kaduna – Abuja highway. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the incident in a statement issued in Kaduna. “Today, Sept 14, at about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo state government has vowed to commence the enforcement of its no vaccination card, no entry into all state government owned facilities, as from Sept. 15 as a means of curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health, Dr Osamwonyi Irowa, who disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Why is Engr. Ahmed Dikko, Managing Director of the Port Harcourt Refining Company, (PHRC) coming under series of what appears to be trumped-up campaign of calumny against his personae? But why would a man like Dikko who has express Presidential mandate to provide hands-on supervision and coordination of the ongoing comprehensive rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Redeemed Christian Church Of God (RCCG), Ondo Province 6, Akure, has empowered no fewer than 1,500 youths in the province in different skill acquisition programmes. The 2-day training took place between Monday and Tuesday at the Rock Of Ages of RCCG Parish, Oke-Aro, Akure. African Examiner reports that the youths were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo on Tuesday ordered the remand of a masquerader custodian, Kayode Esuleke, in Ilesa Correctional Centre over alleged murder of a Muslim cleric, Moshood Salawudeen. The Presiding Judge, Justice Ayo Oyebiyi, ordered that the defendant with his son, Ifasola Esuleke, be remanded in prison custody due […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has said he has no plan to contest the Lagos State governorship seat after his tenure in 2023. According to the 59-year-old politician, the incumbent Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is doing well and there is no need to discontinue him from running […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitators and other self-determination groups have arrived at the United Nations Headquaters in New York. Earlier, the Chairman of Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, Professor Banji Akintoye, declared that a Million-Man Freedom March would hold opposite the United Nations Headquaters in New York, United States of America from 14th […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has urged the people of Enugu State to embrace the Federal Government’s ongoing Integrated Farm Estate Project, saying it will close business of bandits in the state. African Examiner reports that the Federal Government had announced recently that it would establish Integrated Farm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Philip Shaibu, the Deputy Governor of Edo State, has denied claims of having a misunderstanding with his principal, the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki. Shaibu disclosed this as he spoke on reports of a rift with Obaseki and plan to dump the People’s Democratic Party, PDP. It could be recalled that some unconfirmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Irrespective of public outcry concerning the incessant borrowing by the current administration, President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday has asked the Senate to approve $4 billion and €710 million external loans. This was contained in a letter addressed to Senate President, Ahmad Lawan and read at plenary. According to President Buhari, the proposed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The home of the Speaker of Zamfara state House of Assembly, Nasiru Muazu Magarya, and others in the community have been burnt down by bandits in Zurmi Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Chairman, Committee on Security and Prosecution of Bandits in Zamfara State, Alhaji Abdullahi Shinkafi, confirmed the incident. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Philip Ogbadu, says that due to the result of the #EndSARS protests that enveloped the country last year, policemen in the state were afraid to put on their uniforms when he assumed office in January. Speaking while on a courtesy visit from the National President, Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief USA Igwesi was a member of the 5th House of Representatives, but before his emergence to the Federal Parliament, he was elected to represent Enugu South Urban constituency in the Enugu State House of Assembly where he emerged the leader of the House. In this interview, Chief Igwesi bared his mind […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has failed to report to the EFCC last week following an invitation by the anti-graft agency. The politician was invited to answer questions from investigators working on allegations that he abused public office, diverted public funds, and unjustly allocated public houses to his cronies. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara Government is set to reinstate the disbanded, Civilian Joint Task force (CJTF) and a volunteer security group, known as “Yansakai” to support security forces in the onslaught against criminals in the State. Dr Abdullahi Shinkafi, Chairman of the Committee on Security and Prosecution of Armed Bandits in Zamfara, made this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UK worker numbers have return to normal to pre-pandemic levels after the biggest jump in employment since 2014, new figures showed. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the number of UK workers on payrolls rose by 241,000 between July and August to move 1,000 above levels before the Coronavirus outbreak. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli army has begun sealing off the Palestinian territories ahead of Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the holiest holiday on the Jewish calendar, which will begin at sunset on Wednesday, according to the military. The West Bank and Gaza border crossings would be opened only to Palestinians in certain medical […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Middle Belt Forum (MBF) has resolved that the people of the Middle Belt Region should rise up and defend themselves against ethnic cleansing being waged by Fulani terrorists in their communities, if the Federal Government fails in its Constitutional responsibility to defend them or seeming complicity. The Forum said an attack on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – CHAIRMAN of the Nigerian Indigenous Nationalities Alliance for Self-Determination, NINAS, Professor Banji Akintoye, has urged the United Nations to declare Miyetti Allah a terrorist organization. He also promised to organise a one million-man freedom march at the UN Headquarters in New York, the United States of America for 11 days, saying the […]
