(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba rights activist, Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho, has suspended the Yoruba Nation rally which was scheduled to hold in Lagos on Saturday. It could be recalled that Yoruba Nation agitators had held rallies in different parts of South-West with that of Lagos scheduled for Saturday. However, Igboho who spoke to BBC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, will be given a fair trial. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this during a press conference in Abuja as he talked about the re-arrest of the IPOB leader. The Minister also disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six-time Ballon d’Or winner, Lionel Messi is officially a free agent with his FC Barcelona contract expiring, but the Catalans say they are in the process of confirming a new deal. The 34-year-old Argentina international’s Barcelona contract expired on June 30, amid speculation of a move away from Camp Nou which he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that it will soon go after all the allies of detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It said any backer, no matter how highly-placed, will be dealt with. The government said it already has tons of Information on Kanu’s allies. It also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor David Nweze Umahi of Ebonyi State, South- East Nigeria has directed the immediate sack from offices all Zonal Education Supervisors in the State over alleged corruption . He equally ordered that all the Education Secretaries that were on their annual vacation are to face disciplinary action to ascertain the level of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Determined to ensure that oil palm Small holders in Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, are abreast with modern day best Management practices, Solidaridad West Africa (SWA), an international network Civil Society Organisation, has inaugurated a Multi-Stakeholder Platform (MSP) for Sustainable Climate Smart Oil Palm production among communities in Enugu state. It would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Road and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) has increased tricycle licence permits from N8,000 to N100,000. The Managing Director of the Agency, Baffa Dan’agundi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano. “We have to check the operations of these operators for security reasons. The tracker is free while the permit is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has given presidential approval for payment of outstanding pension liabilities under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS). The Head of Corporate Communication at National Pension Commission (PenCom) Mr Peter Aghahowa, said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that PenCom was pleased to inform all its stakeholders, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has reflected on the complexities of the Nigerian condition, concluding that neither ethnicity nor religion was to blame, “but we ourselves,” for inherent injustices. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said Buhari said this when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Soka Ibadan residence of Yoruba Nation Agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho was raided in the early hours of Thursday by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. The incident reportedly occurred around 1:00am. The media page of Igboho’s spokesperson, Mr Olayomi Koiki, in a live feed monitored by The Nation, alleged some men adorning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr Nnamdi Kanu, orchestrated the killing of 60 persons and the destruction of property in 55 violent attacks across the South East and South South Zones within four months. The Federal Government stated this in a letter to western diplomats. African Examiner reports […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday embarked on a protest at the National Assembly against the nomination of presidential aide, Lauretta Onochie, as a Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). African Examiner recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had selected Onochie as an INEC Commissioner as he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said the unemployment rate in Russia has increased from 4.6 per cent to over six per cent during the COVID-19 pandemic. He said that it is unfortunate during the pandemic the unemployment in the country has grown. “ Before COVID-19, the total unemployment rate was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three Senators who are members of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The lawmakers in three separate letters to the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, attributed their resignation from the opposition party to internal crisis, tyranny and leadership failure within the PDP. Mr Lawan read their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba nation activist Chief Sunday Igboho has stated that he does not have the power to fight federal Government , but believes that the battle belongs to God. He stated that the proposed rally in Lagos will still take place against all odds. Chief Sunday Adeyemo has assured that the rally will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Felicia Marinze, a 71-year-old PhD student of the University of Lagos, has emerged one of the best graduating students from the institution’s School of Postgraduate Studies (SPGS). The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe announced this at a news conference on activities lined-up for the institution’s 51st convocation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Wednesday remanded the former Vice Chairman of Lagos Island Local Government Area (LGA) Asekun Sakiru Kehinde in prison custody following his arraignment for allegedly exporting 1.000 kilogrammes of cocaine. Justice Ayokunle Faji made the order after Kehinde pleaded “not guilty” to a one-count charge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 40-day prayer was observed for the repose of the soul of late Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lt,-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and other officers who died in the ill-fated Beach Craft King Air 350 crash in Kaduna on May 21. Others are the Chief of Military Intelligence, Brig.-Gen. Abdulrahman Kuliya, Army Provost […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Giants in Nigeria music industry has taken to their social media handle such as Tiwa Savage, Perruzi, among others to pay their last respect to Obama DMW, a close associate of popstar, Davido. In a tribute posted on her verified Instagram page, iconic singer, Tiwa Savage stated that the whole 30BG squad […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are Indications that IPOB leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in a South American country after he was trucked by a Nigerian Lady working undercover with Nigerian security agencies A source who did not give details of what Nnamdi Kanu was doing with the lady in the South American country, confirmed […]
