(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services has reportedly invited controversial Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for questioning over his recent comments during an Arise TV interview claiming that Nigerian soldiers aid bandits’ activities. Our correspondent gathered that the controversial Islamic cleric was summoned to the DSS office in Kaduna State, according to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday has refuted claims that it is sponsoring bills purportedly meant to gag the press and regulate social media. African Examiner recalls that the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had tasked the House of Representatives to include regulation of Twitter in the National Broadcasting Commission Act. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have kidnapped seven persons after they attacked Hilltop Hotel in the federal capital territory (FCT), Abuja. According to Daily Trust, the incident happened on Wednesday at about 10:30 pm. The hotel is situated in Tunga Maje, a town on the outskirts of Abuja and is about 10 kilometres away from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has stated that it is important for the Federal Government to continue to borrow responsibly to fund critical projects in Nigeria because of the paucity of funds in the country. Lawan disclosed this on Thursday during a briefing of State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has expressed deep concern at the present exchange of political fireworks by politicians and groups concerning his successor in 2023. Ikpeazu, in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Onyebuchi Ememanka on Friday stated that such political exchanges are unnecessary and likely to distract his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has issued a final warning to people involved in the unlawful logging and deforestation activities around the popular Milliken Hill, in Ngwo, Enugu North Council Area of the state, asking them to desist from such illegal acts or be ready to face the music if apprehended Commissioner for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA) has demolished over 150 Illegal market shops as part of measure to restored roads and streets in the capital city that were previously hijacked by traders and artisans who converted them to illegal shops and mechanic workshops. The Agency in a development control activity at […]
…..Says Positions Not For Highest Bidder (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As preparations for the forthcoming of the All progress Congress (APC) gathers momentum, the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Enugu State Chapter of the party, Dr. Ben Nwoye, has dismissed speculations in some quarters that some Aspirants for various positions have been anointed ahead of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has urged the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to commence work immediately so that the Technical Working Group (TWG) would also begin putting the nuts and bolts together. The NPRGS is aimed at addressing the underlying causes of poverty on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to make $33 billion available for African nations to boost their reserves and liquidity. The Managing Director of IMF, Kristalina Georgieva made the pledge in her paper, entitled, “The Ahead for Africa – Fighting the Pandemic and Dealing With Debt”, delivered at the Annual Meeting Africa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the results of candidates who sat in more than 720 CBT centres for the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination conducted between June 19 and June 22. Dr Fabian Benjamin, JAMB Spokesperson made this known in a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday said it was investing $1bn on the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, and Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway. It disclosed this at the official opening of the 51st Annual Conference of the Nigerian Institution of Estate Surveyors and Valuers, adding that over N15tn would be required to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gbenga Kikiowo from Igbara Oke in the Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State is among the suspects arrested by men of the state police command for involvement in robberies. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Bolaji Salami, who paraded Kikiowo alongside one Tope Aladeloye at the command’s headquarters in Akure, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Children’s Fund ( UNICEF) has appealed for urgent resources to support thousands of people who have fled armed violence in two small towns in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past two months. The simultaneous attacks on Boga and Tchabi, located in Ituri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of activities to mark this year’s International Olympic Day, Community Sport and Educational Development (CSED) Initiative in collaboration with Nigeria School Sport Federation (NSSF) and the Association of Former Female Athletes of Nigeria (AFFAN), celebrated with the children and youths in the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Camp in Uhogua community, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 21-year-old 300-level female student of University of Lagos on Thursday, told newsmen in Lagos that she stabbed Super TV CEO Michael Ataga to death in self defence. The student said this when she was presented by the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Hakeem Odumosu at the command headquarters. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non-governmental organisation, Women Information Network (NWINET), has given scholarship and instructional materials to one hundred and forty-seven female students of Community Secondary School CSC, Obeagu, Awkunanaw in Enugu South Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria. WINET works primarily to promote women’s and girl’s rights, gender equality and to ensure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Friday proceed to London for medicals. His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a two-paragraph statement on Thursday. The statement titled ‘President Buhari off to London Friday for medical follow-up,’ read, “President Muhammadu Buhari will proceed to London, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday, fixed Sept. 27 to hear a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of Egalitarian Mission for Africa, a group, challenging the citizenship of former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. African Examiner reports that the plaintiff instituted the suit in 2019 challenging Abubakar’s eligibility to contest […]
