Posted by Ignatius Okpara
Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tactical team of the Imo State Police Command, South East Nigeria have apprehended a 35 year old suspected kidnapper who claimed to be a dismissed Soldier. The suspect who identified himself as Godwin Chukwuemeka AKA “Match and Die” was picked up inside the ceiling compartment of his residence. According to the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Despite Agitations for secession by some pro-biafran groups, Governors of the Southeast geo-political zone and stakeholders of the zone have reaffirmed the commitment of the region to one united Nigeria, saying the agitators are not speaking for the Igbo race. The Igbo leaders, however, condemned in strong terms activities of the separatists […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo communities in Kuje Area Council say lack of electricity and water supply in their communities was slowing down development. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) said the community had been without electricity for years. Gbaukuchi and Gubausabo are communities along […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Around Africa
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy has arrested 10 suspected vandals conveying 210,000 litres of diesel, Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), concealed in water tanks inside a large wooden boat around the Lagos Anchorage. A statement by the Information Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) BEECROFT, Sub-Lt. Veronica Effiong, on Saturday, said the vandals were arrested on […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has reaffirmed that construction of the Second Niger Bridge would be completed next year. The minister gave the assurance at a forum of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, to mark the sixth-year anniversary of the present administration. According […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Around Africa
Sunday, June 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities in Dubai has announced a revision in procedures for travellers coming from South Africa and Nigeria on June 19. This is contained in a statement issued by the UAE Embassy in Abuja. According to the statement, the new rules issued by the Supreme Committee of Crisis […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In spite of the outcry against the plan to retrace and recover grazing routes across the country, the Federal Government is not showing signs of relenting. African Examiner revealed that stock routes, popularly called grazing routes, are currently being retraced and recovered by the Federal Government for herders to graze their cattle. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Europe, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed has been re-appointed as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. António Guterres on Friday asked Mohammed to serve as Deputy Secretary-General for a second term, shortly after the UN General Assembly re-appointed him for a second term. Guterres’ second term starts on January 1, 2022, and will run for […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, former senate president, says the country’s past and present policies are not working. Saraki disclosed this during the presentation of “The Urgency of Now; Why Nigeria needs a Vision of Prosperity and Liberty,” a book by Seun Awogbenle. The former senate president stated that the “rot” Nigerians are currently facing […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened embark on another strike concerning the deliberate refusal of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, to pay the salaries and remittance of check-off dues of over 1,000 staff for 13 months. Dr Lazarus Maigoro, the ASUU chairman, University of Jos, stated this […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop David Oyedepo, Chancellor, Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara, on Friday called for urgent steps to check students’ unregulated access to social media. “We must wake up from our slumber to deal with this monster. It unconsciously robs people of their future by robbing them of their time,’’ Oyedepo, said at the 7th […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing violent clash among youths of Inalende, Abebi and Oopo areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has claimed more casualties. Though, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso, while confirming the incident, said he has yet to establish the number of casualties, a witness insisted that the casualties increased […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, Sports News
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister for Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Friday commended the dedication of former Super Eagles Captain, John Mikel Obi. He also announced Mikel Obi as an Ambassador of the sports ministry. The minister gave the commendation at a press conference held in Mikel-Obi’s honor at the National Stadium, Lagos. […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa
Saturday, June 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s Tourism Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has expressed her delight over the announcement that the annual Africa Oil Week will be hosted in Cape Town from 2022 and beyond. Africa Oil Week is the meeting place of choice for the continent’s upstream oil and gas sector. Now entering its 27th year, the […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Kebbi has confirmed that the vehicle used to abduct students from Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi, belongs to a high court judge in the state. Nafi’u Abubakar, Kebbi police spokesman, stated that the van was hijacked by bandits on Birnin Yauri road. Abubakar disclosed that the police […]
Posted by African Examiner
African News, Entertainment, Entertainment News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the goal of stirring youth to work, Adedolapo Adekanbi, popularly known as DolapoTheVibe is a fast-rising Nigerian-American singer, songwriter and performer on Friday released first official single for the year 2021 titled, WORK. “Work” is created with the aim of encouraging listeners to work for whatever they want, because of course […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
Europe, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The frontline Civil Society and not-for-profit group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the United Nations (UN) and global leaders to intervene and rescue students kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria. The association said it is only in Nigeria globally that terrorists have made it a hobby with the […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, Sports News
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) says it will soon begin prosecution of fans exhibiting hooliganism at match venues. NFF’s First Vice-President, Seyi Akinwunmi, said this while addressing participants at the Nigeria National League (NNL) Football Development Summit for Club Administrators and Media, in Abuja on Friday. Akinwunmi, who declared the event open on […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of five new Permanent Secretaries into the civil service of the federation. This followed the recent successful conduct of the selection process of permanent secretaries. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HOCSF), Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan made the announcement in a statement by […]
Posted by African Examiner
Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria, News From The State
Friday, June 18th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Road Transport Workers, (NURTW) has distanced itself from the violence that claimed lives and properties with many sustaining varying degrees of injuries at Iwo Road Ibadan and equally shift the blame on the Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State for empowering Mukaila Lamidi (aka Auxilliary) who is responsible […]
