(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo says he is not in support of any individual or group agitating for Yoruba nation secession. This is contained in a press statement by Mr Richard Olatunde, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, on Sunday in Akure. Olatunde said some groups of persons, who held a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has invited ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government as well as top officials, the private sector and civil society organisations to explain the status of looted funds and public assets recovered in the last 18 years. The Ad Hoc Committee on Assessment and Status of All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Sunday that hundreds of children and families in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) district of Goma were at risk after the Mount Nyiragongo volcanic eruption. The sky turned red and lava spewed from the volcano on Saturday, causing thousands to flee the city of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO), USA Chapter, has called on the Federal Government to urgently probe the recent recurring military plane crashes in the country. NIDO, in a statement by its Chairman, Dr Eromosele Idahosa, and the Executive Director, Ms Patience Key, on Sunday said the incident was a “national disaster”, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unknown gunmen Sunday evening attacked B Division of the Nigeria Police Divisional Station and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa, Anambra. Our correspondent gathered that the fully armed attackers came in three Hilux trucks at about 8pm on Sunday, May 23. An eyewitness who almost ran into the troubled area […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu West Senatorial District Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has applauded the Dr. Ben Nwoye’s caretaker committee of the party in the State for zoning the chairmanship position in the forthcoming party congress to the zone, saying the idea will help in reducing the rancour that would be associated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South West All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains have kicked against clamours for Yoruba nation and other secession moves across the nation. In a meeting on Sunday in Lagos, the politicians threw their weight behind one united Nigeria and true federalism, reallocation of resources to states and local authorities. A communiqué at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool and Chelsea claimed the last two remaining UEFA Champions League spots in Sunday’s English Premier League (EPL) finale. Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 2-0 at Anfield from Sadio Mane’s brace to place third behind Manchester City and Manchester United while Chelsea could afford a 1-2 loss at Aston Villa. The Blues finished […]
(NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with the family of a former Senate President, the late Dr Chuba Okadigbo, over the death of their son, Pharaoh Okadigbo. The president’s condolence message was contained in a statement issued by his Spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Sunday. Buhari said: ”It is very sad to lose […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) has declared People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of 32 out of the 33 councils of the south west State in the Council elections held Saturday. OYSIEC Chairman, Mr. Isiaka Olagunju made the declaration Sunday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. However, OYOSIEC boss announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders in the aviation sector have expressed grave concern over a recent spate of air mishaps involving a military aircraft. Speaking in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday, the aviation players expressed the belief that the Air Force should properly investigate the Beechcraft King Airplanes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Yoruba activist, Sunday Igboho has said that there is no going back on the agitation for Yoruba nation and there won’t be an election in 2023. Igboho disclosed this when he joined some of his followers in Akure, the Ondo State capital. The Yoruba activist, who spoke at the palace of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has warned that anyone who obstructs or undermines Libya’s forthcoming elections on 24 December 2021, could be subject to sanctions. Speaking on Friday evening at the UN Security Council in New York during a session dedicated to the situation in Libya, the US Permanent Representative, Linda Greenfield, affirmed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians in New York under the aegis of the Organisation for the Advancement of Nigerians (OAN Inc.) has met with the new Consul-General Amb. Lot Egopija to discuss ways of improving consular services to the community. OAN, in a statement by Mr Yinka Dansalami, Chairman, Board of OAN, said that the organisation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Taiwo Kolawole, a Member Federal House of Representatives at the National Assembly has pleaded with the federal government to overhaul the nation’s aircraft to curb the recurrence crashes. Kolawole said this in an interview on Saturday, reacting to the recent plane crash that claimed the life of the nation’s Chief of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected Fulani herdsmen at the early hours of Friday attacked Tse Ancha in the Agan community of Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State and killed eight people. The attack and killing of murder of the eight people including the kindred head of the community is coming few hours after the victims […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in Anambra State have been killed by gunmen, their rifles taken while the operational vehicle was also set ablaze. Confirming the incident on Saturday, the NSCDC Public Relations Officer in the state, Okadigbo Edwin, disclosed that the incident happened in Nneyi, Umueri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Agitators for a separate Yoruba nation under the auspices of Ilana Omo Oodua on Saturday stormed Akure, the Ondo State capital in continuation of its support rally in all the Southwest States. This is in defiance to warning by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in March this year, that all agitators for Yoruba nation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Remains of Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 other military officers that lost their lives in the ill – fated crash on Friday have arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja. The NAF C-130 touched down around 10: 50 am Journalist were barred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kwara Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has sacked the Provost of the State College of Education, Ilorin, Prof. Abdulraheem Yusuf. He appointed the college’s Deputy Provost, Dr. Ahmed Jimoh Ayinla as the acting Provost. The Governor did not give any reason for the dropping of Yusuf other than in exercise of his powers as […]
