(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Friends and family members of a Nigerian Air Force pilot, Flt Lt Taiwo Olufemi Asaniyi, are grief-stricken at the moment as the young officer, who was about to wed, died when a Beachcraft 350 aircraft crashed at the Kaduna International Airport on Friday. Asaniyi was the pilot of the ill-fated jet which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Assistant Commander General (ACG) of Hunters Group of Nigeria (HGN), Ambassador (Dr) Augustine Nwangwu, has expressed concern over the current alarming spate of insecurity in parts of Nigeria, declaring that if not tackled, may spell doom for the nation. He, however, urged Perpetrators of all forms of criminalities such as kidnapping, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Defence, retired Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi, has described as a rude shock the death of the 21st Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, barely four months in the saddle. Magashi said that the mishap that claimed the lives of the Chief of Army Staff, alongside others senior officers and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Burial proceedings of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Late Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 6 other senior officers has been slated for Saturday in Abuja. The deceased lost their lives in an air mishap in Kaduna on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, said the event would commence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development on Friday said President Muhammadu Buhari has approved appointment into the National Governing Board of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a statement signed by Malam Muhammad Manga, the Director Press and Public Relations for the ministry, announced the appointment. The statement explained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says the data of Nigerians is not safe with the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, who already has a record of sympathising with terrorists. Yesufu made this known when she spoke on Friday with The Punch as she reacted to a directive by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Working Committee (NWC) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has approved the dissolution of the Caretaker Committee for the Cross River chapter of the party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Friday. Ologbondiyan said that the decision taken by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has announced the death of its Chief, Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and 10 others, in an ill-fated NAF aircraft near Kaduna International Airport on Friday. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Mohammed Yerima, who did not disclose the names of the other victims, said the plane was en-route Abuja-Kaduna before […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Ibrahim Attahiru, has died in a plane crash with some of his aides, reports say. The incident happened near Kaduna airport where the Chief of Army Staff was billed to commission a project in one of the military formations in Kaduna State. A tweet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Bababjide Sanwo-Olu has ordered a fresh selection process for the ninth Vice Chancellor (VC) of the Lagos State University (LASU). Sanwo-Olu, acting on recommendations of the special visitation panel on the appointment of the VC, ordered the immediate dissolution of the LASU Governing Council and removal of the Pro-Chancellor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Niger Delta Affairs, Omotayo Alasoadura, says that the Federal Government has released about N7 billion to enable contractors to facilitate the completion of the East-West Road project. This was announced in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Deworitshe Patricia made available to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Solidaridad West Africa, (SWA), an international organization committed in the promotion of the Agricultural sector in Nigeria, has urged the Enugu state government to make a deliberate policy for social inclusion of Women, youths people with Disabilities (PWDs) and migrants in the ownership of palm tree farm lands in various communities of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased. A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday recommended a petrol price of between N408.5/litre and N380/litre, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state police Command says it will carry out thorough investigation into the recent attack on a Pastor and his Church, at Obubara junction area, in Izzi Local government Council of the state by angry youths who allegedly stripped the Cleric naked. Our Correspondent gathered that the said middled age pentecostal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Philip Obin, Technical Assistant to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on new media, says Gov. Ben Ayade’s defection to All Progressives Congress (APC) was long overdue. Obin said this when he spoke with African Examiner on Friday in Calabar. He congratulated the governor and welcomed him to the Progressive Governors’ fold. Obin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has identified Kwara and Plateau as the states with the highest population in open defecation. The Director, Water Quality Control and Sanitation, Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Emmanuel Awe, disclosed this at the 2021 First Quarter Lunch Time Seminar for Media Executives in Abuja. He called for concerted efforts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Police Command has explained that the embattled actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha, is still in detention because he has not perfected his bail conditions. The spokesperson for the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a text message in response to an allegation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Command in Niger has confirmed that some gunmen on Thursday killed Alhaji Bashar Namaska, the son of the emir of Kontagora. The police said that he was shot on his way to his father’s farm located at Lioji village of Kontagora Local Government Area of Niger. Mr Adamu Usman, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has berated the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, for condemning the ban placed on open grazing in the Southern part of the country. The Southern Governors had at a meeting in Asaba last week banned open grazing and enjoined President […]
…Tasks W/African Leaders On Youth Unemployment (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – West African Student’s Union (WASU) has commended the aggressive employment generation drive of the Aliko Dangote led companies, urging other wealthy West African leaders to invest in industries that will rid the region of high unemployment rate. President of WASU, Comrade Romans Pillah in a press […]
