(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A viral video captured a Nigerian policeman caught begging a Spanish biker for money has sparked outrage. In the two-minute footage obtained , the officer who signaled the Spanish biker to a halt quizzed him and urged the biker to give him money. The policeman said: “What did you bring for us? […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prince Philip’s coffin has been interred in the royal vault of St George’s Chapel. It was placed on a catafalque on a marble slab and lowered into the vault by an electric motor. The vault was created between 1804 and 1810 for George III, who died in 1820 and is one of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea have defeated Manchester City in the semi-final of the English FA Cup played at the Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday. A goal by Hakim Ziyech from a Timo Werner assist in the 55th minute saw Chelsea head to the FA Cup final. Chelsea will now await the winner of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Anambra State says it would continue to support the prolonged nationwide strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) though it is affecting the justice system. Chairman of the Committee of Chairmen of the eight branches of NBA in Anambra, Kingsley Awuka, made the assertion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Progressive Governors’ Forum (PGF), one of the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has denied the claim that the federal government printed N60 billion as part of federal allocation for March is incorrect. African Examiner had reported that Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo State, was quoted as saying at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Uber and Bolt e-cab drivers in Lagos on Saturday asked the e-hailing companies to immediately increase fares being charged by the operators, failing which they would go off the roads on Monday. The e-cab operators, under the aegis of Professional E-hailing Drivers and Private Owners Association, threatened to embark on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 41 migrants died after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast, the UN said on Friday. Three people were rescued. The boat sank off the coastal city of Sfax on Thursday evening, the International Organisation for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said. Initially, coastguard officials said 20 migrants […]
By Farooq A. Kperogi, @farooqkperogi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – This is a difficult column to write because although scores of people have importuned me to intervene in the controversy regarding Communication and Digital Economy Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami’s utterances before he came into government, my wife, who knows Pantami is my friend, pleaded with me […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the University of Ibadan on Friday announced the extension of the deadline set for the 2020/2021 session until April 30. This is contained in a release signed by the Registrar of the institution, Mrs Olubunmi Faluyi and made available by Mr Tunji Oladejo, the Director of Public Communications. “This […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees on Friday raised the alarm that about nine governors were diverting local government funds, in violation of the guideline issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in May 2019. The union said the actions of the governors were depriving the people of the benefits that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 55 people were killed and more than 40 injured as three villages were burnt during fighting in the central African country of Chad, a governor told dpa on Friday. The clashes in the south-eastern region of Salamat erupted between different ethnic groups on Wednesday night. The affected were the villages […]
(AFRICAN EXAAMINER) – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has come under attack on social media over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The African Examiner reports that a viral video which was recorded years ago saw the minister engaging the late Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has barred parents from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centres. A statement quoted JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, as ordering CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. Oloyede was said to have taken the decision after inspecting some of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have disclosed that since the inception of covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine on March 15, 2021, there has been no record of deaths and blood clotting. The government however stated a total of 8,439 mild adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) have been reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –No fewer than six people were killed by gunmen and three wounded in a fresh attack at Wereng community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack happened days after eight people who were mining at a neighbouring Kuru community were killed in the same council area. The attack in Wereng […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former minister of education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has petitioned that inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, asking him to prosecute popular social media influencer and blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, for identity fraud. African Examiner writes that Ezekwesili had distanced herself from Alpha Reach, a company owned by Omojuwa, after the controversy over a social […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he chose Usman Baba over Moses Jitoboh as the acting inspector general of police because he has been a policeman for a long time and “has the necessary experience”. Baba’s appointment, which will be forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, will effectively deny Jitoboh, the police chief from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Bello Matawalle has disclosed that Nigeria’s armed forces will not defeat Boko Haram insurgents and bandits unless President Muhammadu Buhari flushes out criminal elements from the country’s security forces. “The nation will not defeat the criminals with such bad eggs within the security architecture,” he stated . He stated this while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Enugu State, have arrested one Nnenna Egwuagu, 29, for allegedly administering harmful substance on her three-year-old stepson, one Wisdom Egwuagu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the administration of the substance allegedly led to the death of the stepson. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is now re-energised and recommitted to executing the party’s lofty developmental objectives after his medical trip abroad. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja while […]
