(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has pushed forward the training of credible youths across Benue State as vigilantes working under the supervision of the military, as was done in Borno State, to defend local communities against terrorist attacks. The CDS stated this call at a meeting with traditional […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenyan Police fired teargas at protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday after the death of a blogger in police custody cast a spotlight on alleged extrajudicial killings by security forces. Reuters witnesses also reported that clashes also broke out in downtown Nairobi as unidentified motorcyclists beat up protesters, dispersing them. Local […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 10-year-old boy has killed his police inspector father, Okolie Amechi, with the deceased AK 47 rifle in Akwa Anambra state. Confirming the incident in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, Anambra state police Command Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the incident, which occurred Sunday evening “was allegedly due to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Pioneer Deputy Chairman of the All progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adolphus Ude, has accused the Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodima, of destroying the party in Enugu state, calling on the national leadership to as a matter of urgency call him to order. He said all the concerned party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Musa Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, rejected an application by the Federal Government to have Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan arrested for failing to appear for the start of her defamation trial. The government is prosecuting Akpoti-Uduaghan on behalf of Senate President Godswill Akpabio and former Kogi Governor, Yahaya […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A pro-PDP group, Bala Agents’ Mandate, has called on former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to return to their political roots in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and join forces with Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State to rebuild a strong and united opposition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi, has berated President Bola Tinubu for not visiting Benue state despite the incessant killings. Obi stated this in a post on X on Monday, saying that President Tinubu’s action shows that he doesn’t value human lives. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed security chiefs to implement his earlier directive to bring lasting peace and security to Benue State. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Sunday said Tinubu renewed his order in the wake of the latest round of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has urged President Bola Tinubu to reopen the investigation cases concerning the deaths of Dele Giwa and Bola Ige. Soyinka stated this when he addressed journalists on Freedom Park, as he stated that there are lots of important clues that are yet to be fully explored. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President General of the Unity Schools Old Students Association (USOSA), Mr. Michael Magaji, has expressed concern over declinning standard of Education in Nigeria, recommending Smart School model. He made the observation during the 44th USOSA Plenary Session held in Enugu at the weekend. Magaji, noted that most public schools lacked critical infrastructure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has temporarily suspended ongoing renovation work at its Iyana-Ipaja Orientation Camp in Lagos State. The Lagos NYSC Coordinator, Mrs Christina Salmwang, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Sunday that the halt was necessary to avoid disrupting the 2025 Batch ‘A’ Stream II […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former vice president and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent attack in Yelwata, Benue State, that left many feared dead and called on Nigerians to hold their leaders accountable. Atiku, in a statement posted on his X account, said the killings underscored the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court has pledged to deepen its engagement with the subregion’s youths and academic institutions to ensure a robust legal culture of justice, human rights and rule of law. The President of the Court, Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, said this at the end of the maiden edition of the Moot Court competition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President Donald Trump pocketed more than $57 million from token sales by the crypto venture he and his sons helped launch last year, according to federal financial disclosure forms released by the White House. The more than 230-page document issued by the Office of Government Ethics, dated Friday, lists the US […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hundreds of youths in Benue on Sunday took to the streets to protest the continuous attacks, killings, and displacement of people in the state. The protest followed the killing of scores at Yelwata community in Guma Local Government Area on Friday night. The protesters who converged at the Wurukum Roundabout in Makurdi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Rivers State, have arrested a 44-year-old businessman for ingesting 53 wraps of pellets of cocaine. The suspect was said to be on his way to Tehran Khomeini, Islamic Republic of Iran, when he was arrested. The suspect, identified […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Security Council convened an emergency session on Friday over the Iran-Israel conflict, amid strikes and counterstrikes. The Council adjusted its original schedule to address the rapidly evolving crisis and also heard from the head of the UN-backed international nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Overnight from Thursday into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi Government has rued the performance of its contingent to the recently concluded 22nd National Sports Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun. Ebonyi placed 28th on the final medals table with one gold in cricket and two bronze medals in cricket and kick-boxing. Richard Idike, the state’s Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian actor and former spokesperson for the Labour party, Kenneth Okonkwo, has accused Peter Obi, the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, of betrayal and terrible leadership in the ongoing internal rift in the party. Okonkwo made this revelation during an interview with Symfoni TV as he criticised Obi, alleging that the former Anambra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal ministry of agriculture and food security has announced a three-day fasting and prayer programme for divine intervention in the agricultural sector of the country. This was contained in an internal circular dated June 11, where Adedayo Modupe, the ministry’s director of human resource management, stated that the spiritual exercise aims […]
