(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the FCT has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the tragic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – ) Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed. Kaula-Mohammed said Alhaji Malik Anas, a newly appointed commissioner, would now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, says she regretted calling for the exhumation of late singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, better known as Mohbad. Iyabo Ojo disclosed this in an interview with Biola Bayo on the ‘Talk to B’ podcast where she regretted her actions. She said: “I wouldn’t have requested that Mohbad be exhumed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Monday, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, announced that the command arrested over 300 suspects that were involved in various crimes and criminalities like armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and child trafficking. According to Itam, other offences involved were public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has stated that his life is under threat because of his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Obi stated this after Felix Morka, national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that “Peter Obi has crossed the line so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Pastor, Jerry Eze, who is the founder of Streams of Joy Church and convener of the NSPPD prayer platform, is in the eyes of the storm after Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo’s, and testimony in a church service. In a video that has since gone viral Governor Okpebholo expressed gratitude to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has stated that those involved in the stampede that led to the death of 35 children must face justice irrespective of their social status. The African Examiner recalls that at a funfair organised for children at Islamic High School in Bashorun area of Ibadan in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s leading champion of entrepreneurship, is pleased to announce that applications for its 2025 Entrepreneurship Programmes are now open. Aspiring and existing entrepreneurs from across Africa are invited to apply for a chance to receive world-class training, expert mentoring, and non-refundable seed capital funding to scale their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State High Court has ruled that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. This was contained in a court decision given on the 20th of December during which presiding judge Sika Aprioku […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has expressed concern over the recent vandalisation of electricity installations within its operational area in Abakaliki. In a statement issued by Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, on Sunday, the loss of power supply in areas of Abakaliki was due to the vandalisation of […]
By Mark Longyen, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is an emerging reality that the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to lose three of its founding members – Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger Republic, in one fell swoop. Founded almost 50 years ago on May 28, 1975 to promote the economic growth and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday for Accra, Ghana, to attend the inauguration of John Mahama, President-elect, on Jan. 7. Mahama, who served as the 12th president of Ghana from 2011 to 2017, was reelected in December 2024. He will succeed President Nana Akuffo-Addo( 2017-2025), Mr Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Evans Bipi, Rivers Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development says no death was recorded in a collapsed three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area. The Commissioner on Sunday in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Emeka Idika, said that the affected building under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting-Spokesperson of the Ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the release followed high-level diplomatic engagement between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities. The three Nigerians namely: Hadiza Abba, Fatima Malah […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye on New Year Day in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload illicit drug consignment from her staff same day. A […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Commissioner for Works and later Water Resources during Peter Odili’s administrations in Rivers State, David Briggs, has dismissed claims by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, that he revived Odili’s political career. Instead, Briggs credited Odili with facilitating Wike’s rise in politics. Addressing journalists in Port Harcourt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has alerted Nigerians, including healthcare providers, about a counterfeit cancer treatment drug, Phesgo 600mg/600mg/10ml, labelled with batch number C5290S20. This notification is outlined in a public alert (No. 051/2024) available on the agency’s website. NAFDAC reported that the Marketing Authorisation Holder […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Air Officer Commanding (AOC), Air Training Command, AVM Abubakar Abdullahi, said the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), has recorded successes in its operations against banditry and terrorism in Kaduna and the broader North-West region in 2024. Abdullahi stated thi at the ATC’s and Co-located Units’ Base Socio-Cultural Activities (BASA), on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has made a firm commitment that his administration would complete the Eastern Rail line connecting Port Harcourt to Maiduguri. Tinubu gave the assurance at an interactive session with South East leaders during his official visit to Enugu State on Saturday. The President also pledged that his administration would support […]
