(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person has died as gunmen attacked Greenfield University in Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday. According to Aruwan, the victim is a staff of the private university. He disclosed that the number of students kidnapped is yet to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Ndudi Elumelu, on Wednesday, urged the House to demand the resignation or sack of the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, for once backing activities of Jihadist leaders and deadly Islamic sects. Pantami has been under fire for once preaching the violent […]
……Confirms Killing Of 2 Operatives (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The state Commissioner of Police, (CP) Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Command’s operational and intelligence assets to identify and apprehend the yet to be identified gunmen, who violently attacked and set ablaze Adani Police Station in Uzuwani Council area of Enugu state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Divisional Police Station in Adani, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has been attacked on Wednesday by gunmen. This is coming barely 24 hours after a Police Zonal Headquarters, Zone 13 in Ukpo, Anambra State was attacked. African Examiner gathered that three policemen on duty were killed, while several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted some students of Green Field University in Kaduna State. The private varsity is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established about three years ago. The latest incident is the first major attack that bandits […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Grand Alliance on Tuesday said it has not nominated a former governor of Central Bank, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, as its candidate in the November 6 poll in Anambra State. The APGA state chairman, Norbert Obi, stated this at a press conference in Awka, the state capital. He described as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Movement of vehicles and passengers along the Enugu Abakaliki expressway has been halted following heavy shooting at the Ezilo axis of the highway by gunmen. It was not immediately clear those responsible for the shootings. African Examiner had reported two persons were killed in a renewed boundary dispute between Exilic community and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 200 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the department of Management and Accounting, Emmanuel Adedeji, had reportedly committed suicide. Emmanuel, it was said, left a suicide note after he took a poisonous substance which led to his death. It was not immediately clear why Emmanuel took the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has asked Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Dr. Isa Pantami to resign immediately irrespective of his recent volte-face. The Governor said in an ideal society, the allegation that the United States of America placed a serving Minister on its watch list was enough to propel the government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine inmates reported to have broken out of jail in Nigeria have been arrested on their way to Ghana. According to MyNewsGH.com, the Ada district police command stated that the force got a tip-off that some Nigerians “believed to be fugitive jailbreakers” were crossing the Volta River into Ada Foah. Police disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) has described as a “welcome development” Federal Government’s lifting of ban on registration of new SIM cards. NATCOMS President, Adeolu Ogunbanjo, in an interview in Lagos on Tuesday, said that the gesture would remove the hardship subscribers went through while the ban lasted. He advised […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the people were basking in the euphoria of joy on Tuesday in Ekiti when the kidnapped traditional ruler of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye Council Area Oba David Oyewumi regained freedom. Oyewumi was abducted by gunmen last Thursday around 8:30pm when they forcefully gained entrance to his palace through the fence. The kidnappers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the alleged invasion of rice shops in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by men of the Nigerian Customs Service. The Customs officers were said to have allegedly carted away goods to the tune of N85m This followed receipt […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Tuesday directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to probe the alleged assault on a security guard by the Chairman of the Code of Conduct Bureau, Danladi Umar. The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, gave the directive after the Senator representing Plateau North, Istifanus Gyang, laid a petition […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than nine persons were killed in Anambra State in different circumstances on Monday. While two policemen and three others were killed during an attack at the Anambra Zonal Police Headquarters in Ukpo, Dunukfia Local Government Area of the state, four others were killed in cult-related violence. The attack on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Police Command has neutralised three suspected bandits and recovered 330 stolen animals. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Katsina. “Today, April 19, 2021, at about 04:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, DPO Kankara led a team of policemen to Mararabar-Gurbi, a […]
…Says Its Igbo’s Turn to Rule in 2023 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, has stated that an Igbo presidency is the main agenda of the group as 2023 draws closer. Obiozor disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on Arise TV programme. According to him, it is time the wheel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that Amotekun is not yet in Lagos because the operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are presently doing their work in the state. He disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television at the Lagos House. According to the governor, aside community policing, operatives of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have reportedly attacked and burned down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. While details of the attack were still sketchy at the time of filing the report, it was gathered the gunmen overpowered the policemen on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have shot dead 54-year-old Ifeanyi Godfrey during an attack on the office of an All Progressive Congress chairmanship aspirant in the Ijede area of Ikorodu Lagos State, Oluwatosin Onamade. African Examiner gathered that Oluwatosin and his workers, including his brother, Oluwafemi, were at the office when the gunmen suddenly stormed the […]