(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, will seek a second four-year term when her mandate expires next August, her spokesman said Monday. “We can confirm that Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has officially announced her intention to seek a second term as Director-General of the WTO,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A man suspected of plotting to assassinate former US president Donald Trump was charged with federal gun crimes on Monday. Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, was charged with possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number at his initial court appearance. Routh, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on Monday to sympathize with the government and people of the state over the recent flood disaster. He arrived at 3:40pm and headed to one of the emergency camps to commiserate with the victims of the flood. At the Camp, President Tinubu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, has demanded a retraction of election rigging allegation made against him by the chairperson of Edo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Anthony Aziegbemi. Aziegbemi had in a statement on Sept. 14, accused the Federal Government of planning to rig the upcoming Edo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has said that it will sell the petrol lifted from the Dangote Refinery for nothing less than ₦950 per litre in Lagos. The NNPCL spokesperson, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this on Monday, in a statement titled, ‘NNPC Ltd Releases Estimated Pump Prices of PMS from Dangote Refinery […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended five suspected Chinese illegal miners in Ndito-Eka-Iba village, Ibieno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Mr Dele Oyewale, EFCC Spokesperson, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the arrests were made by the Special Task Force on Illegal Mining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State, Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, has given security agencies in the state 48 hours to fish out killers of the Chairman of Ogbete Main Market Traders Association, OMMATA, Chief Stephen Aniagu, vowing that no one would commit such heinous crime in the state under his watch and go scot-free. He equally […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tension has enveloped Enugu city as unknown gunmen suspected to be hired assassin’s Saturday night murdered President of the Ogbete Main market Traders Association OMMTA, Enugu, Chief Stephen Aniagu. He was said to have been killed by his assailants who shot him at close range at Top land area of Enugu while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has stated that he is “seriously worried” that jailed Boko Haram terrorists could have escaped from the Maiduguri correctional centre following the severe flooding that ravaged the state capital. The African Examiner writes that on Tuesday, the Alau Dam, which was in full capacity for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An unconfirmed number of students of the University of Benin have been trapped in the rubbles of a three-storey building located on Ekhator Street in Ekosodin, which collapsed on Saturday. The building is said to have been a popular student residential area in Benin occupied by the students of the University. Eyewitnesses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo North Senator, Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday stated that the embattled Deputy Governor of the state, Philip Shaibu left the All Progressives Congress, APC because he was frustrated by Governor Godwin Obaseki. Oshiomhole stated this at UNIBEN on Saturday in the grand finale of the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship campaign. Oshiomhole, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has assured traders of adequate security measures, a business-friendly atmosphere, and a conducive environment to invest and conduct business in the state. This was disclosed in a statement on Saturday by his Special Adviser on Trade, Commerce, and Industry, Nwaka Inem. Otti expressed his administration’s readiness to […]
(AFRICAN – EXAMINER) – Barrister Vincent Okafor, a Lagos, South-West, Nigeria based senior lawyer has been arraigned and remanded in Enugu correctional Center custody by the police over alleged promotion of local war in his hometown, Agunese Mmaku community in the Awgu Council Area of Enugu State. The legal practitioner’s arraignment brings to three natives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has assured the public that the Alau Dam in Borno did not collapse during recent flooding, attributing the overflow to climate change and unusually heavy rainfall. Prof. Joseph Utsev, Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, extended the government’s condolences to the people of Borno State during a press conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, the Kogi State Police Command paraded four suspects connected with the killing of Damilola Olowoyo, a 19-year-old 100 level student at the Federal University Lokoja, FUL, Kogi State. The four suspects who were paraded are: Jeremiah Paul, Emmanuel Otitoju, Banabas Olugbenga and Ajayi Basit Ayomide. Parading the suspects at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has approved the appointment of 4 substantive Commissioners of Police for Abia, Lagos, Ebonyi and Akwa Ibom state Commands A statement by the Commission’s Spokesman, Ikechukwu Ani, made available to newsmen Friday said the appointments followed the recent promotion of some senior Police Officers by the commission which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Sept. 16 a public holiday to mark Eid-Maulud, the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad. This is contained in a statement by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Magdalene Ajani on Friday in Abuja. Ajani stated that the Minister of Interior minister Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) and other electricity distribution companies are to pay different fines for over billing customers. The AEDC alone will pay N1.69 billion-fine, according to a publication of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). The fine is detailed in Order NERC/2024/114 published on NERC’s website on Friday. NERC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Ebonyi State, Onyebuchi Chukwu, says the ruling party is not doing the right thing to assuage the sufferings of Nigerians occasioned by the removal of petrol subsidy. Chukwu, who was Nigeria’s Minister of Health under President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, made this comment on Inside Sources with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Friday vowed that he wouldn’t support Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, in his political life again. He stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, accusing the governor of lying against him. More to follow…
