(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two police officers have been shot by Yoruba nation agitators in the Ojota area of Lagos State during a rally on Monday. This is according to the spokesman of the Lagos State Police Command, Benjamin Hundeyin, who said the two injured officers are receiving treatment while a yet-to-be-identified male adult was killed […]
…..Says He Hopes To Retire In Peace (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Damaturu, Yobe State said that there was a deliberate attempt to destroy the country but God did not permit it. According to him, God has helped Nigeria to bounce back while thanking members of the Armed Forces and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State police Command has given an update on the three boys arrested and transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Annex, Awkuzu, maintained that it was a case of armed robbery and not two fighting as alleged. It explained that the suspects were arrested on 23/12/2022 by the vigilante […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of DAAR Communications Plc, High Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has been released after an “incident” which led to his delay at the London Heathrow airport on Sunday January 8, 2022. This was contained in a statement made available to The PUNCH on Monday morning by the DAAR Communications management. Giving details […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Monday said it would schedule a special programme to honour a female lawyer, Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, who was shot dead on the last Christmas Day. Raheem was allegedly shot dead by a police officer while she was returning from an outing with her family. The alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday projected that by the first Quarter of 2024 Nigeria will put an end to the importation of petroleum products into the country. The Minister of state Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva said by the first quarter of 2024 the rehabilitation of the Port-Harcourt refinery would be partly completed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Datti Baba-Ahmed, got emotional concerning an insult at his family when he appeared on a television show. African Examiner writes that Baba-Ahmed on Sunday appeared alongside Peter Obi, his principal, on Channels Television for a town hall meeting. In a video, Baba-Ahmed is seen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he looks forward to peaceful conduct of this year’s general elections, and retirement, since he has satisfied the constitutionally required two terms in office. The president said this at the State House, Abuja, when he hosted the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye of the Republic of Burundi, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An oil and gas industry expert and Chief Executive officer of Pinnacle Oil and Gas Limited, Peter Mba has said the perennial fuel scarcity in the country would be over when there is more investment in the downstream sector Mba, who spoke during an interview with State House Correspondents after meeting President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON’s delegation has arrived in Saudi Arabia for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a pre- agreement document stating the guidelines for the 2023 Hajj. The commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of DAAR Communications Limited, Chief Raymond Dokpesi has been allegedly arrested by the Police in the United Kingdom, a source says on Sunday Night. The African Examiner gathered that Mr Dokpesi is scheduled to meet with the Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in London. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi on Sunday vowed to end petrol subsidy, describing it as an organised crime. He tweeted: “We are going to dismantle the confusion in ports administration and get this country to work. “Fuel subsidy is an organised crime and I will remove it immediately, if I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed persons have attacked a train station in Edo State, southern Nigeria, and kidnapped many passengers. The spokesperson of the police in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, said the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. He said the exact number of people kidnapped could not be ascertained. Mr Nwabuzor described the gunmen as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has intercepted illicit drugs hidden in a wooden statue and imported vehicles. Spokesperson of the Agency, Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the consignments were meant for export to the United Kingdom and United Arab Emirates. They were found at the Murtala Muhammed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Railway Corporation on Sunday announced the closure of Ekehen Station in Edo State till further notice. The organisation said the decision became necessary following rising security challenges. The incident came barely one year after the March 28, 2022 attack by bandits on the Abuja-Kaduna train, resulting in the death of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), a human rights Organization has expressed deep dismay by new postings announced by the authorities of the Nigerian Army. “It said: “authorities of the Nigerian Army and the Presidency have continued to collapse the High Command cadre of the Army in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has stated that his major opponents in the forthcoming elections cannot be trusted with the future of Nigerians. According to Tinubu, Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are Mr. Stingy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enoch Adeboye, general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has claimed that the majority of crowds in campaign rallies are rented by political parties. Speaking at a sermon on Friday, the cleric stated that the youths who attend campaign rallies in the country are jobless. Adeboye further pointed out […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has expressed satisfaction with the turnout for Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) collection across the country ahead of the 2023 election. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, attributed the development to mobilization by leaders at different levels. “The rate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Ikare-Akoko, the headquarters of Akoko North East Local Council of the state. In a statement by Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, the 24-hour curfew takes immediate effect. In the statement, the curfew became imperative following the violent clashes […]
