(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A boat mishap at a jetty in a Badagry community in Lagos State has led to the death of a 32-year-old man. The mishap, according to sources, occurred at the jetty on Thursday night when two boats, one coming from Badagry and another coming from Lagos, collided. Mr Victor Idowu, a resident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has refuted claims that the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka is dead. African Examiner writes that they were rumours on social media, particularly Twitter, claiming that that the novelist had passed away. However, Sowore who took to his Facebook page to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday declared Mohammed Abacha as the authentic governorship candidate of the opposition People Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State. Initially, the electoral commission, INEC, published the name of Sadiq Wali, the son of Nigeria’s former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aminu Wali, as the PDP governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Executive officer of Max Air, Bashir Mangal, is dead. A statement made available today by the media consultant to the airline said Mangal died in the early hours of Friday, December 23, 2022. The statement read in part, “Inna lillahi wa inna Ilaihi rajiun, this is to announce the death […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adamu Garba, has enjoined the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to step down for the presidential candidate of the APC as the action of the former Anambra State governor is isolating the Southeast at the centre. Garba stated that Obi was isolating […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A commercial bus driver was killed yesterday when twin 20ft containers fell on vehicles plying the ever-busy Cele bus stop along the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, in Lagos State. Officers of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) and the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) have been deployed to the scene. “On arrival […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of proactive measure by the Anambra State Police Command to sustain public safety and peace in the state, the Commissioner of Police, CP Echeng Echeng has banned the sale and use of fireworks, knockouts, and firecrackers in the state. A statement by the Command’s Spokesman, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of efforts towards tackling the alarming insecurity challenges confronting Enugu state, that has continued unabated, the Inspector General of police, Usman, Akali Baba, has Inaugurated an ultra- modern police station at Inyi, Oji River Council Area and the 76 Squadron Mobile police base at Ekwegbe in Igboetiti local government area, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has honoured it’s past Chairman, saying it believes better days are here for its Staff and the Nigeria Police Force as it takes stock of the journey so far. Acting Chairman of the Commission, Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi JSC rtd stated this yesterday at an Awards ceremony in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to promote physical fitness as well as ensure sound psychological health among inmates at the Enugu Custodial Centre, the State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has Unveiled a new football pitch inside the facility, saying sports is a veritable tool that could be used for Reformation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress presidential campaign council said its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, and his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima gave alms as an act of compassion. The campaign council stated this on Wednesday, noting that it would be unfair for anybody to label the alms given by its flag bearers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday gave the Ministry of Interior 24 hours to defend N700m collected from Service Wide Votes for the monitoring of Ondo and Edo governorship elections. From the record, the money was released in two batches, N400m for the Ondo Governorship election and N300mn for Edo Governorship Election. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has again called for an end to the killing of indigenes of Eha-Amufu in Enugu State by suspected Fulani herdsmen. African Examiner reports that the area has become a theatre of war, with several lives and properties lost. Following the ugly development, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court in Abuja has thrown out a request by the State Security Services (SSS) to order the arrest of the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele. The secret police had filed an ex parte application for an order for the arrest of the CBN governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council Spokesman, Yunusa Tanko, has stated that Doyin Okupe resigned as campaign Director-General of the Labour Party flag-bearer on personal grounds. Tanko made this known when he spoke on telephone with Daily Post on Tuesday. He stated that Okupe accepts that the interest of ‘Obedients’ across the world […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the date for registration for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The registration would be from Saturday, 14th January, to Tuesday, 14th February 2023. The Board disclosed the dates for its activities for 2023 following a management meeting on Tuesday. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 213 bodies of terrorists and their collaborators have died and their bodies were recovered in Zamfara State as of Tuesday. This development is coming after exchanges of gunfire between Nigerian troops and terrorists in some communities. According to available information, the armed forces lost 10 personnel and some civilians were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday says that the auctioning of the 5G spectrum alone generated $547m. He also heaped praises on the contributions of the digital economy in driving growth, creating employment and generating 594 per cent of its revenue target for 2019, adding that it has opened more avenues for development […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, says that the commission would need over 100,000 vehicles and about 4,200 boats to carry materials and personnel to different polling units across the country for the 2023 general elections. Yakubu disclosed this on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 as he assured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the killing of Christopher Elehu, the House of Assembly candidate for Onuimo Local Government Area Constituency in Imo State, South-east Nigeria. The victim was killed when gunmen invaded his house on Friday. Mr Obi, in a post via his verified Twitter handle, […]
