(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least five people were injured on Monday from an explosion that occurred as a result of operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) chasing a truck driver conveying suspected smuggled gas in Babura LGA, Jigawa State. NSCDC spokesman, Adamu Shehu, said the explosion also damaged shops and houses. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, says that King Charles III will continue to maintain and increase the relationship between the United Kingdom and Nigeria as her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, did. Laing stated this in a news conference after the death of Queen Elizabeth II who died on September 8, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly Service Commission (NASC) has reaffirmed its commitment to articulating and introducing initiatives that will further improve legislative processes in Nigeria. The NASC is the supervisory body over the National Assembly bureaucracy with powers and functions equivalent to that of the Federal Civil Service Commission (FCSC). The key responsibilities of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted a prayer by the Department of State Services (DSS) to detain the former terrorists’ negotiator,, Tukur Mamu, for 60 more days. Justice Nkeonye Maha, in a short ruling on the ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the DSS, Ahmed Magaji, granted the motion as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Owerri-Orlu road. He left the Banana Junction to Amaraku, Isiala Mbano LGA to inaugurate the first phase of Owerri-Okigwe road. Shortly after, the President is expected to commission the House of Assembly complex. Details Shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 24-year-old lady, Annastasia Michael, has written an open letter to the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Sonia, offering to donate one of her kidneys to save her life. This is coming after the 25-year-old Sonia Ekweremadu made an appeal to members of the public to donate a kidney to save her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians are inching closer to having a robust National Social Protection Policy (NSPP) as the National Economic Council (NEC) meets on Thursday to ratify the policy document. After its ratification by the NEC under the chair of Vice-president Yemi Osinbanjo, the NSPP will be presented to the Federal Executive Council (FEC) for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice Chairman of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Chief Frank Ozue, has been abducted by suspected kidnappers. African Examiner gathered that the incident occurred on Sunday at Ogor town in Ughelli North LGA of the state when his car was reportedly waylaid by the gunmen who whisked him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC Presidential Campaign Council has dismissed a report circulating on social media that its candidate in the 2023 election, Bola Tinubu, is planning to drop out of the race on health grounds. The council, in a statement by one of its spokespersons, Festus Keyamo, described the report as “fake news” planted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Kafur Local Government Area in Katsina State, Alhaji Garba Kanya, has confirmed that a heavy down pour accompanied by ice pellets has destroyed more than 300 farms in eight communities in the area. The chairman stated on Monday in Katsina that heavy rain and ice pellets lasted for over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Tuesday departed Abuja for Nairobi to represent Nigeria at the inauguration of William Ruto as the fifth President of Kenya. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja. Osinbajo will join […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Main Stream members of the All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, have accused Embattled State Chairman of the party, Mr. Ugochukwu Agballa and it’s 2023 Guber Candidate, Chief Uche Nnaji, over working for the Labour party, calling on national leadership of the party to beam her searchlight on the Chapter before […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, John Kerry will travel to Nigeria and Senegal to engage in discussions with government counterparts and the private sector regarding strengthening climate action and the upcoming 27th Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. The special presidential envoy will arrive Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has asked the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to disclose to it the status of payment of license fees by all broadcasting stations and platforms operating in Nigeria and the amount of indebtedness of each of the stations owing license fees. The NBC is a parastatal of the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Femi Fani-Kayode (FFK) has enjoined Peter Obi’s supporters, who are addressed as Obidients, to make up their minds for defeat in the 2023 elections. Fani-Kayode, in his latest essay, stated that anger alone cannot be a catalyst for a revolution as there must be a goal. The former Aviation Minister stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two children, Samat Saheed and a yet-to-be-identified girl, have been killed after the fence of a school, Covenant Point Academy, fell on them at Ajose Street, in the Amukoko area of Lagos State. According to the PUNCH, the nine-year-old girl was walking past the entrance of the school to get to her […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement by the Director of Media and Public Affairs and Official Spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress Campaign Council, Festus Keyamo, on Monday, alleging that the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, is planning to fake an assassination attempt on himself and hire some supporters dressed in the APC caps […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sonia, the daughter of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, on Monday begged members of the public to donate kidney to her. The young woman, whose parents are currently facing charges of organ harvesting in the United Kingdom made the plea on her Instagram page on Monday. In the statement, Sonia noted […]
…passes vote of no confidence on Ngige, Adamu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students, South-West zone, on Monday, announced the commencement of a protest on the Lagos-Shagamu Expressway. According to the association, the protest was organised as a result of the lingering strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The kidnappers of a prominent traditional ruler cum businessman in Imo State, Eze Joel Ndenkwo, have slammed a N200m ransom as the condition for his release. The kidnappers made the demand on Sunday, two days after he was abducted in front of his office at the ever-busy Tetlow Road in Owerri, the […]
