(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Saturday abducted scores of travelers on Benin-Owo Expressway in Ifon , the headquarters of Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The number of victims could not be ascertained as some sources said the victims were over 40 while others gave their number as 32. One of the sources at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has said that the goal of the state government is to be the home of culture and tourism in the whole of West Africa. The governor disclosed this at opening ceremony of the maiden edition of the Edo State International Film Festival (ESIFF), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Remi Tinubu, the wife of the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Bola Tinubu, has come under severe criticism after a video of her making a derogatory remark against the Igbos emerged online. In the video that has since gone viral, Remi Tinubu, who is a serving senator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government, through the Ministry of Education, has directed all nursery, primary, and secondary schools in the state to resume Monday, September 5, 2022, for the beginning of the 2022/2023 academic session. This was announced by the Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, in a circular issued by the Director-General, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An 18-year-old man, Adamu Musa of Unguwar Magina, Buji town, in Buji Local Government Area, Jigawa State, drowned in a pond as he tried to rescue his Cow that slipped and fell into the pond during grazing around the area. The Jigawa State Command’s Public Relations Officer, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has refuted claims that he was present at the rally organised in Ibadan by supporters of the Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. It could be recalled that supporters of Peter Obi, fondly called Obidients, thronged the streets of Ibadan, Oyo State capital on Saturday, September 3, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians, especially politicians who engage in campaigns likely to undermine national interest will spend 20 years in jail without an option of fine, the proposed Electoral Offences Commission Bill has said. The bill currently being considered by the House of Representatives after its passage by the Senate also provides for a 20-year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ten buildings were consumed by fire when a tanker laden with 45, 000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit crashed, spilling its content at Ifo in Ogun. A statement issued on Saturday in Lagos by Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South West, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), said the incident occurred at about 7.00 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dumebi Kachikwu, embattled African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, says he remain the party’s candidate for 2023 election, in spite of his purported suspension by the National Working Committee (NWC). Kachikwu said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. African Examiner reports that the ADC NWC, headed by Chief Ralph Nwosu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended its presidential candidate, Dumebi Kachikwu from the party. This was announced in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (Politics) Dr. Bamidele Ajadi, accusing Kachikwu of false, misguided, and defamatory video he made and circulated, among other accusations. Ajadi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman, Iyorchia Ayu has refuted claims that he insulted Governor Nyesom Wike. In a statement on Saturday, the former Senate President denied himself from social media posts that quoted him as insulting the Rivers helmsman. Ayu, who posted some of the screenshots on his Twitter account, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria High Commission in Kenya has refuted an online media report alleging the targeting and killing of Nigerians in the East African country. In a statement issued in Nairobi on Saturday, a copy of which was received by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the Commission described the story as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, (CP) Ahmed Ammani, has ordered a thorough investigation over alleged sexual assault of a 17 year old girl, Precious Ojanukwu in police custody by Vincent Oke, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), serving in Awgu Police Division of the Command. He gave the assignment to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 17 suspected internet fraudsters. They were apprehended at their hideout in Benin City, Edo State capital, following actionable intelligence received by the Commission A statement made available to African Examiner weekend by Spokesman of the Nigeria’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State says his administration will continue to strengthen mutual cooperation and partnership with the Federal Ministry of Water Resources and the World Bank towards the expansion of water supply for the benefit of the people in both urban and rural communities of the State. Governor Inuwa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Akwa Ibom State, South-south Nigeria, have arrested a woman for allegedly conniving with some men to abduct her husband. The Commissioner of Police in Akwa Ibom, Olatoye Durosinmi, disclosed this in Uyo, on Friday, while briefing reporters on the successes recorded by the police in the state. Mr Durosinmi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and States Assembly Election Petition Trial Tribunal sitting in High Court 4, Jos on Friday, nullified the election of Hon. Musa Avia Aggah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Court held that Hon. Agah was not validly nominated by the PDP for the Bye-Election conducted on February 26, 2022. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has increased the Duty Tour Allowances of ministers, permanent secretaries and other civil servants in the federal public service with effect from September 1, 2022. This was disclosed in a circular from the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, with reference SWC/C/04/S.6/II/333, dated August 31, 2022 and titled, “Review […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, says the reports crediting Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa accusing him of dragging the Church into politics as the major reason he attends Church programmes is uncharitable. Obi made this known in a statement issued to his Special Adviser on Media, Mr. Valentine Obienyem. In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairperson of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has opened up on why Nigerian travelers to Dubai are being deported back home even though they have valid visas. African Examiner recalls that some Nigerians who travelled recently to Dubai were arrested at the airport and their passports seized and some […]
