(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has condoled with family, friends and associates mourning the death of former Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mustapha Balogun. According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President also mourned with the Nigeria Police Force, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen suspected to be bandits have kidnapped the traditional ruler, the Oniku of Iku, in Ondo. According to reports, Mikaila Bello, who is the Oniku of Iku in Ikare Akoko, was kidnapped with three of his aides who were travelling with the Ikare Akoko ruler to the town from Akure. Confirming the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said Lagos recorded 33 per cent in drug abuse cases in the country. Marwa disclosed this when he paid a courtesy visit to the palace of the Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu-Toyi 1, in Lagos. According to him, in Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Inspector-General of Police, Mustapha Balogun is dead He died after a brief illness Mr Balogun was Born August 25, 1947, in Ila Orangun, Osun State. He was appointed the IGP in March 2002. Balogun died at 74. He was a member of cadet Assistant Superintendent of Police Course 3. Having worked […]
…Zobo: FG targets $35mn export gains from hibiscus flower to Mexico (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar on Thursday said the soaring food prices despite government interventions was not peculiar challenge to Nigeria, stressing that it was a reflection of global economic value chain system. Abubakar spoke when he featured at the weekly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the house of Representatives and immediate past Commissioner for Environment in Enugu State, Barr. Chijioke Edoga has emerged the Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) ahead of the 2023 Governorship election in the State. He polled a total of 81 out of the 85 votes cast by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday unveiled Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong as Director General, Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council. The Chairman of the party, Abdullahi Adamu, also disclosed that Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo would serve as the spokesman of the campaign council. Adamu spoke to State House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development (ID4D) project has promised to ensure the facilitation of continuous capture of biometric data of those living with disability in Nigeria. ID4D is a Nigerian project, jointly funded by the World Bank, European Investment Bank and French Development Agency. Project Coordinator of ID4D, Musa Odole Solomon […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The confirmation of the federal government that it donated N1.14 billion to the Republic of Niger to aid in the acquisition of some operational vehicles has continued to spark reactions. African Examiner had earlier reported that the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed confirmed the purchase while fielding questions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has stated that former minister of aviation, Osita Chidoka, does not have knowledge of security matters. It could be recalled that Chidoka, speaking a few days ago when he appeared on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Chidoka said the “massive failure to manage our national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria’s current security challenges and emerging threats require the country’s military and other relevant stakeholders to be several steps ahead of perpetrators while also stepping up local production of armaments. This was one of the highlights of the response of Osinbajo after receiving a presentation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arrangements have reached top gear for the 3rd edition of the Association of Mass Communication Students (AMACOS’95), Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta, Annual General Meeting (AGM), slated for this Saturday, August 6, 2022. A press statement signed by the association’s Public Relations Officer, Boye Salau and Social Secretary, Lanre-Anjola Oyebode, said the event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja declared that the rapid integration of solar power into the country’s energy mix would lead to an increase in electricity access to underserved and un-served communities. According to a statement issued and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A court in the United Kingdom on Thursday adjourned the case involving the former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu, till October 31. According to The Cable, Ekweremadu will be remanded in custody until the next adjourned date. Ekweremadu, who is the lawmaker representing Enugu West Senatorial district, and his wife, Beatrice, are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The industrial dispute between the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may worsen following the insistence of the Federal Ministry of Education that its proposed agreement with the union will not be binding on state universities. The spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong , in an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mild drama ensured at the Ibom State High Court as Uduak Akpan, the first accused in the murder of Akwa Ibom job seeker, Iniobong Umoren, was sentenced to death by hanging as he attempted to escape after the judge Bassey Nkanang announced his sentence on Thursday It took the intervention of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service, in collaboration with Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC), has intercepted 397.5 Kilogramme of pangolin scales and arrested 8 suspects in connection with the seizure. The Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Timi Bomodi, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday. Bomodi said three of the arrested suspects were identified as Vietnamese. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has declared popular Instagram celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, aka Mompha, wanted has generated reactions on social media. African Examiner writes that the EFCC took the decision after Mompha, who has been facing charges for alleged money laundering to the tune of N6 billion, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Press Centre (IPC), has decried the N5 million fine imposed on Trust TV by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over the broadcast of a documentary on the state of insecurity in the country entitled, “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”. IPC said the imposition of the arbitrary fine was contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed has confirmed President Muhammadu Buhari’s approved N1.4b to the Niger Republic for the purchase of vehicles. While fielding questions from State House Correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday, Ahmed explained that it was not the first […]
