(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The remains of the Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, who passed on last night, are being prepared for Islamic prayers, palace sources have said. The prayers will be offered at 4 p.m. inside the palace today. A cultural icon and committed traditionalist though, Alaafin Adeyemi III often identified as a Muslim. His […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Several residents of Oyo town who flooded the Oyo Palace to mourn the death of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on Saturday were stung by bees. This happened around 10 am after Islamic clerics had arrived at the palace in preparation for the burial of Oba Adeyemi, who died on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo State police Command has apprehended a man alleged to be behind the production of bombs for the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and its militia group /ESN. According to a statement issued by the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, (CSP) Mike Abattam on Friday in Owerri, the Imo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo Social Cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has broadened the search for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction beyond the scope of the southeast zone and includes Igbos in south-south Nigeria. It said, “this clarification becomes necessary for the Igbo to jettison artificial separation of boundaries adjustment created by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi, has passed on at 83 years old. The top Yoruba monarch died in the late hours of Friday, according to palace officials. Adeyemi died at the Afe Babalola University Teaching Hospital, The late Alaafin’s first son, Prince ‘Tunde, and other children had received the monarch’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force on Friday declared 12 persons wanted over attacks in the Awka North LGA of Anambra State. The Force Spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement, said the 12 suspects are guilty of conspiracy, murder, armed robbery, terrorism, kidnapping, cultism and unlawful possession of firearms. He listed the suspects as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that one person was killed following the crash of a tanker ladden with 45,000 litres of PMS along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Zonal Coordinator, South-West, NEMA, confirmed the development on Friday in Lagos. “Assessment on impacts of the incident is ongoing,” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that former President, Goodluck Jonathan, on Friday opened up concerning his 2023 presidential ambition has stirred social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that the posters of Goodluck Jonathan have continued to flood Abuja metropolis and there have been rumors that the former Nigerian leader will be taking another shot at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, has stated that the federal government may take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to the industrial court if the process to resolve the strike fails. African Examiner recalls that on February 14, ASUU started a one-month warning strike because of the non-implementation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A tanker said to be loaded with petrol has crashed and exploded at Ajegunle Bus-Stop, Alagbado, on the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway. Several houses, among other property, were said to have been burnt in the inferno, as men of the state fire service and the police were deployed in the area. The incident happened […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday bickered over the high cost of the ruling party’s nomination forms. PDP National Chairman Dr. Iyorchia Ayu said the high cost of the fees cast the ruling party in the image of rogues and hypocrites. But the APC’s National Women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has warned against attack on police officers, facilities and other police operational assets across the country, particularly in the South East. The Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Thursday, in Abuja. Baba said attacks on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary to the Niger State Government, Ibrahim Matane, has confirmed the killing of six children by a NAF fighter jet in the state. Matane said the incident which occurred last week is being investigated, adding that the children were killed during a raid on the terrorists. The incident occurred in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Again, the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi has accused the South-East of engaging in self-inflicted punishment in a united Nigeria. The monarch also enjoined the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to stop the fighting and choose one Nigeria. Oba Abdulrosheed, who was reacting to the response of Ohaneze Ndigbo to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has called for the creation of state police to tackle the growing insecurity in the country. Obasanjo stated that the creation of state police would be a better option instead of community policing. The former Nigerian leader stated that state police should be given a priority above community […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has decorated a total of 12 officers newly promoted with their various new ranks in Enugu State. Decorating the officers Thursday in Enugu, the Sector Commander of FRSC Enugu State Command, Joseph Toby, said that promotion comes only from God and no officer should see it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Imo state Chapter of the All Progressives APC, has lambasted the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for blaming the renewed deadly attacks on prominent leaders of the ruling party and wanton destruction of critical public infrastructure in the state on lack of leadership capacity by the governor Hope Uzodimma led administration. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has given reasons for the prices placed on its Expression of Interest and Nomination forms. African Examiner had reported that APC would commence the sales of the forms to aspirants in the forthcoming 2023 general election on Saturday. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, who announced […]
(African examiner) – Three persons were reportedly killed at Uselu-Nahor community in Uhunmwonde Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday following a leadership tussle. The police spokesman, Katongs Bello, confirmed the incident, but said he had yet to get further details. African Examiner gathered that the gunmen attacked the victims, one of whom was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have raided a party venue in the Asokoro area of the Federal Capital Territory, and arrested some individuals. The spokesperson for the agency, Femi Babafemi, confirmed the development Thursday morning. According to Babafemi, the party which was organised by three ladies happened on Wednesday […]
