(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has nabbed the General Overseer of Christ Living Hope Church, Rev. Ugochukwu Emmanuel Ekwem, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport for drug trafficking. According to available information, Ekwem was nabbed while he was on transit on a three-week crusade in Nairobi, Kenya, with 54 sticks of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Sunday, stated that he will always remain a pan Africanist and a core Nigerian adding that “he did not run after power, but power ran after him”. Obasanjo stated this at a symposium held to celebrate his 85th birthday, which was organised by the Kegite Club at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, may be plotting to save a former Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, from facing criminal prosecution for alleged money laundering. Weeks after directing the police to probe him for allegedly receiving […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kwara has condoled with families of 13 persons burnt beyond recognition in an auto crash that happened on Saturday at Lasoju along Ogbomoso-Ilorin Express way in Kwara. The state Police Public Relations Officer( PPRO), SP. Ajayi Okasanmi, said this in a statement in Ilorin. He said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 301 stranded Nigerians returned home from Ukraine amidst Russia attacks on multiple fronts through Budapest. This is according to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Twitter handles: @ NigeriaGov. #Nigeriansinukraine https://t.co/yKnPRRwlEb stated that the evacuees boarded Flight AZM2351 with AzmanAir from Budapest, Hungary. It stated that the evacuees arrived […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Commissioner of police, (CP) Abubakar Lawal, has ordered the Deputy Commissioner of Police in-charge of the Command’s Criminal investigation Department CID to conduct a thorough investigation into alleged physical assault of a female officer, by an Assistant Commissioner of Police and Area Commander in-charge of Enugu Metro Area Command, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Industrial Court sitting in Enugu presided over by Justice Oluwakayode Arowosegbe, of Court 2 has dismissed a suit filed by the governor Ifeanyi Lawrence Ugwuanyi, led state Government seeking to stop primary school teachers from embarking on industrial action over non-payment of the national minimum wage. Our Correspondent reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Commercial and Social activities were on Saturday paralysed in Afiko town of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria, as dozens of supporters of embattled governor of the state, David Umahi, stormed streets of the area to protest against his recent sack by Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court of Abuja. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kayode Fayemi, governor of Ekiti State, has stated that Nigeria should have outgrown tribalism but there is still hope as 2023 will give Nigerians a chance to make the country of their dreams. Fayemi made this known at a symposium to mark Hamzat Lawal’s 35th birthday in Abuja on Saturday. He stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ovation Magazine boss, Dele Momodu, has warned the Redeemed Christian Church of God, saying it might face moral crisis if it supports Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the Presidential ambition he’s allegedly nursing. African Examiner had earlier reported that the RCCG, headed by Pastor Enoch Adeboye, had created the Office of Directorate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yobe’s Gov. Mai Mala Buni remains the Acting Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC). The declaration was made in Abuja on Saturday by Alhaji Garba Muhammed, a chieftain of the APC. He stated that the party’s leadership remained intact contrary to reports in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition Consumer Protection Commission, in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission, National Information Technology Development Agency, and the Nigerian Police Force, on Friday, raided some illegal financial institutions operating on Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos. Among the financial institutions affected were, GoCash, Okash, EasyCredit, Kashkash, Speedy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has stated that the “ethno-religious favoritism” on display in federal government appointments must be curbed so that development can come into the country. The cleric, in a communique issued by Most Rev. Augustine Obiora Akubeze, stated that it will take equity in politics and developmental strides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South East Zonal office of Nigeria’s anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Enugu has apprehended nine suspected internet fraudsters at Premier Layout, located at Ogui Nike axis of Enugu . The suspects according to the agency, are, Napoleon Providence, Udenta Arinze, Chidiebere Jonas, Ezeh Obinna, Imonikphawae Lucky, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Controller of Corrections and principal, Nigerian Correctional Service Borstal Training institute Enugu, Mrs E. E. Ezenwanne has stressed the need for synergy between her organization and the National Agency for the prohibition in Trafficking in persons NAPTIP. She stated this yesterday when she paid a working visit to the South – […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Associate Professor in Developmental Psychology, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State, Chiedozie Edwin Nwafor, and a non- governmental /human Rights organization, African Law Foundation (AFRILAW), have harped on the need for the enthronement of a sustainable orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration policy in Nigeria. The University Don […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, former Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate, professor Ike Ekweremadu has made public his ambition to run for the Governorship position of Enugu state in 2023. The lawmaker, who represents Enugu West Senatorial district in the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly NASS revealed this Friday in Enugu during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has announced his support for an Igbo Presidency in 2023. Obasanjo, stated this when he received a 2023 Presidential aspirant, Mao Ohuabunwa on Thursday in Abeokuta saying that it was time for reconciliation in Nigeria and this can only be done by endorsing a president from the Southeast […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday ordered that a 47-year-old Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) driver, Andrew Ominnikoron, be remanded in Ikoyi Custodial center for alleged murder and rape of a 22-year-old girl, Oluwabamise Ayanwole. Magistrate O.A. Salawu ordered that Ominnikoron be remanded for 30 days. She held that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A circular which has emerged online from a popular Pentecostal church, Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), creating a directorate for politics and governance in the church has sparked social media debate as some Nigerians are of the view that there should be no connection between the pulpit and politics while some […]
