(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has advised Nigerian youths not to let themselves be used as willing tools by do-or-die politicians who want to stir up trouble in their communities. Buratai gave the advice in his Message to Nigerian Youths, titled, “Dynamism in Politics and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has approved a new improved dress code for women police officers in the country. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, made this known in a statement on Friday in Abuja. Adejobi said the new dress code would permit female police officers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday says it may likely suspend the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in July. Mr Rotimi Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen on the sideline of the ongoing two-day Editorial Capacity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari came back to Abuja on Friday after he participated in the United Nations Environmental Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. President Buhari was initially scheduled to go to London for a medical check-up after the Kenya event as contained in an earlier press statement issued. During his stay in Kenya, Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, President Muhammadu Buhari has given his assurance to protect Nigerians in any part of the world. President Buhari disclosed this on Thursday in Nairobi, Kenya, at a Townhall Meeting with a group of Nigerians. He said: “We shall continue to defend the interests of all Nigerians wherever […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, has stated that the Federal Government does not have the funds to meet its obligations in the agreement signed with the Academic Staff Union of Universities. Ngige said that government was considering a renegotiation of the terms of the agreement with ASUU, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First batch of Nigerians stranded in Ukraine have arrived in the country. They arrived from Romania on Friday morning . The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri, confirmed this in a tweet. She said , “First batch of Nigerians from #Ukraine arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja from Romania […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government will, on Monday, arraigned the suspended DCP Abba Kyari, on eight-count charge bordering on drug trafficking. African Examiner gathered that Kyari, alongside six others, will be arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) before Justice Emeka Nwite of a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja. Defendants in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said the enhanced electronic international passport (E-passport) and passport production centre in South-East will help in eliminating all forms of corruption in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, who stated this Thursday while Inaugurating the South- East enhanced e-passport complex said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Three phone snatchers in the Commercial city of Onitsha, Anambra State, South- East Nigeria were on Thursday burnt to death by an irate mob. They were nabbed after stealing a phone and other personal effects from a man, and attempted to escape with a Tricycle. The incident which occurred at the popular Upper […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved the request by the United States of America to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. The US had requested that Kyari should be extradited over alleged $1.1million wire fraud involving Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and four others. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has advised the public to disregard a fake online recruitment portal being circulated on the social media and other platforms advertising recruitment of candidates into its 83 Regular Recruit Intake. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, gave the advice in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Nwachukwu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Nigerian nationalist and elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, has endorsed Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State for President in the 2023 general election. Clark, who received Umahi during a consultation visit at his Abuja residence, stated that it was the turn of the Igbos to produce the next President of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has formally announced his intention to join the presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections. According to a video that has since gone viral, Atiku, who lost to President Muhammadu Buhari in the 20219 presidential elections, announced this during a meeting with some stakeholders. The former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The owner of Hilton Hotels in Ile-Ife , Dr Ramon Adedoyin , and six others were on Thursday arraigned at an Osun High Court in Osogbo for the alleged murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. Others are: Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba, Oluwole Florence, Oyetunde […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A contractor, Hakeem Oladimeji, has allegedly committed suicide after killing his yet-to-be-identified girlfriend in the Bariga area of Lagos State. African Examiner gathered that Oladimeji, who lived in Ogun State, was with his girlfriend in a rented apartment around Bariga when an argument ensued between them. The argument was said to have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved the request by the United States of America to extradite the suspended Commander of the Police Intelligence Response Team, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari. US had requested that Kyari should be extradited over alleged $1.1million wire fraud involving Abass Ramon aka Hushpuppi and four others. Details […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama says only persons documented with the Nigerian Embassies will be eligible for evacuation. Onyeama disclosed this on Wednesday in a statement signed by the Spokesperson of the ministry, Mrs Francisca Omayuli in Enugu. Onyeama said that those without passports would be issued Emergency Travel Certificates to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Delta Command, has arrested 11 suspected oil pipeline vandals in the state. Mr Emeka Peter, the Public Relations officer of the command, disclosed this in a press statement made in Asaba. The statement quoted the State Commandant, Mr Abiodun Iskilu, as saying that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The petrol situation in Lagos lengthened queues at filling stations on Wednesday, with resultant traffic snarl-ups noticed in parts of the state. African Examiner reports that black market sellers also took advantage of the fuel scarcity, offering petrol in jerry-cans by roadsides, to willing buyers. Such situation was noticed on the popular […]
