(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal government has accused the Government of Canada of a double standard in the way protesters deemed to be violent are perceived in Nigeria and in the West. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed made the accusation on Sunday while reacting to the unfolding development in Canada, where […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much anticipated decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on whether to commence an indefinite strike action or offer another ‘lifeline’ to the Nigerian government will be taken at another meeting of the national executive council (NEC) members scheduled to commence by 12 midnight on Sunday. The meeting, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has stressed the need for a robust synergy and collaboration among Stakeholders, particularly the Nigerian Army (NA) in tackling issues of disasters in the country. This it said, is in line with her quest and efforts in maintaining existing relationship between the Agency and other Stakeholders, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wateraid Nigeria, in partnership with South Saharan Social Development Organization, (SSDO), a non- governmental body have trained a total of 40 Health workers on infection prevention and Control IPC in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. The participants drawn from various health facilities in the state, are made up of twenty officers in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kashim Shettima, former governor of Borno state, has stated that the north cannot allow to let Bola Tinubu, former Lagos governor, down since he worked hard in getting President Muhammadu Buhari into office. Shettima made this known during an interview with The Daily Trust, saying that without the support of the South-West, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman, Senate Committee on National Population and National Identity, Senator Sahabi Alhaji Yaú (APC Zamfara North), has stated that the Federal Government will deploy the use of technology for the forthcoming national census. African Examiner recalls that the Federal Government had budgeted over N190 billion for the conduct of the 2022 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National leader of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has opened up on what he told President Muhammadu Buhari concerning his presidential ambition. Tinubu told President Buhari that he wanted to step into his shoes, and not on his toes. The former Lagos State governor made this known when he paid […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The son of a proprietress and teacher at a private school in Asaba, Delta State, has been arrested by the police in the state in connection with the death of a one-year-seven-month-old pre-Nursery pupil of the school, Obina Udeze. The teacher, Emeka Nwogbo, had reportedly flogged Udeze on Monday, leaving marks of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the National Identification Number (NIN) Verification Service (NVS) portal has been fully restored. This is contained in a statement signed by the Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Mr Kayode Adegoke, on Saturday in Abuja. The statement said the portal, which went down a few days […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian community, under the aegis of Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA), on Saturday reiterated its call on the South African and Nigerian governments to stop extra-judicial killings in that country. According to a statement from Pretoria by Mr Collins Mgbo, President of NUSA, two Nigerians were on Friday Feb. 11, 2022, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One more dead body has been recovered from the three-storey building that collapsed in Yaba area of Lagos on Saturday afternoon. This raised the death toll to three, while the number of rescued persons remained two, just as rescue efforts are still on. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, Zonal Coordinator, South-West, National Emergency Management […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Armed thugs have attacked the Soka residence of the Yoruba Nation agitator, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho in Ibadan. Some supporters were reportedly attacked and injured during the face-off. Igboho is being detained in a prison facility in the Republic of Benin after he was arrested at Cardinal Bernardin International Airport, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The residence of popular Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has been razed by fire. Although the cause of the inferno was yet to be determined, it was gathered the affected part of the residence is the area housing female students. In video footage shared on Sheikh Gumi’s Facebook page, firefighters and […]
Barely 48 hours after unknown armed men attacked and killed three policemen on duty in Enugu, four officers of the Command were on Saturday evening shot dead at a police check point by yet to be identified hoodlums at Amodo area of Enugu South Council area of the state. Meanwhile, tension has enveloped Enugu city […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State has said that President Muhammadu and other leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will identify the best candidate for the presidential elections in 2023. “We have to identify the right individuals to lead the nation,” Mr Zulum said. The task, according to him “requires […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian nurse based in the United States, Faduri Joseph, has assured to end insecurity and the face-off between ASUU and government if he is elected President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, come 2023. The 45-year-old presidential aspirant made the promise through his Delta State coordinator, Tessy Ebegbune, in a familiarisation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Head of Sokoto Kingmakers, Magajin Garin Sokoto, Alh. Hassan Danbaba, is dead. The influential kingmaker, who was the grandson of the late Premier of Northern Nigeria, reportedly slumped in his hotel in Kaduna around 11.30 am. But he died on his way to a hospital. He died barely a year after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, professor Ike Ekweremadu, has emerged the preferred Aspirant of participants in the first opinion poll in the 2023 Enugu governorship race. Voters were asked, “Who amongst the following do you want to be the next Governor of Enugu State come 2023?” Ekweremadu, who hails […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has criticized the call on the People’s Democratic Party to zone its presidential ticket to a particular region of the country, saying that the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria does not recognize it. He expressed optimism that the PDP would adopt the indirect primary, which […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Divisional Police Station, Uli, in Ihiala Local Government Area, Anambra, was on Friday attacked by gunmen. African Examiner gathered that the gunmen launched an attack on the community on Thursday but were repelled by a combined team of policemen and vigilante group. According to the source, the gunmen later regrouped and […]
