(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has said that the upper chamber will work with revenue-generating agencies towards reducing the level of the nation’s borrowing. Mr Lawan made this known on Wednesday in Abuja, at an event to mark his 63rd birthday. Many Nigerians have, in recent times, criticised the Buhari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officers of the Nigeria Police have stormed the streets of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in protest over the alleged demolition of their residents in Miniokoro Police Barracks, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. The policemen, who protested, yesterday, within the area, said they were forcefully evicted from their residents. One of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State police Command has apprehended a 52-year-old man, identified as Ifeanyi Amadikwa, for allegedly killing three of his daughters at Emene area of Enugu State. According to the state police public Relations officer PPRO, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement made available to African Examiner Wednesday said the suspect was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has lifted the suspension on Twitter operations in the country, effective from 12 am, January 13, 2022. This was disclosed in a press statement on Wednesday signed by the Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency and Chairman Technical Committee Nigeria-Twitter Engagement, Kashifu Abdullahi. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF has congratulated children in Borno State as the Governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, has signed the State Child Protection Bill into law. According to the international organization, the development is a victory for the children of Borno, including recognition of a legal framework for their protection […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Youth Wing of the Igbo Socio-Cultural Organisation, Ohaneze Ndigbo, has endorsed the 2023 presidential ambition of Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi. African Examiner reports that Umahi had on Tuesday told President Muhammadu Buhari of his intentions to join the presidential race. Mr Damian OKafor, National Youth Leader Of Ohaneze told newsmen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has praised the Super Eagles of Nigeria after the team defeated Egypt 1-0 on Tuesday at the ongoing 33rd Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon. The commendation, released on Wednesday, was disclosed in a statement by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity. […]
(BREAKING) : Ex-Oyo Governor Alao-Akala Is Dead (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Oyo Governor Otunba Christopher Alao-Akala, is dead. He was 71. Sources close to the politician confirmed his demise on Wednesday. The politician was born on June 3, 1950, at Ogbomoso in the Ogbomoso North Local Government Area of Oyo State. He had his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Safe Haven yesterday rescued Mrs Thabitha Silas, the wife of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Deputy Governor’s Office Plateau State, from kidnappers. Mrs Thabitha was rescued along with Dr Audu Samuel, the Medical Director Allah Na Kowa Clinic and Maternity Barkin Ladi. Reports revealed that Mrs Silas was kidnapped […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Adamawa State have confirmed an acid attack on four people in Yola, the state capital. The spokesman of the command Sulaiman Nguroje, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), confirmed the development to reporters in Yola yesterday. Nguroje said the attack was reported to Jimeta Police Division on January 6, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The building housing Salvation Ministry, Okpanam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, has collapsed, trapping unspecified number of worshippers with over 10 deaths recorded. The building, which is being used for the first time, reportedly collapsed at about 5:55p.m. during Tuesday’s evening service. Eight persons have been rescued unhurt, while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board said it had finalised the list of approved computer-based test centres in preparation for the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination. The board also reiterated its decision to have a hitch-free registration process for all candidates. This was disclosed in the latest bulletin released by the board […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has described late elder statesman, Chief Ernest Shonekan, as a role model who would be remembered as a man of sustained strong will to succeed. Obasanjo, in a condolence letter addressed to Mrs Margaret Shonekan, the deceased wife, a copy of which was made available to newsmen in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, who announced his intention for the 2023 presidential election on Tuesday, has stated that he’s not in contest with anybody but himself. Umahi disclosed this when he addressed State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, on Tuesday. Governor Umahi had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Knights of St. John International (KSJI), an international sodality organisation of the Roman Catholic Church, has joined the Church in Nigeria in mourning the demise of the Catholic Bishop of Ilorin Diocese, Most Rev (Dr) Paul Olawoore. The group in a statement expressed deep shock and pains over the death of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, says he will consider contesting for president if the All Progressives Congress (APC) zones its presidential ticket to the South-East region. Kalu disclosed this to the News Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Tuesday after Christmas and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of effort to rejig and reinvigorate the Nigerian Army(NA), the Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Faruk Yahaya has approved the posting and appointment of senior officers. Those affected in the reshufflement, released on Monday10 January 2022, include General Officers Commanding GOCs and other senior officers. A statement issued by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Ernest Shonekan who headed the Interim National Government that succeeded the junta of General Ibrahim Babangida, has died. Shonekan died at a hospital, in the Lekki area of Lagos state, at the age of 85. He was the interim head of the Nigerian Government between August 26 and between August 26 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dorcas Vem, the wife of Silas Vem, the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plateau Government House, has been kidnapped by gunmen. The gunmen, in a separate operation, equally kidnapped Dr. Samuel Audu, a Director in the Plateau State Ministry of Health. Sources within the Government House in Jos and the State Secretariat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Kano State, Rabiu Kwankwaso, says he is considering succeeding the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in the next presidential election in 2023 on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party. This is just as the Publisher of Ovation International and The Boss magazines, Dele Momodu, on Monday […]
