(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamic school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was brought to school by one of the students. The blast at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari area council had claimed two lives and injured two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disengaged staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria who were relieved of their jobs in a mass layoff last year have dragged the bank before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. In an originating summons, filed on July 4, 2024, under the NICN Civil Procedure Rules 2017, the aggrieved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at “moderate” risk for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a public health advisory, the agency said the Federal Government is closely monitoring the outbreak of the virus and is taking safety measures to “strengthen the country’s preparedness and response capacity”. The NCDC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider reducing the cost of the 2025 Hajj, citing the economic difficulties faced by Nigerians. Governor Yusuf made the appeal during a ceremony organised by the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board to refund N375 million to pilgrims who performed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notorious bandit kingpin Dogo Gide has demanded over ₦100 million in levies from 23 communities in the Tsafe West under the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Other communities affected include Kwaren Mai-Saje (N10 million), Magazawa (N10 million), Gijin-Zama (N8.5 million), Giwa (N7 million), Kauyen Magaji (N7 million), and Barebari (N6 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to commence the defence for the 2025 appropriation bill by Ministries Departments and Agencies on Tuesday. The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, revealed this on Monday after a meeting with the chairman of statutory committees at the House of Representatives. Bichi also stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the FCT has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the tragic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – ) Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed. Kaula-Mohammed said Alhaji Malik Anas, a newly appointed commissioner, would now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Monday, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, announced that the command arrested over 300 suspects that were involved in various crimes and criminalities like armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and child trafficking. According to Itam, other offences involved were public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has stated that his life is under threat because of his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Obi stated this after Felix Morka, national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that “Peter Obi has crossed the line so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has stated that those involved in the stampede that led to the death of 35 children must face justice irrespective of their social status. The African Examiner recalls that at a funfair organised for children at Islamic High School in Bashorun area of Ibadan in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State High Court has ruled that Governor Siminalayi Fubara is legally empowered to transact business with the three lawmakers who have not vacated their seats in the state house of assembly. This was contained in a court decision given on the 20th of December during which presiding judge Sika Aprioku […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former presidential spokesman,Dr Doyin Okupe, has described President Bola Tinubu’s official visit to Enugu on Saturday as a game changer. Okupe, in a statement on Sunday in Lagos, said: “The visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Enugu on Saturday is a major game changer.” “Any objective observer can easily discern […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), is on the heels of some suspected vandals allegedly responsible for stealing sewage manhole covers in Abuja. Mr Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to the FCT Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday. Wike said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says it will intensify efforts to eliminate Ponzi and pyramid schemes, thereby fostering an environment for genuine investment opportunities to thrive in 2025. Dr Emomotimi Agama, the Director General of SEC, said this in his New Year message to the capital market community on Sunday. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has expressed concern over the recent vandalisation of electricity installations within its operational area in Abakaliki. In a statement issued by Mr Emeka Ezeh, Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, on Sunday, the loss of power supply in areas of Abakaliki was due to the vandalisation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Evans Bipi, Rivers Commissioner for Physical Planning and Urban Development says no death was recorded in a collapsed three-story building that occurred in Ikwerre Local Government Area. The Commissioner on Sunday in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Mr Emeka Idika, said that the affected building under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Saudi Arabia has released three Nigerians who were earlier arrested and prosecuted in the country. In a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting-Spokesperson of the Ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, the release followed high-level diplomatic engagement between the Nigerian government and Saudi authorities. The three Nigerians namely: Hadiza Abba, Fatima Malah […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) says its operatives have arrested a wanted drug kingpin and Lagos socialite, 61-year-old Alhaja Aishat Feyisara Ajoke Elediye on New Year Day in her mansion at Okota area of Lagos following the interception of a truckload illicit drug consignment from her staff same day. A […]
