(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An explosion on Wednesday night has disrupted the Abuja-Kaduna train about 40 kilometres to Kaduna, leaving passengers in fear and confusion for over six hours after taking off from the Idu terminal in Abuja. A passenger, Garba Muhammad ,said the train which departed Abuja around 6 pm on Wednesday, developed fault around […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An FCT High Court sitting in Jabi has ordered that the former board chairman of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Ngozi Olejeme, be remanded in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody, until Friday. The judge, Justice Maryam Hassan gave the order after listening to both counsel submissions on the defendant’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some hoodlums enforcing the sit- at home order declared by the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafran IPOB, on Thursday set ablaze a trailer, commuter bus and a provision shop at Emene area of Enugu. The group Championing Biafran Republic, had declared another sit-at-home on Thursday in all parts of South Eastern region […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned political scientist with the University of Nigeria Nsukka, (UNN), Enugu state, professor Jonah Onuoha, has expressed concern over the current alarming insecurity in the nation, particularly South East Region, blaming the situation on bad governance. He posited that if nothing is urgently done by the political Actors at the helm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has escaped death onboard a Kaduna-Abuja train. Sani made this known on his Twitter account saying that the train he boarded ran into a portion damaged by explosives used by terrorists in attacking a Kaduna-Abuja train on Wednesday. Sani also alleged that terrorists had attacked a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians from the South-West zone have condemned the rising cost of food items and cooking gas, calling on the Federal Government to swiftly intervene. Barring their minds in separate interviews with African Examiner in Kwara, Osun, Oyo and Ogun, they complained that the cost of food items and cooking gas had soared […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State government says it would begin barring its employees from gaining access to their work places beginning November 1, if they fail to obtain vaccinations against COVID-19. The order was made known in Akure by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Segun Odusanya. Ondo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, has warned the general public to beware of fraudsters offering employment in the name of the hospital. The Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the hospital, Dr Emeka Ogah, gave the warning while interacting with journalists in Abakaliki. “The public should be informed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasir El-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has stated that his government has been asking the federal government to declare bandits as terrorists since 2017. El-Rufia disclosed when he received a Q3 security report on the state on Wednesday, saying that declaring bandits as terrorists would allow the military to “kill” them without having […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over 30 passengers have been allegedly abducted by armed bandits at Garun-Gabas in Rafi Local Government Council of Niger State. According to available information, the victims were abducted Wednesday afternoon along the Zungeru-Garin-Gabas highway on three separate vehicles. The travelers were traveling in an 18-seater bus and two other vehicles when they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A High Court in Maiduguri has sentenced 19 students to six years imprisonment each for cultism. Delivering judgment, Justice Umar Fadawu, held that there was sufficient evidence proving that each of the defendants committed the offence of conspiracy and management/membership of an unlawful society. African Examiner reports that the convicts were arrested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in collaboration with Nigerian Publishers Association (NPA) on Wednesday raided some major bookshops in Ibadan metropolis and seized N8 million worth of pirated books. African Examiner reports that the bookshops raided in Ibadan are B&B Bookshop, Forward Bookshop, Mosebolatan Bookshop and Alanu Bookshop. Addressing newsmen after the exercise, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of EFCC star witness stalled a N200-million money laundering suit against one Embelakpo Apere, and his wife, Beauty, at the Federal High Court, Yenagoa, on Wednesday. Apere was aide on Sustainable Development Goals to Bayelsa’s former Gov. Seriake Dickson. The EFCC arraigned Apere and Beauty at the court on Oct. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A mild drama ensued as some protesters fight over undisclosed sum handed over to one of them by a Nigerian artiste. The singer who came around to felicitate with protesters who are out to mark the one year anniversary of the ENDSARS movement. On getting the money from the artiste, a yet-to-be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday fixed Nov. 22 for the arraignment of ex-Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, over allegations bordering on fraud while she served in the office. Although Oduah, who currently represents Anambra North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, was scheduled for arraignment before Justice Inyang Ekwo on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular comedian Mr Macaroni and activist singer Falz are leading the car procession at the #EndSARSMemorial protest at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. They showed up at the procession waving Nigerian flags and shouting #ENDSARS. The process at the toll gate, which was the epicenter of the nationwide protests last year, was despite […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, has condemned the attack on traditional rulers in the state by gunmen. Three of the traditional rulers who were having a meeting at Njaba Local Government Area were killed during the attack while others suffered varying degrees of injuries. Among the monarchs confirmed dead were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are strong indications that security agents and protesters will clash in many cities across the country today (Wednesday) as activists and youths insist on gathering in public spaces to commemorate the first year anniversary of the #EndSARS protests, which rocked the nation last year. For instance, heavily armed police personnel, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South-East Council of Traditional Rulers has decried the incessant gruesome killings and destruction of property in the zone. It called for an end to what it called “general atmosphere of fear and progressive militarisation in the geo-political zone“. The council made the condemnation in a statement jointly signed by the chairmen […]
……. Set To Reconcile Aggrieved Members (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Leadership of the Enugu state Chapter of the All Progressives Congress APC, has resolved to use every available dispute resolution mechanism to reconcile all the aggrieved members of the Party. Newly elected state Chairman of the party Comrade Adolphus Ude, disclosed this to Newsmen […]
