(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person has died as gunmen attacked Greenfield University in Kaduna State. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this to journalists on Wednesday. According to Aruwan, the victim is a staff of the private university. He disclosed that the number of students kidnapped is yet to […]
……Confirms Killing Of 2 Operatives (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The state Commissioner of Police, (CP) Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, has ordered the immediate deployment of the Command’s operational and intelligence assets to identify and apprehend the yet to be identified gunmen, who violently attacked and set ablaze Adani Police Station in Uzuwani Council area of Enugu state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Divisional Police Station in Adani, in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State has been attacked on Wednesday by gunmen. This is coming barely 24 hours after a Police Zonal Headquarters, Zone 13 in Ukpo, Anambra State was attacked. African Examiner gathered that three policemen on duty were killed, while several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen on Tuesday night abducted some students of Green Field University in Kaduna State. The private varsity is located along the Kaduna–Abuja Highway in Chikun Local Government Area, and also the first private university in the state established about three years ago. The latest incident is the first major attack that bandits […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Movement of vehicles and passengers along the Enugu Abakaliki expressway has been halted following heavy shooting at the Ezilo axis of the highway by gunmen. It was not immediately clear those responsible for the shootings. African Examiner had reported two persons were killed in a renewed boundary dispute between Exilic community and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 200 level student of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, in the department of Management and Accounting, Emmanuel Adedeji, had reportedly committed suicide. Emmanuel, it was said, left a suicide note after he took a poisonous substance which led to his death. It was not immediately clear why Emmanuel took the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the people were basking in the euphoria of joy on Tuesday in Ekiti when the kidnapped traditional ruler of Ilemeso-Ekiti in Oye Council Area Oba David Oyewumi regained freedom. Oyewumi was abducted by gunmen last Thursday around 8:30pm when they forcefully gained entrance to his palace through the fence. The kidnappers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than nine persons were killed in Anambra State in different circumstances on Monday. While two policemen and three others were killed during an attack at the Anambra Zonal Police Headquarters in Ukpo, Dunukfia Local Government Area of the state, four others were killed in cult-related violence. The attack on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Police Command has neutralised three suspected bandits and recovered 330 stolen animals. The command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Gambo Isah, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday in Katsina. “Today, April 19, 2021, at about 04:00hrs, based on credible intelligence, DPO Kankara led a team of policemen to Mararabar-Gurbi, a […]
…Says Its Igbo’s Turn to Rule in 2023 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, George Obiozor, has stated that an Igbo presidency is the main agenda of the group as 2023 draws closer. Obiozor disclosed this on Monday when he appeared on Arise TV programme. According to him, it is time the wheel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, says that Amotekun is not yet in Lagos because the operatives of Lagos Neighborhood Safety Corps are presently doing their work in the state. He disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television at the Lagos House. According to the governor, aside community policing, operatives of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have reportedly attacked and burned down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia State. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday. While details of the attack were still sketchy at the time of filing the report, it was gathered the gunmen overpowered the policemen on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have shot dead 54-year-old Ifeanyi Godfrey during an attack on the office of an All Progressive Congress chairmanship aspirant in the Ijede area of Ikorodu Lagos State, Oluwatosin Onamade. African Examiner gathered that Oluwatosin and his workers, including his brother, Oluwafemi, were at the office when the gunmen suddenly stormed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Delta State government has arrested a 50-year-old woman and rescued 22 orphans after a raid on an illegal orphanage in Ashaka, Ndokwa East Local Government Area. It said the erring orphanage Foster Paradise which was shut down, breached the Child Rights Bill. Commissioner for Women Affairs, Community and Social Development, Mrs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has inaugurated 25 power bikes procured by the Kano Road Traffic Agency (KAROTA) to control traffic. He Inaugurated the power bikes on Sunday in Kano, Ganduje said the bikes would be used to ensure that road users comply with traffic regulations. He said the bikes would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – six people have died in a rival cult clash in Ikere Ekiti, Local Government Area of Ekiti. The clash started on Saturday when a cult suspect Ojuale was shot dead near Ikere City Hall in Odo Oja area of the town. It was gathered that Ojuale, an indigene of the town, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – No fewer than five persons lost their lives while some others sustained injuries in a road accident that occurred along Akure-Ondo Expressway on Sunday. The crash involved a commercial Toyota Hiace Bus with registration number Lagos AAA 859 AC. The bus plunged into a river on the road. However, the real cause […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ondo Government has said it would henceforth auction any cow seized for destroying farms in any parts of the state. It said it would no longer give room for negotiation with farmers for compensation when herders destroy their crops through illegal grazing. Ondo State Commander of the State Security Network known as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammad Buhari has reacted to the recent attack on Kwapre community in Hong Local Government Area (LGA) of Adamawa by Boko Haram insurgents. African Examiner writes that Boko Haram insurgents had on Friday invaded the Adamawa community, destroying lives and property. Buhari, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – All is now set for an international Conference to address issue of illegal migration, modern slavery in 3rd World Countries, especially among the youths, scheduled to take place at the University of Nigeria UNN, Nsukka, Enugu state. A Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Centus Chima Nweze will be the […]
