(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A 37-year-old man, Azeez Ilias, identified as the son of a traditional ruler in the Ipokia Local Government Area of Ogun State, and a woman, identified only as Deborah, have been found dead in a car parked in front of a building in Ago Egun, Idiroko. While they were found naked, their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, has berated Chief Bisi Akande, over allegations leveled against him in his book, ‘My Participation’. It could be recalled that Akande, a former Governor of Osun State and first chairman of the All Progressives Congress, had last week presented his book to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – TabithaNewLifeFoundation, a non- governmental organization is set to feed 500 widows and widowers at their annual event tagged Dorcas Heart ,’Taking Over” It has been a normal and consistent way of improving life most especially on the part of the less privileged in the society. Reaching out to widows and widowers to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the gruesome murder of the Katsina State Commissioner of Science and Technology, Dr Rabe Nasir, at his residence last Wednesday, the state Governor, Aminu Masari, has said Nasir’s death has nothing to do with banditry. This is as he said all States in the Northwest must collaborate to address the security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – Gunmen have abducted 70 year old Hajia Zuliehat Raji, the mother of the Chief of Staff to Kogi Governor, Mr Abdulkarim Asuku. The septuagenarian was abducted from her residence at Nagazi in Adavi Local Government Area of the state by the gunmen at about 7.40 p.m. on Monday. An eye-witness, who craved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death during a fight. Justice Yetunde Adesanya, discharged and acquitted the defendant after the evidence of self defence was established by the testimonies of the witnesses. The judge, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, before the Special Offences Court in Ikeja, over his alleged procurement of a “fabricated” medical report The controversial minister and member of the ruling All Progressives Congress was about 9am marched before Justice O.O Abike-Fadipe by EFCC operatives for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has sacked the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Princewill Chike, for allegedly hosting preliminary session of Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) without approval. Wike announced the commissioner’s sack when the MDCN Chairman, Prof. Abba Hassan, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House, Port Harcourt. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Special Adviser to Governor Victor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State on Agricultural Empowerment Programs, Mr. Obinna Ndukwe Ibiam, has resigned his appointment. He told newsmen Sunday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, via statement that he decided to quit the job due to certain irreconcilable issues. The former Ikpeazu aide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The banditry in Zamfara State has taken a more dangerous dimension as bandits have demanded over N1 million as levies from different communities in Zurmi, Kaura Namoda and Birnin-Magaji local government areas of the state. Communities affected by this include Birnin Tsaba, Gabaken Mesa, Gabaken Dan-Maliki, Turawa, Askawa and Yanbuki. Residents of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf Abdullahi, Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, says no fewer than 16 people died in a road crash that occurred in the state on Sunday. Abdullahi confirmed the incident in an interview on Monday in Bauchi. According to him, the accident which involved an articulated truck and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NDLEA has arrested a Ghanaian and two Nigerians at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA), Abuja, and at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, respectively for drug trafficking. Its Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, stated on Sunday in Abuja that of 9.953kilograms of cocaine and Methamphetamine were intercepted from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has reaffirmed his position on the rumour making round the media that he is was begging to return to the PDP, noting that “nothing can take him back to Egypt, called PDP.” Umahi made the remark during 2021 Special Thanksgiving Service of Government House Chapel in Abakaliki […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi on Sunday slammed the leadership of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, for kicking against the proposed visit of President Muhammadu Buhari to Ebonyi State. Governor Umahi disclosed this while speaking with politicians at the end of the year thanksgiving service of the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has stated that his senior brother has been abducted by bandits, saying they demanded ransom to regain his freedom. Gumi disclosed this in an interview with some journalists in Gusau, saying his senior brother was abducted because he made a case for bandits and for visiting them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has said the Federal Government, unconsciously, promotes corruption whenever it allows paltry sums of money, in its yearly budget for a project, instead of the entire money required to complete such projects within the agreed time. The governor made the observation while speaking at the inauguration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of youths in Ogun State under the aegis of Ogun Youth Network has called on Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, to contest for the Presidency in 2023. The group argued that Osinbajo, having worked closely with President Muhammadu Buhari in the last six years, remains the best candidate to succeed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kaduna State, says its operatives foiled bandits attack in Sabon Tasha in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of the state, in the early hours of Saturday, Dec. 11. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. Jalige […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has frowned that Nigerians are presently in pain because of the state of the nation which is ranging from deteriorating security situation to economic issues. The governor stated this at the swearing-in of the new National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP led by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Yobe State have refuted a report that 20 officers were rescued by the military following their abduction by terrorists during an attack on November 30 in Gujba Local Government Area of the state. The police spokesperson in the state, Abdulkarim Dungus, an assistant superintendent of police, said in a […]
