(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ifeanyi Ubah, senator representing Anambra south, has opened up on why he’s seeking a court order to pay a visit to Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), in detention. The senator, through Agugoesi Ikem, his counsel, had filed a motion on October 15 to visit Kanu in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal lawmakers from Gombe South senatorial district have kicked against what they described as a “divisive plot by Senator Danjuma Goje to subvert a bill passed by the House for the establishment of a federal medical centre in Billiri, Gombe State, The members called on the Senate to stop further deliberations on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Government has adopted Saturday as a school day to replace Monday, which has been marked as the sit-at-home day by the Indigenous People of Biafra. This was made known in a recent memo by the government titled, ‘Anambra State Government Approves Saturday as School Day’, adding that Saturday classes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The November 6, 2021 Anambra state Governorship election may have run into serious hitch, as a huge number of adhoc Staff recruited for the exercise have resigned due to fear of attacks by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The Pro Biafran group, had last weekend, issued a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unidentified armed men have Abducted a former Council Chairman of Nkanu West Council area of Enugu state, and Nolly wood Actor, movie producer, Mr. Afam Nnaji. A family Source who made this known on Monday in Enugu said the movie Director was kidnapped on Sunday, on his way back to Enugu from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun Police Command, have re- arrested 13 of the inmates who escaped from Abologo Correctional Centre in Oyo, on Friday, in Ejigbo, Osun. SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson, confirmed the development to newsmen and stated that the inmates were arrested on Saturday night, adding that they would soon be transferred […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis over the appointment of Prince Gbenga Adeyeye as the lralepo of lsinkan by the Deji of Akureland, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi deepened this weekend as the Princes and Princesses in the community asked governor Rotimi Akeredolu to call the monarch to order to avoid the disruption of existing peace in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human Rights group, International Society For Civil Liberties and rule of law, has warned against the recent one week sit- at home order, handed down by the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra IPOB, beginning from 5th, November in South East region, saying if not shelved, such act will jeopardize the forthcoming […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director General of Voice of Nigeria, VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has advised the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB agitators to join the Apex Igbo Socio cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, in seeking political solution to the release of leader of the group, Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking with newsnen at Enugu on Sunday, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. According to the presidential aide, the President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has ordered that Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras be installed in all the correctional facilities in the state. Makinde gave the order on Sunday when he visited the Abolongo Correctional Centre, Oyo, that was attacked on Friday night by unknown gunmen, where majority of the inmates escaped. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has vowed that all escapees from the Abolongo Correctional Centre in Oyo Town will be fished out of there hiding places. He made this declaration on Sunday during his visit to the correctional centre in Oyo. African Examiner recalls that unknown gunmen attacked the correctional facility […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two people have been killed after an attack on the police divisional headquarters at Unwana, Afikpo North LGA of Ebonyi state. This development is coming on the heels of another attack on a police station in Ohuakwu LGA of the state. Loveth Odah, spokesperson of the Ebonyi police command, confirmed the incident […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Sunday has kicked against the one-week sit-at-home declared by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. African Examiner had reported that the pro-Biafra group had threatened a one-week sit-at-home if their leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu remained in detention. This development has continued to spark reactions and condemnation. Joining […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Ayodele, on Sunday issued a warning to former Governor of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu concerning his 2023 presidential ambition. Primate Ayodele gave this warning in a statement signed by his media aide, Osho Oluwatosin, saying that Uzor Kalu is one of the politicians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Kogi have arrested three suspects believed to belong to a gang of kidnappers terrorising motorists on Itobe-Anyigba highway. They are Danlami Shauibu, Kabiru Amodu and Adejoh Tijani all of Adumu village in Ofu Local Government suspected to be responsible for series of kidnappings in the area. A statement signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After the attack on Goronyo market which claimed the lives of 43 people last week, the Sokoto state government has formally written to the Federal Government to suspend the blockade of telecommunications services earlier imposed on 14 local government areas of the state. Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state disclosed this on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Committee for Red Cross (ICRC) has decried increasing impediment to health care delivery due to incessant restrictions and insecurity across the country. The Red Cross expressed the worry at a workshop organised for journalists and Monitoring and Evaluation Officers of healthcare facilities, themed “Healthcare Delivery in Danger” (HCiD) in Awka, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigerian (FAAN) says it has deployed new equipment at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIA) and Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos for the safety of flying public. FAAN Aviation Security Services Director, Group Capt. Usman Sodiq, made this known during an interview on Saturday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The military on Saturday conducted a combined route march in Maiduguri for security agencies to keep fit and synergise for effectiveness. African Examiner reports that the march through Maiduguri involved the Army, Air Force, Police, paramilitary organisations, the Civilian Joint Task Force and hunters. Addressing troops after the exercise, General Officer Commanding […]
