(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan on Friday held that the a former official of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kolawole Babalola had a case to answer in the alleged N8 billion currency scam instituted against him. Ruling in the no case submission filed before him, Justice Ayo Emmanuel said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kwara Government has warned health officials against issuing COVID-19 vaccination cards to people who refused to be vaccinated, but wish to acquire the cards. Dr Nusirat Elelu, the Executive Secretary of the Kwara State Primary Health Care Development Agency, gave the warning on Friday at a news conference at University of Ilorin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, has been released from Army custody a day after he was arrested for putting on an outfit with semblance to the Biafran flag. This was made known via a video posted by Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike, on his Instagram page on Friday, where Agu was filmed with two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) Motorist , communities have abandoned markurdi- Aliade road due to deplorable condition of the road and armed men who pose as kidnappers , bandits armed robbers who terrorize and kill with reckless abandon . The road has been in bad shape and nothing has been done to salvage it thereby leaving the road […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the Federal House of Representatives Ikemba USA Igwesi, has condemned the threat by the federal government to impose state of emergency in Anambra State, insisting that the state government, her agencies, service providers and all the democratic structures in the state are fully active and functional . “And […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Zamfara have handed over a total of 187 rescued abductees, comprising males, female adults and children, to the state government. The Public Relations Officer of the command, SP Muhammad Shehu, said in a statement issued in Gusau. “Following the implementation of the new security measures by the Zamfara state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Soldiers in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Wednesday harassed Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, for wearing a Biafra outfit . In the viral video, 65-year-old Agu is seen around Upper Iweka Bridge donning the Biafra outfit and walking near a green bus when two armed soldiers wrestle him to the ground and drag him. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex- Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has dismissed a fake report that he was arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), assuring his supporters that there was nothing to worry about. He said the report, like others before it, represented only the “unholy imagination of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Three-hundred-and-seventy-five persons lost their lives to road crashes in Osun, Oyo and Ondo States in the second and third quarters of 2021. Mr Emmanuel Abe, FRSC Zonal Commanding Officer in charge of the three states disclosed that in Osogbo on Thursday that 184 deaths were recorded in the second quarter of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has stated that Southeast governors, religious leaders, and traditional rulers cannot decide the fate of Igbos concerning Biafra. IPOB stated that Southeast governors and the elites are too small to decide if Igbos would stay in Nigeria against their wish. African Examiner recalls that the Chairman […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned against the intention of imposing a state of emergency in Anambra state ahead of the Nov. 6 governorship election in the state. The party gave the restraint in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Wednesday. The party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The century old tree that fell on Monday due to heavy windstorm at Sabo area of Oyo in Oyo State, killing four people instantly, has reportedly risen again. Sources confirmed that the fallen tree rose back mysteriously on Tuesday, after all its branches had been hewn off. A driver, Saheed Balogun, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has flagged off the “Exercise Golden Dawn”, an initiative of the Nigerian Armed Forces, to stem the tide of insecurity in the state. The governor performed the flag-off at the 34 Artillery Brigade Forward Operation Base in Orlu Local Government Area of the state on Wednesday. Speaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Abia chapter, has shut Aba North Local Government Area (LGA) Secretariat over the battering of a staff, Mrs Chidimma Nwanosike, by the LGA Chairman, Mr David Ikonne. The NULGE, Abia Chapter President, Mr Ikechi Nwigwe, announced the shutdown of the secretariat by the union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the forceful invasion and attack on facilities of private Mass transport operators in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Tuesday by armed thugs, led by the State commissioner for Capital Territory, Mr. Onyekachi Nwebonyi, commercial transport operators across Nigeria have resolved to withdraw their services from all parts of the State, from Thursday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has threatened to declare ‘state-of-emergency’ in Anambra State due to the lingering insecurity situation in the state. Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF, made this known after the Federal Executive Council, FEC meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He stated that the Federal Government is committed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Four people were on Wednesday abducted by gunmen in a midnight raid at Ilasa Ekiti, Ekiti East Local Government Area of the state. According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen invaded the Eti- Ero farmstead in Ilasa Ekiti around 1:30 am ransacking the place. Multiple sources disclosed that a child believed to be Yoruba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its Civil Military Cooperation, the Nigeria Army has donated free educational materials to hundreds of pupils in Abia State. The 14 Brigade Nigerian Army made the donation as part of activities marking the flag-off Exercise “GOLDEN DAWN”. Our Correspondent reports that among the beneficiary are pupils of Ogbekwe Primary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says there will be a temporary closure of the regular drop off zone at the departure frontage of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Yakubu said it became […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Police Command has confirmed the killing of two operatives of the Neighbourhood Watch Group in Ogurute in Enugu-Ezike, The command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), ASP Daniel Ndukwe, who confirmed the incident said that three persons had been arrested in connection with the dastardly act. Ndukwe stated that some hoodlums […]
