(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the six states of the South-South geo-political zone are currently meeting at the Rivers State Government House, Port Harcourt. Though the agenda for the meeting is not yet known, our correspondent reports that issues of the Value Added Tax and that of the Southern presidency in 2023 are among matters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ogun have arrested two suspected kidnappers, Mohammed Abubakar, 42, and Clinton Niche, 18, while trying to collect ransom money at Agbara area of the state. The Police Spokesman in Ogun, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, said this on Monday in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota, Ogun. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Lagos State will on Monday start ‘Operation Show Your Driver’s License and Vehicle licence phase II’ in the state. The state’s Corp Commander, Olusegun Ogungbemide, stated this in a statement he made available to newsmen on Sunday in Lagos. Ogungbemide said a situation where drivers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, has declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration is not sincere in dealing with terrorists killing Nigerians. Wondering why it is difficult for the government to release names of sponsors of Boko Haram terrorists, the cleric declared that “Nigeria is decomposing from within.” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Oladipupo Williams, was on Sunday reported to have died of COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated with the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine. Oladipupo was the first child of late legal luminary, Chief Fredrick Rotimi Williams. A Facebook post by Oladipupo’s son, Kunle, revealed that his father died on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have successfully foiled an attempted attack by the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists on a facility housing some surrendered Boko Haram members in Damboa, Borno state. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, in Abuja. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the process for the appointment of its new vice-chancellor begins, the University of Ibadan(UI) has called for nominations of Senate Representatives on the Joint Council and Senate Selection Board. This is contained in a statement signed by the institution’s Registrar, Olubunmi Faluyi, and made available to newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabriel Suswam, former governor of Benue State, has stated that Nigeria may cease to exist in another 10 years if the leaders don’t rise up to free the country from its present condition. Suswam made this known at a book lunch in Abuja saying that the country is drifting apart and in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Joe Igbokwe has accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of setting his house ablaze in Anambra. Reacting to the news, Igbokwe via his facebook handle, stated : “IPOB invaded my house in Nnewi about now. The gunmen were also said to have set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National petroleum Corporation (NNPC) started its weekly activities with assurance that it will deliver on the Maiduguri’s Power project on schedule. The Group Managing Director of the corporation Malam Mele Kyari gave the assurance at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Maiduguri & Environs Emergency Power Project (MEPP) He explained that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unknown gunmen on Sunday, set ablaze the offices of the Directorate of State Service (DSS) and Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Nnewi, Anambra State, leaving two people dead on their trail. Also affected was the country home of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Mr. Joe Igbokwe who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) personnel have arrested a suspected fake soldier, Hayatu Galadima and his accomplice, Hamisu Adamu. They were in possession of hard drugs, ammunition and communication equipment suspected to be for use by bandits in Kaduna State. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Zamfara on Saturday announced the rescue of five family members of Zamfara Assembly Speaker, Nasiru Ma’azu Magarya, abducted by bandits on Aug. 5.The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Ayuba Elkanah, confirmed this while presenting the rescued victims before reporters in Gusau. Elkanah said the 16 victims, including a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Bayelsa has confirmed the release of Chief Gbalipre Turner by his abductors. The 70-year-old father of the Chairman of Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa, Mr Marvin Turner, was abducted on Sept. 5, at Kpansia, Yenagoa. In a statement on Saturday, the command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), SP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kwara State High Court in Ilorin has sentenced one Jamiu Isiaka to 28 years at the Mandala Correctional Centre, Ilorin, for impersonating presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, to commit fraud against a South Korean national. The prosecution claimed that Isiaka had presented himself as the Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Zamfara has arrested a notorious bandits commander, one Bello Rugga and neutralised five others during a raid in Gummi Local Government Area of the state. Mr Ayuba Elkanah, the Commissioner of Police, made the disclosure while parading the kingpin alongside 21 other suspected bandits and their collaborators, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Training Depot Commander of the Nigerian Merchant Navy Coastal Defence Force, Lagos, Ichuku Agaba, says the force has identified criminal hideouts on Lagos waterways. Agaba stated this in Lagos that the force was prepared to take battle to the criminal hideouts. He said also that the group had joined forces with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group of Anambra Women for Peace has slammed the state governor Chief Willie Obiano for spiraling insecurity in the state, saying the governor’s ineptitude has turned the state into the epicenter of insecurity in southern Nigeria. The group asked security agencies to investigate the complicity of the governor in the current […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Oshadumo, who was kidnapped, has died in a crossfire between his abductors and rescuers. Oshadumo was kidnapped two Sundays ago when gunmen attacked the ECWA church in Okedayo-Kabba, Kogi State, where one person was killed, and his wife and other worshippers were shot. The attack came barely seven days after the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – APC has postponed the flag-off of its Anambra governorship campaign scheduled for Saturday in Onitsha, Anambra, in honour of victims of various attacks in the state. The governorship election holds in the state Nov. 6. The governorship candidate, Sen. Andy Uba, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja. […]
