(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bandits have killed many in Kaduna after they attack 10 communities in the state. The state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, disclosed this in a statement on Friday as he stated that that numerous residents lost their lives. According to the statement, one Shuaibu Mati was shot to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov Bala Mohammed of Bauchi state has sworn-in the state Head of the Civil Service (HOS) Alhaji Yahuza Adamu, along with 22 permanent secretaries who were recently appointed. Mohammed, at the inauguration ceremony in Bauchi on Friday, called on the appointed government officials to discharge their duties with commitment, dedication and fear […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has berated Channels TV reporter who questioned him if his defection to the ruling party, APC was financially motivated. African Examiner had reported that Fani-Kayode, a former PDP chieftain, had dumped the PDP for the APC . Appearing on Thursday night on Channels TV to speak on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Oyo state High Court sitting in Ibadan, Friday ordered the Federal Government of Nigeria to pay the sum of N20billion to Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Igboho as damages for the invasion of his residence. Details Shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – THE Kaduna State Police Command stated that that it arrested kidnappers of students of Greenfield University as well as students of the Bethel Baptist High School, all in the state. Also in the police net are kidnappers of the 37 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Afaka, in Igabi LGA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has directed its members to withdraw their services from the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) loading depot in Enugu. The National President of IPMAN, Alhaji Sanusi Fari, disclosed this in a statement in Enugu, Adding that the directive was in response to an alleged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says repeated Sit-At-Home order by members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) may threaten its preparations for the Nov. 6 governorship election in Anambra. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Anambra, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji, expressed the fears while speaking with newsmen in Nibo, Awka South […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, Lagos State Government and Order of the Knight of Saint Mulumba, Lagos Metropolitan Council are exploring ways to decongest the nation’s Correctional Centres, for improved service delivery. The event is held at an event to commemorate the 60th Anniversary of the Order of the Knight of Saint Mulumba, with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate of the University of Benin has approved the removal of N20,000 late registration fee that led to a two-day mass protest by students of the institution. Mr Ademola Bobola, Registrar of the University, announced the removal in a statement issued on Thursday night in Benin. Bobola noted that the senate, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Aviation Minister, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has defended his decision to return to the All Progressives Congress years after hurling insults on the party and Nigeria’s president, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He spoke on Channels Television programme, ‘Politics Today’, hours after his return to APC. Asked about his verbal attacks on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two suspected killers of Abdulkareem Ibn-Na-Allah, the eldest son of Sen. Bala Ibn-Na-Allah, said they sold the stolen car of their victim, N1million, in Katsina State. The suspects, Bashir Muhammad, 23, and Nasiru Balarabe, 27, made the confession to newsmen Thursday when paraded by the Police at the headquarters of Kaduna Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors from the south of Nigeria have expressed their support for the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT) by state governments. Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo disclosed this while reading a communique at the end of a meeting of the governors on Thursday in Enugu. Akeredolu said that the governors resolved and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Mai Mala-Buni of Yobe has directed government hospitals in Geidam and Damaturu to offer free medical services to those who sustained injuries during the Buhari village fighter airstrike in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state. African Examiner reports that Yunusari, which shares an international border with Niger Republic has an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof (Mrs) Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello has been named the ninth substantive Vice Chancellor of the Lagos State University(LASU). The Professor of Physiology had served as Acting Vice Chancellor of the institution before her elevation. Her appointment was announced on Thursday morning. Olatunji-Bello was born in Lagos on the 23rd of April 1964 to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has begun investigation into fighter jet air strike in ”Buhari village” in Yunusari Local Government Area of the state. African Examiner reports that Yunusari, which shares an international border with Niger Republic has an area of 3,790 km2 and a population of 125,821 according to the 2006 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian Air Force fighter jet has killed nine people in Buhari community, Yunusari Local Government Area of Yobe State. Several other villagers sustained injuries and are now receiving medical attention at a government health facility in Geidam. According to a resident of Damaturu, Saleh Ibrahim, the jet shelled the village in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kaduna State has arrested two suspects over killingi of Abdulkarim Na-Allah, the eldest son of Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah, in Kaduna. Na’Allah is the Senator representing Kebbi South senatorial district. The command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, confirmed the development to the News Agancy of Nigeria (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –The compliance officer of Celia’s Suit Abeokuta Idowu Mosope has faulted the commando manner in which the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFFC) invaded the hotel on Monday creating bad image for the hotel, causing physical damage thereby guest have threatened to sue the hotel for harassment Mosope stated this on Tuesday while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice Chancellor of the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Prof. Lilian Salami has announced the immediate closure of the University, following the protest that rocked the institution on Tuesday. African Examiner reports that students of the institution blocked the ever-busy Benin-Lagos Expressway and the Ekheuan Road over a N20,000 late registration fee imposed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the bill on the prohibition of open grazing in the state into law. The bill entitled, “A Bill for a law to prohibit open rearing and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and Livestock administration, regulation and control, and […]
