Trial: Olubadan Sends Delegation To Benin Republic Over Sunday Igboho

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji, has sent a delegation to Cotonou, Republic of Benin, to observe court proceedings in the case involving an activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo, also known as Sunday Igboho. Mr Adeola Oloko, Personal Assistant/Director of Media and Publicity to the Olubadan, made this known in a statement issued […]

Kidnap: 28 More Bethel Baptist High School Students Regain Freedom

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twenty eight 28 more abducted  students of Bethel Baptist High School, Maraban Damishi, in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State, have regained freedom. The Chairman of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State, Rev. John Hayab, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday […]

Murder Case: Nursing Group Seeks Reinstatement Of 3 Members Acquitted

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Members of the University Graduates of Nursing Science  Association (UGONSA), have called on governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state, to prevail on the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Enugu (FNHE), to reinstate three of its members and Staff of the hospital recently discharged and acquitted of murder.  The  body which is a professional Association […]

APC Wins All 20 Chairmanship Seats In Ogun LG Polls

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) swept all the 20 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman, Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) has announced. Osibodu, had earlier on Sunday morning announced results of 17 councils while the remaining three results and winners […]

Beninese Court Case: Sunday Igboho Knows Fate On Monday

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, aka Sunday Igboho, may be released by the Cour D’Appal De Cotonou on Monday. This is according to Ibrahim Salami, one of the Benin Republic-based lawyers representing Mr Igboho. In an interview on BBC, Ibrahim Salami explained that  Igboho has two more stages to undergo before he […]

Nigeria Records 1 death, 272 New COVID-19 Infections

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded one death and an additional 272 coronavirus infections in Nigeria as at July 24. The NCDC released the information on its official website early on Sunday. The latest infections figure shows a decline, compared with 317 cases announced on July 23, an 18-week high […]

APC Sweeps 17 Chairmanship Seats In Ogun LG Polls

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressive Congress (APC) has swept all the 17 chairmanship seats so far announced as counting of votes of Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun continues. The results were announced on Sunday morning by Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGISIEC) at the commission’s head […]

Nigeria Can’t Remain Together Like This – Wole Soyinka

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that there is no hope of Nigeria continuing together as a country if the Federal Government does not do the needful. According to the elder statesman, Nigeria cannot continue as one country unless it is decentralised as a matter of urgency. Soyinka was responding to a […]

Sunday Igboho: We Are Working Behind The Scenes -Sanwo-olu

 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has stated that some persons  are working behind the scenes over the arrest  of the Yoruba. nation activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho. The governor disclosed this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the Polling Unit 019 Ward 08, Ikoyi II, where he cast his vote […]

NCPC Warns Intending Pilgrims Against Abscondment

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Christian Pilgrims Commission (NCPC) has warned intending pilgrims against abscondment. The Executive Secretary of the commission, Rev. Yakubu Pam, gave the warning at the kick-off of the 2020 main pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Jordan. The event was held on Saturday at the Yakubu Gowon International Airport Heipang, near Jos, […]

Lagos LG Polls: APC Candidates Win Badagry, Epe, Agege, Others

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  As results begin to trickle in, candidates of the ruling  All Progressives Congress (APC) have  won the council polls in Badagry, Epe, Agege local government areas of Lagos state. The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) declared Mr Olusegun Onilude, the incumbent APC Chairman of the Badagry Local Council,  the winner. LASIEC  […]

Lagos LG Polls: Results To Be Announced At LG, Ward Levels — LASIEC Chairman

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) says results of Saturday’s local government election in the state will be declared at the ward and local government levels. -Retired Justice Ayotunde Phillips, the Chairman of LASIEC, said this while briefing newsmen on Saturday after touring some polling units in Lagos Mainland Local Government […]

Residents, Commuters, Disobey Restriction Order

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Some residents and commuter’s in parts of Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State on Saturday flouted the restriction of movement order of the state government, to enable hitch-free elections. African examiner reports that commuters and pedestrians were seen at early hours of the day moving about their businesses as well as […]

BREAKING: Passengers Escape Death As Plane Crash Lands

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following an incident by an aircraft in the fleet of one of the major airlines in the country, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic. It was gathered with the impact of the crash the plane could not taxi to the tarmac. In the last 24 hours, […]

Police Attack: Residents Of Enugu Community Flee , As Soldiers Raid Houses

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Akpawfu Community in Nkanu East Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, have  fled  their homes for fear of the unknown, following Military raid of the locality over Wednesday’s killing of some policemen at a checkpoint at Obeagu-Amechi in Enugu South Local Government Area by yet to be […]

[PICTORIAL] Lagos LG polls: Sanwo-Olu, wife Ibijoke cast votes

Banditry: Police Foil Attack, Rescue 8 Victims In Katsina

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  The Katsina State Police Command says it has thwarted bandits attack at Kabobi village in Batsari Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Gambo Isah, revealed this in a statement issued on Friday in Katsina. He said: “On Friday, July 23, 2021, at […]

LG Polls: No Nose Mask, No Voting, Electoral Officers Insist

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Some voters at the Okerube Ward B Polling Unit (PU) 025 Alimosho local govt area were sent back to get their nose masks before being accredited to vote in the ongoing election into Local Government Councils in Lagos. African Examiner reports that the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC), had made it […]

Islamiyya: Bandits Detain Ransom Courier, Demand Six Motorbikes, N4.6m Balance

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a mild drama in the camps of the parents and the abductors of the 156 pupils of Salihu Tanko Islamiyya School, Tegina, in Rafi local government area of Niger State, as the courier sent to deliver the N30 million for the release of the pupils was detained by the bandits […]

LG Polls Underway In Lagos State

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Elections into the 20 Local Government Areas (LGA) and 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDA) of Lagos State took off on a slow start on Saturday with voters trickling in at polling centres across the state. African Examiner correspondents covering the polls report that while some officials of the Lagos State Independent […]